First Baptist choir celebrates the season

By Margaret hobbs Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard

FIRST BAPTIST CHOIR

First Baptist Church once again presents its Christian musical worship program, ?Let There Be Light – A Christmas Celebration,? to the residents of this community. The church has been offering the inspiring program for approximately 30 years, and organizers feel they have outdone themselves this year.

?We are delighted to share this with the community and invite everyone to come and get Christmas 2006 off to a good start,? said worship and music pastor Sean Gossett.

Middle Tennessee State University orchestra members will be joining instrumentalists and choir members from First Baptist for the presentation. Approximately 35 choir members and the orchestra will present a program, which is a mixture of both new and familiar Christmas music.

Performances will be given tomorrow at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 6 p.m. The Rev. Gossett stresses it is open to the public, with open seating. He also invites people to attend and enjoy the newly-renovated auditorium.

First Baptist is also happy to present harpist Greg Buchanan in concert Dec. 13 at 6 p.m.

He is a world-class harpist whose enthusiastic jazz-style of playing sets him in a category to himself, and his heartfelt sensitivity when playing the hymns leaves one in absolute awe.

?He is a wonderful harpist, very charismatic and outgoing on stage. His performance will be nothing like you imagine, and he will surprise you in every way,? concluded Gossett.