News (Page 14)
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Divine Duos – March 23, 2013
On Saturday, March 23, the Columbia Collegiate Chorale, Pro Musica and New England Youth Ensemble of Washington Adventist University, with the Spencerville Sanctuary Choir and friends, presented a concert titled “Divine Duos.” Organist Mark Willey, opened the program with four pieces by Franck, Lefebure-Wely, Widor, and Vierne, designed to introduce the…
Organist, Kimo Smith – Feb 16, 2013
On Saturday, February 16, organist Kimo Smith will present a concert of music by John Cook, J.S. Bach, Joseph Jongen, J.M. Michel, Leon Boëllmann, Janet Linker, and Dan Locklair. Dr. Smith is an active educator, church musician, recitalist, and collaborative pianist. He is currently Associate Professor of Music and Director of Keyboard Studies at La Sierra University,…
Cellist Amit Peled – June 9, 2012
Our good friend, internationally renowned cellist Amit Peled will perform a special bonus concert on Saturday, June 9, 2012. The program opened with two works for solo cello: J.S. Bach‘s Suite No. 1 and György Ligeti‘s Sonata. Mr. Peled was joined for the second half of the program by pianist Stefan Petrov for a performance of Robert Schumann‘s…
Organist Jeremy Filsell – May 26, 2012
Organist Jeremy Filsell will close the official 2011-2012 Evensong Concert Series with a special concert on Saturday, May 26 at 4 p.m. The first half of the program featured organ works by American composers, Raymond Weidner, Richard Purvis, Gerald Near and Leo Sowerby; a fitting tribute to the American made Moller, Op. 11806 organ. The second half featured…
Music for Organ and Brass – April 28, 2012
On April 28, at 4 p.m., the Brass Mosaic and friends presented a program of music for brass ensemble and organ. The ten piece brass ensemble, formed from some of the best brass players in our area’s orchestras and military brass ensembles, combined with our own organist, Mark Willey, to play…
Choral Masterworks from France and England
On Saturday afternoon, March 24 at 4 p.m., the Spencerville Evensong Concert Series presented a program of choral masterworks by Maurice Duruflé, C. Hubert Parry, Gerald Finzi, Ralph Vaughan Williams, William Mathias, and more. The concert featured the Columbia Collegiate Chorale of Washington Adventist University, Spencerville Sanctuary Choir, New England Symphonic…
Joseph Gascho in Concert – Feb 4, 2012
On February 4, conductor and harpsichordist Joseph Gascho performed a program featuring works from his recently released solo CD. Dr. Gascho enjoys a varied career as a baroque keyboardist–performing as a soloist and collaborative artist; conducting opera, orchestra and choir; editing and arranging scores; and teaching and lecturing. He has won numerous grants and prizes,…
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols – Dec 10, 2011
The Sanctuary Choir at Spencerville, and the Columbia Collegiate Chorale of Washington Adventist University, conducted by Dr. James Bingham lead this service, with accompaniment on the organ by Mark Willey and the piano by Mark Di Pinto. This year, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the…
Julie Vidrick Evans in Concert – Nov 19, 2011
On Saturday, November 19, as part of our continuing celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the organ, Julie Vidrick Evans performed a program of music by Handel, Bach, Mendelssohn, Thalben-Ball, Duruflé, and more, An active recitalist and prize-winning organist, Ms. Evans has been a featured…
Organist Thomas Murray in Concert – Sept 17, 2011
The legendary American organist Thomas Murray played the first recital of the 2011-2012 Evensong Concert Series on Saturday, September 17 at 4 p.m. in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the DeHaan family organ at the Spencerville Church. Murray played the closing recital of the inaugural…