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The INDEPENDENT, April 3, 2003
Annual community Easter drama schedules three performances
T his y e a r’s E aste r C antata,
“The A lpha and O m e g a ,” w ill be
p re s e n te d E a s te r w e e k e n d ,
April 18 and 19 at W ashington
G rade S chool in V ernonia. Fri
d a y’s perform an ce w ill be at at
7:30 p.m .; on Saturday, there
will be a m atinee perform an ce
at 4:00 p.m ., in addition to the
perform ance at 7:30 p.m.
T his beautiful m usical dram a
is an original play w ritten by five
m em bers of the ch o ir and c o n
tains fa m ilia r m usic. T he c o m
m unity-w ide ch o ir is directed by
Lynda C ahill.
T h e s to ry c o n tin u e s fro m
“The C h o ice ”, a ca n ta ta p e r
form ed several years ago. A
Rom an soldier, M arcus, w ho
helped crucify Jesus, w as in
love w ith a young Jew ish girl
nam ed H annah. At the end of
the story, M arcus decides to
choose Jesus. He leaves the
m ilitary to m arry H annah and
becom e a te a che r and fo llo w e r
of the M essiah
S oloists and acto rs include
Allen Vetch, Kellie M urray, B rit
tany Murray, Ja cq u e lin e R am
say, John C ahill, Lee Seibert,
G le n n H ug hes, C in d y B all,
Lana Vetch and Ella Tessitor.
T h e p e rfo rm a n c e is fre e ,
however, donations w ill be a c
cepted to help offset expenses.
Most of the cast of the 2003 Easter Cantata, “The Alpha and
Omega,” took a break from rehearsals last week just long
enough to smile for the photographer. Director Lynda Cahill
is standing in front of the stage.
Columbia Chorale of Oregon will Easter Sunrise service scheduled
An E aster S unday S unrise
m essage from P astor Joel Stith
perform Mozart’s “Requiem”
Service, sponsored by the Ver- of the First C hristian C hurch.
T h e C o lu m b ia C h o ra le of
O re g o n (C C O ) w ill p e rfo rm '
“ R equiem ," W olfga ng A m ad eus
M o za rt’s fina l com position, and
ad ditional selections, Sunday,
April 6, at 3:00 p.m .
U nder the direction of Ryan
Heller, CCO, w ill presen t its
p e rform an ce at S unse t P ark
C om m unity C hurch, 174 S u n
set Blvd., St. H elens.
“ R eq uiem " has long been
shrouded in m ystery. M ozart
undertook the com m ission for
an unnam ed A u stria n n o b le
man, and inevitably, the se cre
cy s u rro u n d in g th e c o m m is
sion, M o za rt’s death, the un fin
ished state of the w ork and its
com pletio n under the direction
of M o za rt’s widow, C onstanze,
have precipitated tw o centuries
of speculation and controversy.
Tickets are $10 fo r adults, $5
fo r stud en ts an d se n io r c iti
zens. T h e y are a va ila b le at
B e rtu c c i’s C h o c o la te s , 1560
C o lu m b ia B lvd., St. H e le n s ,
and Tim e and Tim e A gain G ifts
51528 C olum bia R ive r H ig h
way, S cappoose. If seats are
available, tickets w ill be sold at
the door.
C C O is a classically oriented
vocal m usic group. W ord of the
g ro u p ’s talent and professional-
ism has spread rapidly and the
group has received m any invi-
ta tio n s to tou r nationally and in-
ternationally, including tw o invi-
ta tio n s to perform at N ew York
C ity ’s C arnegie Hall.
nonia M inisterial A ssociation,
w ill be held April 20 at 7:00
a.m ., at the Vernonia M em orial
Cem etery, at the w est end of
Bridge Street, to com m em orate
C hrist’s resurrection and c e le
brate the gift of new life.
There will be singing and
special music, as w ell as a
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