Coshocton Choir to visit Newcomerstown
The 86-voice adult choir includes singers from Coshocton and 12 other counties.
The Coshocton Community Choir will perform selections from its Comfort and Joy Christmas Concert Sunday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Newcomerstown.
The 86-voice adult choir includes singers from Coshocton and 12 other counties. The choir is under the direction of Charles R. Snyder and will perform a mix of sacred and secular Christmas choral music.
Snyder shared how he developed this year’s concert theme. “With all the world’s current tragedies, one wonders how we can still rejoice,” he said. “We all need comfort, especially at this time, and we also need some joy to keep us going. ‘God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen,’ while in a minor key, provides both. ‘Comfort and Joy’ seems to be a perfect theme this year.”
Concert selections include “Comfort Ye” from “Messiah,” “Wake, Awake,” the spiritual “Mary Had a Baby,” “Sing We Now of Christmas,” “Carol of the Drum,” “We Three Kings,” “Christmas Bell Carol,” “What Child Is This?,” “O Holy Night,” “Come to the Stable,” and several carols for the audience to join in.
“As you listen at the concert, you’ll hear a few pieces in minor keys and many in major keys — some for pondering, some for goose bumps and many that will bring smiles,” Snyder said.
The concert venue is St. Paul Lutheran Church, 121 S. College St., Newcomerstown. The church is wheelchair accessible. No tickets are necessary, but a freewill offering will be accepted to help support the ministry of the Coshocton Community Choir. Additional information is available by calling the church office at 740-498-6682.
To find out more about the Coshocton Community Choir, now in its 53rd season, The Coshocton Youth Chorale or the Coshocton Singers, call the choir office at 740-623-0554, check out the Coshocton Community Choir Facebook page or visit www.CoshoctonCommunityChoir.org.