16th Annual Lexington Choral Festival
April 6 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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LEXINGTON, MA—Seven choral ensembles from Lexington will be raising their voices together in the 16th Annual Lexington Choral Festival on Sunday, April 6 at 3:00 p.m. hosted by First Parish in Lexington. This year’s Festival features over 100 singers participating from 7 area churches, temples, and religious communities. Admission is free and open to the public. There is free parking, and a reception will follow the concert. The church is handicap accessible. The concert will take place at First Parish in Lexington, 7 Harrington on the Green in Lexington, MA. Further information can be found at www.Fplex.org or by calling 781-862-8200.
Participating this year are choirs and ensembles from the Church of Our Redeemer Episcopal, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, First Parish Unitarian Universalist, Hancock United Church of Christ, Pilgrim Congregational Church, Temple Emunah and Temple Isaiah. This year’s festival encompasses a wide array of Jewish, Christian, and Unitarian communities. The concert will feature music from a wide variety of traditions, including western classical to contemporary Jewish and many in between. Each community shares songs of their own choice, then all will join as one massed choir in the singing of a beautiful choral anthem.
The Lexington Choral Festival was first held February 26, 2006 at the First Baptist Church of Lexington. Minister of Music, Dr. Robert Eaton invited Lexington choirs to participate in an afternoon of sharing their musical talents and worship cultures with others in the community. It featured performances by five area choirs, a combined performance of “The Gift of Love” and audience participation. The event was so well received it was decided to make it an annual event with different houses of worship hosting the Festival each year.
Rip Jackson
Minister of Music
First Parish in Lexington
7 Harrington Rd.
Lexington, MA 02421
781-862-8200 ext 4
