Berea College Performs Annual Christmas Concert, December 6 & 7


The Berea College Annual Christmas Concert will be held on two successive nights – Friday, December 6 and Saturday, December 7, 2013. Both performances will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Union Church, located at 200 Prospect Street in Berea. All are invited to attend this event to join in the singing of traditional carols accompanied by College Organist Dr. Javier Clavere.

Music of the season will be performed by the college’s Black Music Ensemble, Bluegrass Ensemble, Concert Choir, Chamber Singers, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble and Women’s Chorus. A special holiday reception with light refreshments will take place immediately after Friday night’s performance.

Free tickets will be distributed for the concert to guarantee all patrons a reserved seat. Tickets will be available during business hours at five locations on Berea College’s campus: the Alumni Building front desk, the Berea College Store, the Campus Christian Center office, the Union Church office and the Music Program office. Doors will open to the public at 7 p.m. with pre-service music beginning at the same time.

These events are co-sponsored by the Berea College Music Department and the Campus Christian Center.  For more information, contact Dr. Javier Clavere at 859-985-3464 or Jeanette Davidson at 859-985-3466.

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Berea College, the first interracial and coeducational college in the South, focuses on learning, labor and service. The College only admits academically promising students with limited financial resources—primarily from Kentucky and Appalachia—but welcomes students from 41 states and 76 countries. Every Berea student receives a Tuition Promise Scholarship, which means no Berea student pays for tuition. Berea is one of nine federally recognized Work Colleges, so students work 10 hours or more weekly to earn money for books, housing and meals. The College’s motto, “God has made of one blood all peoples of the earth,” speaks to its inclusive Christian character.