The Cathedral Basilica Concert
Series 2011-2012
Forty-Third Season of Concerts
A magnificent Cathedral Basilica... A world-class pipe organ...
Timeless music...
Join us for this season's
musical offerings:
Sunday, September 18, 2011, 4:00 P.M.
Suggested donation - $15 Sunday, October 9, 2011, 4:00 P.M.
For further information, please visit www.adambrakel.com
Suggested donation - $15 Sunday, November 6, 2011, 4:00 P.M.
This concert is intended to be a source of comfort and hope for all those who are mourning the loss of a loved one. The Church gathers not only to pray for the repose of their souls, but to console one another by strengthening our hope and faith in the resurrection.
This program will also include works of Brahms, Bainton, Goodall and York.
Free-will offering
This concert is made possible in part by a grant from the Office of Catholic Cemeteries for the Archdiocese of Newark.
Friday, December 9, 2011, 8:00 P.M. Free-will offering
Wednesday, December 14, 2011, 8:00 P.M. Free-will offering
Midnight Mass A prelude of Christmas Carols from the Cathedral Choir begins at 11:30 p.m. on Friday, December 24, 2011 (Christmas Eve).
Sunday, March 18, 2012, 4:00 P.M.
David studied organ with Jean Langlais in Paris. The first British winner of the Tournemire Prize at the St. Albans International Improvisation Competition, he also won the first prize in the International Improvisation Competition at Paisley. David Briggs is Organist Emeritus of Gloucester Cathedral. A gifted and inspirational teacher, David regularly gives masterclasses at Oxford and Cambridge, and is frequently invited to serve on international competition juries.
This concert is co-sponsored by Montclair State University, the Metro Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, and the Newark Chapter of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians.
Suggested donation - $15 Good Friday, April 6, 2012, 8:00 P.M
Free-will offering
Sunday, April 15, 2012, 4:00 P.M. Suggested donation - $15 Friday, May 11, 2012, 8:00 P.M.
Please note: Those interested in singing with the Festival Choir are asked to call the Cathedral Music Office (973-484-2400) for registration information. Registration deadline is January 11, 2012. Rehearsals are on selected Mondays beginning in late January.
Tickets $25 and $15
Advance ticket purchase recommended.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS: Click here SEATING: Doors open one hour prior to each concert. All events
are open seating and available on a first come first serve basis.
TOURS: A guided tour of the Cathedral Basilica is conducted following each of the Wednesdays At Noon concerts.
RECORDINGS: Many recordings, which have been produced in the Cathedral
Basilica, may be purchased at the Cathedral Shop, through our Cathedral
web site, or through the Office for Music
Ministry (973-484-2400).
Organ & Piano music with
Nigel Potts and Jeremy Filsell
Program to include Sergei Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, and York Bowen’s Fantasia for Organ in G Minor.
Jeremy Filsell has established a concert career as one of only a few virtuoso performers on both the Piano and Organ. He has performed as a solo pianist in Russia, the United States, the United Kingdom, and has appeared regularly at St. John’s Smith Square, the Wigmore and Conway Halls in London. He is Pianist with the Burghersh Piano Trio (with colleagues, Oliver Lewis, Violin and Neil Heyde, Cello), who perform regularly in Chamber Music series within the United Kingdom. During the course of his career he has held posts at Cranleigh School, Ely Cathedral, St. Luke’s Chelsea, St. Peter’s Eaton Square, the London Oratory School, Royal Holloway College University of London, and Eton College. He lives and works now principally in the United States and combines international performing and teaching activities with being Artist-in-Residence at Washington National Cathedral. He is represented by Phillip Truckenbrod Concert Artists.
Nigel Potts studied organ with Thomas Murray at Yale University and graduated with a Master of Music Degree. He holds diplomas from the Conservatorium of Music in Wellington and Trinity College of Music, London. While living in London he studied Church Music at the Royal Academy of Music, and studied organ with Jeremy Filsell and John Scott. A recipient of the Gillian Weir Waitangi Foundation Scholarship, Nigel Potts has held Organ Scholarships in New Zealand and at Blackburn and Lichfield Cathedrals in England. Presently Nigel Potts is Organist and Choirmaster of Christ and Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church, New York City, where he oversaw the installation of the new Schoenstein organ in 2008. As a Rotarian, he has given benefit concerts to raise funds for children from developing countries to have critical heart surgeries in New York. Nigel Potts is represented by Phillip Truckenbrod Concert Artists.
