{"id":1849,"date":"2013-12-13T02:29:42","date_gmt":"2013-12-13T07:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/2013\/12\/13\/another-sellout-for-lessons-and-carols\/"},"modified":"2022-11-07T19:29:07","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T00:29:07","slug":"another-sellout-for-lessons-and-carols","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/another-sellout-for-lessons-and-carols\/","title":{"rendered":"Another \u2018sellout\u2019 for Lessons and Carols"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/newsimg.furman.edu.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/lessons-and-carols2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-9416 lazyload\" alt=\"lessons and carols2\" data-src=\"http:\/\/newsimg.furman.edu.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/lessons-and-carols2-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/200;\" \/><\/a>For some, the hustle and bustle of Black Friday marks the official start of the holiday season. But for many in the Greenville community, it\u2019s Furman\u2019s annual Festival of Lessons and Carols that signals the advent of the Christmas season.<\/p>\n<p>Now celebrating its 19<sup>th<\/sup> year, the tradition continues Sunday, Dec. 15 with two services at 3 and 5 p.m. in Daniel Chapel.<\/p>\n<p>While the performances are free, tickets are issued to control limited seating in the Chapel. And ticket supplies are always depleted within a few short weeks of becoming available.<\/p>\n<p>But there is still hope to secure tickets to this year\u2019s shows.\u00a0 Fifteen minutes prior to each service, no-show seats are opened up.\u00a0 And if you\u2019re willing to bank on an average no-show rate of 15 percent, then you might be able get a seat.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most highly anticipated musical events of the year, the Festival of Lessons and Carols draws more than 350 people per service \u2013 all to participate in what some have described as \u201cmagical.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the core of the magic is the 33-member Chamber Choir. Chosen by audition and rewarded handsomely with scholarships, choir members represent the best of the best vocalists at Furman. Each capable of dramatic solo singing, the choristers\u2019 commitment to beauty and unity forges a remarkably rich range and quality of sound.<\/p>\n<p>Amid the warm glow of a candlelit sanctuary, the ensemble, directed by William Thomas, is joined by the congregation, harpists, the magnificent Hartness Organ, guitar, flute and a marimba, no less. The nine intermittent scripture \u201clessons\u201d are offered by Furman students and faculty members, and punctuate the ancient, contemporary and traditional choral music.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, contact the Furman Music Department at 864-294-2086.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now celebrating its 19<sup>th<\/sup> year, Furman&#8217;s Festival of Lessons and Carols continues Sunday, Dec. 15 with two services at 3 and 5 p.m. in Daniel Chapel. Free tickets have been spoken for, but there&#8217;s a good chance you could attend the beloved service.\u00a0Fifteen minutes prior to each service, no-show seats are opened up.\u00a0 And if you\u2019re willing to bank on an average no-show rate of 15 percent, then you might be able get a seat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":265,"featured_media":1850,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/265"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1849"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1849\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}