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Pope Benedict XVI Schola plans 2011 Advent/Christmas concert

admin — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:22:55 +0000

The Pope Benedict XVI Schola is putting on a concert this Advent to benefit the Knoxville Ladies of Charity.

The theme is "A (Mostly) Medieval and Renaissance Christmas," and the program will feature some of the most beautiful motets and carols you’ve never heard. Organist Charles Walden, our friend and colleague, will also perform a set of his favorite seasonal pieces.

Here are the details:

2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 3, 2011

Holy Ghost Church

1041 N. Central St., Knoxville, TN 37917

Google map to the church

Tickets are $10 and can be purchased here in a couple of clicks.

We will also sell tickets at the door—but please consider buying online even if you cannot attend.

All proceeds benefit the Ladies of Charity, who do so much to help the poor in Knoxville.

It’s amazing what they accomplish on a tiny budget–and no, they do not receive funds from Catholic Charities of East Tennessee.

Please e-mail or call me with any questions–and please mark your calendar. We look forward to seeing you there!

Mary

Pope Benedict XVI Schola plans concert

admin — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:40:52 +0000

You’re all invited to the Pope Benedict XVI Schola’s first concert, set for 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20, at Holy Ghost Church in Knoxville. The theme is “Sacred Choral Music From Byrd to Bruckner,” and our friend Charles Walden will also perform. The concert is free, but we will gratefully accept any donations. Proceeds will benefit Holy Ghost Church and the schola.

Concert repertory is primarily Renaissance music (including an all-English set), with Gregorian chant and some Classical and later selections.

All the schola’s singers, incidentally, are Musicam Sacram members . . .

E-mail me for more information.

Further details about repertory may be found here.

Hope to see you there!

Mary

Local mixer scheduled

admin — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:12:19 +0000

You’re invited: we’re having a casual get-together at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Chancery office in Knoxville. E-mail me for directions and to RSVP so I can make sure there’s enough food. I’m bringing sandwiches. Feel free to bring salad, cookies, fruit, and other accompaniments.

No fixed agenda—just an opportunity for us to discuss our choirs’ successes and challenges.

I look forward to hearing about your programs.

Our first sacred music workshop takes place in Chattanooga

admin — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:07:21 +0000

Noel Jones and I conducted the chapter’s first workshop today at Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga. Students from the high school and members of at least two area parishes took part in a daylong session on Gregorian chant and polyphony.

Participants were talented, attentive, and enthusiastic–and it was especially delightful to work with so many good young singers. We’re grateful to Isabel Miller of Notre Dame, our host and the director of the school’s music-ministry program. Isabel is coordinator of music for St. Stephen Parish as well. We also thank our colleague Nancy Fisher of St. Jude Parish, who brought several members of her schola. We expect great things from the convergence of Nancy and Isabel’s musical forces.

Father Tony Dickerson, the school’s spiritual director, welcomed us and began our day with prayer. Father Tony is extremely supportive of those devoted to the church’s timeless sacred music.

Noel and I hope to offer similar workshops in other areas of the Diocese of Knoxville. E-mail for information.

Workshop scheduled for Chattanooga

admin — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:37:15 +0000

The chapter’s first workshop will be offered at Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga, Tenn., on Saturday, Sept. 20.

The session will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will focus on Gregorian chant and Renaissance polyphony.

Cost of the workshop is $10 (includes pizza lunch).

Sponsors are Musicam Sacram members Isabel Miller and Nancy Fisher of NDHS and St. Jude Church, respectively. The workshop will be conducted by Noel Jones and Mary Weaver.

For details, e-mail Isabel Miller or the workshop instructors.

Six-week choir school to be held at St. John Neumann School in Farragut

admin — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:02:51 +0000

Singers and music directors of all faiths are invited to take part in a six-week choir school beginning Wednesday, July 23, at St. John Neumann School in Farragut. Each Wednesday rehearsal will run from 7 to 9 p.m. The program will end with choral evensong on Aug. 27, followed by an ice-cream social for choristers and their guests.

Materials fee for the program is $20 for non-members of St. John Neumann Parish. A few scholarships are available by audition.

Youth and adult singers are welcome. Those who wish to learn basic choral conducting are also encouraged to take part. Singers will have the opportunity to participate in weekend Masses if desired.

Repertory for the program will include Gregorian and English chant and works by composers from the Renaissance, Baroque, and modern eras. Works under consideration range from “Crucifixus” (Lotti), “Adoramus Te” (Viadana), and “Hear My Prayer, O Lord” (Purcell), to 20th-century compositions by Louis Vierne, Morten Lauridsen, and William H. Harris.

The choir school will be conducted by Noel Jones, music director at St. John Neumann. Mr. Jones has worked as a conductor, opera coach, and organ recitalist in the United States, Germany, and Italy.

For further details, visit www.sjnmusic.com or e-mail.