Church Sets Concerts

First Reformed Church, 40 E. Orange St., Lancaster, will present a concert, "Organic Reflections: O Come, Emmanuel" on First Friday, Dec. 5, at 8 p.m. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. The 30-minute program will feature organist Larry Hershey and trumpeter Doug Albert. The concert will include "Sleepers, Awake!" by Johann Sebastian Bach and the well-known "Ave Maria" by Franz Schubert. The audience will join in "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel," and the program will conclude with Christina Harmon's arrangement of "Joy to the World," highlighting Albert playing the piccolo trumpet.

The concert is free and open to the public.

The Heritage Chorale of Lancaster will present "In the Bleak Midwinter" at the church on Sunday, Dec. 7, at 4 p.m. The concert will include "In the Bleak Midwinter," arranged by Dan Forrest; "Sussex Carol," arranged by Elaine Hagenberg; "Silent Night" by Philip Stopford; "Glow" by Eric Whitacre; "African Noel" by Andre J. Thomas; "All Bells in Paradise" by John Rutter; "Sing We Now of Christmas," arranged by Fred Prentice; "Light the Legend" by Michael Isaacson; "What Is This Lovely Fragrance," arranged by Healey Willan; "Deck the Halls," arranged by Parker & Shaw; "The Little Road to Bethlehem" by Michael Head; "The Yearning" by Craig Courtney; and other sounds of the season.

Jessica Kistler, a well-known local flautist, and Andrew Pickett, percussionist and chorale member, will accompany the chorale on several pieces.

For more information on the concerts, contact the church office at 717-397-5149.

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