Written in 1865, the year Liszt took holy orders, his “Missa Choralis” requires a spacious acoustic and majestic physical setting to be appreciated to its fullest advantage. On Sunday, February 18, the ideal setting for this stirring expression of faith is to be found in St. Louis (MO), and The Shrine of St. Joseph: Google […]
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St. Louis to hear unusual Christmas repertoire
The annual holiday program by the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus, Sunday 17th December at 3 pm, includes both the unusual and the unfamiliar. Two significant pieces of ‘Americana’ are provided by Virgil Thomson (“Scenes from The Holy Infancy”) and Paul Nelson (“In Bethlehem, That Noble Place”). Carols rarely heard in the USA from Australians William […]
Candlelight, Carols & Cathedral in Kansas City
The 26th annual “Candlelight, Carols & Cathedral” concerts will be Friday, December 15, 7:30 PM, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (gold dome) at Broadway and 12th Streets in Kansas City, MO. The award-winning William Baker Festival Singers will be joined by Organist John Schaefer and the Kansas City, Kansas, All-City Children’s Chorus. The […]
Candlelight, Carols & Cathedral in Kansas City
The 26th annual “Candlelight, Carols & Cathedral” concerts will be Sunday, December 17, 2:00 PM, at Grace & Holy Trinity Cathedral, Broadway at 13th Streets in Kansas City, MO. The award-winning William Baker Festival Singers will be joined by Organist John Schaefer and the Kansas City, Kansas, All-City Children’s Chorus. The popular concert has been […]
Briggs/Silvestri carol premiered in St. Louis
Sunday, 17th December, at 3 pm, sees the world premiere of “Seeking You,” a collaborative commission between British composer Kerensa Briggs and American poet, Charles Anthony Silvestri. It provides the centerpiece for a program titled “The Holy Land” that also features “Scenes from The Holy Infancy” of Virgil Thomson, the tributes of the Three Kings […]
Handel’s MESSIAH Sing-Along of the Christmas Portion
The 3rd annual Sing-Along of the Christmas Portion of Handel’s MESSIAH will be Sunday, December 1, 4:00 PM, in the nave of the St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. Dr. William O. Baker, music director of historic St. Paul’s Church, will lead The St. Paul Choir, Chamber Orchestra, and distinguished young soloists Megan […]