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Welcome to
the Arts at Grace Church. Welcome
to the 2006-07 season of artistic events presented by Grace Church in Haddonfield. Since
the Renaissance, churches have been active in bringing the arts to all people.
We hope that this diverse schedule of activities will appeal to you and your neighbors. Of
course, events like these require strong financial support. If you are able, please
share your contribution to this series. Various levels of giving are available
by contacting the Grace Music using
email, phone, or letter. We
thank you for your interest in the arts and invite you to join us for these entertaining
and enriching programs. The
Arts at Grace Church
Committee
You
can get on the mailing list for the Arts at Grace Church by clicking the next
line and sending us an e-mail. Send an e-mail requesting
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2007 - 08 Season Select
the series below that you wish to view by clicking on it: The 4 P.M. SUNDAY Series The Lenten Organ Concerts Thursdays at Noon
The SUNDAY Series
Held at 4:00 PM on the dates listed Sunday,
October 17, 2006 English Cathedral Service +
A traditional
Anglican Evening Prayer Service of Anthems
and Canticles by 20th century English Composers
- The
Grace Choir
-
William Lowden,
Music Director and Organist Sunday,
November 21, 2007 Young
Musicians '
Concert
+
- Outstanding
area teenage performers in solo and ensemble
-
William Lowden, Music Director
and Organist Sunday, December 16, 2007 - CHRISTMAS Festival +
- The Choirs
and Instrumentalists of Grace Church singing and ringing) celebrate
the the Nativity of Our Lord
Sunday, January 20, 2008
New
and Different Things
+
-
Quintet Tabor (A renown NYC wind ensemble)
-
William Lowden, Music
Director and Organist Sunday, February 17, 2008
Lenten
Evensong +
- The
Grace Choir
sings a solemn Evensong
commemorating the Lenten season (A cappella music from 3 centuries)
-
William Lowden, Music
Director and Organist Sunday, March 16, 2008
- String
Quartet +
- Concert
by an area professional ensemble including members of the Philadelphia Orchestra
William Lowden,
Music Director and Organist -
Sunday, April 20,
2008 - CHILDREN
/ YOUTH MUSICAL
+
- St. Michael's Singers and Good
News Choir present "JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNIOLOR DREAMCOAT" (Andrew Lloyd
Webber)
- William Lowden,
Music Director and Organist
Sunday, May 18, 2008 - HADDONFIELD
MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL CHORAL GROUPS +
- The Chamber Choir
and other ensembles of Haddonfield Memorial High School in concert
- Paula Myer, Director
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- # Suggested
Donation of $10.00
+ Free-will Offering
- Children accompanied by an adult are always FREE
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Lenten
Organ Concerts
(followed by a Soup Lunch)
Thursdays at Noon
William
Lowden, organist
“Answering Questions –
the Who, When, and How of Organ Music”
February
7, 14, 21, 28, March 6, 13
Each
program includes compositions from many periods and styles of music.
The repertoire for these concerts will be compositions by Baroque (Bach, Walther,
Clerambault, Handel), Romantic (Brahms, Mendelssohn, Boelmann) and
contemporary musicians (including some transcriptions of orchestral pieces and some
jazz). Explanations of the works and how each is interpreted for organ will be included.
Each
25-minute concert is followed by lunch of homemade soup, rolls, dessert, and beverage
in the Parish Hall. The homemade soups are prepared by members of the Grace Church
Congregation.
A free-will offering will be received at the door to benefit Arts at Grace.
THE CHURCH IS LOCATED NEXT TO THE PATCO STATION
AND IS CONVENIENT TO ALL HADDONFIELD
NJ TRANSIT BUS LINES.
AMPLE
PARKING IS AVAILABLE BEHIND THE BUILDING. -
- Mr.
Lowden is the Music Director and Organist of Grace Church in Haddonfield. His
undergraduate study was at Syracuse University in Church Music and Humanities.
Additional study was done at Westminister Choir College, Princeton Theological
Seminary, Temple and Rutgers Universities. His organ teachers included Charles
Wright, Herbert Burtis, Will Headlee, and Robert Elmore. Mr. Lowden plays concerts
for churches and schools throughout the Northeastern United States. He
is a frequent performer and clinician in the tri-state area, and is a composer
of various works for organ, choir, brass and string ensemble.
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- The
instrument is a recently renovated 1986 Austin Organ with new stops by Walker
Technical. There are 86 voices layered over 7 divisions controlled by a computerized
console. A wide range of compositional styles can be authentically played with
these resources. For more details, click here --> Grace
Church Organ.
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