2013-2014 Cathedral Music Brochure

GREAT MUSIC at Christ Church Cathedral

September 2013 - May 2014

SOARING TO NEW HEIGHTS Experience Great Music at Christ Church Cathedral, Lexington’s premier historical setting for discovering the power of music to stir your soul and inspire your mind.

At historic Christ Church, the Gothic architecture offers a unique setting in which to savor unforgettable music and where classics become new with surprising detail.

Enjoy Christ Church Cathedral’s highly acclaimed choirs, who breathe new life into the centuries-old tradition of choral and liturgical music, organists inspired by the Cathedral’s exquisite Holtkamp Organ and concert artists whose incomparable gifts promise to thrill and enchant.

Welcome to Christ Church Cathedral where Great Music soars to new heights.

Carol Wade Dean & Rector of Christ Church Cathedral

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 3:30pm

Organ Recital Dr. Jan-Piet Knijff, The Netherlands

4:00pm

Evensong with the Cathedral Choir

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 11:00am Choral Eucharist with the Cathedral Choir

“....the choir displayed faultless singing and immaculate choral discipline. They demonstrated a paradigm to which we all aspire.�

Choir and Organ Magazine

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6 3:30pm

Recital Alluring Community Handbell Ensemble Patricia Saunders, director

4:00pm

Evensong with the Cathedral Mens Choir

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13 11:00am

Choral Eucharist with the Choir of Men and Boys Robert Quade, visiting conductor

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3 The Festival of All Saints

11:00am

Eucharist with the Choir of Men and Boys

3:30pm

Organ Recital Dr. Schuyler Robinson, University of Kentucky

4:00pm

Evensong with the Cathedral Choir

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16 7:00pm Concert Ecco Chamber Choir Dr. Vicki Bell, director Canon Musician Erich Balling, guest conductor

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17 11:00am Choral Eucharist with the Choir of Men and Girls

MESSIAH

George Frideric Handel FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6 7:30pm

Katharine Dain Christopher Conley Charles Reid Dean Elzinga

Soprano Countertenor Tenor Bass

The Lexington Baroque Ensemble The Cathedral Choir Conducted by Erich Balling

For Ticket Reservations, call 859-254-4497, Ext. 108 or visit www.ccclex.org

“....the purity of the trebles voices and soft sonority of the male altos created exquisitely tuned chords of radiant beauty.”

The Lexington Herald-Leader

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20 Noon A Ceremony of Carols

by Benjamin Britten with the Cathedral Girls Choir and Elaine Cook, harp

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22 7:00pm

A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols with the Cathedral Choir

C HR I S T M A S at the Cathedral

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24 Christmas Eve

2:00pm

Christmas Pageant & Eucharist with the Cathedral Singers

4:30pm

A Ceremony of Carols

by Benjamin Britten with the Cathedral Girls Choir and Elaine Cook, harp

5:00pm

Eucharist with the Cathedral Girls Choir

10:30pm

Prelude with the Cathedral Choir Traditional carols for choir and congregation

11:00pm

Eucharist with the Cathedral Choir

MONDAY, JANUARY 6 7:00pm Concert Cornell Glee Club, Cornell University A ticketed event

Choirs under the direction of Malcom Archer, Director of Chapel Music, Winchester College, United Kingdom

SUNDAY, JANUARY 26 11:00am Choral Eucharist with the Cathedral Choir

3:30pm

Organ Recital Stephen Price, Indiana University

4:00pm

Evensong with the Cathedral Choir

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16 Alumni Weekend

11:00am

Choral Eucharist with the Cathedral Choir and Choir Alumni

3:30pm

Organ Recital Mark DeAlba, University of Kentucky

4:00pm

Evensong with the Choir of Men and Boys

SUNDAY, MARCH 16 11:00am

Choral Eucharist with the Choir of Men and Girls

3:30pm

Recital Ashland Trio: Ned Farrar, viola Merrilee Elliott, flute Clyde Beaver, cello

