30 June 2008

Hymn festivals in historic Berkeley churches


First Church of Christ, Scientist (photo: Daniella Thompson, 2007)

The Hymn Society in the U.S. and Canada will hold its conference, Congregational Song and the Arts, in Berkeley on 13–17 July 2008.

As part of the conference, the following free performances will be offered.

Sunday, 13 July, 4:00 pm
Sanctuary, First Congregational Church of Berkeley

Organ Recital
Sandra Soderlund

Sunday, 13 July, 7:30 pm
First Church of Christ, Scientist

“Way Out West: A Festival of California Hymn Writers”
Dan Damon, Eileen Johnson & Beverly Howard

Monday, 14 July, 7:30 pm
Sanctuary, First Congregational Church of Berkeley

“Let Every Instrument Be Tuned for Praise”
Larry Marietta, Mitchell Covington & John Walko

Tuesday, 15 July, 7:30 pm
Sanctuary, First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley

“The Gift of African American Song”
D. Mark Wilson & Ann Jefferson

Wednesday, 16 July, 7:30 pm
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church

“Dios está aquí: Latino Hymns Witness ot God’s Faithfulness”
Juan Pedro Gaffney Rivera, Eleazar Cortés & Francisco Herrera

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