December Performances

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All musicians listed in these performances are professional musicians from the Lyra Vivace Chamber Orchestra, an ensemble of In Praise of Music, unless noted otherwise.

Thank you and Happy Holidays!

2016 December Concerts

Sunday, December 1, 2019: 11:00am service

  • First Baptist Church
  • 3500 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 30909
  • (706) 733-2236
  • The following musicians will be joining members of the church orchestra:
Violins
Ryan Kho
Jonathan Aceto
Pawel Kozak
Angela Shaw

Viola
Carl Purdy

Cello
Christine Crookall

Flute
Erin Wilson
Desiree Wiggill

Oboe
Manda Cawthon
Joshua Mello

Clarinet
Jay Rising

Bassoon
Joy Hoffman
Katie Bennett

Horn
Rachel Misner

Trumpet
Josh Workman
Jessie Morlan
Samuel Speering

Trombone
Kate Jenkins
Jessica Wilkerson
Steve Pruitt

Percussion

Michael Katterjohn
Kevin Baggott

Sunday, December 8, 2019: 8:45am and 11:00am services

Ryan Kho, violin
Laura Tomlin, violin
Carl Purdy, viola
Christine Crookall, cello

Sunday, December 8, 2019, 9:30am and 11:00am services

Angela Morgan, violin
Pawel Kozak, violin
Laurin Smith, viola
Justin Resley, cello
Sara Lokey, bass

Sunday, December 8, 2019, 11:00am service

Michelle Mills, violin
Scotty Allen, violin
Angela Shaw, viola
Chris Connolly, cello
Barry Garman, bass
Erin Wilson, flute
Desiree Wiggill, flute
Joshua Mello, oboe
Maria Ortiz, clarinet
Jay Rising, clarinet
Katie Bennett, bassoon
Kevin Baggott, percussion

Sunday, December 8, 2019: 11:00am service

Damir Horvat, violin
Ashley Horvat, violin
Genny Nelson, viola
Karen Geigle, cello
Kent Hannibal, percussion

Sunday, December 8, 2019: 6:30pm service

Ryan Kho, violin
Camila Mouton, violin
Genny Nelson, viola
Christine Crookall, cello

Saturday, December 14, 2019, 7:30 pm

  • Augusta Choral Society presents “A Merrie Olde Christemas”
  • St. Paul’s Church
  • 605 Reynolds St, Augusta, GA 30901
  • (706) 724-2485
  • Click here to purchase tickets

Lyra Vivace Chamber Orchestra

First Violin
Ryan Kho
Jonathan Aceto
Laurin Smith
Laura Tomlin

Second Violin
Pawel Kozak
Debbie Schab
Angela Shaw

Viola
Carl Purdy
Karl Schab
Arthur Ross

Cello
Christine Crookall
Justin Resley
Christopher Connolly

Bass
Sara Lokey

Flute
Lorraine Jones
Wendy Cohen

Oboe
Kelly Odell
Manda Cawthon

Clarinet
Joseph Eller
Steven Christ

Bassoon
Joy Hoffman
Nib McKinney

Horn
Anne Holmi
Deryck Clarke

Trumpet
Todd Jenkins
Deborah Caldwell

Trombone
Kate Jenkins
Steve Pruitt

Bass Trombone
Matthew Henderson

Timpani
Michael Katterjohn

Percussion
Kent Hannibal

 

Sunday, December 15, 2019: 8:30am and 11:00am services

Violin
Thomas Lai
Ryan Kho
Amanda Igo
Genny Nelson
Priscilla Hollingsworth
Emily Wait

Viola
Jeff Watson

Cello
Mary Ann Watson
Karen Geigle

Bass
Pam Dutch

Trumpet
Geoffrey Wood
Samuel Speering

Horn
Rachel Misner

Trombone
Brian Yonn

Tuba
Keith Murray

Sunday, December 15, 2019: 8:45am and 11:00am services

Brass Quartet

Fabio Mann, trumpet
Jessie Morlan, trumpet
Jessica Wilkerson, trombone
Steve Pruitt, trombone

Sunday, December 15, 2019: 10:30am service

Violin
Anastasia Petrunina
Courtney Daglis
Laurin Smith
Vivian Cheng
Benjamin Dawson
Katie Taylor

Viola
Scotty Allen
Claudia Malchow

Cello
Meredith Keen

Bass
Brian Gencarelli

Oboe
Brian Seaton

Clarinet
Taylor Massey

Bassoon
Miguel Posadas

Horn
Anneka Zuehlke
Christina Cornell

Percussion
Daniel Kirkpatrick
Denis Petrunin

Sunday, December 15, 2019: 4:30pm and 6:30pm services

Violin
Laura Tomlin
Nyamka Odsuren
Camilia Mouton
Angela Shaw

Viola
Arthur Ross
Genny Nelson

Cello
Justin Resley

Flute
Erin Wilson

Oboe
Manda Cawthon

Trumpet
Debora Caldwell

Sunday, December 15, 2019, 6:00pm service

Ryan Kho, violin
Amanda Igo, violin
Jonathan Aceto, violin
Carl Purdy, violin
Christine Crookall, cello
Sara Lokey, bass
Kelly Odell, oboe
Steven Christ, clarinet
Joy Hoffman, bassoon
Deryck Clarke, horn

Sunday, December 15, 2019: 6:30pm service

Violin
Pawel Kozak
Thomas Lai
Jason Pooler
Priscilla Hollingsworth

Viola
Wesley Hamilton

Cello
Christopher Connolly

Flute
Bo Lee
Mallory Berley

Oboe
Kenny Bader
Joshua Mello

Clarinet
Jay Rising

Bassoon
Andrew Stephens

Horn
Rachel Misner

Trumpet
Geoffrey Wood
Jessie Morlan
Samuel Speering

Trombone
Matthew Henderson
Steve Pruitt

Bass Trombone
Robert Slade

Percussion
Michael Katterjohn
Kevin Baggott

Wednesday, December 18, 2019, 7:00pm service

Joseph Eller, clarinet

Tuesday, December 24, 2019: 4:00pm and 6:00pm services

Laura Tomlin, violin
Pawel Kozak, violin
Angela Shaw, viola
Mary Ann Watson, cello
Barry Garman, bass

Tuesday, December 24, 2019: 4:30pm and 6:00pm services

Christopher Connolly, cello

Tuesday, December 24, 2019: 5:00pm service

Amanda Igo, violin
Nick Brucker, violin
Douglas Temples, viola
Andrew Barnett, cello

Tuesday, December 24, 2019: 5:00pm and 7:00pm services

Shadwa Mussad, viola
Pai Liu, cello

Tuesday, December 24, 2019: 5:30pm prelude for 6:00pm service and 9:30pm prelude for 10:00pm service

Jonathan Aceto, violin
Ryan Kho, violin
Carl Purdy, viola
Christine Crookall, cello

Tuesday, December 24, 2019: 6:30pm service

Ryan Kho, violin
Christine Crookall, cello

Tuesday, December 24, 2019: 9:00pm service

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