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Show JoyM Christmas mfl -What think ye earth Of this holy birth. There lies the King of Kings jnswadling clothes In a manger cold. With healing in His wings. writes ironworker Jerry McGhie, a former Alpine City Incilman, hunter, sportsman, and mateur P0 who wiU be Per" Trning at the Jyful Christmas wds concert, along with scores of !Lers and musicians from Alpine ad Highland cities. The concert is Nov. 26, Saturday, . 7.30 p.m. in the Alpine Taber-Lle Taber-Lle in American Fork. The public is invited. Admission is free. "It's a community event," says yarie Nelson, chorus director who L conducted choirs for many vears in Catholic and Mormon lurches. "We are exacting but we jko want performers and the audience to have fun. The per-tormance per-tormance is a gift we want to give the entire community." Traditions in the production have evolved the last five years the two 0Wns combined talents to produce the Christmas program. Traditions like former performers in the audience being invited to participate par-ticipate in the last musical number which has always been "Silent Night" arranged by Malcolm Sargent. Or the poetry and short story winners like Jerry McGhie reading their entries during the production. Or the program cover tot's always been drawn by a child. But new traditions are starting too. This year, admission is free, but concert goers are asked to donate Christmas gifts or food if thev wish. Toys, clothes and canned DIRECTOR-Marie Nelson takes the chorus of Joyful Christmas Sounds through one of the numbers. elude 16 violin players as well as saxophones, cellos, clarinettes, an oboe cornet and flute. And, a 36-member 36-member adult band directed by Brad Goodwin will play, including the popular "Toy Shop" number Sharn Rosvall will have a slide presentation and musician Max Buhler will play as the choir performs per-forms two of his compositions. The production moved to the Salt Lake Tabernacle last year, but producers believe Joyful Christmas Sounds should stay in the area so singers and musicians can perform for friends and " neighbors The production may again go to Salt Lake City but the emphasis will always be here. "Christmas is a time to celebrate Christ's birth, as well as to renew old acquaintances," said Mrs Nelson. "We belong to this area so that's where we want to perform." Musical numbers are fun, light-hearted light-hearted secular songs, 'sacred music and joyful sounds, perhaps like opening a gift - with happy wrapping paper on the outside, then thoughts of gladness as the present is discovered, and then joy becomes gladness of the teachings of the Savior that makes it all possible. The program will include Christmas moments like the scene pictured by poetry winner Janna Richins, age 16, who wrote "Past the mall lighted in multi-colored laughter" or the thoughts of Stephanie Brough, age 11, who sees Christmas as the time the shepherds saw where "Jesus lay in soft, soft, soft fragrant hay." Or Elizabeth Tracy's scene of "Families sheltered from the snow, on this Christmas Eve night." Whatever think ye of Christmas, say the producers, come and enjoy the sounds Saturday night. ' I' 1 MAKING MUSIC-Composer Max Buhler practices for Joyful Christmas Sounds program. goods are welcome. If gifts are wrapped, please note on the outside what the item is and the age of the receiver the gift is intended for. "As more people have become involved, the production has changed and gotten better," says Joan Lindsay, who began the ' program as a means of developing ' talent in the Alpine-Highland area. '. "The first year I contacted singers ! and musicians, conducted the choir ! and I even wrote the narration. It's ! satisfying to simply sing in the, ; chorus this year and watch others take over and improve the concept." con-cept." Adult, youth and children's choirs will be performing, as well as a children's orchestra that will in- |