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Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him. Praise the LORD with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre. Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy. psalm
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Greetings and Merry Christmas from the Music Ministry of Auburn United Methodist Church. We are thrilled to announce our fifth annual Christmas Music Series which is provided as a gift to our community each year. These special concerts are all made possible through the generous gifts of private individuals and businesses to the Designated Music Fund at Auburn UMC. What a joy it is to bring music of this quality to our church and community which brings a rare note of harmony to a discordant world. Just as the Lord gave His only begotten son to a world that was hurting more than 2000 years ago, we hope that our musical offerings will bring you peace, comfort, and joy that can only come from the gift of Emmanuel, God with us. As a Music Ministry, our mission is to “Offer Christ, nurture others, and serve all as we transform lives through God’s gift of music, the universal language.” We accomplish this each week through worship as well as through concerts such as these. Each concert will help the listener rediscover the joy of the Christ child in an exciting and powerful way. We invite you to attend each and every concert. Bring your family and friends to share in these amazing musical opportunities. Childcare will be provided for all concerts and there is no admission charge for any concert. A love offering will be taken for each concert. So come, all ye faithful, and rediscover just how much God loves you through the joy of music this Christmas Season. God loves you and so do we!
GARY KLARENBEEK Director of Music Ministries
JERRY PARKER Chair, Music Advisory Council
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Join us on Sunday, November 25th for one of most unique and exciting musical programs ever presented at Auburn UMC. “Christmas Keyboards, Carols, Candlelight, and Chocolate” will kick off our Christmas musical offerings with dazzling arrangements for four grand pianos with the keyboard artistry of Sandra Watwood, Teresa Rynne, John Norton, and Gary Klarenbeek. To hear forty flying fingers on four grand pianos is a rare and special musical treat especially during the holiday season. Also featured in the program will be Pam Schroeder and Michelle Reed. Following the concert, a chocolate dessert buffet will be held in the Mathison Lobby. The concert begins at 6:30 PM. Childcare will be provided. There is no admission charge but a love offering will be received. Don’t miss this fabulous season opener!
Jingle Jam!
Wednesday, December 5 5:30-7:30 PM Fellowship Hall A Christmas party big enough for the whole family, Jingle Jam is a show complete with live music, hilarious skits, interactive games, and a telling of the Christmas Story. Wear your favorite Christmas PJ’s or tacky Christmas sweater. Breakfast for dinner will be served. AUBURN UMC MUSIC MINISTRY | 5
Tim Zimmerman and The King’s Brass present an eclectic and entertaining repertoire from the classics, to the carols and the Pops with a fresh and contemporary flair that delights audiences of all ages. The King’s Brass features three trumpets, three trombones, a tuba, percussion and keyboards. These instruments blend together to create a time of innovative worship that will be enjoyed by all generations. Secular and sacred music critics alike applaud their concerts as “superb in every way” and “innovative and well played.” “Truly, an unforgettable experience!” The King’s Brass, formed four decades ago in Detroit, is comprised of professional musicians from across the country, who desire to use the instruments they love to lead others in praise and worship. Based out of Fort Wayne, Indiana, the group plays over 150 concerts per year from coast to coast as well as international destinations. This year, The King’s Brass celebrates its 40th Anniversary 6 | MUSIC OF THE SEASON | 2018
Season with a new Christmas CD and a Caribbean Cruise in March 2019. The King’s Brass’ eighteenth recording is titled Christmas JOY. This CD, released on the Summit Records label, welcomes guest organist Samuel Metzger. Selections include: Good Christian Men, Rejoice; Nutcracker - Dance of the Sugar Plums; What Child Is This?; The Little Drummer Boy; Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing; Carol of The Bells; Christmas Time Is Here; Joy to the World!; and many more. Learn more at www.kingsbrass.org.
TIM ZIMMERMAN AND THE KINGS BRASS
Members Of The 2018-2019 King’s Brass Tour Tim Zimmerman - Director of The King’s Brass, Tim received his graduate degree in Trumpet Performance from the Peabody Conservatory of Music of the Johns Hopkins University, in Baltimore, Maryland.
Casey Klint - Casey received his Master of Music degree in Trombone Performance from the University of Maryland and his undergraduate performance degree from Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia.
Gregory Alley – Currently, Gregory is the trumpet instructor at Calvin College and Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Prior to teaching, he was a member of the West Point Band in New York for twenty-three years.
Michelle Kuhl – Michelle received a Piano Performance degree from Spring Arbor University where she studied with Audrejean (Bauman) Heydenburg.
