Attached at the bottom of this page, and clickable in this link, is the 2009-2010 Music at St. Peter's season schedule, in PDF format.

The Music at St. Peter's concert series continues to present a variety of high quality offerings to the community, on average one concert per month from September through May. Services with special music, such as Choral Evensong, Lessons & Carols, Christmas Eve, Easter Vigil and Easter Day, are promoted through this series.  See the Special Events Calendar for times and dates of upcoming musical (and other) events; see Brian's Program Notes for more on particular MASP concerts (these are posted after a concert is concluded).

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2009-2010 Season

Upcoming Events

Sunday, March 21 at 3 p.m.:  Benjamin Straley, Organist

Music at St. Peter's again hosts the annual Young Organist Concert, sponsored by the Wheeler Endowment. Each Young Organists Concert features a talented newcomer to the organ music scene. This year, St. Peter's presents Benjamin Straley, who currently serves as Assistant Organist/Organ Scholar at Trinity Church in New Haven, Connecticut. A native of central Ohio, Ben (MM-Organ '10 at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music) graduated with a BM in organ performance from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, where he studied with Dr. Marilyn J. Keiser.  "During my time there, my passion for hymnody and Anglican liturgy grew immensely, and it is that love of sacred music which I hope to further nurture and expand upon while at the Institute."  The March 21st concert starts at 3 p.m.; a reception will follow. Suggested donation is $15; $10 for students and seniors.

Saturday, April 10 at 7:30 p.m.:  St. Alban's Abbey Choir of Girls and Men

The Choir of Girls & Men from St. Alban's Cathedral in England will offer a concert of great works from the English Choral tradition at St. Peter's Morristown on Saturday, April 10^th at 7:30 p.m.. They will be joined by St. Peter's Girls' Choir for several selections.

The Abbey Girls' Choir was founded in 1996 and is a parallel musical foundation to the Cathedral Choir of Boys and Men. The Choir sings Evensong twice weekly in the Cathedral, and is regarded as one of the finest ensembles of its type in the UK. In recent years it has given performances Holland and Germany, broadcast Choral Evensong for Ash Wednesday live on BBC Radio 3, and a given a complete performance of J.S. Bach's Christmas Oratorio. The choir is critically involved with the prestigious St Albans International Organ Festival, which takes place biennially.

The Choir has recorded four CDs, amongst them a collection of English Cathedral Anthems, an album of Baroque motets featuring the renowned soprano Emma Kirkby, and a musical journey through the Church's year entitled Pélérinage (‘Pilgrimage'), which includes works by Francis Poulenc, Kenneth Leighton and Benjamin Britten's famous Ceremony of Carols.

The Choir's tour to the USA will take place from 5th-16th April 2010, and will be only the second time in the group's history that it has given concerts the USA. This is a wonderful opportunity for the choristers, and the first time any of the girls will have sung in the USA. The girls of the Choir will be joined for the tour by the twelve gentlemen Lay Clerks of Cathedral Choir, professional musicians who sing the Alto, Tenor and Bass parts at weekend services at the Cathedral.

Tour Itinerary:

Sunday, May 2 at 4:30 p.m.:  Choral Evensong

The Choir of Men & Boys, along with boys from choir of Men & Boys at the Church of the Transfiguration in Manhattan, sign music of Hancock and Noble.

Sunday, May 16 at 3:00 p.m.:  Edward Landin, Organ

Edward Landin is our talented Assistant Organist here at St. Peter’s, at the same times as he studies organ at Westminster Choir College. He will perform a concert of organ works by César Franck, Louis Vierne and J.S. Bach.

Past Events

Sunday, February 28 at 3 p.m.:  The Newark Boys' Chorus, Donald Morris, conductor

The world-renowned Newark Boys Chorus perform a special program in celebration of Black History Month. Started in 1969 and known for their diversifed repertoire that includes African folksongs, traditional classical music, spiritual folk music, and contemporary show tunes, pop, and jazz, the chorus has performed throughout the United States and the world.

Wednesday, February 17, at  7 p.m.:  Ash Wednesday Choral Eucharist

Sung by the Choir of Men & Women.

Sunday, February 7 at 4:30 p.m.:  Choral Evensong

The Choir of Men and Women sing music of Wood, Howells and Gardiner.

Wednesday, January 6 at 6:00 p.m.:  Evensong for the Feast of the Epiphany

Evensong in the Church at 6 p.m. is followed by dinner in the parish hall and the annual "Burning of the Greens."

Sunday, December 6 at 4:30 p.m.:  Advent Lessons & Carols

Sung by the Girls' Choir and the Schola Cantorum with traditional carols, the Great ‘O' Antiphons, and music of Statham and Stanford.

Saturday, December 12 at 8:00 p.m., and Sunday December 13 at 3:00 p.m.:  Harmonium Choral Society presents Winter Garden

Including works from the 14th-21st centuries by Sandstrom, Billings, Rutter, Howells, Gabrieli, Sviridov and more! With Brian Harlow, organ.

Wednesday, December 16 at 5:30 p.m.:  Christmas Lessons & Carols, sung by the Boys' Choir

The Boys' Choir of St. Peter's sings music of the season.

Thursday, December 24 at 5:00 p.m.:  Family Christmas Festival Eucharist

The Girls' Choir sings this family-friendly Christmas Eve service; a Choral Prelude begins at 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, December 24 at 11:00 p.m.:  Christmas Eve Midnight Mass

The Choir of Men & Women and the Choir of Men & Boys sing Victoria's O Magnum Mysterium and other music for the First Eucharist of Christmas; a Choral Prelude begins at 10:30 p.m.

Sunday, November 15 at 3:00 p.m.:  Ellie Escher, Soprano

Soprano Ellie Escher and members of the Early Music Players will present "Endless Pleasures: virtuosity, humor and pain in music by Handel, Bach and Rameau."

Since graduating with a Master of Music degree in Voice Performance and Pedagogy from Westminster Choir College, Ellie Escher has pursued her two loves: performing all types of classical music and teaching singing. Locally she has appeared as a soloist with Harmonium Choral Society under Dr. Anne Matlack, The Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey under Maestro Butts and with Ridge Light Opera under William Corson.  Especially passionate about early music Ms. Escher has been a member of Amherst Early Music's Baroque Academy, with coaching by Julianne Baird.  Ms. Escher's success in teaching classical vocal technique was recently acknowledged and augmented by her participation in the prestigious National Association of Teachers of Singing intern program 2008.  Her private voice studio has locations in Maplewood and Morristown.

The concert on November 15^th starts at 3 p.m.; a reception will follow.  Suggested donation is $15; $10 for students and seniors.  St. Peter's is at the corner of South Street and Miller Road in Morristown and is wheelchair-accessible.

All Saints' Day, November 1 at 4:30 p.m.:  Choral Evensong

The Choir of Men and Women sing music of Harris and Stainer for the Feast of All Saints.

Celebratory Organ Recital: in Thanksgiving for the Institution of Janet Broderick as Rector October 2

Brian P. Harlow, Director of Music, will perform works of J.S. Bach, Ad Wammes, and Charles-Marie Widor at the first Music at St. Peter's concert for the 2009-2010 year.  Friday,  October 2 at 7:30 p.m.; suggested donation $15, and $10 for students and seniors.

Worship and Special Events Calendar

The calendar below contains upcoming special services and programs, including Music at St. Peter's Concerts.  Click the name of any event to get more information; you can page through the months using the arrows at top left, or change the view using the choices at top right.  If you have Google Account, you can add any event to your own Google Calendar by clicking "copy to my calendar" in the popup.