Cathedral Arts

Upcoming Performances

​May 21, 2023, 3:00 p.m. ~ Helen Lyons, soprano, and Elaine Greenfield, piano
June 4, 2023, 4:00 p.m. ~ Hope Conquers Fear, Vermont Choral Union
​A favorite of Cathedral Arts audiences, the Vermont Choral Union draws inspiration from more than ten centuries of classical vocal ensemble music.  Sharing a passion for artistic and musical development, singers explore timeless works of the past, along with today's newest compositions.  

Join us as for a program including motets by Johann Christoph Bach, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Johannes Brahms, and featuring Benjamin Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb.  

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​August 22, 2023, 12:00 p.m. ~ Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival
Join us for this annual favorite event featuring learning and exploration through performances, discussions with composers and performers,

This is a free concert.  Donations to Cathedral Arts are always gratefully accepted. 

Past Performances


​January 24, 2023, 12:00 p.m. ~ Young Artists Showcase
Cathedral Arts presents the 50th Annual Young Artists Showcase Recital, which celebrates the excellent work of young performing artists from throughout the state of Vermont. 
December 6, 2022, 12:00 p.m. ~ Mt. Mansfield Union High School Chorus
​Directed by Caleb Pillsbury, the MMU Concert Choir, Lower Voices Chorus, and Madrigal Singers will present a concert of varied repertoire. Through each performance the students demonstrate their dedication and love for singing together. The program will feature music from our Fall and Winter Concerts, some selections for the concert program are listed below.

Tuesday, December 6 at noon at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul
This is a free concert. Donations to Cathedral Arts are always gratefully accepted.
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Program:
Tshotsholoza, Traditional South African Freedom Song, arr. Jeffrey Ames
Misty Mountains Cold, Glenn Yarbrough and Rankin & Bass, arr. Noah Wang
The Mermaid, Traditional Sea Chantey, arr. Michael Levi
One Voice, Ruth Moody
I Will Be Earth, Gwyneth Walker
City Called Heaven, Traditional Gospel, arr. Josephine Poelinitz
Fair Phyllis I Saw, John Farmer
Jolene, Dolly Parton, arr. Gitika Partington
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.
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.

Visual Arts at the Cathedral

Janet McKenzie
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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.
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​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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