2022 - 2023 Performances
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August 25, 2022, 12:00 p.m. ~ Bach in Church
The Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival and Cathedral Arts present Bach in Church at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul. Join us for this popular annual free event featuring works by Bach, Vivaldi, and 20th Century composer Florence Price. Bach/Ferguson Fantasia in G major, BWV 572 Florence Price Negro Folksongs in Counterpoint for String Quartet Bach/Vivaldi Trumpet and Organ Concerto in D major, BWV 972 Soovin Kim, violin Edward Arron, cello Emi Ferguson, flute Brandon Ridenour, trumpet Mark Howe, organ Catalyst Quartet July 22, 2022, 7:30 p.m. ~ Choir of Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge, and has had a chapel choir since its foundation in 1505. For this tour of the American East Coast, they will sing a wide range of music: Parry's Songs of Farewell, Howell's Requiem, Finzi's Lo, The Full, Final Sacrifice, to name a few, performing a variety of music from both religious and secular traditions.
Conducted by Professor David Rowland, Director of Music at Christ's College, the choir's raison d'etre has, since its inception, been to sing services in the college chapel. Choral Evensong is sung twice weekly during full term. More generally, the choir makes an important contribution to the life of the college, singing at feasts, weddings, memorial services, and other occasions. Today, as one of Cambridge's finest mixed-voice ensembles, the group also pursues an exciting range of activities outside the college, performing concerts in Cambridge and around the UK, recording CDs, broadcasting, and undertaking international tours each summer. Tickets: Adult, $25; Seniors and Students, $20. Tickets can be purchased at https://sevendaystickets.com/events/104361 or at the door. CDs will be available for sale (cash or check only) during the intermission or after the performance. COVID-19: We ask that all attendees be vaccinated and wear a mask at all times. Thank you for your cooperation. October 21, 2022, 7:30 p.m. ~ Maurice Clerc, Organ
Join us for an evening of organ music performed by renowned French organist Maurice Clerc. Maurice Clerc is a part of the long line of the great French tradition of organ playing, yet he draws energy from the dynamism of our time. His performing career of more than 1300 recitals in some twenty countries, including 28 tours in North America, has earned him an international reputation.
Organist Emeritus of Dijon Cathedral, Maurice Clerc served as titular organist of this great instrument for 46 years from 1972 to 2018. He also taught at the Conservatoire de Dijon and lectured at the University in Dijon. He has recorded a dozen CDs, including Bach and German baroque masters, French repertory of Franck, Vierne, Dupré, Fleury, and Langlais. His most recent recordings have been of works by Cochereau and French transcriptions. Maurice Clerc is Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. The program will include varied works from composers such as Bach, Buxtehude, and Jean Langlais. Tickets: Adult, $25; Seniors and Students, $15. Purchase tickets online at https://sevendaystickets.com/events/maurice-clerc-organist-10-21-2022 November 11, 2022, 7:30 p.m. ~ Michael Arnowitt, Piano
December 6, 2022, 12:00 noon ~ Mt. Mansfield Union High School Chorus
April 11, 2023, 7:30 p.m. ~ Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival, Jason Vieaux, Guitar and Tim McCallister, Saxophone
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2021 - 2022 Performances
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May 27, 2022, 7:00 p.m. ~ Ravel Compared - Elaine Greenfield, Piano
Join us for a concert celebrating the formal release of Elaine Greenfield’s new double disc CD, Ravel Compared. In addition to performing selected pieces from the recording, Elaine will share insights into her eight-year project, and discuss Ravel. The CD features 80 minutes of Ravel piano works on two contrasting pianos. The 1893 Erard piano on disc one, displays the sound we can imagine Ravel heard. The Ivers and Pond grand, on the second disc, reveals the same music with a modern 20th century sound, in contrast. Tickets cost $25 for adults, $20 for seniors and students, and will be available at the door or online. Seating will be limited. All admission proceeds will be donated to the Vermont Food Bank. Recordings will available for purchase at the concert. May 20, 2022, 7:30 p.m. ~ Gloria - Vermont Symphony Orchestra Chorus Concert, conducted by José Daniel Flores-Caraballo
The VSO Chorus returns in full song with Gloria, John Rutter’s splendid three-movement piece for chorus, brass and organ featuring organist Mark Howe and VSO’s brass and percussion musicians. Written by Rutter in 1974, the Latin text of Gloria is based on the Ordinary of the Mass and, according to Rutter, is a “centuries-old challenge to the composer: exalted, devotional and jubilant by turns.” The remainder of this one-hour concert features brass ensemble, choral and organ works highlighting the vibrancy and range of the musical voice. Program
If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Grace Spain at 802-864-5741 or grace@vso.org. This concert is sponsored in part by the Robert De Cormier Fund. COVID-19: Audiences are required to show proof of vaccination and ID upon entering venues. In addition, all audiences will be required to wear KN95 (or similar) masks for the entire period they are in the performance venues. VSO will provide KN95 masks to any audience member who needs it at no cost. |
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April 26, 2022, 6:30 p.m. ~ Music-COMP Opus 36
Music-COMP and the Cathedral Arts committee are very excited to host the 36th Opus concert on April 26th, 2022 at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul. This all-day event showcases 25 works by selected young composers, paired with professionals, and performed by the best musicians in Vermont to an audience friends, family, and community members.
