Advent Lessons and Carols

Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022

Location: Cathedral of St. Andrew - Little Rock
Contact: Beau Baldwin
Phone: (501) 374-2794

The choir of the Cathedral of St. Andrew will sing the annual prayer service of Advent Lessons and Carols at 6:45 p.m. with a reception to follow in McDonald Hall. At 6:45 p.m., Father Joseph de Orbegozo, rector, will lead a general discussion about the season of Advent. Dr. Colin MacKnight, organist and director of music at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, will play a 15-minute organ prelude. The service begins at 7:15 p.m. A festive reception will follow in McDonald Hall. Here is the music to be played: Three settings of Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, Bwv 659,660, and 661 ((J.S. Bach ); Veni Emmanuel (Kenneth Leighton); Adam lay ybounden (Philip Ledger); Jesus Christ the Apple Tree (Elizabeth Poston); Rejoice in the Lord Alway (Anonymous); Magnificat "Collegium Regale" (Herbert Howells); O Oriens (Melisa Dunphy); Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, Stuttgart, Psalm 42, Merton, Wachet Auf, Hemsley, and Veni Emmanuel (Congregational Hymns); and Le Monde dans l'attente du sauveur (Marcel Dupré). For more information, contact Beau Baldwin, director, at (501) 374-2794.