MUSIC
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Special Musical Offerings for
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This Christmas may feel quite different than in years past. However, music has always been one of the most evocative and important elements of the Christmas season and, despite new formats of presenting that music, Music at St. Andrew's will continue.
This season we are preparing three musical offerings to help you feel the excitement and anticipation of Advent, as well as the joy, magic, comfort, and wonder of Christmas and it is our sincere hope they may inspire the Christmas spirit in you and your family this holiday season.
These concerts will be available on our You-Tube beginning on the date below - and available throughout the Advent and Christmas Season. Links will be included in future e-newsletters.
Lessons & Carols for Advent
...click the link above to go straight to the Lessons and Carols
A traditional Anglican service, this seasonal journey from darkness to light features lessons and music to propel you from the quiet, excited expectation of Advent to the joy of Christmas featuring horn, trumpet, and guest singers.
Enchanted Noel
This magical Christmas concert will feature familiar melodies and classical pieces associated with Christmas and the comforting and soothing beautiful sounds of the harp and flute by the Astralis Chamber Ensemble.
More about Astralis
The Astralis Chamber Ensemble is an innovative and dynamic ensemble performing with much acclaim across the globe. Through creative programming and presentations on the works performed, ACE aims to make classical music more accessible and for audiences to make a lasting connection to the music. These musicians have performed together for many years and some for over a decade on major concert series and at notable venues. Another focus of the ensemble is to support the development of art through new compositions and bring recognition to the composers that surround us today.
Angela Massey’s debut album has been described as “beautiful and enchanting, the performances on this CD are magical!” by Jeanne Baxtresser, former principal flute of the New York Philharmonic. As a soloist, she has been a featured guest artist with the Tryon Concert Association, Kosciuszko Foundation in New York City, National Flute Association Convention, and invited to perform a Vivaldi Piccolo Concerto with the Southwest Florida Symphony. Outside of the United States, she has performed in England, France, Germany, Italy, Romania, and Switzerland. In regard to chamber music, she serves as Artistic Director and founder of the Astralis Chamber Ensemble arranging and performing numerous recitals each year. She holds a flute/piccolo position with the Southwest Florida Symphony and performs regularly with the Sarasota Orchestra. She was awarded prizes in the Alexander and Buono Competition, Frank Bowen Competition, Myrna Brown Competition, and certificate in the Gheorghe Dima International Competition in Romania. Her instructors have been Alberto Almarza, Jeanne Baxtresser, Martha Kitterman, Jack Wellbaum, and Brooks de Wetter-Smith. She received degrees in flute performance from Carnegie Mellon University, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Harp Fellow of the New World Symphony Orchestra, Phoebe Powell, has been praised for her breadth of expression ranging from “mature and virtuosic to gorgeously musical and sweet.” Second prize winner of the 2018 OSM Manulife Competition in Montreal, Ms. Powell was also awarded the Aspen Summer Music Festival scholarship. Ms. Powell has performed extensively with orchestras such as the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, and The Royal Conservatory Orchestra. Phoebe has been privileged to participate in summer festivals such as the Aspen Summer Music Festival, NYO Canada, and Ticino Musica. She has been fortunate to study privately and in masterclasses in the US, Canada, Switzerland, and Germany, with internationally acclaimed harpists Nancy Allen, Fabrice Pierre, Susann McDonald, Marie-Pierre Langlamet, Anneleen Lenearts, Emmanuel Ceysson, and Sivan Magen. Ms. Powell has been the recipient of the Ihnatowycz Emerging Artist Scholarship, Aspen Summer Music Festival Fellowship, NYO Canada Award of Excellence, and an Alberta Foundation for the Arts Career Development Grant. Phoebe holds a Bachelor of Music degree and an Artist Diploma from The Glenn Gould School of The Royal Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Judy Loman.
Follow the Astralis Chamber Ensemble on YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook. Visit astralisensemble.com for future performances.
This season we are preparing three musical offerings to help you feel the excitement and anticipation of Advent, as well as the joy, magic, comfort, and wonder of Christmas and it is our sincere hope they may inspire the Christmas spirit in you and your family this holiday season.
