Concerts at Our Saviour
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The Choir of Ealing AbbeyLondon, United Kingdom
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Wednesday, 23 October 20247:00 p.m.church of our saviour
Ealing Abbey Choir was founded in 1910 by Dom Cyril Rylance (1880-1958), a monk of the monastery, coming into existence as the Catholic Church in England was rediscovering its musical heritage through the works of Renaissance composers and Gregorian chant. The choir's repertoire of Gregorian chant and Latin polyphony today also includes works by contemporary composers such as Jonathan Dove and Eric Whitacre.
The Abbey Choir consists of treble choristers and six professional lay clerks. The choristers are all pupils of Saint Benedict's School, Ealing, where they play a prominent musical role. The Choir's principal commitment revolves around the liturgy in the Abbey Church each week and at Christmas and Easter. Outside of the liturgy, the choir is extremely active. The choir has toured across Europe (Italy, Germany, Poland, Hungary, Austria) and United States (Portland, Seattle, New York City, Washington, D.C.). Recent concert performances included Bach's Saint John Passion, Handel's Messiah, Orff's Carmina Burana at Cadogan Hall, and Monteverdi's Vespers.
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The Choir of 5th Avenue Presbyterian
In Concert-
Friday, 9 February 2024
7:00 p.m.
Church of Our SaviourHear the Choir of 5th Avenue Presbyterian Church in the stunning acoustics of Church of Our Saviour as they present an evening of music by legendary Canadian composer Ruth Watson Henderson. Internationally celebrated for her choral writing, Watson Henderson’s work is characterized by an enthralling blend of immediate appeal and musical sophistication. Featuring sweeping melodies, lush harmonies, and rhythmic vitality, her choral works demonstrate a rare gift to capture the emotional depth of a text through music.
Dr. Ryan Jackson conductor
Dr. Patrick Kreeger organ
www.FAPC.org/Tickets
50% Discount Code: OURSAVIOUR
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Transfiguration Concert
Sunday, 6 August 2023
6:00 p.m. following 5:00 p.m. Mass
In celebration of the Church of Our Saviour's patronal feast, the Feast of the Transfiguration, Director of Music Buck McDaniel performs on the landmark Schantz organ, Op. 2259.
The 30 minute concert immediately follows the Sunday 5:00 p.m. Mass at Our Saviour.
PROGRAM
The Transfiguration of Christ: the Cloud of Knowing
from The Lent Gospels
Nico Muhly (b. 1981)
Psalm Preludes
Buck McDaniel (b. 1994)
Fantasia in G
William Byrd (c. 1540-1623)
commemorating the 400th anniversary of his death
Fuga sopra il magnificat, BWV 733
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Buck McDaniel, born in 1994, is an American composer who writes orchestral music, works for the stage, chamber music, and sacred music. His varied career includes work with recording artists Sam Smith, Nico Muhly, Elvis Depressedly, and Mourning [A] BLKstar. His work has been performed internationally in venues ranging from the Belfast Pipeworks Festival (Ireland), the Tanglewood Music Festival (USA), and Lincoln Cathedral (UK). His chamber work Memory Ground, commissioned by the The Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn to commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11, was featured in The New York Times, Time Out New York, and WNYC. A sampling of recent projects include a one-act adaptation of Edith Wharton’s short story ‘Afterward’ for narrator and organ and an evening-length suite for cello and harp commissioned by The General Theological Seminary.As a conductor, McDaniel has appeared on NBC’s Saturday Night Live, WRUW’s Live from Cleveland, and his evening length multi-media collaboration with director Raymond Bobgan, Fire on the Water, ran at Cleveland Public Theatre for 5 weeks. A frequent collaborator with producer Jacob Kirkwood, his sound installation Landscape Piece debuted at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art in 2019. He serves as Director of Music at both the Roman Catholic Church of Our Saviour and Chapel of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus & Mary, Director of Chapel Music at The General Theological Seminary, and lives in New York City.
More information at www.BuckMcDaniel.com
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