| May 10, 2008 | ||
| 7:30 pm | to | 8:30 pm |
When: Saturday, May 10, 7:30 pm
Where: The Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, 6211 NE 182nd St., Kenmore (map)
Cost: Free-will donation
Episcopal Church of the Redeemer will host a recital by Organist Sheila Bristow with soprano Linda Tsatsanis. “Music for the Season of Pentecost” will feature the music of J. S. Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, and Bob Chilcott.
Maundy Thursday:
The choir will sing a haunting setting of Psalm 78 by Seattle composer Peter Hallock, and two settings of Canticle N, “A Song of God’s Love”.
Good Friday:
The gentlemen of the choir will sing a close-harmony arrangement of “Were You There” by noted African American composer/arranger H. T. Burleigh.
The Great Paschal Vigil:
Festive Easter music by the choir, and guest trumpeter Judson Jay Scott will perform solos by Hovhanness and Telemann.
The Sunday of the Resurrection:
The Concerto Baroque performance was just great. We are truly privileged to have such wonderfully talented musicians perform in our space. I’ve posted photos from the event on the Redeemer Flickr account.
- Wade
Saturday December 8th, 7:30 PM
This meditative service of readings and music provides a time of reflection and renewal during the season of Advent. Solo and choral music provided by the Church of the Redeemer Choir, mezzo soprano Melissa Plagemann, and violinist Stephen Cresswell.
The service will be followed by a dessert reception.
Organ Plus Concert
Sunday, January 27, 2:00 PM
St. Mark’s Cathedral
www.saintmarks.org
Admission: $10
Dear friends,
I wanted to let you know that I will be performing an eclectic solo organ program and accompanying my favorite baritone, Glenn Guhr, on a couple of solo cantatas at St. Mark’s in January. I hope you’ll come!
Opera fans, FYI: Glenn is making his directing debut with Bellevue Opera’s production of “The Magic Flute”.
Concerto Baroque will present their first performance on Saturday, November 24, 7:30 PM at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. The ensemble brings together five busy early music performers of the Pacific Northwest to present chamber works featuring trumpet, violin and soprano by Baroque masters.
Concerto Baroque is Linda Tsatsanis, soprano; Stephen Cresswell, violin; Judson Scott, trumpet; Nathan Whitaker, cello; and Sheila Bristow, continuo. Individually they have performed through out North America for established ensembles such as Portland Baroque, Seattle Baroque, Northwest Baroque, Seattle Pro Musica, Tafel Music and St. Mary’s Chamber Orchestra.
The ensemble performs on the instruments current when the music was written and in the styles the composers would have assumed. For example, the trumpet is a valveless instrument and the violin and cello are strung with gut strings, creating the warm tonal colors called for in the music.
This first program includes vocal and instrumental music of Italy and Germany including works by Telemann, Fantini, Caccini and Corbett which broadly sketch the bounderies of the Baroque style.
The music selected for this program spans the range of the Baroque period. The earliest music on the program, a few short sonatas by Fantini, are the first examples of the trumpet leaving the parade ground and stepping into the concert hall (ca 1630); similarly the vocal works by Caccini were groundbreaking in establishing the Baroque vocal style. The works by Handel and Telemann define the most refined acheivements at the close of the Baroque era. Bridging the these extremes is a sonata by Corbett.
Concerto Baroque, the Northwest’s newest Baroque ensemble, presents a concert of music by Telemann, Fantini, Caccini and Corbett on November 24, the Eve of Christ the King. Selections will be played on musical instruments current to the period in which they were composed.
When: Saturday, November 24 at 7:30 PM
Where: Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Kenmore
Admission: A free-will donation will be accepted.
Performers:
We’ve posted photos of the opening on Flickr. It was a great opening - a lot of people came, the music was fantastic, and everyone had a good time.
There were some really intriguing discussions going on about the role that art could play in the spiritual life of the entire diocese of Olympia. We’ll post more about that as things develop, but it sounds as if there will be some exciting times ahead.
- Wade
When J.P. and Gwyn’s wedding was over on Saturday, Angela, Debi, and I crept back into the nave and hung the artwork for Speaking in Tongues: The Spirit Unleashed.
The pieces look great together. I think this is a really strong show.
Don’t forget, the opening reception is Thursday evening from 6 PM to 8 PM. Music’s from 7 to 7:30.
- Wade
Over the next couple of weeks I’ll be posting about each of the artists whose work has been accepted into our upcoming art exhibition, Speaking in Tongues: The Spirit Unleashed, so check back often, then come to our artists’ reception on July 12th to meet some of them.
-Angela
"We are trying to live out, as best we can, the religion of the heart. You do that with things that aren't very rational, like music, art, prayer, and liturgy - by giving people an opportunity to learn what really matters, which is living in a relationship with God."
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