Posted on Friday, November 15, 2019
Musical holiday offerings will begin Thursday when the LaGrange College Concert Band and Percussion Ensemble present their annual program at 7 p.m. in Callaway Auditorium.
Dr. Brandon Slocumb, Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Bands, said this year’s show will be a smorgasbord of tunes.
“Because of the lateness of Thanksgiving this year, there wasn’t a good time to do a traditional holiday concert,” he said. “Consequently, we will be playing music about fall (“Autumn Leaves”), Thanksgiving (“Harvest Hymn,” “There’s No Place Like Home for the Holidays”) and Christmas (Suite from “The Nutcracker” and “Sleigh Ride”).
The concert also will include the Jazz Band, Brass Quintet, Tuba/Euphonium Ensemble and Saxophone Quartet.
“We are hoping to incorporate all of the ensembles into one set rather than having half the show from the Percussion Ensemble and the other half from the Concert Band,” Dr. Slocumb said. “We’d like it to be more of a collage concert featuring six different ensembles.”
On Dec. 8, the LaGrange College Singers will present the annual Service of Nine Lessons and Carols at 7 p.m. in Callaway Auditorium.
Dr. Samuel Miller, Director of Choral Activities and Assistant Professor of Music Education, will be leading his first Lessons and Carols.
“We will be following the traditional format with a good mix of traditional songs and fresh arrangements of traditional and new songs,” he said. “And of course we will have the customary audience sing-along.”
The Service of Nine Lessons and Carols began at LaGrange at Christmas 2001, and is designed after the service that originated in 1918 at Kings College in Cambridge, England.
The music will accompany Scripture readings about the birth of Jesus.
“We like having readers from the college and the community,” said the Rev. Dr. Adam Roberts, Chaplain and Director of Spiritual Life. “It’s a great way to bring everyone together to celebrate the season.”
This year’s readers will include Dr. Joy Baker ’02, a LaGrange OB/GYN physician; Bobby Carmichael, Chairman of the LC Board of Trustees; the Rev. Allen Pruitt, rector at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church; Leigh Threadgill, city planner for the city of LaGrange; Elissa Chandler ’20, United Methodist Young Clergy Initiative Intern with Spiritual Life; Kaylen Short ’11, pastor of Pine Mountain United Methodist Church; and Brian Carlisle, Vice President and Dean of Students.
Both concerts are free and open to the public.
Prospective students and their families will be on campus Saturday for Fall Preview Day 2. Let’s extend our famous LaGrange welcome to our guests.
Next week is International Education Week and there are several events scheduled. On Monday at 6:30 p.m., the animated favorite, “Coco,” will be shown in the Boopie. On Tuesday, students will learn the ins and outs of how to research and apply for Study-Away programs. The international students will be hosting an International Coffee, Tea and Desserts reception from 3-5 p.m. Thursday in Edmondson Parlor. For more information, contact Michele Raphoon by email at mraphoon@kongtiao11.com or by calling 706-880-8429.
The Center for Leadership and Career Development will be hosting a canned food drive Nov. 18-22. Cans may be dropped off at Feeding the Valley donation bins throughout campus.
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Football
Freshman Terron Dixon ran for a school- and USA South-record 306 yards in the Panthers’ 37-33 loss at Methodist. Dixon also set school records for carries (34) and all-purpose yards (317). He had touchdown runs of 80 and 55 yards. The Panthers (3-6, 1-5 USA South) close out the season with Senior Day against Huntingdon on Saturday at Callaway Stadium. Kickoff is 1 p.m.
Women’s Basketball
Jahpera McEachin scored with four seconds left to lift LC (1-1) to a 67-65 win over Berry at the USA South/SAA Classic at Oglethorpe University on Sunday. McEachin led the Panthers with 13 points. She scored a career-high 25 points Saturday in a 78-54 loss to tournament host Oglethorpe.
Men’s Basketball
The Panthers tip off the 2019-20 season at the Black Tie Classic hosted by Birmingham-Southern College. LC plays Sewanee at 7 p.m. Saturday and Birmingham-Southern at 5 p.m. Sunday.
Cross Country
The LC cross country teams travel to Memphis, Tennessee, for the NCAA Regional Championships on Saturday.
As the 2019 holiday concert season gets underway at LaGrange College, here's an encore performance of Vince Guaraldi's "Linus & Lucy" by the Percussion Ensemble under the direction of Ken Passmore.
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