Kingdom Choir Goes to Choristers Guild Festival

Last weekend our Kingdom Choir went to Lake Wales for the annual Choristers Guild Festival. We worked hard to learn and memorize several songs for this event. At the Festival, we learned under nationally-known childrens choir director Kathy Evans and performed in a concert with about 126 singers from across the state of Florida. We went down on Friday night, spent the night in a hotel, then spent nearly a full day learning about music. Other classes that were offered included Orff, Drumming, Drama, Puppets, and Dance.

The event was held at First Presbyterian Church in Lake Wales, which is just south of Orlando. You can expect to hear our festival pieces in church soon!

Top: Combined Choirs from across the state of Florida

Middle: Our families came too!

Bottom: back row-Amelia, Sarah; front row-Nolan, Becca, Jordan

Archiglas in Concert on April 18th at 7:00 p.m.

This is one concert you will not want to miss!

Last year Archiglas wowed us with their renderings of Russian sacred and folk music. There is no reason to think this year will be any different.

Dmitry Vorobjev is the music director. He and all of the other singers are professional musicians from St. Petersburg, Russia. They are traveling a long way to share their music with us.

Please invite friends and family. They will thank you for inviting them!

The concert is free and all are welcome. An offering will be taken to express appreciation to Archiglas. A reception will follow in Hart Hall.

Festival Choir Revised Schedule

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Scandinavian Vespers on May 4th at 6:00 p.m.

St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church will be the site for a Lutheran Vespers service featuring music by Scandinavian and Scandinavian-American composers. When immigrants from Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland began coming to America, they brought their musically-rich religious tradition with them. The service will feature Scandinavian hymns (sung in English!), choral music by composers such as Grieg and Christiansen, and handbell arrangements of music by Scandinavian composers.

If you have a bunad or national costume from either of these countries, we encourage you to wear it!

The service will be on May 4th at 6:00 p.m. and all are welcome! St. Mark's is located at 3976 Hendricks Avenue in Jacksonville. An offering will be taken and a reception will follow. For further information, contact Tony Cruz at 742-5136 or vespers@comcast.net.

Archiglas In Concert on April 18th at 7:00 p.m.

Archiglas, an a capella vocal ensemble under the direction of Dmitry Vorobjev, returns to St. Mark's on Friday, April 18th at 7:00 p.m. in another concert of Russian sacred and folk music. Last year's concert was a memorable event and we are looking forward to hearing them again.

The concert is free and all are welcome. An offering will be taken and a reception will follow. Invite your friends and family!

Orange Park Chorale Returns April 12th at 7:30 p.m.

The Orange Park Chorale returns to St. Mark's on April 12th at 7:30 p.m. in a free concert titled "Soiree with Schubert and Sondheim." Under the direction of Dr. Carole Clifford, Artistic Director, the group is a "performance and education organization for the promotion of choral arts in Clay County and the surrounding Northeast Florida area." They are truly one of the area's finest choirs. All are welcome! (An offering will be taken.) Visit their web site at www.orangeparkchorale.com.