ALMOST always the Second Sunday evening in December
Exaltation Handbells at 6:10 pm
TCF Candlelighting at 6:30 pm
Big Horn Brass at 6:30 pm
St Mathew Lutheran Church
10390 SW Canyon Road
Beaverton, Oregon
This is a free event for the community!
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The concert is at St Matthew Lutheran Church which is located at 10390 SW Canyon Road. The church is located behind the Les Schwab on Canyon Roadbut only the driveway is physically on Canyon Road. There is a lighted sign for the church on Canyon Road. Please come early since the adjacent parking fills up early.
The St Matthew Exaltaion Handbells provide a wonderful preconcert starting at 6:10 pm. The concert begins with a Candle Lighting as part of the Compassionate Friends Worldwide candle lighting. The Big Horn Brass begin their concert at 6:30 as part of the candle lighting. There is a short intermission and free refreshments are provided.
The Compassionate Friends website describes the Annual Candle Lighting by stating, "The Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting unites family and friends around the globe in lighting candles for one hour to honor and remember children who have died at any age from any cause. As candles are lit at 7 p.m. local time, creating a virtual wave of light, hundreds of thousands of persons commemorate and honor children in a way that transcends all ethnic, cultural, religious, and political boundaries. Believed to be the largest mass candle lighting on the globe, the Worldwide Candle Lighting, a gift to the bereavement community from The Compassionate Friends, creates a virtual 24-hour wave of light as it moves from time zone to time zone."
The Weswig family incorporated this element in the Big Horn Brass Concert after Erik Weswig passed away in 1995. Lighting a candle in collaboration with the Compassionate Friends Candle Lighting event provides a wonderful time to remember family members, friends, and fond holiday memories.
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The Free Big Horn Brass Concert has been a long standing tradition for the Weswig Family and many members of the community.
We hope this becomes a tradition for your family as well. The concert is a celebration of Christmas joy through upbeat holiday music.
The Weswig family continues to sponsor this concert in memory of their son, brother, nephew, cousin, and friend Erik Weswig.
The Big Horn Brass Holiday concert is a Christmas tradition for many families. To keep the tradition for 2020, the Big Horn Brass presents “Christmas at Home with the Big Horn Brass”. The program features 12 videos of your favorites from many recent concerts such as “Joy to the World”, “Twas the Night Before Christmas”, “Polar Express”, and “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch”. The program will be available on YouTube for your enjoyment at home. There will be no live concert at St Matthew. A “bright side” is that you won’t need to come early to get a good parking spot! Another is that you can enjoy your favorite beverage while enjoying fabulous brass music. A link for the concert will be available at ErikWeswig.com or you could look for the Big Horn Brass on YouTube. The program will be available in early December.
Traditionally, we start the concert with a candlelighting as part of the Compassionate Friends Worldwide Candle Lighting. Candles are lit at 7pm in each time zone creating a circle of light around the world. This always is on the second Sunday in December.
We invite you to join us with your own lighted candle while you enjoy the music. Additional information about the Compassionate Friends and the candle lighting can be found at the website: ErikWeswig.com.