Each Opus concert reminds us of the creativity held by the next generation of musicians. Students in grades 3-12 are eligible to participate. Performances of the original compositions will take place in the Nave on April 26 at 6:30 p.m. This is a free concert that is open to the public. Donations are always gratefully accepted.
Music-COMP (Music Composition Mentoring Program) is a Vermont-based non-profit started in 1995 that teaches students in grades 3-12 how to compose original music. Schools and teachers don’t often have the time, resources, or training to allow students to realize their musical creativity, and our goal is to help each student find their musical voice. Our young composers range from people who have never written a note before in their life all the way to students interested in composition as their profession. We partner with schools, private lesson teachers, and independent students across the country.
Music-COMP and the Cathedral Arts committee are very excited to host the 36th Opus concert on April 26th, 2022 at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul. This all-day event showcases 25 works by selected young composers, paired with professionals, and performed by the best musicians in Vermont to an audience friends, family, and community members.
Each Opus concert reminds us of the creativity held by the next generation of musicians. Students in grades 3-12 are eligible to participate. Performances of the original compositions will take place in the Nave on April 26 at 6:30 p.m. This is a free concert that is open to the public. Donations are always gratefully accepted.
Music-COMP (Music Composition Mentoring Program) is a Vermont-based non-profit started in 1995 that teaches students in grades 3-12 how to compose original music. Schools and teachers don’t often have the time, resources, or training to allow students to realize their musical creativity, and our goal is to help each student find their musical voice. Our young composers range from people who have never written a note before in their life all the way to students interested in composition as their profession. We partner with schools, private lesson teachers, and independent students across the country.
January 25, 2022, 12:00 p.m. ~ Young Artists Showcase
Cathedral Arts is excited to present the 49th Annual Young Artists Showcase Recital, which celebrates the excellent work of young performing artists from throughout the state of Vermont.
The recital will be live-streamed on January 25, 2022, at 12 noon (due to COVID guidelines in effect, the Cathedral will be open only for the artists and their families).
Program:
Arabesque 1 by Claude Debussy
Maddie Crowne, piano
Caprice En Forme De Valse by Paul Bonneau
Jayme Billings, alto saxophone
Prelude from Suite Bergamasque by Claude Debussy
Laura Zhou-Hackett, piano
Fantaisie for Viola and Orchestra by Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Elizabeth Messier, viola, & Hailey Messier, piano
You can view a recording of this concert on the Cathedral's YouTube page here.
Cathedral Arts is excited to present the 49th Annual Young Artists Showcase Recital, which celebrates the excellent work of young performing artists from throughout the state of Vermont.
The recital will be live-streamed on January 25, 2022, at 12 noon (due to COVID guidelines in effect, the Cathedral will be open only for the artists and their families).
Program:
Arabesque 1 by Claude Debussy
Maddie Crowne, piano
Caprice En Forme De Valse by Paul Bonneau
Jayme Billings, alto saxophone
Prelude from Suite Bergamasque by Claude Debussy
Laura Zhou-Hackett, piano
Fantaisie for Viola and Orchestra by Johann Nepomuk Hummel
Elizabeth Messier, viola, & Hailey Messier, piano
You can view a recording of this concert on the Cathedral's YouTube page here.
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December 7, 2021, 12:00 p.m. ~ David Neiweem, Organist
David Neiweem will offer a free program of organ works at St. Paul’s Cathedral on Tuesday, December 7 at 12:00 noon. David, a longtime friend of Cathedral Arts, is Professor of Music and University Organist and Carilloneur at UVM. A Chicago native, he studied organ there as a boy, later earning degrees at Oberlin, the University of Wisconsin, and the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Stuttgart, Germany. In years past, David led the UVM Catamount Singers in a concert of choral music on the first Tuesday in December; the Covid-19 pandemic has made that plan impossible this year, but instead David has graciously agreed to come and play the Cathedral’s 1973 Karl Wilhelm tracker-action organ. The program, drawn from some of David’s favorite repertoire, will include music by Giovanni Gabrieli, Louis-Claude Daquin, Nikolaus Bruhns, J.S. Bach, and Antonio de Cabezon. Come and enjoy the brilliant sound of the organ in the wonderful space of St. Paul’s. This is a free concert, donations to Cathedral Arts are always gratefully accepted. |
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October 24, 2021, 3:00 p.m. ~ Borromeo String Quartet
Capital City Concerts and Cathedral Arts are proud to present the Borromeo String Quartet at the Cathedral of Saint Paul in Burlington.
