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Ƶ University invites the community to celebrate the holiday season with Christmas Vespers. More than 250 singers and orchestra musicians will perform a celebratory concert featuring organ, scripture readings, poetry, congregational singing of favorite carols and a candlelit finale. Christmas Vespers will be presented in an evening version at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8 and a matinee at 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, beneath the glow of the renowned stained glass windows of Ƶ’s First Presbyterian Church, 1001 N.W. 25th St.

Performers will include university organists Melissa Plamann and the Ƶ University Vespers Orchestra, under the direction of Jeffrey Grogan. Susan Barber, the university’s former provost, will narrate the 39th annual event.

“Every Vespers we try to do something a little different,” Randi Von Ellefson, director of choral activities, said. “This year will be a perfect blend of the traditional and the new.”

The concerts will open with a 2017 work by David Rasbach, “We Shall Light a Thousand Candles,” followed by an orchestral version of “We Three Kings” and three movements from “Jubilate Deo – Rejoice in God” by Dan Forrest. The evening will conclude with “Night of Silence,” the traditional candlelight recessional inspired by “Silent Night.” Ellefson and Tony Gonzalez will lead the choirs.

A musical prelude will be held 30 minutes before each concert, featuring student organists and the Ƶ University Flute Choir, under the direction of Parthena Owens. For tickets and additional information, visit okcu.edu/tickets.

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