Christmas Eve Service | Wednesday, Dec 24 at 2 PM
Important Time Change: Please note that our Christmas Eve service will begin at 2:00 PM, rather than our usual 1:00 PM Sunday worship time.
A Christmas Eve music service is a special worship gathering held on December 24th that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ through song and scripture. These services often feature beloved Christmas carols, candlelight singing, and festive choral music that tells the nativity story. Many conclude with the traditional singing of “Silent Night” by candlelight, creating a warm and reverent atmosphere.
The Rev. Joseph Pang
Officiant
Musicians
Jihye Jang, Soprano
Yulin Wang, Tenor
Juri Kim Pang, Piano & Organ
Christmas Eve: A Service of Music & Light
Order of Music
Christmas Medley (Improvisation) > Juri Kim Pang, Organ
Panis Angelicus — César Franck
Yulin Wang, Tenor
Sì, mi chiamano Mimì from La Bohème — Giacomo Puccini
Jihye Jang, Soprano
Ombra mai fu (Largo) from Serse — George Frideric Handel
Yulin Wang, Tenor
O Holy Night — Adolphe Adam
Jihye Jang, Soprano
Nessun dorma from Turandot — Giacomo Puccini
Yulin Wang, Tenor
Offertory Praise
나를 통하여 (Through Me) Music by 이권희 (Lee Kwon-hee), Arr. by 윤창호 (Yoon Chang-ho)
Jihye Jang, Soprano
Jihye Jang, Soprano
Soprano Jihye Jang, a rising star from South Korea, is a lyric soprano who has established herself as a compelling presence on the international operatic stage. Her 2025–26 season marked a pivotal achievement with her widely praised role debut as the title character in Ferruccio Busoni’s Turandot with Mannes Opera at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall. This followed her striking performance as Nanny in The Infinite Energy of Ada Lovelace and her professional operatic debut as Fiordiligi in Così fan tutte at the Korea National University of Arts.
Her remarkable vocal artistry has garnered top distinctions at leading international competitions in 2025. She was awarded The Albert Sherman Memorial Award at the Opera Index Competition and emerged as a winner of the Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition (New York District). She also received the Dr. David DiChiera Encouragement Prize at the Premiere Opera International Vocal Competition and achieved finalist placement at the Viotti International Vocal Competition in Vercelli, Italy. Additionally, she was named a finalist at the Giulio Gari Competition in New York, where she earned the Grant Award.
Jihye Jang is currently completing her Master’s degree at the Mannes School of Music.
Yulin Wang, Tenor
Tenor Yulin Wang, from Dezhou, China, is currently pursuing his Professional Studies Diploma in Voice at the Mannes School of Music at The New School, where he studies with Arthur Levy and Joshua Greene. He will join the Aspen Vocal Arts and Opera Theater as a young artist in the summer of 2026. His recent performances include the role of Kalaf in Ferruccio Busoni’s Turandot with Mannes Opera at Alice Tully Hall. Last summer, he was a fellow at the Lehmann Vocal Institute at the Music Academy of the West. Opera Theater in 2026 Summer. His recent performance had Kalaf in Ferruccio Busoni’s Turandot for Mannes Opera in Alice Tully Hall. Last summer he was one of fellow in Lehrer Vocal Institute in Music Academy of the West.
Juri Kim Pang, Organ/Piano
Juri Kim Pang is a New York City-based classical composer known for her captivating and interactive performances and compositions. She has recently performed improvisational concerts at Cornell University and Elim Art Hall. Her film music for “Over Me” was featured at a film festival at Tate Modern in London, UK.
Juri’s talents extend to composition and direction. She composed and directed the opera “Great Chasm,” which was performed at Lamb’s Theater, an off-Broadway theater. Her advocacy for asylum seekers led her to participate in an art advocacy project in Helsinki, Finland.
A child prodigy, Juri performed Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto #1 at age 12 with the Manaen Orchestra and Schumann’s Piano Concerto Op. 54 at age 16 with The Busan Philharmonic Orchestra. She received her BA from Yonsei University and her MM from Mannes College of Music and has taught composition and sacred music at New York Theological Seminary. She is currently the music director at Manhattan Cornerstone Presbyterian Church.