‘A Festival of Carols’ to air in three states this Christmas
Broadcast: “A Festival of Carols”
When and where to watch:
• WGVU TV (Grand Rapids, Michigan)(Channel 35.3)
Monday, Dec. 16 at 9 p.m.
• WNIT (South Bend, Indiana) (Channel 34)
Saturday, Dec. 21 at 6 p.m. (Channel 34.1)
Tuesday, Dec. 24 at 9:30 p.m. (Channel 34.1)
Wednesday, Dec. 25 at 5 p.m. (Channel 34.2)
Wednesday Dec. 25 at 7 p.m. (Channel 34.1)
Wednesday, Dec. 25 at 10 p.m. (Channel 34.2)
• WFWA TV (Fort Wayne)(Channel 39.4)
Monday, Dec. 23 at 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 24 at 6 p.m.
Wednesday Dec. 25 at 2 p.m.
• KPTS 8 (Wichita, Kansas) (Channel 8)
Tuesday Dec. 24 at 12 noon (Channel 8.1)
Wednesday Dec. 25 at 11 a.m. (Channel 8.2)
• WTIU TV (Bloomington, Indiana)(Channel 30)
Wednesday, Dec. 25 at 12:30 p.m.
Residents in three states will have opportunities to enjoy Goshen College’s “A Festival of Carols,” the annual musical celebration of the holiday season, on local and regional public television stations this Christmas.
The 2016 performance of “A Festival of Carols” was filmed and produced by broadcasting students in the college’s communication department, and working for FiveCore Media, Goshen College’s video production company. This recently-updated version features new songs not included on the previous recording.
WNIT TV in South Bend, Indiana, will air the program Saturday, Dec. 21 at 6 p.m.; Tuesday, Dec. 24 at 9:30 p.m.; and on Christmas Day, Wednesday, Dec. 25 at 7 p.m. on channel 34.1, and at 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. on channel 34.2
WFWA TV in Fort Wayne (channel 39.4) will air the performance Monday, Dec. 23 at 8 p.m.; Tuesday, Dec. 24 at 6 p.m.; and on Christmas Day, Wednesday, Dec. 25 at 2 p.m.
WTIU TV in Bloomington, Indiana (channel 30) will air the performance on Christmas Day, Wednesday, Dec. 25 at 12:30 p.m.
WGVU TV in Grand Rapids, Michigan (channel 35.3), will air the program Monday, Dec. 16 at 9 p.m.
KPTS TV in Wichita, Kansas, will air the program Tuesday Dec. 24 at noon on channel 8.1 and on Christmas Day, Wednesday, Dec. 25 at 11 a.m. on channel 8.2.
All times are local for the viewing region.
“A Festival of Carols” is patterned on a traditional English worship service, and features Christmas carols, spirituals, scripture readings and works by David Willcocks, Jacob Handl, Benjamin Britten, Robert Shaw and more. Performers including the Goshen College Chamber Choir, Men’s Chorus, Women’s World Music Choir, Goshen College Symphony Orchestra and Shout For Joy Children’s Choir. The audience also joins the choirs to sing familiar carols during the performance.
See photos from the 2019 performance
The 2016 “A Festival of Carols” was directed by Dr. Debra Detwiler Brubaker (Voices of the Earth, formerly Women’s World Music Choir), Dr. Scott Hochstetler (Chamber Choir and Vox Profundi, formerly Men’s Chorus), Dr. Jose Rocha (Goshen College Symphony Orchestra) and Sandy Hill (Shout for Joy Children’s Choir).