office of music ministries
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Email: musicoffice@sjcct.org : Telephone: (860) 578-1433: Fax: (860) 249-5910 |
meet the team
cathedral schola cantorum
The Cathedral Schola Cantorum was founded in 1999 by Archdiocesan Music Director and Organist, Dr. Ezequiel Menéndez, and is comprised of professional singers. The choir maintains a very high standard of musical excellence; many of the choristers are accomplished vocal soloists and music educators. Choirmaster, Ms. Meredith Neumann, leads this well respected choir. Previous Choirmasters include Dr. Edward Bolkovac and Dr. Jeffrey Douma. The choir’s repertoire encompasses the full range of Roman Catholic music, including plainchant, a cappella motets from the 16th through 20th centuries, music for chorus and orchestra, as well as newly commissioned works. The Cathedral Schola Cantorum performs frequently with the Solo Dei Gloria Orchestra, founded jointly by Dr. Menéndez and Dr. Bolkovac and featuring some of the area’s finest orchestral players. The Cathedral Schola Cantorum provides music for the 11:00 a.m. Sunday Liturgy and for numerous Archdiocesan events, many of which are broadcast by EWTN, WCCT, and ORTV/WJMJ Catholic Radio Station. In addition to its liturgical function, the Cathedral Schola Cantorum plays an active role in the concert life of the Hartford area, having appeared in concert with the New Haven and Hartford Symphony Orchestras. For an audition, please call the Office of Music Ministries at (860) 578-1433 or email:musicoffice@sjcct.org.
sacred sounds concert series
April 6, 2019, 7:00 p.m.
Nathan Bayreuther, Degree Organ Recital
Works by Bach, Dupre, Vierne and Franck
Works by Bach, Dupre, Vierne and Franck
Nathan Bayreuther
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April 21, 2019, 9:00 A.m.
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Easter Sunday Concert
Bach at the Cathedral Featuring Bach's Sinfonia from Cantata BWV 29 and Cantata BWV 4 Christ Lag in Todesbanden The Cathedral Schola Cantorum Soli Deo Gloria Orchestra Meredith Neumann, Conductor Dr. Ezequiel Menendez, Organ |
Bach Cantata No. 4 Featured soloists
April 26, 2019, 7:00 P.m.
Remembrance and Rejoicing Concert
Friday, April 26, 2019 at 7:00 PM
Dr. Edward Bolkovac, Conductor
Glen Adsit, Wind Ensemble Director
The Hartt School Choruses and Wind Ensemble and the New Haven Chorale
will join forces for an inspirational concert of music for voices and winds. NHC music director and Hartt faculty member Edward Bolkovac and Hartt Wind Ensemble director Glen Adsit will lead the massed forces in performances of Brett Abigaña’s powerful Symphony #1 “Omnes gentes,” featuring soprano and Hartt alum Sydney Anderson, John Rutter’s sparkling Gloria, wind music by Frank Ticheli, and excerpts from Christopher Theofanidis’s joy-filled and thought-provoking The Here and Now’, featuring soprano Sydney Anderson and tenor Spencer Hamlin. Concert organist Christopher Houlihan will be assisting at the organ. A new commissioned work by Hartt alum Josh Sparkman, will also be premiered. Don’t miss this unforgettable experience in the glorious acoustics of the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford. The program will be repeated on Sunday, April 28, 3:30 PM in Woolsey Hall, 500 College Street, New Haven.
Friday, April 26, 2019 at 7:00 PM
Dr. Edward Bolkovac, Conductor
Glen Adsit, Wind Ensemble Director
The Hartt School Choruses and Wind Ensemble and the New Haven Chorale
will join forces for an inspirational concert of music for voices and winds. NHC music director and Hartt faculty member Edward Bolkovac and Hartt Wind Ensemble director Glen Adsit will lead the massed forces in performances of Brett Abigaña’s powerful Symphony #1 “Omnes gentes,” featuring soprano and Hartt alum Sydney Anderson, John Rutter’s sparkling Gloria, wind music by Frank Ticheli, and excerpts from Christopher Theofanidis’s joy-filled and thought-provoking The Here and Now’, featuring soprano Sydney Anderson and tenor Spencer Hamlin. Concert organist Christopher Houlihan will be assisting at the organ. A new commissioned work by Hartt alum Josh Sparkman, will also be premiered. Don’t miss this unforgettable experience in the glorious acoustics of the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hartford. The program will be repeated on Sunday, April 28, 3:30 PM in Woolsey Hall, 500 College Street, New Haven.
The Austin Organ
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The Cathedral organ contains more than 8000 pipes and was designed by Austin Organs' Tonal Director, Richard Piper, and Frederick L. Mitchell, Vice-President. It enjoys ideal placement in its own loft high on the rear wall containing the Great, Positiv, and Pedal divisions, flanked by chambers containing the Swell, Choir, and Solo divisions. The largest case pipes (from the 32' Sub Principal) were installed in the gallery by cranes before the roof was completed! Orpha Ochse describes the instrument as "among the landmark instruments of its time" ("Austin Organs"). Its four-manual drawknob console also controls the Sanctuary Pitch division near the altar and the Blessed Sacrament Chapel Organ. This complete two-manual instrument has its own console, with a third manual controlling stop combinations on the Gallery Organ.
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Artists in Residence
sounds of the cathedral
featuring the cathedral schola cantorum
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Messe, Op. 36
Charles-Marie Widor (Full Concert) Johann Vexo, main organ Ezequiel Menendez, choir organ |
Greetings from Notre Dame!
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French Organ Music by Ezequiel Menendez, complete 40th Anniversary Concert CD