The service, inspired by the Service of Nine Lessons and Carols of the Anglican Church, will include scripture readings by various members of the MVNU community and an advent devotional by Rev. Stephanie Lobdell, MVNU Campus Pastor. Dr. Rebecca Abbott will be featured on organ and MVNU Music Department ensembles will provide several seasonal music…

6 p.m. — First United Methodist Church, 110 W. Franklin St., Troy, Ohio

7 p.m. — Prospect Street United Methodist Church, 185 S. Prospect St., Marion, Ohio (Joint concert with the University Choir from The Ohio State University)

10:30 a.m. — Trinity United Methodist Church, 75 E. High St., Mt. Gilead, Ohio

10: 45 a.m. — Parkview Church of the Nazarene, 4701 Far Hills Ave., Dayton, Ohio    

MVNU’s  Goliards Chamber Choir and Jazz Band will collaborate for a jazz concert on Thursday, Nov. 16. The free concert begins at 7:30 p.m., in Thorne Performance Hall in the R.R. Hodges Chapel/Fine Arts Building.   With Goliards stepping outside their comfort zone, both ensembles will present a program of jazz, pop, and Broadway standards…

The Music Department is pleased to present Jacob Lafevor in his senior trombone recital. He will perform works by Camille Saint-Saëns, Carl Maria von Weber, Ernst Sachse, and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.  A reception will follow the performance. Jacob is a senior Music Education major from Midland, Michigan.  He studies trombone and guitar and participates in several…