The Friends of Christ Church Cathedral presents Cathedral
Concerts for 2007-2008. Concerts this year include the
first Thursday series, “Lunch... Plus!”,
which begins on Thursday, October 4, at 12:05 p.m. in
the Cathedral House Auditorium; weekly Midday Organ
Recitals, which began on Tuesday, September 11, at 12:35
p.m. in the Cathedral; Choral Evensong on various Wednesdays
at 5:30 p.m. and Sundays at 5:00 p.m.; and the Great
Performers series throughout the year. Please refer
to this page often for updated events. Also, please
follow the links to download our full Concerts
Brochure, Lunch...Plus! Brochure, or Midday
Organ Recitals Brochure. |
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| Lunch...Plus! |
| Thursdays, at 12:05, $6.00 |
October 4
City
Winds Trio - Music for Flute, Oboe & Piano
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November 8
The Panamericans - Music of Brazil and South
America
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December 6
“A Mini-Medieval Madrigal Mélange” – Costumed lunch feast features Madrigal singing and Music of the Christmas Season.
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February 7
“Ode to St. Valentine” - A Valentine’s Cabaret
featuring Dolly Harris
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March 6
Celeste
Howard Ray - Music of the Celtic Isles
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April 3
Handler/Levesque Guitar Duo
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May 1
Cynthia Mellon, mezzo-soprano, sings Spanish Songs for Cinco de Mayo |
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| Great Performers |
December 2, 5:00 p.m.
Cathedral Choir Lessons and Carols for Advent
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December
24, 10:30 p.m.
Cathedral Choir Nativity Concert preceding Christmas Eve Mass– Gerald Finzi’s In terra pax
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February 22, 8:00 p.m.
Karel Paukert, Concert Organist
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May 4, following Evensong
Cathedral Choir Ralph Vaughan Williams’
Five Mystical Songs |
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| Choral Evensong |
October 10, 5:30 p.m.
Choristers
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November 4, 5:00 p.m.
Full Choir Choral Evensong for All Saints’,
followed by Reception
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December 5, 5:30 p.m.
Choristers - Cancelled
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February 10, 5:00 p.m.
Full Choir Choral Evensong for the First Sunday
in Lent, followed by Reception
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March
5, 5:30 p.m.
Choristers - rescheduled from March 12
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May 4, 5:00 p.m.
Full Choir Choral Evensong for the Seventh
Sunday in Eastertide, followed by Reception |
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| Midday Organ Recitals |
| Tuesdays, at 12:35, Free |
September 11
Kevin Jones Jongen Chant de Mai & Sonata Éroïca
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September 18
Kevin Jones “Bach in G” – BWV 541 and BWV 542
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September 25
Kevin Jones Bruhns “Great” e Præludium,
Howells Psalm-Prelude, 1/1
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October 2
Kevin Jones “The A-list”– Mendelssohn Sonata in A Major, Bach BWV 536
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October 9
Kevin Jones Vierne – Symphony I, Op. 14, Prelude,
Scherzo and Final
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October 16
Kevin Jones Hindemith – Sonate II, Duruflé Carillon
de Soissons Cathèdrale |
October 23
Kevin Jones Frescobaldi – Fiori Musicali and other Italian dolci
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October 30
Kevin Jones “Hallowe’en Horror” – Franck Pièce Héroïque and Bach BWV 565
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November 6
Kevin Jones “The 20th Century British Organ” – Music of Kenneth Leighton & William Mathias
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November 13
Kevin Jones “Flights of Fancy” – Vierne Pièces de Fantaisie –Impromptu, Étoile du Soir, Clair de Lune and Toccata in B-flat Minor
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November 20
Kevin Jones “A Buxtehude 300th!” – Praeludia in D and f#
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November 27
Kevin Jones Bach – A portion of the Clavierübung, Part III
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December 4
Jason Roberts (St. James’s, West Hartford)
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December 11
Bert Landman (Trinity Church, Hartford)
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December 18
James Jordan (Gloria Dei Cantores, Orleans,
MA) |
January
No concerts
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February 5
Kevin Jones “A Mardi gras Scherzo-fest” – Scherzi by Alain, Duruflé and Jongen
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February 12
Kevin Jones “Solemn Music for Lent” – Brahms and Anton Heiller
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February 19
Alan Murchie (Trinity Church, Southport)
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February 26
Colin Lynch (St. Paul’s School, Concord, NH)
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March 4
Kevin Jones Howells – Rhapsody in c#, Master Tallis’ Testament, Pæan
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March 11
Nicholas White (Trinity Church, Torrington)
plays the Sonata on the 94th Psalm by Julius
Reubke
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March 18
No concerts
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March 25
No concerts |
April 1
Kevin Jones Widor’s Easter masterpiece – Symphonie-Romane
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April 8
Kevin Jones Distler Orgelsonate and Eben Moto
ostinato (Sunday Music)
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April 15
Kevin Jones Music of Jean Langlais
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April 22
Kevin Jones Naji Hakim – The Embrace of Fire
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April 29
Kevin Jones Vierne – Symphony III, Op. 28 |
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Download concert brochures for more information:
Lunch...Plus!
Organ Recitals
2007 - 2008 Concerts
To have your name added to the Cathedral Concerts email
list, please send an email to dvancamp@cccathedral.org.
If you are a performing artist, and would like to
be considered for the Lunch...Plus! series, please
contact Kevin Jones, Director of Music, via regular
mail at the Cathedral street address. Include in your
letter a proposed program (no more than 40 minutes
in length), a recent CD recording, and a press packet.
Please note that packets and CDs cannot be returned,
and that the series is booked approximately one year
in advance. Thank you for your interest!
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