The Friends of Christ Church Cathedral proudly
presents Cathedral Concerts for 2009-2010, adding
to the cultural fabric of the City of Hartford
and the surrounding capital region. Concerts this
year include the first Thursday series, “Lunch... Plus!”,
which begins on Thursday, October 1, at 12:05
p.m. in the Cathedral House Auditorium; weekly
Midday Organ Recitals, which began on Tuesday,
September 15, 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, $7.00, includes lunch
($5 for Friends members/students with I.D.) |
October
1
“Mad Mezzos of Gilbert & Sullivan”
- Dolly Harris |
November
5
“From the Yellow River to the Danube”
- The Kelet Duo, Katalin Viszmeg, violin,
& Pi-Hsun Shih, piano |
December
3
“A Mini-Medieval Madrigal Mélange”
– Costumed lunch feast features Madrigal
singing and Music of the Christmas Season.
Due to the overwhelming popularity of
this event, seating is limited to 90 persons
and is by advance reservation ONLY. ($10) |
February
4
“Ragtime, Pop and More” with pianist/composer
Deborah
Wyndham |
March
4
Harpist Susan
Knapp Thomas |
| No concert in April |
May
6
Bach’s Two-Part Inventions - Kevin Jones, harpsichord |
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| Great Performers |
November
1, 5:00 p.m.
The Commemoration of All Faithful Departed
featuring Fauré's Requiem
for baritone, soprano, choir & organ.
Cathedral Choir. |
December 6, 5:00
p.m.
Lessons & Carols for Christmas
with the Cathedral Choir.
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December
24, 10:30 p.m.
Cathedral Choir Nativity Concert preceding
Christmas Eve Mass–
Handel's Messiah, Part I, for soloists,
choir and organ. |
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April 2, 12 noon
Cathedral Choir John Stainer's
The Crucifixion
June 22, 8 p.m. International vocal ensemble Pomerium
“Mannerist Music of the Renaissance” Unaccompanied choral music by de Wert, Gesualdo, de Lassus and others. Held at St. Patrick-St. Anthony Church, 285 Church Street, Hartford. Presented as part of the national conference of the Association of Anglican Musicians.Co-sponsored by the 2010 AAM Convention, Christ Church Cathedral and the Greater Hartford Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. $25 in advance (no sales at the door). $15, students/seniors. Tickets? 527.7231, x112. |
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Choral Evensong
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| Wednesdays at 5:30, Sundays at 5:00 |
September
23, 5:30 p.m.
Cathedral Choristers |
October
14, 5:30 p.m.
Cathedral Choristers |
November
18, 5:30 p.m.
Cathedral Choristers |
December
16, 5:30 p.m.
Cathedral Choristers |
January
27, 5:30 p.m.
Cathedral Choristers |
February
28, 5:00 p.m.
Full Choir Choral Evensong for the Second Sunday in Lent, followed by reception |
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March 17, 5:30 p.m.
Cathedral Choristers
April 28, 5:30 p.m.
Cathedral Choristers
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| Midday Organ Recitals |
| Tuesdays, at 12:35, Free
This year's season is dedicated to the memory of Robert T. Anderson (1934-2009) |
September
15
Kevin Jones - Franz Liszt Fantasy & Fugue
on the Theme B-A-C-H; Saint François
de Paule marchant sur les flots (trans.
Lionel Rogg) |
September
22
Kevin Jones - César Franck Cantabile;
Chorale in b minor |
September
29
Kevin Jones - All Bach
Prelude & Fugue in C, BWV 547;
The “Schübler” Chorales,
BWV 645-650 |
October
6
Peter Beardsley (Christ Church Cathedral, Springfield, MA) - Camille Saint-Saëns The Carnival of the Animals |
October
13
Kevin Jones - Music from Prague
Dvoràk Preludium a Fughetta in D; Foerster Impromptu; Wiedermann Toccata & Fugue in f |
October
20
Charlotte Beers (Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH) - Dieterich Buxtehude Præludium in e, BuxWV 142; Bach Sonata in c, BWV 526 |
October
27
Kevin Jones - All Bach
Concerto in G, BWV 592, after Johann Ernst;
Concerto in d, BWV 596, after Vivaldi |
November
3
Kevin Jones - Johann Pachelbel Ciacona in f, P. 43; Chorale Preludes on Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, P. 501& Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, P. 106 |
November
10
Ezequiel
Menéndez (St. Joseph’s
Cathedral, Hartford) Music by J.S. Bach,
Ginastera and Vierne |
November
17
Kevin Jones - Robert Schumann Four Sketches,
Op. 58; Josef Rheinberger Toccata
(from Sonata in C), Op. 165/3 |
November
24
Kevin Jones - All Bach
Four duetti (Clavierübung III), BWV 802-805; Toccata & Fugue in F, BWV 540 |
December
1
Kevin Jones - Herbert Howells Rhapsody in e-flat, Op. 17/2; Aria (Six Short Pieces); Psalm-Prelude, Set 2, No. 3 |
December
8
Kevin Jones - Charles-Marie Widor Symphonie Gothique, Op. 70 |
December
15
Kevin Jones -Olivier Messiæn La Vierge et l’Enfant; Les Bergers; Les Anges; Dieu parmi nous (from La Nativité du Seigneur) |
No concerts
December 22-January |
February
2
Kevin Jones -Jehan Alain Suite (1936); Le jardin suspendu |
February
9
Kevin Jones - Music of Jean Langlais |
February
16
Jason Roberts (St. James’s, West Hartford) - Music of the French Mystics |
February
23
Kevin Jones - All Bach
Sonata in E-flat, BWV 525; Passion chorales from Das Orgelbüchlein, BWV 618-624 |
March
2
Kevin Jones - Chorale Preludes on Herzlich tut mich verlangen by Bach, Brahms, Langlais, Max Reger |
March
9
Erik Eickhoff (Assistant Organist, Christ Church Cathedral) -Marcel Dupré Marche, Legende, Pastorale and Carillon (Sept Pièces, Op. 27) |
March
16
Kevin Jones - Louis-Nicolas Clérambault Suite du Premier Ton |
March
23
Kevin Jones - All Bach
Kyrie summum, BWV 669, 670, 671; Prelude & Fugue in c, BWV 546 |
No
concerts March 30 or April 6 |
April
13
Kevin Jones - Fanfares! by John Cook,
Kenneth Leighton, Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens,William
Mathias & Richard Proulx |
April
20
Kevin Jones - Howells Psalm-Preludes, Set
1, Nos. 1 & 3; Set 2, No. 1 |
April
27
Kevin Jones - Louis Vierne Symphonie II, Op. 20 |
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Download concert brochures for more information:
Lunch…Plus!
Midday
Organ Recitals
2009 - 2010
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, Canon Precentor & 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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