The Cathedral Music Series
Fall 2009 - Spring 2010

ATTENTION: All Music Series events beginning Feb. 28th have been canceled due to ongoing structural repairs in the cathedral that are taking longer than expected due to February's severe snow storms. We apologize. Please sign up for a brochure of next season's events, using the form on the right >

December 1, 7:30 PM
Holiday Brass
The International Women’s Brass Conference, Maryland Chapter, presents its 6th Annual Holiday Brass Concert. The program will feature music of the season for brass, organ and choir, as well as familiar carols and sing-alongs. Performers include brass players from the Baltimore and National Symphonies, and the nation’s premier military bands. The youth choirs of Towson Methodist church and the Baltimore Lutheran school have joined together to make this a beautiful concert. Back by popular demand will be a performance of Highland Cathedral by Bagpiper Jean Gould. For more information or to order tickets, please call (410) 337-7539 or visit www.holidaybrass.com.

December 6, 5:30 PM
Canticle Singers
Canticle Singers, a select women’s chamber choir under the direction of Wendy Wickham, will perform a varied program of seasonal choral music from throughout the ages. For further information about the program and tickets, please call (410) 374-9312.

December 12, 6:30 PM
Candesco
Candesco, a select women’s trio specializing in works of the Renaissance period and earlier, will perform a varied program of seasonal choral music from throughout the ages. This program is free and open to the public however, a free-will offering will be received.

December 20, 5:30 PM
A Festival of Lessons and Carols for Christmas
The service, reminiscent of its English heritage, is sung in a candlelight setting by the combined Cathedral Choirs under the direction of Mr. Daniel J. Sansone. Traditional carols and anthems celebrating the joy of the Christmas season will be performed. This program is free and open to the public however, a free-will offering will be received.

January 24, 5:30 PM
U.S. Naval Academy Band
The United States Naval Academy Band will perform a program of festive selections in the grand acoustics of the Cathedral. For more information about the band, please visit www.usna.edu/USNABand. This program is free and open to the public.

February 21, 6:30 PM
Lenten Procession
The choir of St. John’s Huntingdon, under the direction of Mr. Thomas Hetrick, will perform works celebrating the season of Lent. Mirroring the Lenten journey, the procession will begin in the Narthex of the Cathedral, continue to the Sanctuary, and finally proceed to the steps of the high altar of the magnificent Cathedral. This program is free and open to the public; however, a free-will offering will be received.

February 28 - canceled due to structural repairs
Organ Recital
Ms. Katherine Hunt, Associate Director of Music at the Cathedral, will perform an organ recital on the two stunning Schantz organs comprising 130 ranks. The program will include the Plymouth Suite by Percy Whitlock as well as works by J. S. Bach, Mendelssohn, and Daniel Pinkham. This program is free and open to the public however, a free-will offering will be received.

March 21 - canceled due to structural repairs
Cathedral Choir Concert
The Cathedral Choir, under the direction of Mr. Daniel J. Sansone, will perform a program of varied choral repertoire celebrating the season of Lent. The program will feature the Missa Pange lingua by Josquin des Prez and the Quatre Motets pour les Temps de Penitence by Francis Poulenc. This program is free and open to the public; however, a free-will offering will be received.

March 28 - canceled due to ongoing structural repairs
Organ Recital
In observance of the beginning of Holy Week, the Cathedral’s Director of Music Mr. Daniel J. Sansone will perform an organ recital featuring Le Chemin de la Croix (The Stations of the Cross) by Marcel Dupré. The work’s movements offer musical reflections on the various Stations, depicting Christ’s Passion. Narrative readings will precede each of the fourteen movements. The regal acoustics of the Cathedral offer the perfect setting for the music. This program is free and open to the public however, a free-will offering will be received.

April 18, 5:30 PM - canceled due to ongoing structural repairs
Solemn Choral Vespers
The Cathedral Choir, under the direction of Mr. Daniel J. Sansone, will sing Solemn Choral Vespers. The vespers will include the Magnificat (St. Paul Service) by Herbert Howells, as well as other sacred choral motets. This program is free and open to the public however, a free-will offering will be received.