“Eastman at St. Michael’s,” a series of monthly recitals presented in historic St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church by vocal and instrumental performance majors from the Eastman School of Music, returns for a new season beginning Sunday, Sept. 27.
The first fall concert will feature Voices, Rochester’s professional choral chamber ensemble, conducted by founder and Eastman professor William Weinert. The ensemble specializes in music for small and flexible vocal ensembles, with concerts featuring groups of different sizes. The Voices recital at St. Michael’s starts at 2:30 p.m. and will feature Heinrich Schütz’s monumental Musikalische Exequien, a requiem for choir and continuo that will utilize both of the organs at St. Michael’s.
Subsequent concerts, which all start at 2:30 p.m., include Kevin Pearl, oboe, and David Baskeyfield, organ, on Oct. 25; a Latin jazz concert with faculty and students from the Eastman Community Music School on Nov. 22; and organist Daniel Aune on Dec. 27.
Each concert will be followed by a reception and by the 4 p.m. Mass.
Concerts are free and open to the public. Donations can be directed to the church.
The recital series, launched last January, is a collaboration between the Eastman School and St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church. Located at 124 Evergreen St. at the corner of North Clinton Ave. in Rochester, St. Michael’s is an 1888 Gothic Revival church that was designed by prominent Chicago architect Adolphus Druiding. The Lockport sandstone exterior features a 225-foot tower, a prominent visual landmark on the city’s northeast side. The interior, which is highlighted by stenciled walls, carvings of oak and gold leaf, and Austrian stained glass windows, is considered one of the most beautiful in the area.
For more information on “Eastman at St. Michael’s Series,” contact the Eastman School of Music at (585) 274-1564.
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Calendar Listings
Sunday, Sept. 27
2:30 p.m.
“Eastman at St. Michael’s.” Voices vocal ensemble; William Weinert, director
St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church, 124 Evergreen St., Rochester
Free, donations to church accepted.
Sunday, Oct. 25
2:30 p.m.
“Eastman at St. Michael’s.” Kevin Pearl, oboe; David Baskeyfield, organ
St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church, 124 Evergreen St., Rochester
Free, donations to church accepted.
Sunday, Nov. 22
2:30 p.m.
“Eastman at St. Michael’s.” Latin jazz concert with Eastman Community Music School faculty and students.
St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church, 124 Evergreen St., Rochester
Free, donations to church accepted.
Sunday, Dec. 27
2:30 p.m.
“Eastman at St. Michael’s.” Daniel Aune, organ.
St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church, 124 Evergreen St., Rochester
Free, donations to church accepted.