5 pm, Sunday, December 4th, 2011
St. George's Church, 2222 Brunswick St., Halifax
Rector: Fr. George Westhaver
Under the direction of Garth MacPhee, St. George’s Choir will sing anthems by William Byrd, G. P. daPalestrina, Peter Wishart, R. V. Williams, Edward Bairstow and Anton Bruckner.
This beautiful Service of Lessons and Carols will be shaped by the Great O Antiphons of Advent. These antiphons were originally sung before and after the Magnificat at Evensong on the seven days before Christmas. They express the Advent longing for the Saviour. Each of the O Antiphons is based on an Old Testament title for the Messiah, which is fulfilled and given its true sense by Christ. The first hymn at this service, O come, O come, Emmanuel rehearses the antiphons. Please join us for this service foretelling the coming of the Light into a world of darkness, a central feature of the Advent preparations at St. George’s Church.
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Garth MacPhee took up the position of Music Director at Saint George's (Round) Church, beginning on Sunday, August 14th, 2011. Garth is a native Nova Scotian and a graduate of Church Music at McGill University (M. Mus, 2006). He brings 25 years of experience as a professional church musician. Among his several appointments, he served as Music Director here at St. George's from 1997-2000; at St. John the Divine in Victoria, British Columbia for three years; and for the past seven years at St. John the Evangelist in Montreal, as well as at Temple Emanu-El Beth Shalom since 2007.
In January of this year, Brian Start, our good friend, chorister, and fellow parishioner, died suddenly and unexpectedly.
