Community Cantata Choir to present 'Christmas Canticles'

Members of the Community Cantata Choir for 2014 include (front, from left) Ellie Pearson, Kay Weaver, Beth Wilkerson, Pat Modlin, Jodi Leach, Samantha Jones, Lisa Cooper, Sydney Cason and Melodie Taylor; (second row, from left) Cheryl Beck, Trish Lowe, Maxine Williams, Pat Miller, Juanita Austin, Amanda Standers, Caroline James and Karen Weaver; (third row, from left) Anna Gatdula, Beth Newton Watson, Dallas Gray, Steve Cash, Larry Junod and Doug Miller; and (back, from left) John Garner, Mark McKee, Zachary Wilkerson, Maurice McKee, Pat McCune and Ken Heeke. The choir will present performances of the cantata "Christmas Canticles" on Dec. 13 and 14. (Courtesy photo)

A community cantata choir, representing six local churches, will be presenting two Greencastle performances of "Christmas Canticles" by Benjamin Harlan.

The first performance is set for 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13 at Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church, 307 Simpson St. (corner of Locust and Seminary streets).

The second performance is slated for 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 14 at the Greencastle Presbyterian Church, 653 S. County Road 100 East (Round Barn Road).

The 45-minute cantata performances are free and open to

the public.

Director of music and accompanist for the annual cantata is Cheryl Beck with Anna Gatdula as choir director.

Narrators for the program include Hattie Blair and Aaron Zell on Saturday and Leeann Sausser and Zell on Sunday.

Soloists for the cantata program will be Dallas Gray and Julia Massicotte.

DePauw University instrumentalists providing additional music for the performances include Allison Emata (violin), Peter Lockman (cello) and Eleanor Price (flute).