Concerts and Musical Occasions
Monteverdi Vespers
Atlanta Baroque Orchestra
Julie Andrijeski, artistic director
Cathedral Choir & Schola
Dale Adelmann, director
Friday, March 28, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
Purchase Tickets: Friday, March 28
Purchase Tickets: Saturday, March 29
This may well be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Atlantans to hear Monteverdi’s Vespers performed live by virtuoso soloists, multiple choirs, and expert period instrumentalists in acoustical and aesthetic surroundings similar to those for which it was written. Come and be swept away by one of the transformative works in the entire history of music, and marvel at this kaleidoscopic work of sonic grandeur, extraordinary virtuosity, constant changes in color and performing forces, compositional brilliance, originality, and ravishing beauty, as Monteverdi ushers music from the Renaissance to the Baroque.
Soloists:
Margaret Carpenter Haigh, soprano
Andrea Walker, soprano
Thomas Cooley, tenor
Richard Pittsinger, tenor
Sumner Thompson, baritone/tenor
Choir of St. John’s College Cambridge
Presented by the Moore-Wilkerson Music Endowment and Friends of Cathedral Music at the Cathedral of St. Philip
Friday, April 11, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
The return to U.S.A. of one of the most celebrated choirs of men & boys in the world – for the first time since adding girls to the top line – will move and delight listeners! At home in the University of Cambridge, the choir sings six Evensongs and a full Choral Eucharist each week during university term, giving them a facility of musicianship and breadth of repertoire that is truly astounding. Over the past half-century, the Choir has toured independently throughout the world – on many occasions as official representatives of the British government – and released more than one hundred critically acclaimed recordings on international labels including EMI, Decca, Chandos, Hyperion and Naxos. This will be an extraordinary evening, featuring some of the most beautiful treble singing one will ever have the privilege of hearing anywhere!
Presented by the Moore-Wilkerson Music Endowment and Friends of Cathedral Music at the Cathedral of St. Philip.
Program:
Richard Dering, Factum est silentium
Joanna Forbes-L’Estrange, Magnificat (The King’s College Service)
Gerald Finzi, Lo, the full, final sacrifice
Orlando Gibbons, This is the record of John
Sarah Henderson, Magnificat (St John’s College Service)
Herbert Howells, A Sequence for St Michael
Joanna Marsh, Refugee
Robert Parsons, Ave Maria
Organ works by Bairstow, Parry, and Vaughan Williams
Sunday, April 13, 2025
The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday, Year C
8:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Choristers & Cathedral Singers
- Lee Hoiby, Let this mind be in you
- Philip Moore, It is a thing most wonderful
11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Choir
- Lee Hoiby, Let this mind be in you
- Anton Bruckner, Christus factus est
4:00 p.m. Meditation on the Passion of Christ, with Carols, Cathedral Schola
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.
- “Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended” Herzliebster Jesu
- John Jacob Niles, arr. Carter, I wonder as I wander
- David Hurd, “A stable lamp is lighted” Andújar
- Kim André Arnesen, Even when He is silent
- “To mock your reign, O dearest Lord” Tallis’ Third Tune
- Trond Kverno, Corpus Christi Carol
- Daniel Gawthrop, Mary speaks
- Kenneth Miller, “Alas! and did my Savior bleed” Morgan’s Steep
- 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.
Cathedral Singers Concert
Chase Loomer and Herbert Buffington, organ
Dale Adelmann, conductor
Friday, June 6, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
Enjoy a lovely June evening’s respite amid the glow of stained glass, basking in music to sooth 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 Friends of Cathedral Music at the Cathedral of St. Philip.
Atlanta Summer Organ Festival Recital
Nathan Laube
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
Nathan Laube is easily one of the very most soughtafter, beloved performers and organ pedagogues in the world. His extensive recital career includes major venues spanning four continents, with appearances at the Vienna Konzerthaus, the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, the Berlin Philharmonie, the Maison Radio France in Paris, Auditorium Maurice Ravel in Lyon, and the Sejong Center in Seoul. Highlight performances in the USA include Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles; Verizon Hall, Philadelphia; Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco; The Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas TX; the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville TN; and the Kauffman Center in Kansas City MO. He has performed in the most well-known churches and cathedrals of Europe, including Notre-Dame Cathedral and Saint- Sulpice in Paris, St. Paul’s Cathedral in London, the Frauenkirche in Dresden, and the Berliner Dom; and he has inaugurated important organs across the world, including Canterbury Cathedral and King’s College Chapel, Cambridge (UK), Moscow’s new Zaryadye Concert Hall (Russia), and Concert Hall in Göteborg (Sweden). In August 2022 he performed a solo organ recital for the prestigious BBC Proms at Royal Albert Hall in London. We are absolutely delighted to welcome him for his first recital at the Cathedral of St. Philip – this will be an evening not to be missed! 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.
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.
Chanticleer
Presented by Friends of Cathedral Music at the Cathedral of St. Philip.
