Christmas Eve 2020

The Christmas Eve service was pre-recorded. There was a lot of music! Three hymns, two of which were played on organ. Terri-Lynn sang the hymns, as usual (during the pandemic) and added beautiful descants in "O Come, All Ye Faithful" and "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing". The choir sang three anthems: "African Noel" - traditional, arr. Johnson. This was an acapella anthem for women in 4 parts. William Ahiahonu played Djembe drum throughout, and Peter Gravlin played Shaker and Claves. "The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy", instrumental parts arranged by Pethel, involved choir and several musicians from St. Andrew's and the community. The postlude was "Hallelujah Chorus" from the Messiah, arr. by Hopson. It also involved many St. Andrew's instrumentalists and some instrumentalists from the community.

Terri-Lynn sang "Let the Bright Seraphim" by Handel, with Frank Harrington, trumpet, Stephen Kreuger, bass and Gillian Lyons, piano