BRUNSWICK
The St. Cecilia Chamber Choir, under the direction of Linda Blanchard and accompanied by Sean Fleming, will present “A Ceremony of Lessons and Carols” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13 at Newcastle’s Second Congregational Church; and at 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 at The Bowdoin Chapel in Brunswick.
The choir will sing carols and anthems, old and new, interspersed with readings from poetry and scripture.
Composers of selected works include Mid-coast composer Richard Francis, John Rutter, Cecilia Mac- Dowell, Malcolm Archer, Gabriel Jackson, Will Todd and Philip Ledger.
Participating “urchins” — children who sing and attend to candle lighting — will be Hermione Blanchard Fleming and Tristan Hearth. The audience will be invited to participate by joining the choir in singing selected traditional Christmas carols.
Tickets — $15 for adults while students are free — may be purchased at the Maine Coast Bookshop in Damariscotta, Gulf of Maine Bookshop in Brunswick, or online at www.ceciliachoir.org.
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