Coshocton Community Choir “In Endless Light”

The 90-voice Coshocton Community Choir, including auditioned singers from 11 Ohio counties, will share selections from its Christmas concert, “In Endless Light,” at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 121 S. College St., Newcomerstown, Ohio. The concert will feature a selection of sacred choral music, including arrangements and settings of familiar hymns, classical and popular works, spirituals and more. Concert admission is free, however a free-will offering will be accepted.

“At this time of year, when the darkness comes more quickly each evening, I hope this concert will be a light for the singers and audience — something to keep people fueled, patient, and loving in this busy time of year,” said Charles R. Snyder, the Choir’s founder and director.

At this year’s concert, the Choir will invite the audience to join us in singing “Silent Night,” “Hark! the Herald Angels Sing,” “Angels We Have Heard on High,” “O Come, All Ye Faithful,” and “Joy to the World!” A few favorite Community Choir songs include: a setting of “O Holy Night,” Garry Cornell’s “Lamb of the Light,” and “Go Tell It On the Mountain.” The Community Choir will surround the audience for our traditional Christmas concert blessing, “Stay With Us.”

Now in its 54th season, the Coshocton Community Choir was organized in 1971 by Snyder, an accomplished Ohio teacher, choral conductor, and church musician. Since its founding, more than 900 singers have sung with the Choir, which has become known for its renditions of sacred a cappella literature.

The Choir rehearses together weekly through the fall and winter and traditionally performs a Christmas and a Spring concert alongside the Coshocton Youth Chorale (grades 9-12) and The Coshocton Singers (grades 4-8). The group’s singers come from all backgrounds, vocations and walks of life and travel for rehearsals and concerts from over 11 counties in Ohio.