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This year we celebrate the nineteenth season of our concert series, which began in 1993 with a number of special services and concerts celebrating the installation of Emmanuel’s Harrison & Harrison organ. The parish welcomes everyone to the special worship services; there is no charge for these. Five events, the performances of Andrew Sheranian, Brian Jones, Jonathan Ryan, Maxine Thevenot, and Ken Cowan, form a series. Regular Subscriptions to the five concerts may be purchased for $85 per person for adults, $20 for children and students with ID, and a limited number of tickets will be available at the door. Please call the church office at 410.778.3477 if you would like to support Emmanuel’s Concert Series Announcements relating to weather emergencies or unexpected cancellations will be posted on the church's website. We regret that we are unable to contact our subscribers, patrons, and benefactors on an individual basis when such changes occur.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18—Evensong 6:00 p.m. Evensong will be sung by Emmanuel’s Choir, commemorating St. Luke. The evening service is Dr. Edward Bunnett in F, and the anthem is by Healey Willan.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21—Organ Recital: ANDREW SHERANIAN 7:30 p.m. Andrew Sheranian is Organist and Master of Choristers at the Parish of All Saints, Ashmont, in Boston. This is his second appearance on the Emmanuel Church Concert Series.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23—Evensong 6:00 p.m. Thanksgiving Evensong will be sung by Emmanuel’s Choir. The evening service is Charles Wood in D, and the anthem is by Norman Hollett.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11—Advent Lessons and Carols 4:00 p.m. The Choir of Emmanuel will sing a service of Seven Lessons and Carols for Advent.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 5—Evensong 6:00 p.m. Twelfth Night Evensong will be sung by Emmanuel’s Choir. The evening service is Charles Wood in A-flat, and the anthem is by Harold W. Friedell.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20—Organ Recital: BRIAN JONES 7:30 p.m. Brian Jones is director of music and organist emeritus, Trinity Church, Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts. This is his second appearance on the Emmanuel Church Concert Series.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY22—Ash Wednesday 6:00 p.m. Music for the Ash Wednesday service is from plainsong sources, and by Edward Bairstow.
FRIDAY, MARCH 9—Organ Recital: JONATHAN RYAN 7:30 p.m. Jonathan Ryan is the winner of the First Prize in the 2009 Jordan II International Organ Competition, as well as numerous other competitions. He now resides in North Carolina.
FRIDAY, APRIL 6—Good Friday 6:00 p.m. The service for Good Friday will include works by Samuel Sebastian Wesley and Thomas Tallis.
FRIDAY, APRIL 20—Organ Recital: MAXINE THEVENOT 7:30 p.m. Maxine Thevenot is director of cathedral music and organist, Cathedral Church of St. John, Albuquerque, New Mexico. This is her fourth appearance on the Emmanuel Church Concert Series.
THURSDAY, MAY 17—Evensong 6:00 p.m. Ascension Evensong will be sung by Emmanuel’s Choir. The evening service is Moeran in D, and the anthem is by Lovelace.
FRIDAY, JUNE 1—Organ Recital: KEN COWAN 7:30 p.m. Ken Cowan is a member of the faculty of Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey. This is his seventeenth appearance on the Emmanuel Church Concert Series. _____
CHESAPEAKE CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL Every year the Chesapeake Chamber Music Festival presents one of its concerts at Emmanuel Church. The summer 2011 performance is on Sunday, June 12, at 3:00 p.m. More information on the Festival may be obtained from Chesapeake Chamber Music, P.O. Box 461, Easton, Maryland 21601, by telephone 410.819.0380 or on the web at
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The Harrison & Harrison Organ
The organ, built by Harrison & Harrison, Durham, England, was installed in the summer of 1993 and is a two-manual mechanical action instrument of 23 stops, 29 ranks. Pedal Organ Bourdon 16’ Principal 8’ Bass Flute 8’ Fifteenth 4’ Trombone 16’ Great to Pedal Swell to Pedal Great Organ Open Diapason 8’ Stopped Diapason 8’ Principal 4’ Chimney Flute 4’ Gemshorn 2’ Sesquialtera II Mixture IV Cremona 8’ Trumpet 8’ Tremulant Swell to Great Swell Organ Gedackt 8’ Salicional 8’ Celeste 8’ Spitzflute 4’ Fifteenth 2’ Quint 1⅓ Mixture III Fagotto 16’ Cornopean 8’ Tremulant Accessories Cymbelstern (drawstop & foot piston)
Eight general pistons (five duplicated by foot pistons) and general cancel
Five foot piston to the Pedal Organ
Five pistons to the Great Organ
Five pistons to the Swell Organ
Reversible pistons to all couplers, duplicated by foot pistons
Balanced expression pedal to the Swell Organ
Pistons are instantly adjustable, with eight general and eight divisional memories
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Emmanuel Church Concert Series |
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Last year’s Concert Series (2009-2010) featured the following events: FRIDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER • Organ Recital: NATHAN LAUBE 7:30 pm Nathan Laube is a graduate of The Curtis Institute of Music, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This is his third appearance on the Emmanuel Church Concert Series. WEDNESDAY, 28 OCTOBER • Evensong 6:00 pm Evensong will be sung by Emmanuel's Choir, commemorating St. Simon and St. Jude. The evening service is Samuel Sebastian Wesley in F, and the anthem is by Norman Hollett. FRIDAY, 30 OCTOBER • Organ Recital: DAVID SCHELAT 7:30 pm David Schelat is minister of music at First and Central Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, Delaware. WEDNESDAY, 25 NOVEMBER • Evensong 6:00 pm Thanksgiving Evensong will be sung by Emmanuel's Choir. The evening service is Vaughan Williams in C, and the anthem is by Edward Elgar. WEDNESDAY, 6 JANUARY • Evensong 6:00 pm Epiphany Evensong will be sung by Emmanuel's Choir. The evening service is Geoffrey Shaw in D, and the anthem is from The Southern Harmony. FRIDAY, 29 JANUARY • Organ Recital: TOM SHEEHAN 7:30 pm Tom Sheehan is a fourth-year student at Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey. WEDNESDAY, 17 FEBRUARY • Ash Wednesday 6:00 pm Music for the Ash Wednesday service is from plainsong sources and from the works of Henry Purcell and Edward Bairstow. FRIDAY, 5 MARCH • Organ Recital: BRIAN JONES 7:30 pm Brian Jones is director of music and organist emeritus, Trinity Church, Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts. FRIDAY, 2 APRIL • Good Friday 6:00 pm The service for Good Friday will include works by Samuel Sebastian Wesley and F. A. Gore Ouseley. FRIDAY, 30 APRIL • Organ Recital: MAXINE THEVENOT 7:30 pm Maxine Thevenot is associate organist and choir director, Cathedral of St. John, Albuquerque, New Mexico. This is her third appearance on the Emmanuel Church Concert Series. THURSDAY, 13 MAY • Evensong 6:00 pm Ascension Evensong will be sung by Emmanuel's Choir. The evening service is Thomas Tallis (Dorian), and the anthem is by Basil Harwood. FRIDAY, 4 JUNE • Organ Recital: KEN COWAN 7:30 pm Ken Cowan is a member of the faculty of Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey. This is his fifteenth appearance on the Emmanuel Church Concert Series. |