Dan Davis – Dan received his Bachelor of Music Education degree from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Matt Dueppen – Matt lives in Tallahassee, Florida. He attends Florida State University, where he is a Graduate Teaching Assistant studying under Dr. Christopher Moore. Robert Earhart – Rob is a graduate student at the University of Hartford’s Hartt School.
Paul Millette – Hailing from frosty North Dakota, Paul received his Master of Music degree in Percussion Performance from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music after completed his undergraduate performance degree from the University of North Dakota. Jonah Trout – Jonah is a graduate music performance major at Carnegie Mellon University, having completed his undergraduate studies at the Eastman School of Music. AUBURN UMC MUSIC MINISTRY | 7
JUBILATE SINGERS
Join us each Thursday during the Christmas Season for Advent Music Live at 12:05. Enjoy festive and heartwarming music each Thursday to prepare your heart for the coming of the Christ Child. We provide a unique opportunity to get away from the hustle and bustle of Christmas preparations to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas. Each concert will conclude with the serving of Holy Communion. 8 | MUSIC OF THE SEASON | 2018
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6 AT 12:05PM Founders’ Chapel Featuring the Jubilate Singers, a highly skilled ensemble of mixed voices. Musical highlights will include “Mary Did You Know,” “Sussex Carol,” and the rousing “Ring Out, Ye Bells!” Jubilate Singers will be accompanied by pianist, Sandra Watwood.
AUBURN UMC WOMEN’S ENSEMBLE
GARY KLARENBEEK AND SANDRA WATWOOD
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13 AT 12:05 PM Founders’ Chapel Featuring the Women’s Ensemble. The vocal artistry of this group of women’s voices will showcase a widely diverse repertoire including “Celtic Silent Night,” the Rutter “Infant Holy, Infant Lowly,” and many more favorite carol arrangements accompanied by Sandra Watwood. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20 AT 12:05 PM Sanctuary
JACQUIE CRUZ
Sunday, December 23 10:30 AM | Sanctuary
Featuring organist Sandra Watwood, pianist Gary Klarenbeek, and soloist Jacquie Cruz performing an eclectic program of inspiring instrumental music on the magnificent sanctuary organ and piano. You will hear an eclectic program of holiday favorites.
Kids from a local school take a field trip to the Loggins’ family Christmas tree farm where they discover what all the excitement is all about surrounding the fabled Christmas Shoe Tree. Through Scripture, songs and a heart-warming story, we will not only share the Good News of Christmas, but in an extension of the musical itself, we’ll show God’s love in action as we collect shoes to be given to those in need. Join us for this special children’s musical presentation! AUBURN UMC MUSIC MINISTRY | 9
The 18th annual Christmas Festival will be held on Sunday, December 9th. Each year, Christmas Festival is one of the largest musical productions in Lee County and this year will be no exception. It’s guaranteed to be a feast for the eyes and the ears with full professional orchestra, dramatic lighting effects, and the 100+ voice Festival Choir composed of members from our
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Chancel Choir which recently performed in Lincoln Center in New York as well as guest singers from the community. 11:00 AM – FESTIVAL WORSHIP SERVICE OF LESSONS AND CAROLS Christmas Festival Sunday will begin with an 11:00 Festival Worship service of inspiring music presented by the Festival Choir and full professional orchestra in a thrilling service of Advent and Christmas music interspersed with Scripture readings to fix our hearts and minds on the coming of our Savior.
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6:30 PM – CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL SYMPHONIC POPS CONCERT Christmas Festival will continue with our most ambitious holiday Pops performance to date. You’ll delight to all your holiday favorites from the sacred to the Pops with exciting new arrangements by many of our country’s premiere arrangers and orchestrators. There will be exciting music for every musical taste including orchestra favorites like “Sleigh Ride.” The high energy performance with dazzling lighting effects and scenery make this a great musical treat for the whole family. A nursery is provided for young children. Don’t miss this biggest choral/ orchestral concert of the season. No tickets are required. A love offering will be received. AUBURN UMC MUSIC MINISTRY | 11
Voctave is an 11-member a cappella group from the Central Florida area known for their gorgeous performances of Disney and Broadway hits. Members of Voctave have performed all over the world and can be heard on countless recordings. The
group has performed with Grammy, Dove and American Music Award recipients including Sandi Patty, Pentatonix’s Kirstin Maldonado, Mark Lowry, David Phelps & Jody McBrayer. The group has had multiple number one songs and albums on iTunes, Amazon and Spotify. The group has also ranked in the top 25 on Billboard Magazine’s charts. Between Facebook and YouTube, the group has received more than 100 million views on their videos. Voctave currently has 4 albums that are digitally available on all platforms and look forward to recording many more videos and albums in the future. Learn more at www.voctave.com.
