Come hear special musical offerings in the inspiring space of Grace Church in preparation for Holy Week and the celebration of Easter on 1 April!
SATURDAY 24 March
AT 4:00 P.M.
SYMPHONIE-PASSION, Opus 23
Meditations on the life of Christ inspired by improvisations offered on the Grand Organ at the Wannamaker Store in 1921
Composed by
Marcel Dupré
MONDAY 26 March
AT 7:00 P.M.
SEPT CHORALS-POÈMES POUR LES SEPT PAROLES DU CHRIST
The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross (1935)
Composed by
Charles Tournemire
Dedicated to Ernest Mitchell, organist of Grace Church 1922-1960
TUESDAY 27 March
AT 7:00 P.M.
LEÇONS DE TÉNÈBRES POUR LE MERCREDI SAINT
Tenebrae Readings for Holy Wednesday (1714)
Composed by
François Couperin
Amy Bartram, soprano
Ruth Cunningham, soprano
Patricia Ann Neely, viola da gamba