Gospel Choir To Offer Musical Joy

By SHANNON HICKS

Published: Dec 05, 2003 12:00 AM

WOODBURY â The Naugatuck Valley Community College (NVCC) Gospel Choir, under the direction of James Hurdle, will present âJoy to the Worldâ on Saturday, December 6, at 4:45 pm, in the sanctuary at North Congregational Church. The concert will immediately follow the Christmas tree lighting on the north green.

The program is rousing yet warm and will include several familiar carols sung in the gospel style.

The NVCC Gospel Choir is in its fourth season. The group is comprised of students and community members, including two from North Church. While community members outnumber students by about four to one, the ratio is changing each semester as more students join.

The choir has given concerts at the college as well as area churches. The group also participated in two Martin Luther King/Black History Month events including being the choral accompaniment to a play written and produced by an NVCC professor, Mamaâs House, presented in 2002 at The Mattatuck Museum.

North Congregational Church is at 11 Main Street North, at the intersection of Main Street (Route 6) and Route 47, across from Canfield Corners.

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