The Cathedral Concert Series Announces its 41st Season

The Cathedral Concert Series, which for four decades has celebrated musical and cultural arts that inspire multitudes to praise and worship God, will begin its 41st season of Sunday and Holy Day/Holiday concerts in the beautiful and historic Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Newark’s North Ward, adjacent to Branch Brook Park,  on Sunday, September 20, 2009 and run through May 7, 2010.   This year, the series will again offer a weekday track of organ recitals, “Wednesdays at Noon.” These weekly recitals last approximately 30 minutes and conclude with a tour of the Cathedral Basilica. 

The Cathedral Basilica proudly maintains the largest church organ in the Garden State, as well as the largest instrument manufactured by the Schantz Organ Company.   Having recently commemorated the Schantz 154 rank/10,000 pipe organ’s fifty years of service to the Cathedral, the Cathedral Concert Series is expanding in new directions.

It is our sincere hope that concertgoers will be inspired and their spirits fulfilled by the artistry of the performances.

The full schedule for the 2009-2010 season follows:

September 20, 2009 • Sunday at 4:00 P.M.
Organ Recital with Isabelle Demers        
(Suggested Donation - $15)

September 23, 2009 • Wednesday at Noon
Organ Recital with Dongho Lee -  Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
(Free-will Offering)

September 30, 2009  • Wednesday at Noon
Organ Recital with Joseph Wozniak – St. Aloysius Church, Caldwell, NJ.
(Free-will Offering)

October 7, 2009 • Wednesday at Noon
“Noteworthy Duo” • Lisa Schroeder, flute and Michael Nigro, Guitar.
This concert takes place in the Cathedral Crypt – access on Clifton Ave.
(Free-will Offering)

October 14, 2009 • Wednesday at Noon
Organ Recital with Michael Batcho – Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Milwaukee, WI.
(Free-will Offering)

October 21, 2009 • Wednesday at Noon
Organ Recital with Thomas Fielding – Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Raleigh, NC.
(Free-will Offering)

October 25, 2009 • Sunday at 4:00 P.M.
Westminster Choir College Symphonic Choir,
REQUIEM by Johannes Brahms.
Joe Miller, conductor; Eric Plutz, organist.
(Suggested Donation - $20)

October 28, 2009 • Wednesday at Noon
Organ Recital with David Pickering – Graceland University, Lamoni, IA.
(Free-will Offering)

November 1, 2009 • Cemetery Sunday at 4:00 P.M.
A Musical Commemoration in Honor of the Faithful Departed
featuring Lux Æterna by Morton Lauridsen with The Cathedral Choir and
Chamber Orchestra, John J. Miller, conductor
(Suggested Donation - $15)

November 4, 2009 • Wednesday at Noon
Organ Recital with F. Allen Artz, III – United Methodist Church, Morristown, NJ.
(Free-will Offering)

November 11, 2009 • Wednesday at Noon
Organ Recital with Karen Christianson – The Episcopal Academy, Newtown Square, PA.
(Free-will Offering)

December 16 and 17, 2009 • Wednesday and Thursday at 8:00 P.M. 
(doors open at 7 pm)
The Thirty-ninth Annual Candlelight Carol Sing
The Cathedral Choir and Brass Ensemble under the direction of John J. Miller
A Christmas tradition for 39 consecutive years, the Carol Sing has become one of the most significant Christmas concerts in Northern New Jersey.  The ambiance of candlelight and seasonal décor along with thousands of participants combine to create an event that must be experienced.
(Free-will offering)

March 10, 2010 • Wednesday at Noon
Organ Recital with Andrew Scanlon – East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
(Free-will Offering)

March 17, 2010 • Wednesday at Noon
Educational Concert with Vincent Carr, organist, and bagpipers.
This program is especially geared toward school children and will include demonstrations of the organ and bagpipes.
(Free-will Offering)

March 21, 2010 • Sunday at 4:00 P.M.
Organ Recital with Stephen Tharp
(Suggested Donation - $15)

March 24, 2010 • Wednesday at Noon
Organ Recital with Adrienne Pavur, DMA.
(Free-will Offering)

April 2, 2010 • Good Friday at 8:00 P.M.
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 a capella meditations within the context of the Stations of the Cross. 
(Free-will offering)

April 7, 2010 • Wednesday at Noon
Organ Recital with Jason Klein – The Presbyterian Church, Westfield, NJ.
(Free-will Offering)

April 14, 2010 • Wednesday at Noon
Organ Recital with Massimo Nosetti – St. John the Baptist, Torino, Italy.
(Free-will Offering)

April 18, 2010 • Sunday at 4:00 P.M.
The Montclair State University Singers
Heather J. Buchanan, conductor; Renée Louprette, organist.
(Suggested Donation - $15)

April 21, 2010 • Wednesday at Noon
Organ Recital with Kristian Schneider – Lutheran Pfarrgemeinde Church, Linz, Austria.
(Free-will Offering)

April 28, 2010 • Wednesday at Noon
Organ Recital with Clint Kraus – Cathedral of St. James, Seattle, WA.
(Free-will Offering)

May 5, 2010 • Wednesday at Noon
Organ Recital with Michael Bower – Cathedral of St. Agnes, Rockville Centre, NY.
(Free-will Offering)

May 7, 2010 • Friday at 7:30 P.M.
Archdiocesan Choral Festival REQUIEM by Giuseppe Verdi
A combined event with the Newark Chapter of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians featuring a massed choir of singers from parishes of the Archdiocese accompanied by the Cathedral Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John J. Miller.
(Suggested Donation - $15)