Organ recital set for Dec. 19

Concert organist Peter Bates of Mutual 7 will perform a Christmas recital on the magnificent Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ in the main sanctuary of Covenant Presbyterian Church, 607 E. Third St., Long Beach, on Sunday, Dec. 19, at 2 p.m.

The audience will be invited to sing along to holiday carols.

Bates has been the church’s minister of music and resident organist since 1997. Last year, the annual Christmas concert was canceled because of COVID-19 concerns, but with the church returning to public services, the concert can again take place.

Audience members are asked to wear masks while in the sanctuary and walk through a temperature checkpoint. Admission is free.