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Messiah to be presented Sunday by community choir The Cary Community Choir joins together for the 23rd year to present a Christmas tradition.

The Cary Community Choir will give its annual presentation of the Christmas portion of Handel's "Messiah" on Sunday, Dec. 5, at 8 p.m. at White P lains United Methodist Church on Maynard Rci: in Cary.

This choir was fonned 23 years ago and has gathered singers from the Cary area each year since to give this perfonnance.

Returnirig as conductor will be Charles Gatwood. Charles, who graduated frOm Indiana Universi­ty, has conducted the group for 21 years. He was chairman of the music department at North Greenville Junior College in Tigerville, South Carolina, minis­ter of Music at Snyder Memorial Baptist Church in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and director of the church music department of the Baptist State Convention of North STAPF PHoros ft' MARION WHm: Carolina. Charles Gatwood directs the community choir during a recent

Since his official retirement, he rehearsal of the Christmas portion of Handel s Messiah. He has con­has taught classes at Southwest­ ducted the group for 21 years. ern Baptist Seminary in F ort Worth, Texas, Southeastern Semi­ choir is Eleania Ward as soprano versity. nary in Wake Forest and Camp­ soloist. A graduate of Howard Uni­ Kathy Hopkins will be makingbell University in Buies Creek.

versity, she holds an artist diploma her fourth appearance as altoThe organist will be 'patricia in voice from the Cleveland Insti­ soloist. She studied voice at thePace. She received her bachelor tute of Music and toured Central Conservatory of the City of ViennaoTimIsic degree fonn Baylor Uni­and South America with the and at the Chautauqua Institution versity and a master's degree

from the University of Kansas. Howard University Choir. She has in New York. She has perfonned She is presently organist and also appeared as soloist with the as soloist with the North Carolina assistant minister of music a t Cleveland Orchestra and the North Symphony, the North Carolina Pullen Memorial Baptist Church Carolina Symphony. She is Bach Festival and the Greensboro in Raleigh. presently the assistant director of Young Artists Opera Theater. She

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Singers rehearse for the upcoming presentation of Messiah recently. The Cary Community Choir will give ~ its annual presentation on Sunday, Dec. 5 at 8 p.m. at White Plains Unlted Methodist Church. .

at Aversboro Elementary school in Garner and has taught at Meredith College as an adjunct instructor of voice.

Clark Sorrells returns for the second time as tenor soloist. He is a graduate of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky and Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Ten­nessee. He has been the minister of music at First Baptist Church in

Shelbyville, Kentucky, Mount Har­mony Baptist Church in Knoxville, Tennessee and church organist at First Baptist Church in Greenville, Tennessee and is presently minis­ter of music at Greenwood Forest Baptist Church in Cary.

Also returning for the second time will be Larry Speakman as bass soloist. He is a graduate of Westminister Choir College and Temple University. He has been

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soloist with The Westministerl Choir, the Philadelphia Singers and at the Spoleto Festival il\ South Carolina. Speakman is, director of music at White Plains, United Methodist Church in Cary, and is also the conductor of the. concert singers of Cary.

This perfonnance is open to the public without charge but a free­will offering will be taken at the door following the presentation.

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Cary Community Choir to perform Christn f).. cy IThe Cary Community Choir will graduated from Indiana Carolina State University.

give its annual presentation of the University, has conducted the Kathy Hopkins will be making Christmas portion of Handel's group for 21 years. her fourth appearance as alto "Messiah" on Sunday, Dec. 5, at The organist will be Patricia soloist. She is the Elementary ~ 8:00 PM at White Plains United Pace.She is presently organist and Music Specialist at Aversboro Methodist Church on Maynard Rd. assistant minister of music at Elementary school in Garner. in Cary. Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Clark Sorrells returns for the

This choir was formed 23 years Raleigh. second time as tenor soloist. He is ago and has gathered singers from In her first appearance with the presently minister of music at the Cary area each year. choir is Eleania Ward as soprano Greenwood Forest Baptist Church

Returning as conductor will be solojst. She is presently the assis- in Cary. Charles Gatwood. Charles, who tant director of music at North Also returning for the second ~

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