November 28, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 13 The New Jersey Choral Society will begin its 2012-13 season with “Ring Out, Celestial Spheres,” a joyous holiday concert with inspiration for the season of light. This concert will be presented on Sunday, NJ Choral Society presents ‘Ring Out, Celestial Spheres’ Dec. 9 at 5 p.m. at the West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 South Monroe Street, Ridgewood. The program, under the direction of dynamic conductor Eric Dale Knapp, features inspirational holiday music such as “O Magnum Mysterium” by Morten Lauridsen, William Walton’s magnificent “Coronation Te Deum” composed for Queen Elizabeth II, David Hamilton’s uplifting hymn “Gloria,” and “Ring Out, Ye Crystal Spheres” by Ralph Vaughan Williams. Several popular carols will also be featured, including “Christmas Day” and “In the Bleak Midwinter” by Gustav Holst, Mendelssohn’s anthem “There Shall a Star Come Out of Jacob,” “Star Carol” and “Joy to the World” by Rutter and “Hark the Herald Angels Sing.” Linda Sweetman-Waters will accompany NJCS on the organ. Come one hour prior to concert time for The Inside Line, a complimentary lecture that provides an insightful and intimate dis- cussion of the music for all ticket holders. Tickets are $25 for general admission, $22 for students, seniors, and patrons with disabilities, and $12 for children 12 and under (add $5 at the door). Group discounts are also available. For reservations or more information, visit http://www.njcs.org or call the New Jersey Choral Society at (201) 379-7719. In support of the Center for Food Action, the New Jersey Choral Society will be collecting nonperishable food items at this concert. West Side Presbyterian Church is wheelchair accessible. Funding has been made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts. Pictured: The New Jersey Choral Society in a recent performance. Members of the community are invited to “Walk the Labyrinth” along with members of the Old Paramus Reformed Church on Sunday, Dec. 9 from 4 to 7 p.m. This ancient practice, which dates back thousands of years, was used in European cathedrals as a substitute for pilgrimages when travel to Jerusalem was too dangerous. It is said that when one fully engages in the “walk” of the labyrinth, one can expe- Labyrinth walkers welcome rience quieting of the mind, an opening of the heart, and a calling forth of a sense of wholeness, oneness, peace, and possibility. The labyrinth is walked in silence at each individual’s own pace. The event will take place in the church’s barrier-free education building located at 660 Glen Avenue at Route 17 South. For more information, call the church at (201) 444-5933 or visit www.oldparamus.org.