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Chris Brunt
Bradley Welch
Colin Howland
Damin Spritzer
Michael Shake
Hyeon Jeong
ANCIENT & MODERN
PARK CITIES
ORGANIST
Sunday, February 16, 2014, 7:00 p.m.
Highland Park Chorale & Orchestra
Celebration
Ancient music that reminds us of the powerful sadness
of Mary’s experience at Jesus’ crucifixion is presented
in Emanuele d’Astorga’s Stabat Mater, while Stephen
Paulus’s The Spirit That Sets Us Free explores the depth
of the essential truths of the Christian faith. Finally, an
ethereal and glorious atmosphere is created by Andrew
Smith’s Missa in Solstitio, reciting texts from the mass
in a beautiful musical setting.
Sunday, September 22, 2013,
7:00 p.m.
Chris Brunt & Bradley Welch –
Highland Park United Methodist
Church
Colin Howland – Park Cities
Presbyterian Church
Damin Spritzer – University Park United
Methodist Church
Michael Shake – Highland Park
Presbyterian Church
Hyeon Jeong & James Diaz –
St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal
Church
The Park Cities are blessed with great
organists, but they’re never in the same
room at the same time, except for
special performances like this. Virtuosic
neighbors come together to perform
on HPPC’s magnificent Casavant Frères
pipe organ to kick off the 2013-2014
Highlander Concert Series Season.
ALL SAINTS'
Sunday, November 2, 2013, 7:00 p.m.
The Chancel Choir and Orchestra
Derek Chester
The Highlander Concert Series observes All Saints’ Day with
a performance of the monumental Hymnus Paradisi by
Herbert Howells, a composition rooted in the emotions and
faith of those who have lost loved ones. The glorious biblical Mary Mackenzie
texts of Psalm 23 and Psalm 121, juxtaposed with poignant
texts from the church’s liturgy, provide an overwhelming experience of
beauty and transcendence coupled with the musical outpouring of the
composer.
This concert is the first in an annual series of All Saints' concerts and is
presented in memory of former Chancel Choir member Sid Davis, who died
in 2009. It will serve as a time of reflection and remembrance for all those
who have lost loved ones. The necrology of all Highland Park Presbyterian
Church members who have died during the year will be read aloud and
prayers will be offered for all who grieve. This will be an exceptionally
moving event for all.
James Diaz
REFORMATION & REMEMBRANCE
Sunday, October 6, 2013, 7:00 p.m.
Highland Park Chorale & Orchestra
The extraordinary cantata Ein feste Burg ist
unser Gott, of Johann Sebastian Bach has been
loved for centuries as a magnificent testament
to the Protestant Reformation, celebrating the
great chorale immortalized by Martin Luther. The
Highland Park Chorale also commemorates the 50th
anniversary of the death of President Kennedy with
a performance of Take Him, Earth, for Cherishing,
composed in his memory by Herbert Howells.
GOOD FRIDAY
Friday, April 18, 2014, 12:00 noon
The Chancel Choir and Orchestra
The end of Jesus’ earthly life is commemorated in Alan
Bullard’s new composition, Wondrous Cross. Music
and poetry combine to offer a vivid realization of the
darkest yet brightest day in history in this Good Friday
performance.
HIGHLAND PARK
GOES TO THE
ARTS DISTRICT
Tickets $20
$10 for seniors,
students,
and groups
Sunday, June 1, 2014, 7:00 p.m.
Highland Park Chorale & Orchestra
City Performance Hall | 2520 Flora Street | Dallas Arts District
Energy. The atmosphere in the Dallas City Performance Hall will be
charged with a joyful, electric presentation of Johann Sebastian
Bach’s brilliant Magnificat. György Orbán’s Mass in G displays even
more intensity as the text of the Christian Mass is explored in an
eclectic, jazz-influenced, rich composition.
Advent Recital Series
The Advent Recital Series features organists in half-hour
noonday recitals each Wednesday during the season of Advent
in Highland Park’s Wynne Chapel.
MESSIAH
Sunday, December 15, 2013, 6:00 p.m.
The Chancel Choir and Orchestra
MICHAEL SHAKE
Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 12:15-12:50 p.m.
Organist and Associate Director of Music – Highland Park Presbyterian, Dallas
Extraordinary drama, wonder and fulfillment are realized through
music as the life, death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ is
communicated through the timeless Messiah of George Frideric Handel.
LORENZ MAYCHER
Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 12:15-12:50 p.m.
Director of Music – First Presbyterian Church, Kilgore
SCOTT DETTRA
Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 12:15-12:50 p.m.
Niki Hobbs
Soprano
Claire Shackleton
Mezzo-soprano
Randy Umstead
Tenor
Director of Music – Church of the Incarnation, Dallas
David Grogan
Bass