We are thrilled to bring you the 2012 Concert Season at Saint John's and pleased to offer our Music Guide with the full schedule of our world-class performances and musical services for the coming year. We hope to see you in our audience and congregation soon and often!

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2011-2012 Music Guide
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Friday, February 24, 7:30 pm - Michael Unger, organist
(hosted by The Boulder Bach Festival)
Canadian-born organist and harpsichordist Michael Unger appears in recital as a soloist and chamber musician in North America, Europe and Japan. In 2008, he was awarded First Prize and the Yoshida Minoru Memorial Award in the Sixth International Organ Competition Musashino-Tokyo, Japan. Earlier that same year, he won both First and Audience Prizes in the American Guild of Organists' National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance. His debut solo compact disc recordings on the Naxos and Pro Organo labels have received favorable international reviews. Unger completed master's degrees in organ and harpsichord at the Eastman School of Music, and in 2007 was awarded Eastman's Jerald C. Graue Musicology Fellowship. This recital, entitled "Bach inspirations," includes works by J. S. Bach, André Raison, Robert Schumann, and Franz Liszt. For tickets and other information, please visit www.boulderbachfestival.org.

Friday, March 2, 7:30 pm - Christophe Mantoux, organist
Christophe Mantoux's career as a concert organist has taken him to more than twenty countries in Europe, North and South America, South Korea, Japan and the United States. A winner of the prestigious First Prize in Interpretation at the Chartres International Organ Competition and the coveted Grand Prix de l'Academie Charles Cros for a recent recording on the celebrated Cavaille-Coll organ in the Abbey Church of St. Ouen de Rouen, Montoux is Professor of Organ at the Conservatoire regional de Paris and the Pole superieur de Paris, and Titular Organist at the famous Church of Saint-Severin in Paris. This all-French recital will include works by Charles-Marie Widor, César Franck, Jehan Alain, and Maurice Durufle. Freewill offering.

Friday, March 16, 7:30 pm - Alan Dominicci, organist
Alan Dominicci, a long-time Denver resident, studied with famed French organists Andre Marchal and Jean-Jacques Grunenwald in Paris. He has published writings on the organ works of Grunenwald, who was titular organist at Saint-Sulpice in Paris from 1973 to 1982. In addition, he has extensively performed and recorded Grunenwald's organ works; his performances of these works include two recitals at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. In this recital, Alan will perform works by Louis-Claude Daquin, Franz Liszt, Vincent Persichetti, Cesar Franck, Louis Vierne, Olivier Messaien, and Grunenwald. Freewill offering.

Friday, March 23, 7:30 pm, Dagwell Hall - Lea Shaw, soprano
One of the Cathedral's own youth choristers, Lea Shaw, will give a vocal recital with Cathedral Assistant Organist Richard Robertson on piano. This concert will include songs by George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, Georges Bizet, and Claudio Monteverdi, and is a benefit for Saint John's Music Program. Freewill offering.  

Saturday, March 24, 7:30 pm - The Tallis Scholars
(Doors open at 6:30 pm)
The Tallis Scholars have established themselves as the leading exponents of Renaissance sacred music throughout the world, and are renowned for their purity and clarity of sound. The ensemble gives around 70 concerts each year across the globe; they have performed at such distinguished venues as the Sistine Chapel, London's National Gallery, and the BBC Proms, and with such luminaries as Sting and Sir Paul McCartney. Their recordings have won a number of awards, including GRAMOPHONE Magazine's Record of the Year Award for a 1987 recording of Josquin, still the only recording of early music ever to win this coveted award. A limited number of premier seats are available in the first few rows of the Cathedral for $75.00 each; all other tickets are general admission, and are $45.00 for adults and $35.00 for students and seniors aged 65 and over.  Tickets are available for purchase online now >

Friday, April 27, 7:30 pm - Joyce Kull, organist
Joyce Shupe Kull is Director of Music and Organist at Grace Lutheran Church, Boulder. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Organ Performance and Literature from the University of Colorado, Boulder. She maintains an active performance schedule, teaches organ at Metropolitan State College of Denver as well as privately, and presents lectures and workshops. Dr. Kull has published articles on Bach performance, American Guild of Organists certification, and pedagogical topics in The American Organist. A former Director of the AGO Committee on Professional Certification, in 2008 she was elected AGO National Councilor for Education and also serves on the AGO Executive Council. This recital will include works by Alexandre Guilmant, J. S. Bach, Jan Pieter Sweelinck, and Maurice Duruflé. Freewill offering.

Friday, May 4, 7:30 pm - Kantorei
Don't miss Kantorei's spring offering, featuring works by William Byrd, Richard Allain, James MacMillan, Rene Clausen, John Ireland, Jean Langlais, Gerald Finzi, Leonard Bernstein, and others. This concert will include works for choir and organ, showcasing Saint John's newly restored Platt Rogers Memorial Pipe Organ. For tickets and other information, please visit Kantorei's website, www.kantorei.org, or call 303-316-0356.

Friday, May 18, 7:30 pm - Colorado Chorale
Bernstein and Britten: Chichester Psalms and Rejoice in the Lamb
The Chorale, with guest soloists, will perform Leonard Bernstein's magnificent Chichester Psalms with organ and percussion and Benjamin Britten's delightful Rejoice in the Lamb. Both works are at the pinnacle of repertoire for choir and organ. Come and be inspired and awed by these musical masterpieces. For tickets and other information, please visit www.coloradochorale.org or call 800-414-2251.

Friday, June 1, 7:30 pm - Ars Nova Singers
New Perspectives: Modern Masterworks
With special guest Brian du Fresne, organist. Ars Nova celebrates the renovation of one of Colorado's finest organs: the historic Kimball organ of Saint John's Cathedral in Denver. Featuring modern masterworks for chorus and organ by James MacMillan, Arvo Part, David Briggs, and more. For tickets and other information, please visit www.arsnovasingers.com or call 303-499-3165.

Friday, June 15, 7:30 pm - Christopher Houlihan, organist
Complete Organ Symphonies by Louis Vierne, Part 1

Saturday, June 16, 7:30 pm - Christopher Houlihan, organist
Complete Organ Symphonies by Louis Vierne, Part 2
Christopher Houlihan is one of the brightest stars in the new generation of American organists. He has concertized from coast to coast and throughout Europe. During his senior year at Trinity College, he made his orchestral debut with the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and recorded his second commercial CD. He spent his junior year studying in France where he earned the Prix de Perfectionnement from the French National Regional Conservatory in Versailles, performed widely, and served as assistant musician at the American Cathedral in Paris. Christopher did his graduate degree work at The Juilliard School, where he studied with Paul Jacobs. Click here for a recent review. Freewill offering.

Friday, July 13, 7:30 pm - Matthew Shepard Foundation Benefit: Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses
Following their annual conference in Denver July 7 through July 11, The Gay and Lesbian Association of Choruses (GALA Choruses) will give a concert involving approximately a hundred singers to benefit the Matthew Shepard Foundation, supporting the Foundation's mission to replace hate with understanding, compassion and acceptance. 


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