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Great Music Series
Is over for 2009 but there's more music coming up!
Walk in the Footsteps of Bach...
 TOUR, October, 2009: St. Bart's Organist and Director of Music, William Trafka, will host a tour entitled "In the Footsteps of Johann Sebastian Bach," which will visit the towns and cities in which Bach lived and flourished as a musician. Bill will play organ works of Bach, which he composed for the great churches in these towns and cities. The tour will begin on October 6. MORE HERE.
SUMMER FESTIVAL OF SACRED MUSIC...
is starting end of June... details here.
AND
Midtown Concert Series continues...
Every Wednesday at 1:15 pm
St. Bartholomew’s Church welcomes the Midtown Concerts series: free lunchtime concerts of early music each Wednesday at 1:15 pm from Labor Day to Memorial Day. The series features some of the finest ensembles and recitalists from New York City. Programs last approximately 35 minutes. No tickets or reservations necessary. Up-to-date information on each week’s program is available at www.midtownconcerts.org, or by calling Midtown Concerts at 212-967-9157. Or sign up for the free monthly e-mail newsletter by sending an email to midtownconcerts@gmail.com.
ABOUT THE GREAT MUSIC SERIES 2008-2009:
From Bach’s ever-popular Brandenburg Concerti to ring in the New
Year to the works of Arvo Pärt and the contemporary mystic composers
as an offering for the Easter season, Great Music at St. Bartholomew’s Church offers you a musical feast all year long.
Experience the transcendental chamber music of Messiaen with the award-winning quartet Antares, magnificent organ recitals on our grand Æolian-Skinner pipe organ and a rare appearance by the Choir of Canterbury Cathedral. Richness and diversity are the hallmarks of this compelling series of concerts. Welcome to St. Bart’s and our 2008–2009 season of great music.
Reserve your tickets by calling the concert box office at (212) 378-0248 or purchase online. (Note there is a $3 handling fee per ticket for all credit card purchases.)
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