Saturday 12 March 2016 at 7:30pm – Concert of music for Passiontide and Easter by the Liverpool Festival Choir, in aid of the Organ Fund.

Admission is free; there will be a collection in aid of the Organ Fund

Once more, we welcome the Liverpool Festival Choir to Ormskirk Parish Church.  The programme is as follows:

Programme

On the way to Jerusalem                                                                J. Maunder

O Saviour of the World                                                                        J. Goss

Ave Verum Corpus                                                                     W A. Mozart

Deep Peace                                                                              S. Burtonwood

Reading

Thy Perfect Love                                                                     S. Burtonwood

Panis Angelicus                                                                                C. Franck

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Hymn:     Praise to the Holiest in the Height                   T: Sir A. Somervell

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Our Lord is Risen from the Dead                                                   H L. Sartin

The Strife is O’er                                                                                   H. Ley

Easter Song of Joy                                                                        R. Shephard

Organ Solo:   Joseph Wakefield  –  Organ Scholar

Mighty Glorious is God the Father                                                   J S. Bach

I am Alpha & Omega                                                                        J. Stainer

Reading

Surely                                                }

Since by Man came Death                } Messiah                            G F. Handel

Alleluia  Chorus                                }

Hymn:     Thine be the Glory

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Tea / Coffee etc Served

Liverpool Festival Choir is made up of Christian singers from all walks of life and denominations. The choir sings ‘Church Music’ past and present, old and new and always for a particular charity, usually about six times a year at ‘Festival Times’  in various churches including both of Liverpool’s two great Cathedrals.

Over the past 14 years or so, the choir has helped to raise over £39,000 for various charities.

The choir was rejuvenated by Colin Porter when he was asked to take over the then ‘Liverpool Praise Choir’, a choir which was then ailing.

It was agreed to combine with the forces of the Mossley Hill Parish Church choir with a change in the repertoire. The choir these days enjoys a fine reputation making return visits to many of the venues it has sung in.

The Choir rehearses at Mossley Hill Parish Church each week with the church choir on Friday evenings and non-church choir members on a Wednesday evening.

New singers are always welcome.