Festival '27, our 18th season, culminates with our Festival Concert at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 14, 2027 at Riverchase United Methodist Church, 1953 Old Montgomery Hwy, Birmingham, AL 35244. A pre-concert lecture will be offered at 2:00 p.m. This season's clinician is Dr. Quint Harris, Director of Music Ministries at Vestavia Hills Methodist Church. His associate director and organist, Karen Kreckelberg, continues to serve Over the Mountain Festivals as our accompanist and organist.

Our program for this season is titled Sing Forth to Glory, with repertoire that includes much audience singing as well as enjoyable and stirring anthems from the Chorus. Please plan on joining us for this free concert of sacred choral music!

INVOCATION

Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus - arr. Dan Forrest (w/audience)

Veni Sancte Spiritus (from Lux Aeterna) - Morten Lauridsen

Come, All You People (Uyai Mose) - arr. Quint Harris
Praise to the Lord the Almighty (Lobe den Herren) (w/audience)

PRAISE

All Creatures of Our God and King (from Two Hymns of Praise) - John Rutter (w/audience)

For the Beauty of the Earth - John Rutter

Festive Piece on Saint Anne - Eugene Butler (w/audience)

ADORATION

O Love - Elaine Hagenberg

Our Father - Craig Courtney

The Whole Armor of God - K. Lee Scott

SENDING FORTH

American Folk Hymns - arr. Mack Wilberg
Saints Bound for Glory
Death Shall Not Destroy
We’ll Shout & Give Him Glory
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

BENEDICTION

The Old Hundredth Psalm Tune - Ralph Vaughan Williams (w/audience)

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