MARCH

Sunday, March 3 through Friday, March 14
(Monday – Friday 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.)
The Cathedral Lenten Exhibitions:
Sonay Berg's Lent Journey
Zarouhie Abdalian, Artirst-in-Residence, Aproximation.

Sunday, March 9 at 10:00 a.m.
Visitation of Swedish Clergy

Friday, March 14 at 8:00 p.m. Bach Festival of Philadelphia
Bach Festival's Opening Night
The Orchestra del Teatro Olimpico di Vicenza, Italy
Artistic Director Jonathan Sternberg
Philadelphia's own PIANO4 ensemble

HOLY WEEK AT PHILADELPHIA CATHEDRAL

Sunday, March 16 at 10:00 a.m. Palm Sunday
Blessing of Palms, Procession & Eucharist

Monday 17, Tuesday 18 & Wednesday 19
10:00 a.m. Morning Prayer;
(9:15 a.m. Wednesday);
12 noon Eucharist

Holy Thursday, March 20

10:00 a.m.
Bishop’s Mass Reaffirmation of Ordination Vows & Consecration of Chrism

7:00 p.m
Mass of the Lord’s Supper with Footwashing & Gethsemane Watch to Midnight

Friday, March 21 at Noon and 6:00 p.m.
The Liturgy of Good Friday

Sunday, March 23 at 5:00 a.m.
Easter Day Vigil, First Mass of Easter, and Rites of Initiation

Monday, March 23 through Sunday, April 25
PHILADELPHIA CATHEDRAL EASTER ART EXHIBITION:
“Surface” by Angela Victor
Reception on Sunday April 6 from noon to 2:00 p.m.

APRIL

Tuesday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Eckerd College Choir, Tampa, FL,
Director, Dr. Marion Smith
Program; works of Palestrina, Mozart, Anna Laura Page and Randall Thompson.

Saturday, April 5 at 8:00 p.m.
University of Pennsylvania Choir: University Chamber Singers
Director, William Parberry
Program includes the Mass in G Major BWV 236 by Johann Sebastian Bach, Trois Chansons by Maurice Ravel, Sechs Leider and Romanzen, Op. 93a by Johannes Brahms and 16th century Spanish villancicos performed by the University Chamber Singers.

Sunday, April 6 at 4:00 p.m. Kean University Choirs, Union, NJ
The 45-voice Concert Choir and 18-voice Chorale will present an appealing program entitled Festival of World Choral Music, all sung in the original languages. Repertoire includes an a cappella motet by Tallis, the first movement of Stravinsky’s powerful Symphony of Psalms, Rachmaninoff’s sublime Borogoditse Devo, and the stirring African-American spiritual “Wade in the Water.” World music selections include Brazilian Muié Rendera and Mandarin Prairie Love Song , the latter accompanied by flutes. The choir members also form two smaller ensembles, the Chorale and Kean Guitar Ensemble, and these groups will perform a cappella madrigals by Vecchi and Morley, several vocal jazz pieces, a movement from a Vivaldi concerto grosso and Barrios’ Leyenda Espagnole.

Friday, April 11 at 8:00 p.m. Westminster Williamson Voices Festival
Luminosity: Music of Light and Enlightement
Blair Academy Choir (Conductor, William Hammer)
Westminster Williamson Voices and Schola Cantorum (Conductor, James Jordan) Archedream Dance Theater
Program: World premiere of a work by James Whitbourn

Saturday, April 19 at 7:00 p.m.
Full Measure: Christian A Cappella Choir at the University of Pennsylvania.

Sunday, April 27 at 4:00 p.m.
Philadelphia Chamber Chorus
Artistic Director, Raquel Garcia,
Program; the Liebeslieder Waltzes by Brahms, and Song of the Open Road by Dello Joio.

MAY

2008 CATHEDRAL FESTIVAL
- An annual time of thanksgiving for the renewal of our cathedral

Wednesday, April 30 – Saturday, May 31
Cathedral Permanent Art Work installation and exhibition: Zarouhie Abdlain

Thursday, May 1 at 7:00 p.m. Ascension Day Cathedral Festival & Rite of Initiation

Friday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m. Lecture Recital – Brahms and his music by Michael Musgrave, Ph.D

An Evening of Brahms– A Lecture Recital with Michael Musgrave This free lecture recital will explore the keyboard works of Brahms including piano pieces Op.117-119 and three pieces from Brahm’s Organ Chorale Preludes Op 122 played by Riyehee Hong. Mr. Musgrave’s field of research is 19th and early 20th century German music, and English concert life in the same period. He is author and editor of six books on Brahms. He is also currently writing a biography of Robert Schumann for Cambridge University Press. He received the Honorary Fellowship of the Royal College of Music from Prince Charles in 2005. Born in England, Michael Musgrave graduated in piano and organ at the Royal College of Music, of which he is currently Visiting Research Fellow, and subsequently in the field of musicology at the University of London, where he taught for many years, retiring in 1997 as Emeritus Professor of Music. He now resides in New York City and is on the faculty of the Juilliard School.

