January 06, 2024

Music Review – Joy in the Holy Nights

January 06, 2024/ Margo Ketchum

My husband Joel and I returned home from our early December travels to a marathon of Christmas activities and music! Besides accompanying rehearsals for the Oberufer Three Kings Play (with music from Upper Esk, performed on Epiphany), we played for four Christmas services and many of the morning services and contemplations taking place during the 12 Holy Days following.

Throughout these activities, we had a wonderful time exploring John Billing’s Joy Songbook, just released on the LANA website as a digital download. Our community loved hearing the selection of traditional European Christmas carols – some, shorter for interludes in the service; others, longer with embellishments. Thank you, John, for this timely book of carols arranged for lyre!

Please send your reviews and stories from the season to Lyrists@gmail.com.
Margo Ketchum
Devon, Pennsylvania
Lyrists@gmail.com / 610-608-9281

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