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Members of Voctave E. J. Cardona - Born and raised in Orlando, FL, E.J. has performed all over the world in a variety of ensembles and venues. Tiffany Coburn - Tiffany has been called a singers singer! Her love of music is undeniable. Whether you hear her singing with Disney’s “Voices of Liberty,” “Voctave” or performing her own concerts, your heart will be moved by her voice. Tony De Rosa - Tony lives in Winter Garden, Florida, and works as a freelance vocalist and music director. Ashley Espinoza - Ashley lives in Florida with her husband, Christian and son, and is a singer with the Voices of Liberty at Walt Disney World. J. C. Fullerton - J. C. lives in Orlando, Florida and has been at Epcot in Disney’s Voices of Liberty Cast as a Bass 1&2 swing since 1991. Karl Hudson - Karl is a bass singer who has traveled all over the world, sharing his passion for music and the pursuit to uplift humanity through song.
Chrystal Johnson - Chrystal is an accomplished singer and actress who was raised in the Great Smokey Mountains of North Carolina, where she began her singing career. Kate Lott - Kate has traveled the world with her voice, and she began with a broad variety of roles in Regional Theaters around the country before moving to Orlando more than a decade ago. Jamey Ray - Jamey is originally from Clearwater, Florida and currently serves as a professor of music at Rollins College. Kurt von Schmittou - Originally from the Nashville Tennessee area, Kurt has a Bachelor of Music degree majoring in Recording Industry Management and Music Industry. Sarah Whittemore - Sarah is originally from Greensboro, NC where, from a young age, she sang in various professional touring ensembles and developed her passion for performing. AUBURN UMC MUSIC MINISTRY | 13
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Auburn UMC Choir Happenings The Auburn UMC Chancel Choir is one of the largest and hardest working choirs in Lee County. Now a hundred members strong, the choir was thrilled to be featured in concert in Lincoln Center in New York City in May of 2018 where they premiered the work “Gospel Trinity” composed by Dr. Rosephanye Powell and conducted by Dr. William Powell of Auburn University. This dynamic choir will also appear in concert at Kennedy Center in Washington, DC over Memorial Day Weekend of 2019. To participate in unique opportunities such as this, singers must maintain a high standard of commitment for 14 | MUSIC OF THE SEASON | 2018
worship and rehearsal attendance throughout the year and participate in all community outreach presentations. The group’s director, Gary Klarenbeek shares, “The invitation to perform in some of the world’s most prestigious venues is a high honor. But there is no higher calling than what we prepare each week for worship of our Lord. These invitations provide us with a continued commitment to excellence and offer our singers an opportunity to grow musically in wonderful ways by experiencing singing under the direction of some of the country’s finest conductors and composers. We are privileged and blessed to have these amazing opportunities.”
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The Chancel Choir has now been personally invited by composer Heather Sorenson to premiere her Christmas work, “Christmas Dreams” which was co-written by Joseph Martin in November 2019 in Carnegie Hall. There is a funny saying that says, “How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, practice, practice.” For our choir to receive an honor such as this is a testament to the choir’s 18 years of hard work and commitment to excellence in His service. New singers are always welcome and encouraged to become a part of our fellowship as we strive to make great music that touches hearts with the message of Christ’s love. Come be a part of our Music Ministry and find a place to call home in the “friendliest choir in Methodism!”
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Christmas Services at Auburn UMC Wednesday, December 19 LONGEST NIGHT/MEMORIAL SERVICE 5:30 PM | FOUNDERS’ CHAPEL
Sunday, December 23 CHILDREN’S FAMILY SERVICE 10:30 AM | SANCTUARY Featuring Auburn UMC Children’s Christmas pageant
Monday, December 24 CELEBRATION CANDLELIGHT SERVICE 5:00 PM | SANCTUARY Featuring Music by the Celebration Praise Team TRADITIONAL CANDLELIGHT SERVICE 7:00 PM | SANCTUARY Featuring the Chancel Choir and Jubilate Singers TRADITIONAL CANDLELIGHT SERVICE 11:00 PM | FOUNDERS’ CHAPEL Featuring the Elevate Singers and Genuine Bells
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