These concerts will be available on our You-Tube beginning on the date below - and available throughout the Advent and Christmas Season. Links will be included in future e-newsletters.
Lessons & Carols for Advent
...click the link above to go straight to the Lessons and Carols
A traditional Anglican service, this seasonal journey from darkness to light features lessons and music to propel you from the quiet, excited expectation of Advent to the joy of Christmas featuring horn, trumpet, and guest singers.
Enchanted Noel
This magical Christmas concert will feature familiar melodies and classical pieces associated with Christmas and the comforting and soothing beautiful sounds of the harp and flute by the Astralis Chamber Ensemble.
More about Astralis
The Astralis Chamber Ensemble is an innovative and dynamic ensemble performing with much acclaim across the globe. Through creative programming and presentations on the works performed, ACE aims to make classical music more accessible and for audiences to make a lasting connection to the music. These musicians have performed together for many years and some for over a decade on major concert series and at notable venues. Another focus of the ensemble is to support the development of art through new compositions and bring recognition to the composers that surround us today.
Angela Massey’s debut album has been described as “beautiful and enchanting, the performances on this CD are magical!” by Jeanne Baxtresser, former principal flute of the New York Philharmonic. As a soloist, she has been a featured guest artist with the Tryon Concert Association, Kosciuszko Foundation in New York City, National Flute Association Convention, and invited to perform a Vivaldi Piccolo Concerto with the Southwest Florida Symphony. Outside of the United States, she has performed in England, France, Germany, Italy, Romania, and Switzerland. In regard to chamber music, she serves as Artistic Director and founder of the Astralis Chamber Ensemble arranging and performing numerous recitals each year. She holds a flute/piccolo position with the Southwest Florida Symphony and performs regularly with the Sarasota Orchestra. She was awarded prizes in the Alexander and Buono Competition, Frank Bowen Competition, Myrna Brown Competition, and certificate in the Gheorghe Dima International Competition in Romania. Her instructors have been Alberto Almarza, Jeanne Baxtresser, Martha Kitterman, Jack Wellbaum, and Brooks de Wetter-Smith. She received degrees in flute performance from Carnegie Mellon University, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Harp Fellow of the New World Symphony Orchestra, Phoebe Powell, has been praised for her breadth of expression ranging from “mature and virtuosic to gorgeously musical and sweet.” Second prize winner of the 2018 OSM Manulife Competition in Montreal, Ms. Powell was also awarded the Aspen Summer Music Festival scholarship. Ms. Powell has performed extensively with orchestras such as the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, and The Royal Conservatory Orchestra. Phoebe has been privileged to participate in summer festivals such as the Aspen Summer Music Festival, NYO Canada, and Ticino Musica. She has been fortunate to study privately and in masterclasses in the US, Canada, Switzerland, and Germany, with internationally acclaimed harpists Nancy Allen, Fabrice Pierre, Susann McDonald, Marie-Pierre Langlamet, Anneleen Lenearts, Emmanuel Ceysson, and Sivan Magen. Ms. Powell has been the recipient of the Ihnatowycz Emerging Artist Scholarship, Aspen Summer Music Festival Fellowship, NYO Canada Award of Excellence, and an Alberta Foundation for the Arts Career Development Grant. Phoebe holds a Bachelor of Music degree and an Artist Diploma from The Glenn Gould School of The Royal Conservatory of Music, where she studied with Judy Loman.
Follow the Astralis Chamber Ensemble on YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook. Visit astralisensemble.com for future performances.
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Choir
Christoffer Woordard, Minister of Music Want to make a joyful sound unto the Lord? Join the choir! Being part of the choir is a way of experiencing worship in a different way. If you enjoy singing or would like to learn more about singing, now is you chance to participate and serve your church in upcoming season. I would like to invite anyone interested in participating in the choir program to join us. Our rehearsals are Wednesdays, 4:00-5:30 PM. (November - April) If you have questions, please contact me, music@standrewsbocagrande.org |
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Physical Address:
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church 390 Gilchrist Avenue Boca Grande, FL 33921 Phone: 941-964-2257 Sunday Worship Schedule
January - April 8:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist 10:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist May - December 9:30 a.m. - Holy Eucharist (in the garden) |