Sunday, May 4 at 4 p.m. Cathedral Singers Concert - joining forces with Philadelphia Boys Choir and Chorale and Tononi String Quartet. Program includes, Handel Organ Concerto Haydn Little Organ Mass, Echoes by K. Christianson and Windows by A. Galuska.

Sunday, May 11 at 10:00 a.m. Feast of Pentecost

JUNE 2008

Saturday, June 14 at 10:00 a.m.
Diocesan Ordinations, Diocesan Choir

Sunday, June 29 at 7:00 p.m.
Union of Black Episcopalians National Conference Festival Eucharist

JULY 2008

Summer Noontime Organ Concerts

Wednesday, July 9 at 12:30 p.m.
Riyehee Hong, Director of Music and the Arts, Philadelphia Cathedral, PA

Wednesday, July 16 at 12:30 p.m.
Tim Duhr, St. Cecelia Church, Houston, TX

Wednesday, July 23 at 12:30 p.m.
Karen Christianson, Organ Scholar, Philadelphia Cathedral

Wednesday, July 30 at 12:30 p.m. ,
Eugene Lavery, The Julliard School

AUGUST 2008

Sunday Brunch Concert, August 1 at 12:30 p.m. Michael Nigro, Classical Guitarist

Summer Noontime Organ Concerts continues

Wednesday, August 6 at 12:30 p.m.
Alan Morrison, Professor, The Curtis Intstitute

Wednesday, August 13 at 12:30 p.m.
Joseph Arndt, Grace Church, Neward, NJWednesday,

August 20 at 12:30 p.m.
Richard Pilliner, Kingston Libral Synagogue and Shriley, London, UK

Wednesday, August 27 at 12:30 p.m.
Keenan Boswell, The Julliard School

SEPTEMBER 2008

Artist in Residence 2008- 2009 exhibition

Sunday, September 21 at 5:00 p.m.
Philadelphia Baroque Ensemble: Riyehee Hong, Artistic Director

2008 PHILADELPHIA CATHEDRAL LITURGICAL FESTIVAL
Friday, September 26 at 7:30 p.m. Third Annual Liturgical Festival: The Cathedral Singers Hymn Festival

OCTOBER 2008

POST Artist Exhibition

Instrumental Music Evening Concerts

Wednesday, October 1 at 7:00 p.m. Barbara Prough, Trumpet

Philadelphia Cathedral will host a concert entitled "Trumpet Majesty" featuring trumpeter Barbara Prugh with Riyehee Hong on organ and/or piano. The program will offer a variety of musical styles from Baroque to Contemporary, performed on various members of the trumpet family of instruments (i.e., piccolo trumpet, C trumpet, flugelhorn, etc.). Composers featured will include Albinoni, Hovhaness, and Langlais, among others. Described as "...a rare artist; one who is a consummate musician and a brilliant virtuoso..." (Michael Korn, late founder and conductor of the Philadelphia Singers), Barbara Prugh has been pleasing and exciting audiences throughout the Delaware Valley and beyond for several years with her dynamic music-making!

Wednesday, October 8 at 7:00 p.m. Will Power, Tenor


Wednesday, October 15 at 7:00 p.m. Lisa Davis, Flute


Wednesday, October 22 at 7:00 p.m. Angelo Castaldo, Organ

Organist Angelo Castaldo will be perform a program that will include J. S. Bach’s Preludio e fuga in re magg. BWV, Sonata IV Op. 65 of Felix Mendelssohn, Ave Maria and Etude Symphonique op. 78 of Marco Bossi, Introduction and Passacaglia of Max Reger, Elegia op.30 M. Surzynski and Toccata by Hendrik Andriessen. After his early musical studies, he gained a diploma in piano and organ. He graduated “cum laude” in Literature at University “Federico II” in Naples, also getting a master's degree in Musicology at the University in Rome. He has played in most important Italian cities and in Europe. In 2005 he has played also a tournèe in South America and in USA, including concerts in Chicago, Boston, New York, San Francisco, Berkeley, and for the New Year’s Concert at National Cathedral in Washington. In 2006 he has played an extensive concert-tour in Australia, including a concert at St. Andrews and St. Patrick Cathedrals in Sydney. In addition, Angelo Castaldo is the Artistic Director of most important “Organ Festival” in Campania (Italy). He has been organist of St. Chiara’s Basilica and now is organist and Choirmaster of Volto Santo’s Sanctuary, the most important church in Naples. He is Professor of Organ at Conservatoire “N. Rota” in Monopoli.

Wednesday, October 29 at 7:00 p.m. Leah Kim, Violin

October 28-29: POST studio opening

NOVEMBER 2008

Diocesan Members’ Art Exhibition

Saturday, November 8 at 8:30 a.m. Diocesan Convention & Eucharist

Sunday, November 16 at 4:00 p.m.
Episcopal Community Services Benefit Concert by the Cathedral Singers

Sunday, November 30 at 10:00 a.m. First Sunday of Advent

DECEMBER 2008

Sunday, December 7, at 4:00 p.m.
Handel Messiah Sing-In with Cathedral Singers

Sunday, December 21 at 5:00 P.M.
Advent Lessons & Carols

Wednesday, December 24 at 6:00 p.m. First Mass of Christmas

Thursday, December 25 at 10:00 a.m. Christmas Day