Christmas Eve Festival of Lessons and Carols
Dec
24
4:30 PM16:30

Christmas Eve Festival of Lessons and Carols

All are welcome to our Choir-led Festival of Lessons and Carols for Christmas Eve. Traditional carols and beloved Anglican choral music will be interspersed with Scripture readings telling the story of the Nativity, followed by Holy Eucharist and a candlelit singing of “Silent Night.”

The service will include music by J.S. Bach, Reginald Jacques, Thomas Ravenscroft, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and David Willcocks.

Artwork: “The Annunciation to the Shepherds” by Henry Ossawa Tanner.

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A Concert of French Carols
Dec
19
7:00 PM19:00

A Concert of French Carols

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A concert of French carols for Advent and Christmas. The program includes Michel Corrette’s charming Baroque mass for sopranos and organ on traditional French carol melodies. This free concert will be livestreamed from Ascension Episcopal Parish on our website, as well as on Facebook.

Due to COVID social distancing guidelines, a limited number of seats are available for a live audience at this concert. To attend in-person, please RSVP to music@ascensionepiscopalparish.org!

Charlotte Engler, soprano
Emma Mildred Riggle, soprano
Hannah Brewer, organ

Program

GABRIEL FAURÉ (1845-1924)
Il est né, le divin enfant
Noël des enfants

TRADITIONAL FRENCH CAROLS newly arranged for sopranos and organ by Emma Riggle

NOËLS d’ORGUE by Jean-Jacques Beauvarlet-Charpentier and others

MICHELE CORRETTE (1707-1795)
Messe pour le tems de Noël

Tips are gratefully accepted, and will be shared between the performers.
Venmo: @EmmaMRiggle
PayPal: https://paypal.me/EmmaRiggle

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Still Waters: A Piano Recital
Jul
10
4:00 PM16:00

Still Waters: A Piano Recital

We are welcoming the return of live music with "Still Waters," a hybrid livestream and in-person salon recital in our parlor at Ascension Parish. Our Minister of Music will play gentle and uplifting music by 19th and 20th century women on our antique Chickering grand piano. The program includes music by Lili Boulanger, Fanny Hensel, Clara Schumann, Teresa Carreño, Mélanie Bonis, Amy Beach, Marion Bauer and Florence Price.

This recital is offered as part of the ministry of the music program of Ascension Episcopal Parish. It is free to view, livestreamed on Facebook.

There are also a limited number of seats available in our parlor for a live audience to attend the recital. If you would like to attend in person, please RSVP to music@ascensionepiscopalparish.org to ascertain availability. In-person attendance is also free of charge.

Tips are not required, but are gratefully accepted at paypal.me/EmmaRiggle or Venmo: @EmmaMRiggle

Read more: https://www.ascensionepiscopalparish.org/the-cecilia-page/still-waters 

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