Cathedral Concerts
For 40 years, St. Thomas More Cathedral has maintained a unique ministry of bringing the work of established concert artists to the community at large through an annual series of free concerts in the exquisite acoustical environment of the Cathedral. Join us in this milestone year!
Cathedral Concerts is a self-supporting service dedicated to bringing the work of professional musicians to the Cathedral Community (and the community-at-large). We sponsor concerts ranging from organ recitals to choral concerts and instrumental programs. Dates are published in a season brochure. Parish and public attendance and your patronage are warmly invited.
Cathedral Concerts 2011-2012
Join Us for Our 40th Season!
"11/11/11"
The United States Navy Brass Ensemble
Friday, November 11, 2011 - 8:00 PM
The United States Navy Concert Band, the premier wind ensemble of the U.S. Navy, presents a wide variety of marches, patriotic selections, orchestral transcriptions and modern wind ensemble repertoire. As the original ensemble of the Navy Band, the Concert Band has been performing public comcerts and participating in hihg-profile events for over 85 years. In addition to national concert tours and an extensive local concert season, the Concert Band has been featured internationally at military tatoos and festivals in Olso, Stockholm and Quebec City. In1996, the band was honored to participate in the 300th Anniversary of the Russian Fleet in St. Petersburg, and in the Baltic International Fleets in Kaliningrad, Russia.
Service of Lessons and Carols
Sunday, December 4, 2011 - 7:30 PM
Cathedral Choir, Youth Choir, and Handbell Choir
Cathedral Concerts offers the annual Service of Lessons and Carols, featuring the
Bishop of Arlington, Cathedral clergy, lay readers, the Cathedral Choir, Youth Choir, and Handbell Choir. A cherished Cathedral tradition, this service is filled with candles, carols, and readings. Celebrate the joy and peace of this wonderful season in the beauty of The Cathedral of Saint Thomas More.
Sacred Songs and Sprituals
Allan Palacious Chan, Jr.
Friday, February 17, 2012 - 8:00 PM
Cathrdral Concerts presents its first solo voice recital, featuring local talents Allan Palacious Chan, tenor, and pianist Francis Colon in an intimate evening of sacred songs and spirituals, Allan, a Phillipine born tenor, grew up in Woodbridge, VA, beginning singing at age 6 in his local parish. He has performed with churches, colleges and concert halls in the area, including the Kennedy Center with the National Symphony Orchestra, the Millenium Stage, and the Atlas Theater. He holds a B/A (magna cum laude) in Music with a minor in Theater from George Mason University and is currently working toward a Master in Music at the College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati.
Haig Mardirosian, Organist
Friday, April 20, 2012 - 8:00 PM
After a long tenure as a church musician, university professor and administrator in Washington, DC, Haig Mardirosian is now Dean of the College of Arts and Letters at the Universtity of Tampa. He has been a recitalist for 46 years and has just released his 20th commercially available recording. From 1977-1980 Haig served as the Director of Music at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More. This program will focus on hte Variations on a Theme of Beethoven by Gustav Merkel, and the Three Pieces for Organ, by American composer Calvin Hampton, as well as the music of Georg Bohm and Jeannie Demessieux.