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Kids Make a Joyful Noise
Written By: Wiley Sloan | Issue: 2016/12 - December | Photograph By: Marjorie Christiansen Photography
Thanks to a generous grant from Bel Canto to the Gordon Center for Children, local youngsters will stage a Christmas Concert as the Highlands-Cashiers Children’s Choir.
The public is invited to enjoy “Come to the Manger” by Lynn Shaw Bailey and Becki Slagle Mayo at 10:50 A.M. Sunday, December 4, at Highlands United Methodist Church. The children will repeat their performance at 3:00 P.M. Sunday, December 4, at Cashiers United Methodist Church, and again at 3:30 P.M. Sunday, December 18, at Highlands First Presbyterian Church.
Working under the direction of Les Scott, Minister of Music at Highlands United Methodist Church, the children will deliver a cantata that captures the message of love at the heart of the Nativity.
The music of “Come to the Manger” includes five original anthems including, “O Come Little Children,” “Come Come Emmanuel,” and “Arise Shine Jesus Has Come.” The program also includes narration of seven key scriptures that highlight the promised Messiah and the birth of the Christ child. Presented in “lessons and carols” format, the audience will have a chance to sing along with some familiar Christmas carols.
Composer Bailey is well-known in the music community for her compositions for young and developing voices. A native of Georgia, she received her musical training at Oklahoma Baptist University.
