The Cathedral Music Series
Fall 2008- Spring 2009

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Daniel Sansone
Artistic Music Director

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September 21, 5:30pm
Ronn McFarlane - Lutenist

One of the most outstanding lutenists performing today, Ronn is largely responsible for bringing the transcendent charm and timeless quality of the lute into the musical mainstream and making it accessible to a larger audience. Ronn was a faculty member at the Peabody Conservatory and has numerous recordings on the Dorian Label. This program is free and open to the public however, a free-will offering will be received.

October 12, 5:30pm
Solemn Choral Vespers

The Cathedral Choir will sing Solemn Choral vespers under the direction of Mr. Daniel J. Sansone. Featured works for the vespers will include the Magnificat (Collegium Regale) and the Te Deum (Collegium Regale) by Herbert Howells. Monsignor Robert A. Armstrong, Rector of the Cathedral will serve as Presider. The Solemn Choral Vespers service is free and open to the public however, a free-will offering will be received.
 

October 26, 5:30pm
Organ Recital

Mr. Daniel J. Sansone will perform an organ recital on the two magnificent cathedral organs comprising 130 ranks. The featured work on the program will be the Sonata for Organ (opus28) by Sir Edward Elgar. Works by J.S.Bach and Flor Peeters will also be performed. The program is free and open to the public however, a free-will offering will be received.

 
November 23, 5:30pm
Organ Recital

Jonathan Moyer will present the final recital in a series of four performances featuring the entire organ works of Olivier Messiaen. The featured work will be the Livre du Saint Sacrament, composed in 1984. Experience this profound and transcendent music in the spiritual setting of the cathedral. This program is free and open to the public however, a free-will offering will be received.

 
November 30, 5:30pm
A Festival of Lessons and Carols for Advent

The St. Stephen’s Choir of Men and Boys under the direction of Adric, will present a traditional service of Lessons and Carols for Advent. Through scripture readings, carols and beloved hymns, the service reflects the mystery and anticipation of the Advent season. This program is free and open to the public however, a free-will offering will be received. For further information, please visit http://www.lessonsandcarols.com

December 2, 7:30pm
Holiday Brass

The International Women’s Brass Conference, Maryland Chapter, presents it’s 5th Annual Holiday Brass Concert. The program will feature music of the season for brass, organ, and choir, as well as familiar carols and sing-a-longs. Performers include members of the Baltimore and National Symphonies, and the nation’s premier military bands. The Emmanuel Lutheran Church Choir and the Towson Methodist Choir will be joined by Bagpiper Jean Gould, as well as the Steel Drum Band from Catonsville High School . For more information or to order tickets, please call (410) 337-7539 or visit http://www.holidaybrass.com

December 7, 5:30pm
Canticle Singers

Under guest direction of Leo Wanenchak, Canticle Singers will perform a varied program of choral music from throughout the ages. For ticket information, please call (410) 592-6059.
 

December 11, 7:30pm
Christmas Festival at the Basilica

Catholic Charities will present its second Christmas Festival at the Basilica. This festive concert will benefit the Jenkins Senior Living Community. Concert Artists of Baltimore will be joined by the Cathedral Choir under the direction of Ed Polochick to perform traditional music of the Christmas Season. For ticket information, please call (410) 646-6544.

 
December 21, 5:30pm
A Festival of Lessons and Carols for Christmas

The Carol 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 will be featured celebrating the joy of the Christmas Season. This program is free and open to the public however, a free-will offering will be received.

 
January  25, 5:30pm
U.S. Naval Academy Band

The United States Naval Band (http://www.usna.edu/USNA Band) will perform a program of festive music in the grand acoustics of the Cathedral. Various works will be featured. This program is free and open to the public.

March 1, 6:30pm
Lenten Procession

The choir of St. John’s Church Huntingdon under the direction of Mr. Thomas Hetrick, will perform works celebrating the Season of Lent, beginning in the Narthex of the Cathedral, continuing the Lenten journey to the Sanctuary, and finally proceeding 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.

 
March 22 -5:30pm
Cathedral Choir Concert

The Cathedral Choir will perform the Requiem by English composer Herbert Howells under the direction of Mr. Daniel J. Sansone in the glorious acoustics of the Cathedral. Additional sacred choral works celebrating the season of Lent will be featured.

 
April 26, 5:30pm
Solemn Choral Vespers

The Cathedral Choir will sing Solemn Choral vespers under the direction of Mr. Daniel J. Sansone. Featured works for the vespers will include the Magnificat and the Nunc Dimittis from The Short Service by Thomas Weekles. Reverend Louis A. Bianco, Associate Pastor of the Cathedral will serve as Presider. The Solemn Choral Vespers service is free and open to the public however, a free-will offering will be received.

 
May 4, 5:30pm
Suspicious Cheese Lords

The Suspicious Cheese Lords (http://www.cheeselords.org) is a male a cappella ensemble that performs concerts and provides service music for the Washington , D.C. metropolitan area. Specializing in music of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, their repertoire ranges from Gregorian chant to original compositions. The group’s name “derives” from a Thomas Tallis motet, Sucipe queaso Domine. Some observed while “translating” the title that Sucipe could be “suspicious”, quaeso is close to the Spanish word queso meaning “cheese”, and Domine is, “Lord”. Hence, the motet’s errant title “Suspicious Cheese Lords”, which in time became the group’s name.

 

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