Our program year is completed for the 2016 - 2017 season. Please check back for our 2017-2018 events.
Sunday, September 25, 2016
RareSong Three and Tea
Episcopal Church of Our Savior
11236 Mandarin Road, Jacksonville
TIME: 4:00 pm
RareSong brings to the First Coast the music of its founding. In our 2015-2016 Spanish concerts presented at Jacksonville’s St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, St. Augustine Cathedral-Basilica, and St. Paul’s by the Sea in Jacksonville Beach, we presented the music that Pedro Menéndez de Avilés left behind in his voyage of conquest. For 2016-2017, we turn to the English music that Sir Francis Drake left behind in his voyage to conquer St. Augustine and to conduct other piratical adventures.
RareSong Three consists of members of RareSong who concentrate on both solo and small ensemble music:
Patricia DeWitt (recorder, viola da gamba, soprano) holds a Ph.D. in musicology from the University of Michigan, is an early music specialist and organist and a retired college administrator.
Peter DeWitt (harpsichord, recorder, tenor) is a retired theory and organ professor (DMA, University of Michigan) and composer, and an active supply organist in the First Coast.
Marcy Brenner (viola da gamba), an Oberlin music graduate and freelance musician, performed and studied early music while living in Austria.
RareSong Three and Tea
Episcopal Church of Our Savior
11236 Mandarin Road, Jacksonville
TIME: 4:00 pm
RareSong brings to the First Coast the music of its founding. In our 2015-2016 Spanish concerts presented at Jacksonville’s St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, St. Augustine Cathedral-Basilica, and St. Paul’s by the Sea in Jacksonville Beach, we presented the music that Pedro Menéndez de Avilés left behind in his voyage of conquest. For 2016-2017, we turn to the English music that Sir Francis Drake left behind in his voyage to conquer St. Augustine and to conduct other piratical adventures.
RareSong Three consists of members of RareSong who concentrate on both solo and small ensemble music:
Patricia DeWitt (recorder, viola da gamba, soprano) holds a Ph.D. in musicology from the University of Michigan, is an early music specialist and organist and a retired college administrator.
Peter DeWitt (harpsichord, recorder, tenor) is a retired theory and organ professor (DMA, University of Michigan) and composer, and an active supply organist in the First Coast.
Marcy Brenner (viola da gamba), an Oberlin music graduate and freelance musician, performed and studied early music while living in Austria.
Sunday, October 2, 2016
David Briggs and the 1929 Lon Chaney "Phantom of the Opera"
Beaches Fine Arts Series with support from our chapter
David Briggs is an internationally renowned organist whose performances are acclaimed for their musicality, virtuosity, and ability to excite and engage audiences of all ages. With an extensive repertoire spanning five centuries, he is known across the globe for his brilliant organ transcriptions of symphonic music by composers such as Mahler, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Elgar, Bruckner, Ravel, and Bach. Fascinated by the art of Improvisation since a child, David also frequently performs improvisations to silent films such as Phantom of the Opera, Hunchback of Notre-Dame, Nosferatu, Jeanne d’Arc, Metropolis, as well as a variety of Charlie Chaplin films. At the age of 17, David obtained his FRCO (Fellow of the Royal College of Organists) diploma, winning all the prizes and the Silver Medal of the Worshipful Company of Musicians. From 1981-84 he was the Organ Scholar at King’s College, Cambridge University, during which time he studied organ with Jean Langlais in Paris. The first British winner of the Tournemire Prize at the St Albans International Improvisation Competition, he also won the first prize in the International Improvisation Competition at Paisley. Subsequently David held positions at Hereford, Truro and Gloucester Cathedrals. He is currently Artist-in-Residence at St James Cathedral, Toronto.
Free. More Information: http://beachesfinearts.org/david-briggs/
David Briggs and the 1929 Lon Chaney "Phantom of the Opera"
Beaches Fine Arts Series with support from our chapter
David Briggs is an internationally renowned organist whose performances are acclaimed for their musicality, virtuosity, and ability to excite and engage audiences of all ages. With an extensive repertoire spanning five centuries, he is known across the globe for his brilliant organ transcriptions of symphonic music by composers such as Mahler, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Elgar, Bruckner, Ravel, and Bach. Fascinated by the art of Improvisation since a child, David also frequently performs improvisations to silent films such as Phantom of the Opera, Hunchback of Notre-Dame, Nosferatu, Jeanne d’Arc, Metropolis, as well as a variety of Charlie Chaplin films. At the age of 17, David obtained his FRCO (Fellow of the Royal College of Organists) diploma, winning all the prizes and the Silver Medal of the Worshipful Company of Musicians. From 1981-84 he was the Organ Scholar at King’s College, Cambridge University, during which time he studied organ with Jean Langlais in Paris. The first British winner of the Tournemire Prize at the St Albans International Improvisation Competition, he also won the first prize in the International Improvisation Competition at Paisley. Subsequently David held positions at Hereford, Truro and Gloucester Cathedrals. He is currently Artist-in-Residence at St James Cathedral, Toronto.
Free. More Information: http://beachesfinearts.org/david-briggs/
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Northern Lights: Hymns of Scandinavia
A hymn festival played by members of our chapter
Time: 4:00 pm
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
6801 Merrill Road, Jacksonville
Northern Lights: Hymns of Scandinavia
A hymn festival played by members of our chapter
Time: 4:00 pm
St. Matthew's Lutheran Church
6801 Merrill Road, Jacksonville
Friday, January 13, 2017
7:00 pm
Annual Post-Holiday Member Gathering
Our post holiday gathering has become a popular event for our membership! We'll meet at the home of one of our members and enjoy holiday food and lively conversation. There's an organ in the house, so there will probably be some singing and other music making involved. Put this on your calendar NOW, because you don't want to miss it.
7:00 pm
Annual Post-Holiday Member Gathering
Our post holiday gathering has become a popular event for our membership! We'll meet at the home of one of our members and enjoy holiday food and lively conversation. There's an organ in the house, so there will probably be some singing and other music making involved. Put this on your calendar NOW, because you don't want to miss it.
Instruments and Organ Together!
Sunday, February 12, 2017
TIME: 7:00 pm
St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church
3979 Hendricks Avenue
Sunday, February 12, 2017
TIME: 7:00 pm
St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Church
3979 Hendricks Avenue
Jonathan Easter, Organ Concert
Friday, March 31, 2017
TIME: 6:00 pm
Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine
38 Cathedral Place, St. Augustine
See the listing on our events page for more information about the artist.
Friday, March 31, 2017
TIME: 6:00 pm
Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine
38 Cathedral Place, St. Augustine
See the listing on our events page for more information about the artist.
Annual Membership Dinner/
Installation of Officers
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Music of PDQ Bach
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
1773 Blanding Boulevard, Jacksonville
Join your friends and colleagues for a savory meal and musical shenanigans! The menu, cost, and instructions for making reservations will be provided as the date approaches.
Installation of Officers
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Music of PDQ Bach
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
1773 Blanding Boulevard, Jacksonville
Join your friends and colleagues for a savory meal and musical shenanigans! The menu, cost, and instructions for making reservations will be provided as the date approaches.
