Concerts and Musical Occasions
A Concert in celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence
The Chenault Duo, Chase Loomer & Nolan Anthony, organists
Friday, July 3, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Admission free
- John Philip Sousa, arr. the Chenaults, The Stars & Stripes Forever
- Charles Callahan, Patriotic Medley
- I. From the Halls of Montezuma
- II. Eternal Father, Strong to Save
- III. Simple Gifts
- IV. O Beautiful for Spacious Skies
- V. The Battle Hymn of the Republic
- Charles Ives, Variations on “America”
- Nicholas White, Shenandoah
And more!
Atlanta Summer Organ Festival Recital
Nathaniel Gumbs
Wednesday, July 22, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Concert organist Nathaniel Gumbs serves as Director of Music at The Riverside Church in New York City and maintains a vibrant performing career, appearing at many distinguished venues in the U.S.A. and abroad. Consistently gathering new followers, Dr. Gumbs presents his concert programs with energy and always makes a compelling connection with his audiences through his own vitality and music that inspires.
Presented by Delbert Lowell Jacks in memory of Thomas Ruben Jones, and the Friends of Cathedral Music at the Cathedral of St. Philip. Suggested donation $15 at the door.
Metamorphosis – Earth: Les Élémens
Atlanta Baroque Orchestra
Julie Andrijeski, artistic director
Friday, September 19, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.
First Baptist Church of Decatur GA
Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.
Lassiter Concert Hall, Marietta GA
Starting with the element Earth, our series Metamorphosis is catapulted forward by Jean-Féry Rebel’s ground-shattering Les Élémens as Chaos expels the four elements: Earth, Air, Water, Fire.
- Antonio Vivaldi, Sinfonia from Il Tamerlano
- Jean-Féry Rebel, Les Élémens
- Georg Friedrich Händel, Water Music Suite III in G Major
- Johann Sebastian Bach, Air on the G String
Presented by the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra with gratitude for the Friends of Cathedral Music and our continued residence at the Cathedral of St. Philip. Visit atlantabaroque.org for tickets and additional information.
Polyphony
Stephen Layton, conductor
Friday, October 17, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Formed by Stephen Layton in 1986 for a concert in King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, Polyphony has since gone on to become “possibly the best small professional chorus in the world” (Encore Magazine, USA). For more than a decade Polyphony has given annual sell-out performances of Bach’s St. John Passion and Handel’s Messiah at St. John’s Smith Square. According to the Evening Standard “no one but no one performs Handel’s Messiah better every year than the choir Polyphony,” and The Times of London “would rate it among the finest John Passions I have ever heard.” In the US, Polyphony’s recordings have twice been nominated for Grammy Awards: in 2006 for Lux aeterna, a disc of works by Morten Lauridsen, and in 2007 for a CD of works by Eric Whitacre, Cloudburst. This “staggering disc” (BBC Radio 3) spent more than fifty weeks in the Billboard Classical Album Chart, and has been hailed by The Times of London as “extraordinarily beautiful,” by CNN as “outstanding,” and by Classic FM Magazine as “unmissable.”
Presented by Friends of Cathedral Music at the Cathedral of St. Philip.
PROGRAM:
EnglandWiliam Byrd, Sing Joyfully
Thomas Tallis, If ye love me
Robert Parsons, Ave Maria
William Byrd, Ne irascaris, Domine
France
Francis Poulenc, Timor et Tremor from Quatre motets pour un temps de pénitence
Maurice Duruflé, Notre Père, Opus 14
Pierre Villette, O sacrum convivium, Opus 27
Germany
Felix Mendelssohn, Jauchzet dem Herrn alle Welt (Psalm 100)
Anton Bruckner, Ave Maria, WAB6
Josef Rheinberger, Abendlied, Opus 69/3
INTERMISSION
Estonia
Arvo Pärt,The deer’s cry
Arvo Pärt, Morning star
USA
Randall Thompson, Alleluia
Morten Lauridsen, Contre qui, rose from Les chansons des roses
Eric Whitacre, Go, lovely Rose from Three Flower Songs
Thomas Tallis, O nata lux
Daniel Knaggs, O nata lux
England
Charles Villiers Stanford, Beati quarum via from Three Motets, op. 38
Hubert Parry, There is an old belief from Songs of farewell
Herbert Howells, Salve regina from Four Anthems to the Blessed Virgin Mary, op. 9
Charles Villiers Stanford, Coelos ascendit hodie from Three Motets, op. 38
Hymn Festival at Peachtree Road United Methodist Church
Richard Webster, conductor and composer
PRUMC Chancel Choir, Cathedral of St. philip Choir, Georgia Boy Choir, Festival Brass, The Great Organ of Peachtree Road
Friday, October 24, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
The Cathedral Choir joins with the Peachtree Road United Methodist Church (PRUMC) Chancel Choir, Georgia Boy Choir, and Richard Webster, renowned organist, composer, and conductor for this hymn festival. The congregation will play a big part in the celebration of beloved hymns. Accompaniment provided by the Great Organ and Festival Brass.
