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27 SEPTEMBER 2009 • SUNDAY AT 7:00 PM
THE LOVE OF MUSIC AND THE MUSIC OF LOVE:
Reflections at the Keyboard
Please join us for a gala fundraising concert featuring world-renowned Bishop and pianist, The Rt. Rev. Michael Marshall of London, England. This concert will feature a wide repertoire of music interspersed with reflections and commentary from Bishop Marshall. Ticket prices: $20 general admission; $50 prime seating; $100 prime seating and reception with Bishop Marshall. Proceeds will benefit CHR as well as “The Awareness Foundation,” Bishop Marshall’s program of world-wide ministry and outreach. |
30 OCTOBER 2009 • FRIDAY AT 6:30 PM
HALLOWEEN ORGAN SPOOKTACULAR
Mollie Nichols and William K. Trafka, organists
Mollie Nichols (Dir. of Music and Organist) and Bill Trafka (Dir. of Music and Organist of St. Bartholomew's) will join in a program of scary organ music for Halloween. Mollie and Bill will play duet transcriptions of Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries and Saint-Saëns' Danse Macabre. Mollie and Bill will also play spooky works of Buxtehude, Messiaen, Franck and others. The Heavenly Rest Stop, Heavenly Rest's new and popular café on Fifth Avenue, will be open throughout the evening for reasonably prices drinks and snacks.
Free admission. |
1 NOVEMBER 2009 • ALL SAINTS DAY AT 5:00 PM
ALL SAINTS CONCERT AT EVENSONG
To commemorate All Saints, the Feast Day of the Church of the Heavenly Rest, the choirs will present a beautiful service of Evensong . Music by Stanford, Harwood and Berkeley.
The Heavenly Rest Choir;
Mollie Nichols, conductor ; Steven E. Lawson, organist
An offering will be taken. |
6 DECEMBER 2009 • SUNDAY AT 5:00 PM
DYLAN THOMAS: A Child's Christmas in Wales
TRUMAN CAPOTE: A Christmas Memory
The Heavenly Rest Players present a concert version of two beloved Christmas plays: Dylan Thomas' "A Child's Christmas in Wales," and Truman Capote's "A Christmas Memory."
Free admission |
13 DECEMBER 2009 • SUNDAY AT 5:00 PM
CANDLELIGHT SERVICE OF LESSONS AND CAROLS
Our annual Service of Lessons and Carols is modelled after the tradition at King's College, Cambridge, that alternates scriptures which foretell the birth of Jesus Christ with choral music and traditional carols.
The Heavenly Rest Choir and Choristers
An offering will be taken. |
20 DECEMBER 2009 • SUNDAY AT 4:00 PM
J. S. BACH: Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248
The Canterbury Choral Society opens their 2009–10 season with the Christmas Oratorio (Weihnachtsoratorium) BWV 248 by Johann Sebastian Bach.
Charles Dodsley Walker, founder and conductor
Suggested contribution: $20. Seniors, students: $10. Under 12: free. |
24 DECEMBER 2009 • THURSDAY AT 3:30 AND 5:00 PM
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PAGEANT
Over 100 costumed children present our annual Christmas Pageant as the Christmas Story is reenacted through scripture and familiar carols. Georgio the donkey leads the procession and is joined by other live animals. Come early to get a seat for the 3:30 and 5:00 pm performances on Christmas Eve.
Immediately following the pageants, a service of Holy Communion will be offered in the Chapel.
An offering will be taken. |
24 DECEMBER 2009 • THURSDAY STARTING AT 10:30 PM
CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE
The Nativity of Our Lord is celebrated on Christmas Eve, beginning at 10:30 pm with a choral prelude of glorious music for Christmas. At 11:00 pm, the Festal Choral Eucharist heralds the birth of the Christ Child with traditional carols and lessons in the candlelit church.
The Heavenly Rest Choir and organ.
An offering will be taken. |
21 FEBRUARY 2010 • SUNDAY AT 5:00 PM
FRANZ SCHUBERT: Mass No. 6 in E flat, D. 590
David Randolph conducts the St. Cecilia Chorus in Schubert's choral masterpiece.
Tickets: $25 ($20 in advance). Students, seniors: $15. Children 12 and under: $5 |
2 MARCH 2010 • TUESDAY AT 6:00 PM
AN EVENING CELEBRATING OPERA
Sponsored in conjunction with The Richard Tucker Foundation, this concert will feature Richard Tucker Music Foundation Award winners and opera stars.
Free admission. |
14 MARCH 2010 • SUNDAY AT 4:00 PM
JOHANNES BRAHMS: A German Requiem, Op. 45
ZOLTÁN KODÁLY: Laudes Organi
The Canterbury Choral Society presents Johannes Brahms' immortal Ein deutsches Requiem, nach Worten der heiligen Schrift (A German Requiem, with Words to the Holy Scriptures), Op. 45, and Zoltán Kodály's Laudes Organi.
Charles Dodsley Walker, founder and conductor
Suggested contribution: $20. Seniors, students: $10. Under 12: free. |
28 MARCH 2010 • PALM SUNDAY AT 5:00 PM
EVENSONG: Music of the Passion
Instrumental and choral meditations interspersed with Passiontide readings. The Heavenly Rest Choir with guest artist, Ana Hernandez.
Mollie Nichols, conductor; Steven E. Lawson, organist.
An offering will be taken.
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17 APRIL 2010 • SATURDAY AT 4:00 PM
NEW AMSTERDAM BOYS AND GIRLS CHOIR
James Backmon, director
An offering will be taken. |
9 MAY 2010 • SUNDAY AT 4:00 PM
Zoltán Kodály: Missa Brevis
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
The Canterbury Choral Society closes their season with two works: Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály's Missa Brevis ("Organ Mass") and New York legend Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms, with Hebrew and English texts.
Charles Dodsley Walker, founder and conductor
Suggested contribution: $20. Seniors, students: $10. Under 12: free.
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