Boston's stellar Borromeo Quartet has been hailed for its “edge-of-the-seat performances,” by the Boston Globe, which called it “simply the best.” This beloved ensemble returns for performances featuring Beethoven's transcendent String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132, and Adolphus Hailstork's clever and touching String Quartet Swing Low Sweet Chariot. Flutist Karen Kevra joins them for Gluck's paradisal Minuet and Dance of the Blessed Spirits.
Tickets to hear the concert live ($15-$25) are available in advance at www.capitalcityconcerts.org, and at the door on the day of the performances. New this season are virtual tickets. The pay-as-you-can tickets start at $15 and enable you to watch on-demand from home according to your own schedule.
The concerts are sponsored in part by Bill Herbst of the Vermont Agency, the Vermont Community Foundation Concert Artists Fund, Capitol Copy, Grenier Engineering, and the Montpelier Community Fund. Visit www.capitalcityconcerts.org.for tickets, and information including programs, bios, and COVID protocols.
Capital City Concerts and Cathedral Arts are proud to present the Borromeo String Quartet at the Cathedral of Saint Paul in Burlington.
Boston's stellar Borromeo Quartet has been hailed for its “edge-of-the-seat performances,” by the Boston Globe, which called it “simply the best.” This beloved ensemble returns for performances featuring Beethoven's transcendent String Quartet No. 15 in A minor, Op. 132, and Adolphus Hailstork's clever and touching String Quartet Swing Low Sweet Chariot. Flutist Karen Kevra joins them for Gluck's paradisal Minuet and Dance of the Blessed Spirits.
Tickets to hear the concert live ($15-$25) are available in advance at www.capitalcityconcerts.org, and at the door on the day of the performances. New this season are virtual tickets. The pay-as-you-can tickets start at $15 and enable you to watch on-demand from home according to your own schedule.
The concerts are sponsored in part by Bill Herbst of the Vermont Agency, the Vermont Community Foundation Concert Artists Fund, Capitol Copy, Grenier Engineering, and the Montpelier Community Fund. Visit www.capitalcityconcerts.org.for tickets, and information including programs, bios, and COVID protocols.
August 25, 2021. 11:00 a.m. ~ Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival: Songs of Today
Miasma (2021) Nokuthula Ngwenyama (b. 1976)
Bella Hristova, violin
Pop-Unpopped (2016) Clancy Newman (b. 1977)
Trap Queen (by Fetty Wap)
Work (by Rihanna)
Uptown Funk (by Mark Ronson)
Clancy Newman, cello
Quartet No. 5, Rosalind (1989) R. Murray Schafer (b.1933)
FLUX Quartet
Tom Chiu, violin
Conrad Harris, violin
Max Mandel, viola
Felix Fan, cello
Miasma (2021) Nokuthula Ngwenyama (b. 1976)
Bella Hristova, violin
Pop-Unpopped (2016) Clancy Newman (b. 1977)
Trap Queen (by Fetty Wap)
Work (by Rihanna)
Uptown Funk (by Mark Ronson)
Clancy Newman, cello
Quartet No. 5, Rosalind (1989) R. Murray Schafer (b.1933)
FLUX Quartet
Tom Chiu, violin
Conrad Harris, violin
Max Mandel, viola
Felix Fan, cello
2020 - 2021 Virtual Performances |
April 27, 2021 ~ Melody Puller, Piano
Click here to view Melody's performance.
February 23, 2021 ~ Young Artists Showcase Recital
Click here to view the Young Artists Showcase Recital
December 8, 2020 ~ Mark Howe, Organ
Click the link here to watch Mark's concert.
Click here to view Melody's performance.
February 23, 2021 ~ Young Artists Showcase Recital
Click here to view the Young Artists Showcase Recital
December 8, 2020 ~ Mark Howe, Organ
Click the link here to watch Mark's concert.
Visual Arts at the Cathedral
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Janet McKenzie
Check out this link to a short documentary about the life and work of Vermont painter Janet McKenzie, who is challenging traditional Christian images by using women and people of color in depictions of Jesus, Mary, and other Biblical figures. The Cathedral Church of St. Paul hosted an exhibit of her work in November of 2016, and is lucky enough to have a painting of Janet's, called "Mary and Jesus with the papel picado," (seen left) as part of our permanent collection. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCYTIBHzQBA. |
For more information, please contact Ann Guillot (Chair) and Caleb Pillsbury (Artistic Director) via the Cathedral Administrator at admin@stpaulscathedralvt.org.
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