"Come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!" - Psalm 95:1
Christ Church Singers
Do you love to sing but have a schedule that precludes participating in the Cathedral Choir? Then join the Christ Church Singers for a one-time commitment! Participants will rehearse from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, and sing during the 10 a.m. service on Sunday, June 30, with a 9 a.m. pre-service rehearsal.
Contact Stephan Casurella at 513.842.2065 by Sunday, June 16, with your name, contact information and voice part if you want to participate.
Opera Goes to Church
On Wednesday, July 24, at 7 p.m., in collaboration with the Cincinnati Opera, the cathedral will present a concert of opera, jazz and choral music. This family-friendly concert will feature Courtis Fuller of WLW-TV as emcee. There is no charge for admission, but tickets are required. The show is now sold out, but Cincinnati Opera has reserved a block of tickets for cathedral members. To request tickets (up to 2 per household), call 513.768.5548 and leave your name, address, email and phone number. Tickets will be mailed directly to you. For more information, visit www.cincinnatiopera.org.
2012-13 Music Program Season
Download a copy of our 2012-13 music program brochure. Printed copies of the brochure are available at the cathedral. Or, you may request that one be mailed to you by contacting Crystal Jones.
To have a copy of this brochure mailed to a friend, call 513.621.1817. Thank you for helping us spread the good music news!
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Become a Friend of Music
Become a part of our great music tradition by becoming a Friend of Music at Christ Church Cathedral. Your generous donation will be dedicated to special concerts, commissioned works and other musical projects not supported by the cathedral's music operating budget. Make your contribution on-line. You may also make a contribution by sending a check, payable to Christ Church Cathedral, to the attention of Friends of Music, c/o the cathedral (see the address at the bottom of this page.) Please write "Friends of Music" on the memo line. For more information, contact Stephan Casurella.
Choir Recording Project
Thanks to generous contributions to Christ Church Cathedral's Friends of Music Fund, the cathedral choir will be undertaking a recording project. The final product will be a CD of hymns, psalms, spirituals and anthems made available to members of the congregation and given as welcome gifts to newcomers. You are welcome to send suggestions of music to be included in the recording to Stephan Casurella.
Overview of the Music Program
Music is an integral part of who we are at Christ Church Cathedral. When we gather for worship, we sing together exuberantly as a congregation; our choirs offer a variety of superb literature from the Anglican cathedral tradition and beyond; and our organ gives voice to emotions ranging from exuberant praise to deep lament. In all that we do to support Word and Sacrament in the liturgy through music, we seek to glorify God and nourish God's people, pursuing excellence and offering the best of our abilities to the One in whose name we gather.
We also participate in the rich cultural life of Cincinnati, offering a series of organ recitals on third Sundays of the month, weekly Music Live at Lunch performances and other concerts. Our love for music can be heard by passersby as our cast bronze bells mark every quarter hour and peal out well-known hymns at particular times of day.
Other beloved traditions in our musical life include Evensong services on first Sundays of the month, an annual performance of Benjamin Britten's Ceremony of Carols, a Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols on the Sunday before Christmas and the popular Boar's Head & Yule Log Festival.
