Davis & Elkins College will celebrate the “Spirit of the Season” with the annual Festival of Carols on Sunday, December 8 at 7:00 p.m. in the Myles Center for the Arts Harper-McNeeley Auditorium. The event is free and open to students, faculty, staff, and members of the Elkins community.
The evening’s events include musical selections as performed by the Davis & Elkins College Concert Choir, under the direction of Elizabeth Marshall-MacVean and accompanied by Donna Baroudi Huffman, and a Christmas message offered by new Benfield-Vick Chaplain, Dr. Franklin Tanner Capps. A goodwill offering will be collected to benefit the Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church food pantry, and a reception with holiday treats will follow in the Joni and Buck Smith Arts Forum.
“I’m very much looking forward to my first Festival of Carols service here at D&E,” says Capps. “In all the planning meetings I’ve been part of, a consistent theme has been how important this service is, not only for the College, but also for the wider Elkins community. It promises to be a restful evening of music and contemplation – just what’s needed in what is otherwise a hectic time of year.”
Coordinator of Foundation and Church Relations Tina Vial adds, “We’re excited to share the Spirit of the Season with the community again with the transformational message of Christmas!”
Davis & Elkins College is pleased to bring this meaningful service and performance to the community and extends its hopes for a peace-filled holiday season to all.
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