These student groups perform two annual concerts of sacred and secular music from the classical tradition, spirituals, folk songs and popular works from a multiplicity of cultural backgrounds. The holiday concert, Ceremony of Lessons and Carols, celebrates it’s 18th offering. Between 500-700 people attend this event. The concert, in partnership with the Rockhurst University Office of Alumni and Constitute Relations, is free but donations are requested of either a nonperishable food, child’s toy or grooming product for the Return to Christmas Program for families in need. A spring performance concludes the student concert season.
Ceremony of Lessons and Carols, 7 PM
A presenation by the Rockhurst University Chorus, Chamber Singers and Women's Chorale in St. Francis Xavier Church features a Christmas concert based on the popular King's College, Cambridge University, tradition that originated in 1918. Strings, winds and piano provide instrumental color.
Candlelight Procession, Holiday Reception, 8:15 PM
Audience members are invited to join a candlelight procession from the church to Massman Hall, located across the street on the university campus, for refreshments.
Please bring either a child's toy, a nonperishable food or a grooming product for families in need to the church or reception. The Community Service Committee of the Alumni Association and the St. Francis Parish Social Ministries sponsor this program.
Please register your attendance for this evening by calling (816) 501-4828 by Friday, Dec. 4.
Timothy McDonald, Ph.D., director
For more information, call The Center for Arts and Letters (816) 501-4607 or e-mail cynthia.cartwright@rockhurst.edu. |
