East Lyme church choirs will meet at St John’s for thanksgiving and “crowd pleasing” music
St John’s choir will be joined by singers from other East Lyme churches for the concert.
Singers and choirs from eight East Lyme churches will come together at St John’s at 7pm on Friday 14th November for a concert celebrating our shared community and the season of thanksgiving. St John’s Organist and Choir Director, Kathy Cooper, says there will be many popular pieces in the program, including Martin Shaw’s With a Voice of Singing, John Rutter’s For the Beauty of the Earth, and the setting of the prayer May the Lord Bless You and Keep You by George Frederick Handel.
Kathy Cooper, Director of St John’s choir, has promised many crowd- pleasing pieces in the concert.
The concert will consist of pieces sung individually by choirs from churches taking part, and others sung jointly by singers from all eight choirs. St John’s own choir will sing New Songs of Celebration Render by John Ferguson, accompanied by piano, drum and Patricia Harper on flute. English Handbell Ringers from Niantic Baptist Church will also perform.
Niantic Baptist Church choir will take part in the concert.
The East Lyme Ecumenical Concert and Food Drive is also designed to raise money for two of the good causes supported by St John’s, Care and Share and Shoreline Soup Kitchen and Pantries (SSKP). In lieu of admission fees, those attending the concert are asked to consider a donation of food or a monetary donation. Care and Share of East Lyme gives food, financial and emergency support to people in East Lyme, Niantic and Salem; Shoreline Soup Kitchen and Pantries is an interfaith service that provides food and fellowship to people in need, including at St John’s on Thursday mornings.
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St John’s choir will sing New Songs of Celebration Render by John Ferguson.
The ecumenical thanksgiving concert has been bringing East Lyme churches together since the mid-1990s. Kathy Cooper, who, with Judy Mack and Laurie Johnston has organised this year’s concert, says bringing choirs, singers and musicians from seven churches together was quite a challenge.
But, she says, “Everybody wanted to make it happen, and it’s been good to work with like-minded people who love choral music and their community and want to be connected with each other. All the choirs are looking forward to doing it. It’s going to be fun!”
