Nine Lessons and Carols

Name: Nine Lessons and Carols
Start: 2024-12-19T20:30:00-05:00
End: 2024-12-19T22:00:00-05:00
Location: 65 E Huron St, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60611

Schedule

Thu Dec 19 2024 at 08:30 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

65 E Huron St, Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60611 | Chicago, IL

The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols is our first proclamation of Christmas. Modeled after the famous carol service from King's College, Cambridge, the service opens with a lone chorister singing the first verse of Once in Royal David's City. Lessons and Carols celebrates the Christmas story with lessons from scripture, carols new and old sung by the Cathedral Choir and Choristers, and beloved Christmas hymns sung by the congregation.
This beloved Chicago tradition is always popular, so be sure to arrive early to get a good seat. The organ prelude begins at 6:45 p.m. played by guest organist David Jonies of Holy Name Cathedral.
A festive reception follows in Kyle’s Place.
Choral Repertoire:
Gardner - Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
Frank Boles - Adam lay ybounden
Arr. John Rutter - Sans Day Carol
Ghislaine Reece-Trapp - A new work is come on hand
Britten - Balulalow, from Ceremony of Carols
Hassler - Dixit Maria
Arr. Buck - O Holy night
Jonathan Dove - Seek him that maketh the seven stars
Pettman - The Infant King
For more information, please visit www.saintjamescathedral.org/nine-lessons-and-carols