A free community event presented by Lex de Azevedo’s Christian Choir will be held on December 15 & 16 at 7:00 pm at 174 N 400 E, Panguitch, UT. And December 17 at 7:00 pm at 2830 W. Cody Dr, Cedar City and December 18 at 7:00 pm at 725 S 1100 W, Cedar City.
The program features Christmas musical arrangements by Lex de Azevedo and a choir of volunteers from Panguitch, Escalante, Hatch, Tropic, Bryce Canyon City, Parowan, and Cedar City. A children’s choir will also present numbers at each location.
Lex de Azevedo is a former Hollywood music composer, arranger, conductor, and producer who is most known for Saturday’s Warrior, The Swan Princess, and Where the Red Fern Grows to name a few. Lex was part of the famous King Family Singers that had a weekly television show back in the ‘60s.
Also featured in the program will be special guest artist Greg Knell. A familiar face throughout Southern Utah theater, Greg’s past roles include Jamie (The Last Five Years), Anatoly (Chess), Jesus (Jesus Christ Superstar), Percy (The Scarlet Pimpernel), Capt. Phoebus (The Hunchback of Notre Dame), Frankie (Forever Plaid), and Sky Masterson (Guys & Dolls). He is a member of the St. George Chamber Singers and former BYU Young Ambassador. Greg lives in Ivins, UT, with his wife and five children.
A Nativity Exhibit of over 300 Nativities will also be on display in Panguitch as part of The Musical Christmas. Exhibit hours are Friday, December 15 from 11 am to 9:30 pm and on Saturday, December 6 from 11 am to 6:30 pm.
– Lex de Azevedo’s Christian Choir
Feature image caption: Lex de Azevedo directing a congregational sing-along with the choir.
