Musical Offerings and Events

Choral Evensong

A centuries-old service that blends prayers and Psalms with choral singing. All are welcome to attend Evensong whatever their religion or background. You are invited to participate through your presence, listening to the words and music. Evensong is a service that provides a time for stillness and calm and solace in the prayers and readings at the end of the day.

All Evensong services are at 5:00 pm, with an organ prelude at 4:45 pm.
A freewill offering is taken. A reception follows in Harvard Hall.
The organist is Dwight Thomas, Canon for Music and Precentor.

Choral Evensong | March 23 at 5:00 pm, organ prelude at 4:45 pm

Our service of Choral Evensong for the Third Sunday in Lent, will feature the “Short Service” of Orlando Gibbons.

Gibbons 1583-1625) was an English composer and keyboard player. The best-known member of a musical family dynasty, by the 1610s he was the leading composer and organist in England, with a career cut short by his sudden death in 1625. As a result, Gibbons’s oeuvre was not as large as that of his contemporaries, but he made considerable contributions to many genres of his time. He is often seen as a transitional figure from the Renaissance to the Baroque periods.

The Anthem is Purcell’s “Hear my prayer, O Lord,” and the concluding hymn is “Cast out, O Christ.” An organ prelude at 4:45 pm performed by Music Director Dwight Thomas will feature the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. The Cathedral Chamber Choir sings. A freewill offering is taken, and a light reception follows.

Music and Arts at the Cathedral

Your Cathedral Choir has been very hard at work! Over the last several weeks the choir has rehearsal virtually and is pleased to bring you this Easter hymn in virtual-choir style.

Many thanks to Dwight Thomas, Director of Music and Organist, and especially to Tim Snyder for walking the group through this process and putting together such a beautiful video.

Joy to the Heart, John Bennett and K. Scott Key

Choir: Beth Snyder, John Di Pietro, Andi Gorton, Cathy Kleckner, Maggie Mardirosian, Jack Clark, Tim Snyder, Elaine New, Bradley Davis, Phillip Dvoracsek, Tim Staney, Betsy Reynolds, Jordan Campbell, Jessica Dvoracsek, Dwight Thomas, Dayle Peck, Rim Karnavicius