Advent Procession with Lessons & Carols
Cathedral Choir
Chase Loomer & Nolan Anthony, organ
Dale Adelmann, conductor
Sunday, November 30, 2025
3:40 p.m. Organ prelude
4:00 p.m. Advent Procession with Lessons & Carols
- The Great O Antiphons
- The Advent Prose
- Judith Weir, Drop down, ye heavens, from above
- “Lo, he comes with clouds descending”, Helmsley
- Ben Parry, Adam lay ybounden
- “Savior of the nations, come!”, Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland
- Cristóbal de Morales, Veni Domine
- “Come, thou Redeemer of the earth”, Puer nobis
- Kerensa Briggs, A tender shoot
- “Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming”, Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
- Charles Beaudrot, Comfort, comfort ye my people
- “The great forerunner of the morn”, The Truth from above
- Melissa Dunphy, O Oriens
- Reginald Jacques, The Linden Tree Carol
- Jaakko Mäntyjärvi, Ave Maria d’Aosta
- Eriks Ešenvalds, O Emmanuel
- Gerald Finzi, Magnificat
- “O come, O come, Emmanuel”, Veni, veni Emmanuel
All worship services at the Cathedral of St. Philip are admission free, and all are welcome.
A Holiday Concert with members of the Atlanta Symphony Brass
Chase Loomer, organ
Dale Adelmann, conductor
Friday, December 12, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Sold out!
Enjoy an evening of magnificent music and world-class musicianship as the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s world-renowned brass and percussion sections return to the Cathedral of St. Philip to present their eighth annual holiday concert. The program will feature traditional holiday carols and beloved standards from the symphonic orchestra repertoire in some of the finest arrangements for brass ensemble and percussion. This concert has quickly become one of Atlanta’s most beloved holiday traditions, so treat yourself and those you love to a breathtakingly spectacular night of music in the sumptuous acoustical grandeur of the Cathedral of St. Philip. This is a holiday concert not to be missed!
Presented by Friends of Cathedral Music at the Cathedral of St. Philip with assistance from the Atlanta Brass Society, Inc.
A Christmas Festival of Lessons & Carols by Candlelight
Cathedral Schola
Chase Loomer & Nolan Anthony, organ
Dale Adelmann, conductor
Sunday, December 21, 2025
3:40 p.m. Organ prelude
4:00 p.m. A Christmas Festival of Lessons & Carols by Candlelight
Modeled on the beloved carol service broadcast each Christmas Eve from King’s College, Cambridge, this is our most popular choral service of the year. Ancient prophecies foretelling the coming of a Messiah and the Gospel accounts of the birth of Jesus are illumined by extra-biblical texts, anthems and Christmas carols that have inspired composers, choirs, and worshippers throughout the world and across time. For those who are traveling at Christmas and wish first to celebrate with loved ones here at home, and for all who hold the music and message of Christmas dear, this service is a meaningful and joyous way to celebrate the season. All are welcome! Invite a friend: it may be the best gift you give.
- “Once in royal David’s city”, Irby
- Frank Boles, Adam lay ybounden
- arr. Robert Pearsall, In dulci jubilo
- “Hark! a thrilling voice is sounding”, Merton
- John Rutter, There is a flower
- “Comfort, comfort ye, my people”, Psalm 42
- Francis Pott, Balulalow
- arr. David Schelat, The Angel Gabriel
- arr. David Willcocks, “God rest you merry, gentlemen”
- Fredrik Sixten, There is no rose of such vertu
- arr. Paul Halley, What child is this
- “On this day earth shall ring”, Personent hodie
- Oliver Tarney, The wisemen and the star
- arr. Dale Adelmann, “Of the Father’s love begotten”, Divinum mysterium
- Kim André Arnesen, Cradle Hymn
- “Good Christian friends, rejoice”, In dulci jubilo
All worship services at the Cathedral of St. Philip are admission free, and all are welcome.
VOCES8
Friday, February 13, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
This concert is sold out. Ticket holders are encouraged to arrive early.
VOCES8 is one of the most sensational choirs on the international music scene, having earned its reputation by touring throughout the world, more than a dozen critically acclaimed compact discs, and ravishingly beautiful virtual concerts and YouTube videos. Their eagerly anticipated return to the Cathedral will undoubtedly grace us with one of the most breathtakingly beautiful evenings of music anywhere in Atlanta this season!
Presented by Friends of Cathedral Music at the Cathedral of St. Philip.
Metamorphosis – Fire: Lute and Strings by Candlelight
Atlanta Baroque Orchestra
Julie Andrijeski, artistic director
with (Friday night only) the Cathedral of St. Philip Schola / Dale Adelmann, conductor
Friday, February 27, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
Sunday, March 1, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.