Adam Brakel
Program to include works of: Eben, Willan, Vivaldi, Sweelinck, Liszt and Lanquetuit.
Having been compared to Liszt, Gould, Bernstein, and Paganini; organist Adam Brakel is proving that prodigies do not fade. After having been called “An absolute organ prodigy, with the technique and virtuosity that most concert pianists could only dream of, and having the potential to be the leading organist of his generation… The Franz Liszt of the organ” by NPR in Florida, the young recent graduate of the Peabody Conservatory has already embarked on a successful concert career, playing from coast to coast in America. Dame Gillian Weir, one of the foremost organists in the world has said of Brakel, “He is to be commended for his devotion to the art of performance, and to music itself.” His recent performance highlights are the performances of the complete works of César Franck and the six etudes of Jeanne Demessieux, one of very few performers to handle these virtuosic works.
Requiem
by Gabriel Fauré
The Cathedral Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Andrea Bargabos, soprano
Glenn Boothby, baritone
Vincent Carr, organ; John J. Miller, conductor
Christmas at the Cathedral
Navidad Latina 2011
The Cathedral Spanish Choir under the direction of Olfary Guitérrez joins forces with singers and instrumentalists from other Latin-American communities of the Archdiocese of Newark to present a program of ethnic Christmas music. The program, conducted in Spanish, includes Ariel Ramíerez's "Navidad Nuestra" along with Villancicos Tradicionales. Come celebrate Christmas from the many aspects of Latin-American traditions.
Thursday, December 15, 2011, 8:00 P.M.
(Doors open at 7:00 P.M.)
The Forty-First Annual Christmas Carol Sing
Now in its forty-first consecutive year the Carol Sing has become one of the most significant Christmas concerts in northern New Jersey. The ambiance of candle light and season décor, combined with the Cathedral Choir, organ, brass, percussion and thousands of participants, to create an event that must be experienced.
The Most Reverend John J. Myers, celebrant
Organ Recital with David Briggs
Program to include works of J. S. Bach, Dukas, Dupré, Rachmaninoff and Sousa.
David Briggs is an internationally renowned organist who has built a worldwide reputation as an innovative musician and dazzling performer. Increasingly sought after for his orchestral transcriptions and improvisation, his performances are applauded for their musicality, virtuosity and ability to excite and engage audiences of all ages.
Choral Meditations on the Stations of the Cross
with the Cathedral Choir
The Cathedral’s choral tradition continues with this annual event. The Cathedral Choir under the direction of John J. Miller presents meditations within the context of the Stations of the Cross. This a cappella program will feature works of Agostini, Lotti, Allegri, Lauridsen and Poulenc.
Organ and Brass Spectacular
The Cathedral Brass and Percussion Ensemble with Associate Organist, Vincent Carr.
The talents of the Cathedral Brass Quintet and Percussion Ensemble will combine with that of Cathedral Associate Organist, Vincent Carr in a jubilant concert of celebration.
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor
by Ludwig van Beethoven
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
The Archdiocesan Festival Choir and the Cathedral Choir
Elizabeth Perryman, soprano
Mary Clare McAlee, mezzo-soprano
Theodore Chletsos, tenor
Gustavo Ahualli, bass-baritone
John J. Miller, conductor
The bi-annual Archdiocesan Choral Festival features a massed choir of singers accompanied by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra and soloists in a performance of the beloved Ninth Symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven.
John J. Miller, Director of Music Ministries
Vincent Carr, Associate Organist
Olfary Gutiérrez, Coordinator of Hispanic Music Ministry
Kimberley Mesiti, Music Office Administrative Assistant
Carol Resch, Music Office Assistant
Cathedral Music Office Phone: 973-484-2400 Fax: 973-497-9336
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