4:00pm

Evensong with the Cathedral Girls Choir

HO LY WE E K at the Cathedral

SUNDAY, APRIL 13

Palm Sunday

8:30 & 11:00am

Eucharist with the Cathedral Choir

4:00pm

FaurĂŠ Requiem with the Cathedral Choir

THURSDAY, APRIL 17 Maundy Thursday

7:00pm

Eucharist & Washing of the Feet with the Choir of Men and Boys

FRIDAY, APRIL 18

Good Friday

Noon

Choral Liturgy with the Cathedral Choir

7:00pm

Contempletive Candlelighting with the Choir of Men and Girls

SATURDAY, APRIL 19 Easter Vigil

8:00pm

Eucharist with the Cathedral Singers

EASTER

at the Cathedral

SUNDAY, APRIL 20 Easter

8:30 & 11:00am

Eucharist with the Cathedral Choir

SUNDAY, MAY 18 3:30pm

Organ Recital Elizabeth Clark, Indiana University

4:00pm

Evensong with Chorister Promotions and Valedictions with the Cathedral Choir

SANCTUARY

SUNDAYS 6:00pm

Contempletive Service with music in Celtic tradition

Find Sanctuary at 6:00 Sunday evenings at Christ Church Cathedral. Sanctuary is a place and time of deep peace, heartwarming music of the Celtic tradition, votive candles, contemplation, communion and worship.

Sanctuary is where you can feel close to God, find peace of mind and heart, and bring into focus your purpose and place in the world. Sanctuary is worship that gives both solace and strength in the joy of Holy Eucharist.

Sanctuary is followed by a simple meal. Sanctuary takes a break during July and December, but is every Sunday through the rest of the year.

MUSIC AT THE CATHEDRAL

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lease visit our website, www.ccclex. org, to learn more about the Cathedral’s music program and to hear new recordings of the Cathedral Choirs. In addition to the services listed in this brochure, the Cathedral Choirs sing weekly at the 8:30 and 11:00 a.m. Sunday services.

The music program at Christ Church Cathedral exists in order to adorn the liturgy, to edify and educate the congregation and to enhance the cultural life of the community. You are invited and welcome to participate in the worship, education and fellowship of the Cathedral. We invite you to share this brochure with family and friends by way of extending this invitation.

Christ Church Cathedral has for many decades supported and sustained choirs trained in the English Cathedral tradition. Unique in its depth and breadth, instruction for the boys, girls and teens is based on the curriculum of the Royal School of Church Music (RSCM).

Children and youth deepen their sense of history, liturgy, language and art as well as their ability to interpret sacred texts and music.

Through the ongoing effort of learning and working together, they also develop friendships and become part of a community that uplifts collective and individual efforts. Christ Church Cathedral choristers learn what it is to be at the heart of vibrant worship.

During the summer of 2014, the Choir of Men and Boys and the Cathedral Girls Choir will travel to England where they will sing in residency at York Minster and Saint George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. We regard these trips as enhancements of our regular program of weekly services, rehearsals, and occasional concerts here in Lexington and invite you to share in our enthusiastic preparations for this journey.

In November, the Cathedral Choir will release a new CD recording of favorite anthems and motets as well as music for organ and cello.

Look for details on the Cathedral website and newsletter, Prayer and Action.

Membership in the Cathedral Girls Choir is open to all girls ages eight through eighteen. Membership in the Cathedral Boys Choir is open to all boys ages seven through voice change. We also offer a choir for those younger than age eight: The Cathedral Imps (beginning at age 4 or 5 through age7). Our mixed adult choir, the Cathedral Singers sings throughout the summer months and several times throughout the academic year. Our Women’s Choir, Cathedral Schola sings once per month and for special services during the academic year.

You are cordially invited to become a part of the Cathedral music program. Please contact Canon Musician, Erich Balling at 859-2544497 ext. 117 for more membership information.

CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL

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hrist Church Cathedral serves a unique ministry in the heart of Lexington, Kentucky.

As a people of prayer and action stirred by compassion, Christ Church Cathedral is eager to serve the community. We have programs and events for all generations.

Cathedrals are by nature multi-dimensional. They are places of spiritual and aesthetic exuberance. At Christ Church Cathedral, worship takes place in varied forms, music pours forth in resonant beauty, and spiritual growth and education deepen the mind and spirit. As vital a citizen, Christ Church Cathedral seeks to offer a meeting place of the spirit where differences are honored and people from all walks of life can meet in search of common ground to serve the common good.

If you would like to know more about the Cathedral, please call Parish Secretary Margaret Christensen at 254-4497 or email her at mchristensen@ccclex.org to set up an appointment.

Also, visit our website at www.ccclex.org.

Christ Church Cathedral 166 Market Street Lexington, Kentucky 40507 www.ccclex.org 859-254-4497