Several instrumental ensembles will perform as well, including the Bethany College Lindsborg Community Orchestra, Handbell Ensemble, and the Brass Ensemble. The Bethany Handbell Ensemble, directed by Dr. Melody Steed, will perform fun and familiar arrangements titled Kling Glocken, Kling and Bell Carol Fantasy and the Brass Ensemble, directed by Dr, Jared Chase, will perform jazz inspired arrangements of O Come all Ye Faithful and Silent Night.

The Bethany College Lindsborg Community orchestra, directed by Dr. Richard Koshgarian, will accompany the choir’s on several works as well as perform several selections including Leroy Anderson’s A Christmas Festival. The audience will be invited to join in singing traditional carols. Jultide will conclude with everyone performing Robert Russell Bennett’s popular The Many Moods of Christmas.

Bethany College, established by Swedish Lutheran immigrants in 1881, is a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The mission of Bethany College is to educate, develop and challenge individuals to reach for truth and excellence as they lead lives of faith, learning and service. Bethany College is on the Web at www.bethanylb.edu.

Contact:

Molly Perez

(785) 227-3380, ext. 8235

perezm@bethanylb.edu

Bethany College

335 East Swensson Street

Lindsborg, KS 67456