WHEN:<\/strong> 3 performances – Saturday, Dec. 6 and Sunday, Dec. 7<\/p>\n WHERE:<\/strong> Abbey of the Hills, Marvin, SD<\/p>\n PRACTICES<\/strong>: First English Lutheran Church<\/p>\n Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24<\/p>\n Oct. 1, 8<\/p>\n Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28<\/p>\n Oct. 5, 12, 19, 26<\/p>\n Nov. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30<\/p>\n I believe this is a generous amount. Come as often as you can make it work into your schedule! Instrumentalists, you certainly may come whenever you want \u2013 especially if that helps you learn the music \u2013 but I anticipate it will take us a little time to learn the choir music before we need the full instrumentation. (It will likely be the last part of Oct.\/beginning Nov.)<\/p>\n SET – UP –<\/strong> an evening during the first week of December<\/p>\n Wednesday, Dec. 3 7:30 – 8:30 First English<\/p>\n Thursday, Dec. 4 7:00 – 8:15 First English<\/p>\n Saturday, Dec. 6 and 7th – final rehearsal and performances at the Abbey. (Times to be determined.)<\/p>\n Dress: Semi-formal, special occasion, church Christmas<\/p>\n CONTENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n The format will be just a bit different this year. Rather than beginning the cantata after the intermission, the entire concert will flow as a cantata with a brief intermission. New pieces and familiar pieces will be woven into a heartfelt, dramatic experience for both the performers and the audience. We will end once again with \u201cA Tribute of Carols\u201d and \u201cSilent Night.\u201d I chose music that gives us great opportunities to utilize our talents, both individually and collectively, and you will find much of the music moves from dramatic, to contemplative, to light and fun and then joyous and uplifting.<\/p>","excerpt":"","slug":"christmas-cantata-practice","image":false,"all_day":false,"start_date":"2025-11-02 16:00:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2025","month":"11","day":"02","hour":"16","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2025-11-02 17:30:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2025","month":"11","day":"02","hour":"17","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2025-11-02 22:00:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2025","month":"11","day":"02","hour":"22","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2025-11-02 23:30:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2025","month":"11","day":"02","hour":"23","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"America\/Chicago","timezone_abbr":"CDT","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"$","currency_code":"USD","currency_position":"prefix","values":[]},"website":"","show_map":false,"show_map_link":true,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[],"tags":[],"venue":{"id":1063,"author":"2","status":"publish","date":"2023-02-23 14:27:12","date_utc":"2023-02-23 20:27:12","modified":"2023-02-23 14:35:01","modified_utc":"2023-02-23 20:35:01","url":"https:\/\/firstenglish.net\/wp\/venue\/first-english-lutheran-church\/","venue":"First English Lutheran Church","slug":"first-english-lutheran-church","address":"9 3rd St NW","city":"Ortonville","country":"United States","state":"MN","zip":"56278","phone":"320-839-2527","website":"http:\/\/firstenglish.net","stateprovince":"MN","json_ld":{"@type":"Place","name":"First English Lutheran Church","description":"","url":"https:\/\/firstenglish.net\/wp\/venue\/first-english-lutheran-church\/","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"9 3rd St NW","addressLocality":"Ortonville","addressRegion":"MN","postalCode":"56278","addressCountry":"United States"},"telephone":"320-839-2527","sameAs":"http:\/\/firstenglish.net"},"show_map":false,"show_map_link":true,"global_id":"firstenglish.net\/wp?id=1063","global_id_lineage":["firstenglish.net\/wp?id=1063"]},"organizer":[{"id":1086,"author":"2","status":"publish","date":"2023-02-23 14:45:12","date_utc":"2023-02-23 20:45:12","modified":"2023-02-23 14:45:12","modified_utc":"2023-02-23 20:45:12","url":"https:\/\/firstenglish.net\/wp\/organizer\/first-english-lutheran-church\/","organizer":"First English Lutheran Church","slug":"first-english-lutheran-church","website":"https:\/\/firstenglish.net\/","json_ld":{"@type":"Person","name":"First English Lutheran Church","description":"","url":"https:\/\/firstenglish.net\/","telephone":"","email":"","sameAs":"https:\/\/firstenglish.net\/"},"global_id":"firstenglish.net\/wp?id=1086","global_id_lineage":["firstenglish.net\/wp?id=1086"]}],"custom_fields":[],"json_ld":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Event","name":"Christmas Cantata Practice","description":"<p>COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CANTATA INFORMATION WHEN: 3 performances - Saturday, Dec. 6 and Sunday, Dec. 7 WHERE: Abbey of the Hills, Marvin, SD PRACTICES: First English Lutheran Church WEDNESDAYS 7:00- 7:30… <a href="https:\/\/firstenglish.net\/wp\/calendar\/christmas-cantata-practice\/2025-11-02\/" rel="bookmark">Read More »<span class="screen-reader-text">Christmas Cantata Practice<\/span><\/a><\/p>\\n","url":"https:\/\/firstenglish.net\/wp\/calendar\/christmas-cantata-practice\/2025-11-02\/","eventAttendanceMode":"https:\/\/schema.org\/OfflineEventAttendanceMode","eventStatus":"https:\/\/schema.org\/EventScheduled","startDate":"2025-11-02T16:00:00-06:00","endDate":"2025-11-02T17:30:00-06:00","location":{"@type":"Place","name":"First English Lutheran Church","description":"","url":"https:\/\/firstenglish.net\/wp\/venue\/first-english-lutheran-church\/","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"9 3rd St NW","addressLocality":"Ortonville","addressRegion":"MN","postalCode":"56278","addressCountry":"United States"},"telephone":"320-839-2527","sameAs":"http:\/\/firstenglish.net"},"organizer":{"@type":"Person","name":"First English Lutheran Church","description":"","url":"https:\/\/firstenglish.net\/","telephone":"","email":"","sameAs":"https:\/\/firstenglish.net\/"},"performer":"Organization"},"is_virtual":false,"virtual_url":null,"virtual_video_source":""}WEDNESDAYS 7:00- 7:30 P.M. 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SUNDAYS 4:00 – 5:15 P.M.<\/strong><\/h2>\n
LOOKING AHEAD TO PERFORMANCE:<\/h3>\n
Final Rehearsals<\/strong><\/h3>\n