Saturday, October 19, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
This Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble has been hailed as “the world’s reigning male chorus” by The New Yorker, and is known around the world as “an orchestra of voices” for its wide-ranging repertoire and dazzling virtuosity. Founded in San Francisco in 1978, Chanticleer quickly took its place as one of the most prolific recording and touring ensembles in the world, selling over one million recordings and performing thousands of live concerts to audiences around the world. Chanticleer’s repertoire is rooted in the Renaissance and has continued to expand to include a wide range of classical, gospel, jazz, popular music, and a deep commitment to the commissioning of new compositions and arrangements. The ensemble has committed much of its vast recording catalogue to these commissions, garnering GRAMMY® Awards for its recording of Sir John Tavener's Lamentations and Praises, and the ambitious collection of commisioned works entitled Colors of Love.
Sunday, November 3, 2024
All Saints’ Sunday
4:00 p.m. Choral Requiem Eucharist in Commemoration of All Faithful Departed, Cathedral Choir & String Orchestra
- Craig Phillips (b.1961), A Song Without Words for cello & organ
- Dan Locklair (b. 1949), Requiem (Introit & Kyrie, Lux aeterna, In Paradisum, Sanctus-Benedictus, Agnus Dei)
- Herbert Howells (1892-1983), “Requiem aeternum” from Requiem
- Edgar Bainton (1870-1956), And I saw a new heaven
All worship services at the Cathedral of St. Philip are admission free, and all are welcome.
Dance Fever
Atlanta Baroque Orchestra
Julie Andrijeski, artistic director
Hit dance tunes from European capitals! Featuring works of Jean-Philippe Rameau and more…
Presented by the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra. See atlantabaroque.org for tickets, additional performance dates, times, and locations.
Friday, November 15, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
Sunday, December 1, 2024
The First Sunday of Advent, Year C
8:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Singers watch
11:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist, Cathedral Schola watch
- William Byrd (1539/40-1623), Laetentur coeli
- Paul Manz (1919-2009), E’en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come
3:40 p.m. Organ prelude
4:00 p.m. Advent Procession with Lessons & Carols, Cathedral Choir watch / podcast
- The Great O Antiphons
- Judith Weir (b. 1954), Drop down, ye heavens, from above
- “Lo, he comes with clouds descending” Helmsley
- Boris Ord (1897-1961), Adam lay ybounden
- “Redeemer of the nations, come” Veni Redemptor gentium
- Paul Manz (1919-2009), E’en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come
- “Come, thou Redeemer of the earth” Puer nobis
- Herbert Howells (1892-1983), A Spotless Rose
- “Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming” Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
- Claude Goudimel (c. 1520-1572), Comfort, comfort ye my people
- “The great forerunner of the morn” The Truth from above
- Melissa Dunphy (b. 1980), O Oriens
- “The angel Gabriel from heaven came” Gabriel’s Message
- Javier Busto (b. 1949), Ave Maria
- Herbert Howells (1892-1983), Magnificat (Gloucester Cathedral)
- Elizabeth Poston (1905-1987), Jesus Christ the apple tree
- “O come, O come, Emmanuel” Veni, veni Emmanuel
All worship services at the Cathedral of St. Philip are admission free, and all are welcome.
Holiday Concert
with members of the Atlanta Symphony Brass
Dale Adelmann, conductor
Presented by Friends of Cathedral Music at the Cathedral of St. Philip.
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
The Cathedral of St. Philip
Enjoy an evening of magnificent music and world-class musicianship as the members of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's world-renowned brass and percussion sections return to the Cathedral of St. Philip to present their seventh 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 fast become one of Atlanta’s most beloved new 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!
Sunday, December 22, 2024
The Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year C
3:40 p.m. Organ prelude
4:00 p.m. A Christmas Festival of Lessons & Carols by Candlelight, Cathedral Schola
- “Once in royal David’s city” Irby
- Carson Cooman, Adam lay ybounden
- “Hark! a thrilling voice is sounding” Merton
- Eric Whitacre, Lux Arumque
- arr. Craig Phillips, The holly and the ivy
- “Prepare the way, O Zion” Bereden väg för Herran
- John Joubert, There is no rose of such virtue
- Cecilia McDowall, Now may we singen
- arr. Paul Halley, Huron Carol
- Bob Chilcott, The Shepherd’s Carol
- “On this day earth shall ring” Personent hodie
- Charles Beaudrot, Toys for a King
- Herbert Howells, Here is the little door
- arr. Dale Adelmann, Of the Father’s love begotten Divinum mysterium
- arr. John Rutter, Wexford Carol, “Good people all, this Chrstmastime”
- arr. David Willcocks, “God rest you merry, gentlemen”
All worship services at the Cathedral of St. Philip are admission free, and all are welcome.
The 110th anniversary concert of the Atlanta chapter, American Guild of Organists, scheduled for Friday, January 10, has been cancelled due to inclement weather.
The Golden Hour
Atlanta Baroque Orchestra
Julie Andrijeski, artistic director
The ABO takes on Boccherini and Mozart, guest directed by Atlanta native Evan Few.
Presented by the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra. See atlantabaroque.org for tickets, additional performance dates, times, and locations.
Friday, February 28, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
The Cathedral of St. Philip