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DECEMBER 19, 7:30 PM • JEFF MORRISSEY, BARITONE

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DECEMBER 31, 11 PM • A CONCERT TO USHER IN THE NEW YEAR

JANUARY 25, 7 PM • YALE SCHOLA CANTORUM / JUDAS MACCABEUS

FEBRUARY 13, 7:30 PM • JASON ROBERTS / BUSTER KEATON / SILENT FILM

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MARCH 1, 3 PM • JOHN D’ERCOLE, BASS GUITAR

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MARCH 8, 2:30 PM • THE APPLEHILL CHAMBER PLAYERS

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From A Joyous Christmas Concert with choirs, organ and orchestra, to New York’s only organ concert to ring in the New Year – Great Music at St. Bart’s offers you a lavish musical feast all year long. Experience two of Handel’s greatest oratorios in one season. Travel to the 17th and 18th centuries and hear some of the world’s most compelling early music in a free weekday series in the intimacy of the chapel throughout the year. Richness and diversity are the hallmarks of this compelling series of concerts.

Great Music is produced by the Mid-Manhattan Performing Arts Foundation, an independent 501(c)(3) corporation established to cultivate, promote, sponsor and develop the understanding and love of the performing arts as presented at St. Bartholomew’s Church, a treasured masterpiece of architecture on the east side of Manhattan’s midtown, now elegantly outfitted with comfortable cathedral chairs enabling the utmost variety in flexible seating. The corporation sponsors performances of music, dance, drama and other performing arts as well as the exhibition of works in the film and fine arts genre. Welcome to St. Bart’s and our 2014-2015 season of great music!

great friends OF music guildWe invite you to become a member of the Great Friends of Music Guild, which plays a critical role in sustaining Great Music at St. Bart’s. These concerts are funded through ticket sales, by your generous contributions, and by corporations and foundations through the Mid-Manhattan Performing Arts Foundation, Inc.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 AT 8:00 PM (CHAPEL)EAST OF THE RIVER: LEVANTERA

East of the River was founded by internationally renowned recorder players Nina Stern and Daphna Mor. Referred to as “recorder virtuosos” by the New York Times, Stern and Mor each have impressive careers as soloists and chamber music players. They have appeared as a duo with groups as varied as The New York Philharmonic, Orchestra of St. Luke’s and world music ensemble, Pharoah’s Daughter, in venues including Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall and for Music Before 1800. In the spirit of the program’s title, Levantera, East of the River explores Medieval music of the Mediterranean and travels eastward through the Balkans to Armenia and the Middle East, exploring the earliest songs of those extraordinary cultures, together with their traditional dances – the origins of which go back centuries. In this program East of the River lends its innovative blend of sounds to a fascinating and beautiful repertory much of which is little known to today’s audiences.

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TUESDAY. DECEMBER 16 AT 7:30 PMA JOYOUS CHRISTMAS CONCERT

St. Bartholomew’s Choir, Boy and Girl Choristers, New York City’s largest pipe organ and a chamber orchestra join forces for this concert of Christmas favorites. Works include The Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah, Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on Christmas Carols and carol settings of Lauridsen, Paulus and Willcocks. Experience the joy and warmth of the holidays with great choral works, sacred and secular, and the chance to sing the beloved carols of the season with organ and orchestra in the candlelit splendor of St. Bartholomew’s Church.

ANGEL CLUB SEATING: $100 (INCLUDES A TAX-DEDUCTIBLE CONTRIBUTION OF $60 TO GREAT MUSIC AT ST. BART’S). $40, $25 (STUDENTS AND SENIORS RECEIVE A $10 DISCOUNT FOR EACH PRICING CATEGORY)

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19 AT 7:30 PM (CHAPEL)ADORATION OF THE MAGI

Jeff Morrissey, Baritone, and William Trafka, Pianist, return this season with their popular Christmas program inspired by the elegant paintings found in the South Chapel of St. Bartholomew’s. In 1919 Ethel Parsons Paullin and her husband Telford created the beautiful Adoration of the Magi and the 13 medallions surrounding it depicting subjects connected with the Nativity of Christ. Morrissey, whose voice The New York Times calls “a ringing baritone and first rate,” will highlight the artwork weaving passages from the Bible with Polish carols, spirituals and ballads from his own Southern Appalachian Mountains to present a visual and musical telling of the Christmas story.

$25, $15 FOR STUDENTS AND SENIORS

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31 AT 11:00 PMA CONCERT TO USHER IN THE NEW YEAR

Hear St. Bartholomew’s grand Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ, one of New York’s greatest musical treasures. William K. Trafka, St. Bartholomew’s Director of Music and Organist, will play festive works for this New Year’s celebration. Organ works of Bach, Franck and Jacob will be heard alongside transcriptions of orchestral works by Ravel and Fauré. Trafka’s own transcription of Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man will be played at the stroke of midnight. A free champagne reception will follow the concert.

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SUNDAY, JANUARY 25 AT 7:00 PM GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL – JUDAS MACCABEUSYALE SCHOLA CANTORUM AND INSTRUMENTALISTS FROM THE YALE SCHOOL OF MUSICDAVID HILL, CONDUCTOR

Yale Schola Cantorum, founded in 2003 by Simon Carrington, is a 24-voice chamber choir that sings in concerts and choral services. Supported by the Yale Institute of Sacred Music with the School of Music, and open by audition to all Yale students, it specializes in music from before 1750 and the last hundred years. Schola Cantorum was under the direction of conductor Masaaki Suzuki from 2009 until 2013. Beginning in 2013-2014 Schola’s principal conductor is David Hill, while Suzuki remains affiliated as principal guest conductor. In addition to performing regularly in New Haven and New York, the choir records and tours nationally and internationally. Schola Cantorum has toured internationally in England, Hungary, France, China, South Korea, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Japan and Singapore.

