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SERVING BREVARD COLLEGE SINCE 1935
December 2, 2015
Concert choir sapranos wearing traditional red robes in Lessons and Carols Festival
BC presents 19th
Annual Festival of
Lessons and Carols
By Elizabeth Harrison
Director of Communications and Media Relations
The Brevard College Concert Choir and
Chamber Singers invite you to the 19th annual
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols on Satur
day, Dec. 5 in The Porter Center for Performing
Arts at 7:30 p.m. The concert is free and open
to the public.
The BC Concert Choir and Chamber Cho
rale will perform several carols and anthems
under the direction of Dr. David Gresham. The
annual service follows in the tradition of the
longstanding ceremony held at King’s College
in Cambridge, England, where the Festival was
introduced in 1918. It is traditionally held on
Christmas Eve. The ceremony alternates bibli
cal readings chronicling the prophecy and birth
of Christ with carols that illuminate a part of
the previous reading.
Edward Benson was the initial developer of
the format, when he created the nine lessons
and carols program in 1880. Later, King’s Col
lege began the tradition of holding the yearly
service with Benson’s original lessons. The
carols King’s College sings are slightly differ
ent from the original programming used in the
early 1900s but only show great variance when
they have a change in organist.
The program at Brevard College includes the
original readings, along with supplementary
carols selected by the director. The conclusion
of the program is a beautiful candlelit arrange
ment of "Stille Nacht" (Silent Night).
“This is always a special event in the life of
Brevard College, and we hope that you can join
us,” Gresham said
28th Annual
Twilight Tour
will bring
family-friendly
fun to Brevard
By Courtney Sharp
staff Writer
The Fleart of Brevard will be hosting its 28th
annual Twilight Tour on Dec. 5 in Downtown
Brevard. The festivities will offer a Christmas
parade, musical performances, pictures with
Santa Claus, and BC will put on a special laser
light show.
The Twilight Tour will kick off with a Christ
mas parade at 3 p.m. with the festival taking full
swing from 4-8 p.m. The annual tree lighting
ceremony will be held at 5:30 p.m.
Aside from the parade and musical perfor
mances, the festival will offer free family-
friendly events. Children have the chance to go
on the holiday train rides as well as pony rides.
There will be outdoor holiday movies with a
bonfire and s'mores. There will also be pictures
with Santa, elf workshops and face paintings.
There will also be performances of The Nut
cracker from the Brevard Ballet School.
Various local food and craft vendors will be
available for those attending the festival.The
Smash Box Mobile Kitchen and The Velvet
Cup Coffee Truck are just a few of the vendors
that will be offering refreshments to event
goers. Many of the stores and restaurants in
Downtown Brevard will be open later, as well.
Besides the music, refreshments, and other
holiday-themed events, the Twilight Tours will
also include a show drive. Sponsored by the
Rotary Club of Brevard and the Pisgah Forest
Rotary Club Drop, those who plan on attending
the event are asked to bring any new or gently
used shoes and drop them off at the Twilight
Tour or at First Citizen's Bank in Brevard.
Since this event offers many things for people
of all ages, volunteers are welcome to sign up
through the Heart of Brevard website. Email
info@brevardnc.org for more information
about the festival and how you can sign up to
volunteer.