Word: choiring
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...church was filled to capacity for the services, which featured carol singing by the University Choir and prayers delivered by Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Minister in the Memorial Church Peter J. Gomes and the Rev. Janet H. Legro...
...tradition of the Carol Services began in 1910 when Archibald T. Davison, the University Choir master and organist, and Edward C. Moore, then Plummer professor of Christian morals, started the tradition...
Since 1970, the choir at Emmanuel has performed one of Bach's cantatas every Sunday during the academic year, free of charge. Within the luminous sanctuary of this 18th century Gothic church, the sacred music of Bach as well as Schutz and other composers, is sung, fiddled and drummed as sacred music was intended--during a service of worship. Not to mention that the music is exquisitely performed by a full orchestra and professional singers, many of whom have gone on to fame...
...enormous success of the cantata series started as a grassroots student endeavor. Craig Smith took over as music director at Emmanuel in 1970, while still a piano student under Russell Sherman at the New England Conservatory. The church's choir director became ill and Smith was asked to temporarily fill in. He notes, "I sort of started one week and never stopped." At the beginning of his tenure, Smith decided to incorporate the performance of Bach's cantatas, which he loved passionately, into the liturgy...
...them the same elite institutions that produced the lawyers, doctors and corporate executives who live here in large part because of the excellent school system. New Trier offers its students--85% white, 12% Asian, 2% Hispanic and 1% African American--everything from international relations and classical Greek to operatic choir and gourmet food. At New Trier, there's nothing called gym class or phys ed; it's kinetic wellness...