David Hill has a long and distinguished career as one of the leading conductors in Europe. His talent has been recognized by appointments as chief conductor of The BBC Singers, musical director of the Bach Choir, chief conductor of the Southern Sinfonia, music director of Leeds Philharmonic Society, and associate guest conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. In 2002, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Southampton in recognition of his services to music. In 2007, he received an honorary Fellowship of the Royal School of Church Music, and in 2010 an honorary member of the Royal Academy of Music. Previously, Hill was Master of the Music at Winchester and Westminster Cathedrals, Music Director of the Waynflete Singers, Artistic Director of the Philharmonia Chorus, and Director of Music at St. John’s College, Cambridge.

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13 AT 7:30 PMJASON ROBERTS ACCOMPANIES “STEAMBOAT BILL, JR.”

The silent film era lasted only a little over a decade. During this time, when recordings could not yet be synchronized to video, organists and pianists cultivated the art of silent film accompaniment. Although in large theaters scores were composed for orchestras to play, most often film accompaniments were improvised. This art is mostly lost today, but occasionally there are opportunities to experience this exciting art form. Our screening of the 1928 film “Steamboat Bill, Jr.,” featuring Buster Keaton, will be one such opportunity. Keaton, in the role of William Canfield Jr., returns home from college to find his father in fierce competition with another riverboat captain. With his ukelele and beret, he’s not really what his father expected; and his girlfriend turns out to be the daughter of his father’s rival. Despite these barriers, he soon proves himself worthy of the family name! The film will feature live improvised accompaniment on St. Bart’s famous pipe organ by Jason Roberts, St. Bart’s brilliant Associate Organist.

$20, $10 FOR STUDENTS AND SENIORS

SUNDAY, MARCH 1 AT 3 PM (CHAPEL)JOHN D’ERCOLE, BASS GUITAR

A native of Lakeville, CT, John D’Ercole’s music education extended from middle school to Berklee College of Music, where he focused on traditional jazz and contemporary music. Being greatly inspired by Andrés Segovia, John began transcribing classical works to the bass guitar and has since developed an extensive repertoire of works not normally associated with this instrument. His performances are in demand around the US.

$25, $15 FOR STUDENTS AND SENIORS

SUNDAY, MARCH 8 AT 2:30 PM (CHAPEL)THE APPLE HILL CHAMBER PLAYERS

The Apple Hill Chamber Players, resident artists of Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music in New Hampshire, have won international praise for vital and elegant performances of chamber music literature, from 18th century masterpieces to new and commissioned works by leading composers. They serve as performing artists and core faculty for the internationally celebrated Summer Chamber Music Workshop held annually at Apple Hill. They will be joined by the Dorian Wind Quintet, who are recognized worldwide by professional musicians and audiences alike for their vibrant and engaging performances.

$25, $15 FOR STUDENTS AND SENIORS

SATURDAY, APRIL 11 AT 7:30 PMRISE UP MY LOVE MY FAIR ONE – THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY CHORALE / MAGNIFICAT JOHN LEONARD, CONDUCTORMAGNIFICAT – PHILLIP CAVE, CONDUCTOR

The lyric poetry of the Song of Songs has been a source of inspiration to composers for centuries. In this shared performance with the critically acclaimed English vocal ensemble, Magnificat, The College of New Jersey Chorale returns to St. Bart’s to present settings of these passionate texts from the sixteenth-century to the present day. The program will include music by Palestrina, Bertolusi, Clemens, Da Silva, L’Heritier, and Praetorius, and also the New York City Premiere of Donald McCullough’s Song of the Shulamite for chorus, soprano soloist, harp, marimba and xylophone.

The Chorale, under the direction of John P. Leonard, is the premier choral ensemble at The College of New Jersey. During their last performance at St. Bart’s with the Argento Ensemble, TCNJ’s Chorale was praised as “excellent” with “superlative voices,” (ConcertoNet.com) and “entirely in control” (New York Arts).

Since its formation in 1991 by director Philip Cave, Magnificat has forged a reputation as one of the premier early music consorts. The reviews say it all: ‘The choral sound is extraordinarily coherent...clearly Cave and Magnificat are the team for this repertory’ (Fanfare Magazine). ‘Director Philip Cave creates some revelatory readings...For clarity, nuance and intimacy, Magnificat’s vocalists are unmatched’ (BBC Music Magazine).

$25, $15 FOR STUDENTS AND SENIORS

EVERY THURSDAY AT 1:15 PM IN THE CHAPEL OF ST. BART’S CHURCH

BEGINNING OCTOBER 2 THROUGH JUNE 11

MIDTOWN CONCERTSA FREE WEEKLY SERIES OF CONCERT OF EARLY MUSIC

Gotham Early Music Scene (GEMS) in conjunction with The Mid-Manhattan Performing Arts Foundation (MMPAF) presents Midtown Concerts,

a weekly series of 35-minute early music concerts in midtown Manhattan featuring soloists and ensembles from the U.S. and abroad.

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