Cantata recognizes 75th anniversary

Community choral group has performed Christmas music for decades

  • Volunteers from area churches rehearse for the 75th annual Christmas Cantata. The program has delighted listeners and ushered in the Christmas season for three-quarters of a century, and this year promises to be just as inspirational. JOYCESARAH MCCABE | DISPATCH RECORD
    Volunteers from area churches rehearse for the 75th annual Christmas Cantata. The program has delighted listeners and ushered in the Christmas season for three-quarters of a century, and this year promises to be just as inspirational. JOYCESARAH MCCABE | DISPATCH RECORD
    Dec. 10 will mark the 75th annual Christmas Cantata performance in Lampasas, or so it’s believed. “We think this is our 75th,” said Mary Tittle, cantata choral director. “We have no records back that far. We picked a year after World War II, figuring that they weren’t held during the war.” Whether the 2023 holiday season is the 74th or 75th year, the tradition ha...

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