Music at Christ Church
November & December 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Whoever you are, and wherever you find yourself on the journey of faith, all are welcome at Christ Church, as you are, to receive the blessings of God so freely given.

Greetings!

Christ Church is offering a wonderful array of musical events--concerts, choral services, and other gatherings--to close out 2010. Please take a moment to look at our November/December calendar below. All events are free and open to the public, with a free-will offering being collected. We hope to see you soon at Christ Church!


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Parker Kitterman 

Director of Music and Organist

Christ Church Philadelphia

2nd St. above Market
pkitterman@christchurchphila.org

215.922.1695

Sung Eucharist every Sunday at 9am and at 11am with full choir. All events are in Christ Church (2nd St above Market), except the Sacred Harp Sing, which is in Neighborhood House, just behind the Church.
  
Nov 5, 8pm. First Friday Organ Recital. Organist Caroline Robinson, an emerging star at the Curtis Institute of Music, will play works of Bach and beyond. A free will offering will be collected.

Nov 7, 11am. Choral Eucharist for All Saints Sunday. Vierne Messe Solennelle, Victoria O quam gloriosum, Billings There is a land of pure delight, and favorite hymns.


Nov 9, 7:30-9:30pm. Old City Sacred Harp Sing. Every second Tuesday Christ Church hosts an informal, participatory singing of American shape-note hymns from The Sacred Harp in Neighborhood House. This venerable tradition dates back to colonial New England, flourished in the South and Midwest in the early 19th c., and continues to attract partipants. Books are available for loan or purchase.


Nov 14, 10am. 315th Anniversary Service. Hymns, psalms and anthems spanning four centuries of worship at Christ Church. Tunes from Francis Hopkinson's and Benjamin Carr's psalters of 1763 and 1821, for Christ Church and St. Peter's Church, respectively; Thomas Pasatieri's Canticle of Praise (commissioned by the Christ Church Preservation Trust for our 1995 Tercenary); and a new work by new Director of Music, Parker Kitterman, The Best of Rooms.


Nov 21, 11am. Christ the King Sunday. Handel Worthy is the Lamb from Messiah,Vaughan Williams Antiphon from Five Mystical Songs, Carlos Mejia Godoy Vamos a la Milpa from Misa Campesina.

 

Dec 5, 5pm. A Festival of Lessons & Carols for Advent. Sunday, Dec  5, 5pm. The Christ Church Choir and Friends invite you to our annual Festival of Advent Lessons & Carols. This candlelit service features traditional and contemporary carol arrangements from around the world--inspiring music to reign in a new season. A free will offering will be collected.

 

 

Dec 14, 7:30-9:30 pm. Old City Sacred Harp Sing. At Neighborhood House (see above).

  

Dec 24, 10:30pm. Christmas Eve at Christ Church. A festive service with the Franklin Brass, Christ Church Choir,  organ, and timpani. Holy Eucharist begins at 11pm, but come early to secure a seat.

 

Dec 25, 10am. Christmas Day. Holy Eucharist with congregational hymns and carols.

 

Dec 26, 11am. Lessons & Carols for Christmas Sunday. Congregational Lessons & Carols for all to sing.

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