Lassiter Concert Hall, Marietta GA
Scintillating, intimate chamber music concert for strings and lute by Antonio Vivaldi and his contemporaries, illuminated by candlelight. The Cathedral Schola sings Friday night only, as the ABO celebrates its tenth year in residence at the Cathedral of St. Philip with a special “shooting star” performance of Vivaldi’s Laetatus sum for chorus and strings.
Featuring Brandon Acker in
Vivaldi’s Lute Concerto in D Major, RV 93
and more
Presented by the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra with gratitude for the Friends of Cathedral Music and our continued residence at the Cathedral of St. Philip. Visit atlantabaroque.org for tickets and additional information.
Meditation on the Passion of Christ, with Carols
Cathedral Schola
Sunday, March 29, 2026
4:00 p.m. Meditation on the Passion of Christ, with Carols
One of the most moving choral services of the year, this meditation employs lessons & carols, spirituals, anthems, motets, and congregational hymns to illuminate the Passion of Christ, which is retold using biblical narratives from Mark, Matthew, and John, sung to some of the most ancient plainchant known to the Church.
- Bruce Neswick, “In the cross of Christ I glory” Tomter
- Owain Park, I wonder as I wander
- David Hurd, “A stable lamp is lighted” Andújar
- Nancy Wertsch, In monte Oliveti
- Charles Snider, Was ever grief like mine
- Thomas Tallis, “To mock your reign, O dearest Lord” Third Tune
- Kenneth Leighton, “Drop, drop, slow tears” from Crucifixus pro nobis
- Trond Kverno, Corpus Christi Carol
- “Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended” Herzliebster Jesu
- Spiritual, Were you there when they crucified my Lord
- Antonio Lotti, Crucifixus à 8
All worship services at the Cathedral of St. Philip are admission free, and all are welcome.
The Choir of Westminster Abbey
Andrew Nethsingha, conductor
Matthew Jorysz, organ
Friday, April 24, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
The Choir of Westminster Abbey is renowned worldwide as one of the finest choirs of its type. Comprising up to thirty boys and twelve professional adult singers, the choir’s wide-ranging performing activities are rooted in centuries-old tradition, and its repertoire ranges from plainsong and Tudor polyphony to 20th-century masterpieces and new commissions. The choir’s primary purpose is the singing of the Abbey’s daily services. In addition, it plays a central role in the many royal, state, and national occasions which take place there. The choir also pursues a varied program of recordings, concerts and tours, travelling in recent years to Australia, the Far East, the United States, Russia, Hungary, Italy, Spain and Germany. In the UK, the choir presents an annual concert program in the Abbey, and has performed at many leading venues and festivals, including the BBC Proms and the London Festival of Baroque Music.
Presented by the Moore-Wilkerson concert endowment and Friends of Cathedral Music at the Cathedral of St. Philip.
Program:
Plainsong, Iste Confessor
Thomas Tallis, If ye love me
John Taverner, Dum transisset Sabbatum
Organ solo: William Byrd, Fantasia in G
Orlando Gibbons, O clap your hands
Henry Purcell, Hear my prayer, O Lord
George Frideric Handel, Let thy hand be strengthened
James MacMillan, Gloria (from Mass of St Edward the Confessor)
Ralph Vaughan Williams, O taste and see
C Hubert H Parry, Lord, let me know mine end
Organ solo: Edward Elgar, “Presto” from Sonata in G
Edward Bairstow, Blessed City, heavenly Salem
Matthew Martin, Behold now, praise the Lord
Imogen Holst, A Hymne to Christ
Ralph Vaughan Williams, Let all the world in every corner sing
Cathedral Singers Concert
Chase Loomer & Nolan Anthony, organ
Dale Adelmann, conductor
Friday, June 5, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Enjoy a lovely June evening’s respite amid the glow of stained glass, basking in music to soothe the soul and delight the senses! This concert is presented by the professional core of the Cathedral Choir & Schola and our magnificent organists.
Presented by the Emile Fisher concert endowment and Friends of Cathedral Music at the Cathedral of St. Philip.
Program:
- King Henry VIII, Pastyme with good companye
- Johann Sebastian Bach, Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, BWV 230
- William Byrd, Ne irascaris – Civitas sancti tui
- Johann Sebastian Bach, Prelude & Fugue in G Major, BWV 541
- Ivo Antognini, Every child has known God
- Lucy Walker, I saw eternity
- Ēriks Ešenvalds, Salutation
- Edward Elgar, Presto “comodo” from Sonata for Organ, Opus 28
- Ēriks Ešenvalds, Amazing grace
- Spiritual, arr. Carl Haywood, There is a balm in Gilead
- Spiritual, arr. Paul Caldwell & Sean Ivory, Ain’t no grave can hold me down
