Trinity Cathedral Music Series 2011-2012 SeasonFriday, December 9 at 7:30 pm - Solstice: Dance of Light Saturday, December 17 at 7:30 pm - A Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols Saturday, January 21 at 4 pm - Twenty-sixth Annual Diocesan Choir Festival Friday, February 10 at 7:30 pm - The Sacramento Baroque Soloists Sunday, March 11 at 4 pm - Benefit Organ Concert David Link has been Canon for Music/organist & choirmaster at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral for twenty-seven years. He studied with Dr Peter Hurford and Christopher Herrick at the Royal School of Church Music in England, and his time at the Cathedral has included five choir tours of Great Britain, the building of a diverse music program which is nationally recognized for its excellence. Come and share an afternoon of great music and support a great cause! Friday, April 20 at 7:30 pm - Gala Concert by Anonymous 4 Friday, May 11 at 7:30 pm - "Inkspell" |
The Trinity Cathedral Music Series presents the Vocal Art Ensemble (VAE), Tracia Barbieri, conductor, on Friday, December 9th at 7:30 pm. The mixed a cappella chorus will perform intimate medieval, renaissance, and modern works, both sacred and secular, on the theme of embracing darkness and light. The chorus will be joined by Ecokinesis Dance Company, to celebrate the human relationship with the natural world through music and dance. The turning point in the concert will be Samuel Barber’s Agnus Dei, a choral setting of his celebrated Adagio for Strings. The concert will also feature piano compositions by local composer Jacob Dunaway and instrumental support from members of the Dolanc String Quartet. The twenty-one experienced singers of the Vocal Art Ensemble rehearse several times weekly in the director’s Davis home. Since inception in February 2008, they’ve presented eight concert sets and led a ten-day performance tour of Ireland in September 2010. VAE has also created three CDs and one DVD of past performances, available at concerts. Performing throughout Yolo, Sacramento and Solano Counties, VAE relies on concert donations to defray costs. Suggested donation is $6-20.
Join the Cathedral Choir, Celebration Choir, Cathedral Choristers, and Handbell Ringers, in this traditional service which originated at King’s College, Cambridge. Included will be music by David Willcocks, Boris Ord, John Rutter, and much more. Freewill offering will benefit the Cathedral's Music program. 
Our twenty-sixth Annual Festival welcomes Mr. Robert Simpson, Canon for Music at Christ Church Cathedral in Houston, and Artistic Director of the Houston Chamber Choir. The diocesan choirs will rehearse all morning and afternoon, and conclude with a Festival Choral Evensong, to include music by Peter Aston, Stephen Paulus, and John E. West. Freewill offering. 
The Sacramento Baroque Soloists will perform selections from the baroque chamber, the music delighting the ear with the intertwining sweetness of two violins, the lyrical expressiveness of Purcell songs, and the rich darkness of two cellos. The program will include trio sonatas by Corelli and Vivaldi, Uccellini's Bergamasca, "Sonnerie de Saint Genevieve" by Marais, songs of Purcell, and Cello Sonatas by Vivaldi and Barriere. Violinist, soprano, and leader Lisa Marie Lawson will be joined by violinist Marieke Furnee, cellists Michael Lawson and John Lutterman, and harpsichordist Ellen Deffner. Tickets: $25 general, $15 seniors & students, children ten and under free.
The Trinity Cathedral Music series is pleased to announce an addition to the 2011-2012 season, on Sunday, March 11th at 4:00 pm, with an organ concert by Trinity Cathedral's own David Link. You are invited to join us for an afternoon of organ music to benefit the NorCal AIDS Cycle 2012. The program will feature organ favorites such as the "Toccata and Fugue in d minor" by Johann Sebastian Bach, "Adagio in g minor" by Tomaso Albinoni, "Promenade" by Modest Mussorgsky, and much more, played on Trinity Cathedral's pipe organ. The suggested donation of $10 benefits the NorCal AIDS Cycle, a 330 mile/four day bike ride to raise money for HIV/AIDS related service agencies in Northern California.
We are most pleased to welcome one of the world’s most renowned vocal ensembles to Trinity Cathedral. With twenty-one best-selling recordings on the Harmonia-Mundi label, and numerous awards and sold-out concert tours, Anonymous 4 has made a significant mark in the classical music world during their twenty-five year tenure together. Their concert will present a retrospect of the music which has shaped them during their twenty-five years together, and you will not want to miss this concert! Tickets: $30 general, $20 seniors and students.
The Vocal Art Ensemble, Tracia Barbieri, conductor, has made a reputation for creative programming, and this concert is no exception. "Inkspell" will feature poetry of the masters set to music in a unique and engaging way. Please join us! Suggested donation $6-20.
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