Published on November 22, 2005 at 6 p.m. by Mary Wimberley  

Â鶹¹û¶³'s School of Performing Arts, Division of Music, will present its annual Festival of Christmas Music Friday, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m. in Wright Center Concert Hall.

Performing groups include the A Cappella choir, University Chorale, Bells of Buchanan and the Â鶹¹û¶³ Orchestra.

The choirs will perform separately, and combine for three numbers. The audience will be invited to join the choirs and orchestra on two familiar carols: "Joy to the World" and "O Come, All Ye Faithful."

Tickets are $10 adults and $5 students/children. For information and tickets, call (205) 726-2778.

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.