Christmas opera to be staged at Central Baptist Church
Central Baptist Church presents two programs Wednesday night. Christmas for Christ begins at 6 15 p m with about 30 church departments taking part. Amahl and the Night Visitors at 7 45 p m is Gian Carlo Menotti one act opera commissioned by NBC for TV and first performed in 1951. The fantasy tale stars Amahl and his mother with Patricia Duke as Amahl and Mrs Gary Blagburn as the mother.
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Amahl and the
Night Visitors
Amahl
Patricia Duke
Gary~ Bingburn
Christ
Gian-Carlos Menotti
National Broadcasting Company
Bill Carner
Carner
Gary Blagburn
Bill Briscoe
Eddie Glenn
Christmas pageant to feature Sparkman and church choir
Mike Sparkman will perform the parts of the three kings in a church pageant. The page and the chorus of shepherds are made up of choir members. Mrs. R W Holmquist will accompany. Carner says 600 to 700 people will attend both the program and opera, with the church's annual Christmas party included.
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Shepherds
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Holmquist
Carner
New Music Minister At Westside Baptist Church
Tommy Black, 23, becomes Westside Baptist Church minister of music. A Decatur native, he studied music at Samford University and previously led music at Seventh Street Baptist Cullman and Oak Park Baptist. He and his wife Cathi Schuster live at 2002 Endlam Blvd with daughter Leah and son Clay.
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Westside Baptist Church
Black
Samford University
Decatur
Seventh Street Baptist Church
Cullman
Westside Baptist
Oak Park Baptist
Ohio
Leah
Clay
Endlam Blvd
Greer Black
Somerville Road
First Baptist Choirs Plan Christmas Programs in Athens
A series of Christmas programs at First Baptist Church Athens begins Sunday with a 7 15 p m youth choir performance of Child Jesus by Clokey. The sanctuary choir will present the cantata A Song Unending by John W Peterson on Dec 18 at 7 15 p m. A church wide carol sing and children s choir program follow at 7 15 p m on Dec 21 with a favorite carols sing by the congregation.
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First Baptist Church
Jesus
Clokey
Sanctuary
John W. Peterson
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