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Show 'The Nativity To Be Presented In Tabernacle Sunday Night At 8 p. m. Townspeople Jin With j College Students To Present the Oratorio The oratorio, "The Nativity," by H J. Stewart, to be presented Sunday night at 8 o'clock in the Tabernacle, is one of unusual charm, say those who are participating. par-ticipating. The numbers are brilliant bril-liant and yet appeal to popular taste. The title indicates the nature of the oratorio, the story of the birth of Christ. j v. McAllister, the director, has succeeded in getting a good group of townspeople to join in with the college chorus in preparing prepar-ing the program. The college orchestra will accompany the numbers, with Paul Thompson at the piano and Mrs. Mae Pace at the organ. The complete program, with the participants in solo and ensemble numbers, follows: t Complete Program Given Prelude and choral recitative, male voices; choral, "Oh, Come, Oh Come, Immanuel," full chorus; musical dialogue: The narrator, Man'nn Bowler: the Angel Gabriel, Jay Huntsman; and the Virgin Mary, Mrs. Rhoda Jackson; choral, "Praise We the Lord This Day", chorus; solo, Mary, "My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord", Rhoda Jackson; Jack-son; chorus, "Sing, O' Daughter of Zion"; choral recitative,. "Behold "Be-hold A King", male voices; choral, "Love divine"; recitative, "And It Came To Pass", Marion Bowler; quartet, "All My Heart This Night Rejoices," Miss DeLora Johnson Miss Blanche Bennett, Lenzi Sullivan, Wm. T. Morris, Jr. Recitative and chorus, "The Field Near Bethlehem, Midnight", Mr. Bowler, Mr. Huntsman and the chorus; choral, "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear"; recitative reci-tative and quartet, "Let Us Now ' Go Even Unto Bethlehem", Mr. Bowler, Ray D. Garner, Charles N. Merkley, B. Glen Smith and Leland Lamoreaux; contralto solo, "Sleep, Holy Babe", Mrs. Ruth Miles; chorus, "Blessed Be the Lord God of Israel"; choral recitative, reci-tative, "There Shall Come A Star", male voices; choral, "O One With -God the Father"; recitative reci-tative and trio, "Where Is He That Is Born King?" Mr. Bowler, Mr. Garner, Mr. Smith and Mr. Lamoreaux; bass solo, "What Star Is This?" Mr. Lamoreaux. Recitative, "And Lo, the Star", Mr. Bowler; choral, "The People That In Darkness Sat"; recitative, "And When They Were Come", 'Mr. Bowler; violin solo, "The Adoration Ad-oration of the Magi", Miss Dawn Andrus; soprano solo, "Once In Royal David's City", Mrs. Miles; chorus, "Great and Marvelous Are Thy Works". |