Old South Church News: Special Music

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Special Music This Sunday and Beyond

March 5, 2009

Past News Release: Update on Damage - Good News

Hello, dear friends ,

I would like to apprise you of a few things regarding the 11 am worship service this coming Sunday, March 8th at Old South.

First and foremost, this is the Sunday of the time change!! (Spring forward - set your clocks up an hour).

We will be welcoming the Tabor Academy Madrigal Singers from Marion, MA to our worship. They are a select a cappella ensemble from Tabor Academy, a college preparatory secondary boarding school, known as the 'School by the Sea.' They will be performing choral motets by Pitoni, Byrd, Saint-Saens and Moses Hogan for the prelude, beginning at 10:45 a.m.

Plan to stay on in the Sanctuary for the brief Lenten Series lecture on the Gospel of Matthew, immediately following worship. Everyone is welcome to continue this study in small groups on the 4th floor. For those staying for the small group discussions, special arrangements for extended parking validations have been made at the Prudential Center garage.

And finally, mark your calendars for an exciting choral event at Old South on Friday, March 13th at 7 p.m., at which time the Morehouse College Glee Club will present a thrilling concert. This premier all-male African-American ensemble from Morehouse College in Atlanta has been acclaimed by audiences throughout the world since its establishment in 1911. Tickets are $30. To purchase tickets, visit <www.gbmcaa.org>.

Other Upcoming Music Events:

BOSTON CLASSICAL GUITAR Friday, March 20th at 8 pm in Gordon Chapel The evening’s guest artist will be Goran Krivokapic. Tickets are $25; or $15 seniors/students. To purchase tickets, visit <www.itsmyseat.com/bcgs.html>.

OLD SOUTH ORGAN returns to service, Sunday, March 22, 2009.

SPECIAL MUSIC SUNDAY: Sunday, March 29 during 11 am worship. The Old South Choir, soloists, and instrumentalists will offer a special presentation entitled I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, a cornucopia of music and poetry from the African-American experience. Congregational spirituals and gospel hymns will be framed with writings by Maya Angelou, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Harlem Renaissance poets Langston Hughes and James Baldwin, and Old South's own Phillis Wheatley (1753-1984), the first published female African-American poet.

HANDEL & HAYDN SOCIETY: Friday, April 3 at 8 pm. The Handel & Haydn Society presents "Music at Fever Pitch"--an exploration of the fiery drama and emotion of the Baroque period, featuring works by Handel, Telemann, Rebel and C.P.E. Bach. Tickets are $35-70. For more information, visit <www.handelandhaydn.org>.

Wishing you God's peace,

Harry L. Huff
Minister of Music
Old South Church in Boston
Boylston & Dartmouth Streets at the Copley T
(617) 425-5150
harry@oldsouth.org
www.oldsouth.org

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