Moscow LDS presents free interfaith Easter concert Palm Sunday
News Brief by FāVS Staff
Moscow, IDAHO — The Moscow Idaho Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in coordination with other area faith groups, will be hosting its second-annual Easter concert, “God So Loved the World: A Musical Celebration of Easter.” The event will be on Palm Sunday, April 13, from 7-8 p.m. at 1657 S. Blaine St., in Moscow, Idaho.
The concert will feature sacred vocal and instrumental music interspersed with Scripture readings by local clergy. Stephen Fairbanks, director of orchestras at University of Idaho, will be directing a string ensemble.
Stefan Gordon, assistant professor of voice and opera at University of Idaho and music director for the First United Methodist Church, will be a featured soloist.
Carolee Fairbanks, Moscow Stake cultural arts director, will be directing an interfaith choir.
Other solo and small ensemble groups include the ROMEOS, a local barbershop quartet, and an interfaith folk group performing “Love Is Come Again,” a hymn based on the text of John 12:24-26.
Scripture passages will be read by leaders from local area churches, including:
- The Rev. Beverly Sherrill Bullock, Interim Co-Pastor, First Presbyterian Church-Moscow
- The Rev. Sylvester Bullock, Interim Co-Pastor, First Presbyterian Church-Moscow
- The Rev. Amma Linda Bartholomew, Vicar, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
- The Rev. Mary Beth Rivetti, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
- The Rev. Derek McGuckin, Moscow First United Methodist Church
Admission is free, and all members of the community are invited to attend.
