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Some 200 singers and instrumentalists will take part in the performance, the annual highlight of the summer music program. John Ferris, Harvard University Organist and Choirmaster and Lecturer on Liturgical Music at the Divinity School, will conduct.
Ferris, who trains Harvard's Memorial Church choir during the academic year, is enthusiastic about his summer group. "I'm amazed at the progress they've made in six weeks," he said.
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Charles P. Price, University Preacher, will lead the services, with carols and anthems sung by the the University Choir under the direction of John Ferris, University Organist and Choirmaster. The program includes works by Bach Praetorius, Distler, Sweelinck, Britten, Billings, Welsh, and Holst.