The choirs from Pilgrim Lutheran Church and Westminster Presbyterian Church will jointly present Joseph Martin’s,Tapestry of Light: A Celtic Christmas Celebration.  

The first performance will be December 15 at the 10 o’clock worship service at Pilgrim Lutheran Church, 1430 N. Lake Dr., Lexington.  The second performance will be December 15 at 5 pm at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1715 Broad River Rd., Columbia.

Inspired by a trip to Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England, composer Joseph Martin composed the choral cantata,  “Tapestry of Light”.  This beautiful celebration of the Christmas Season is a joining of traditional carols, primarily from the British Isles, with scripture reading and candle lighting.  

Joseph Martin, a native of North Carolina, earned his Bachelor of Music degree in Piano Performance at Fur-man University in Greenville, South Carolina. Subsequently he earned a Master of Music degree in Piano Performance at the University of Texas, Austin. Joseph taught for five years in the Piano Pedagogy Department of the University of Texas. While at Furman University, he was accompanist for choral director and composer Milburn Price and, inspired by his teaching, Martin began to compose.

He is a member of the staff at the Hal Leonard Corporation and Shawnee Press, Inc. as Director of Sacred Publications, with responsibilities for overseeing the editorial and creative direction of the company and also coordinating the recording and production aspects of future sacred publishing efforts.

Susan Cafferty, Pilgraim Lutheran Church, and Bonnie Pruitt, Westminster Presbyterian Church, are the choir directors. Pastors are Joh Woods, Pilgraim Lutehran, and Chris Denny, Westminster Presbyterian.