The Cathedral Basilica Concert
Series 2008-2009
Fortieth Season of Concerts
A magnificent Cathedral Basilica... A world-class pipe organ...
Timeless music...
Join us for this season's
musical offerings:
Sunday, September 21, 2008, 4:00 P.M. Suggested donation - $15 Sunday, October 19, 2008, 4:00 P.M.
Mr. Plutz, acclaimed as “an impressive organist” by Donald Metz writing for American Record Guide, recently released his first solo CD recording, Musique Héroïque, on the Pro Organo Label. Recorded at the Princeton University Chapel, it is the first SACD recording of the 137-rank Aeolian-Skinner/Mander organ.
Suggested donation - $15 Sunday, November 2, 2008, 4:00 P.M.
Free-will offering
Two Performances! Free-will offering
Sunday, March 15, 2009, 4:00 P.M. Suggested donation - $15 Good Friday, April 10, 2009, 8:00 P.M
Sunday, April 19, 2009, 4:00 P.M Tickets required. Single tickets $30, or two for $50.
For more information call 973-497-4270. Sunday, May 17, 2009, 4:00 P.M. This concert is made possible in part by a grant from Robert Waggoner.
Suggested donation - $15 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 Plus!
Nancianne Parella, organ; Jorge
Ávila, violin;
Arthur Fiacco, cello
Program to include works of Vivaldi, Mozart,
Mulet, Delius, Demessieux and Dvorák.
Nancianne Parrella (Associate Organist at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola) works with director Kent Tritle in the Church’s liturgical music program and is featured in Sacred Music in a Sacred Space. Among America’s preeminent choral accompanists, Nancianne Parrella is an Emeritus Faculty at Westminster Choir College of Rider University, Princeton, NJ, where she was accompanist and assistant director of the famed Westminster Choir and Symphonic Choir directed by Joseph Flummerfelt. She has released CDs on AVIE, Chesky, Delos, Gothic, Dorian, MSR, Telarc and Teldec; and is featured in The Organistas and Creating The Stradivarius of Organs, DVDs issued by Pheasant Eye Productions.
Hailed as a strong violinist by The New York Times, Jorge Ávila has won attention as an outstanding young violinist through numerous appearances as a soloist, recitalist, concertmaster, and chamber musician. Jorge received his resident status in the United States under the "extraordinary talent" category and became a US Citizen in 2003. He recently performed Beethoven's Triple Concerto with David Finckel, Wu Han and the Salem Chamber Orchestra. He has recorded for the Arabesque, TBM, and Delos International labels and has also performed live on both television and radio. On April 20, 2008, Jorge served as Concertmaster for the Papal Mass in Yankee Stadium.
Arthur Fiacco has performed at the Lincoln Center, Ravinia, Caramoor, Mostly Mozart and Tanglewood Festivals and as cello soloist with the Mark Morris Dance Company, Meredith Monk, and Patti LuPone. At St. Ignatius Loyola, he premiered Paul Moravec’s Pulitzernominated Montserrat on the Sacred Music in a Sacred Space concert series, and is featured on the choir’s recording of the Duruflé Requiem and Les Corps Glorieux with harp and organ. Noted as a “distinguished chamber musician” of “impressive virtuosity” (Consort magazine) his recordings of the symphonies of Mozart in Hummel’s quartet reductions have garnered praise as “definitive” and “first-rate” (The New York Times).
Organ Recital with Eric Plutz
In particpation with the American Guild of Organists World-wide Organ Concert
celebrating the International Year of the Organ.
In addition, to his duties as organist for the the Princeton University Chapel, Mr. Plutz is the accompanist for the Westminster Choir and rehearsal accompanist for the Westminster Symphonic Choir at Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton, NJ.
As an organ concert soloist, Mr. Plutz has accepted engagements in distinguished locations across the United States and abroad including Salzburg, Austria (Franziskanerkirche), New York City (Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center), Washington, DC (Washington National Cathedral), San Francisco (Grace Cathedral), and Atlanta (St. Philip’s Cathedral). He was a featured artist at the 2007 Regional Convention for the American Guild of Organists in Baltimore, Maryland, and was a featured performer for the 2007 American Handel Society Conference.
A Musical Commemoration
In Honor of the Faithful Departed
The Cathedral Choir and Chamber Orchestra
Vincent Carr, organ
John J. Miller, conductor
Program to include Maurice Duruflé's REQUIEM, with works of Brahms, York and Goodall
Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 8:00 P.M.
Thursday, December 18, 2008, 8:00 P.M.
(Doors open at 7:00 P.M.)
The Thirty-seventh Annual Christmas Carol Sing
Now in it's thirty-eighth consecutive year, the Carol Sing has become one of the most significant Christmas concerts in northern New Jersey. The ambiance of candle light and seasonal décor, along with the Cathedral Choir, organ, brass, percussion and thousands of participants, combine to create an event that must be experienced. The event will be conducted by Cathedral Director of Music Ministries, John J. Miller. Along with the singing of traditional Christmas Carols, the concert will include choral selections from various countries world-wide. Join us for a memorable evening!
The Tim Keyes Consort
Symphonic Choir and Orchestra
A Celebration of Celtic Music featuring
“St. Patrick's Breastplate”
The Tim Keyes Consort is as much a philosophy as it is an organization.Tim Keyes and his staff continuously seek out gifted and likeminded individuals to perform new and standard choral and orchestral repertoire. A pursuit of excellence drives every aspect of the consort. From organization, to programming, to performance, The Tim Keyes Consort expects the best from its musicians and support staff. Education is also central to the Consort's philosophy. Younger and less experienced musicians are paired with experienced players and singers, inspiring and energizing both.
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: Allegri, Casals, Gibbons, Tallis and Poulenc.
Free-will offering
The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra
A Benefit Concert for Catholic Education sponsored by the Archdiocese of Newark, Office of the Superintendent of Schools
Checks payable to: Archdiocese of Newark.
Send payment to:
Archdiocese of Newark - Office of the Superintendent of Schools, Att’n: Nicole Butler.
171 Clifton Avenue, Newark, NJ 07104.
Organ Recital with Anthony Newman
Program to include works of Bach, Newman, Stravinsky and Vierne
Anthony Newman was born in Los Angeles, studied in Paris with Alfred Cortot and famed Notre Dame organist Pierre Cochereau. For over thirty years, he has been in the public eye as one of America’s leading organists, harpsichordists and Bach specialists. TIME magazine has described him as “the high priest of Bach.” His recordings number more than 150 releases on labels such as Sony Classical (CBS/Columbia), Deutsche Grammophon and Vox Masterwords. His collaboration with Wynton Marsalis on the Sony Classical label, “In Gabriel’s Garden,” topped the billboard chart of classical best sellers. His other collaborators are likewise among today’s most celebrated artists: Kathleen Battle, Itzhak Perlman and Jean-Pierre Rampal. He has appeared as a soloist at Lincoln Center on more than 50 occasions. Among his most notable European engagements have been the first performance of the chamber version of Hindemith's opera “Sancta Susanna” and the first German performance since the end of World War II of Franck’s “Le Chasseur Maudit” and Liszt’s “Les Preludes.”
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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