The Madrigal Singers from National Cathedral and St. Albans schools under the direction of Benjamin Hutto (far left)To celebrate the holiday spirit in a peaceful, stained-glass setting before your calendar fills with parties, why not a free concert by Madrigal Singers?
The public is invited to attend a noontime performance on December
4 at St.
John's Episcopal Church, Lafayette
Square, the host of First Wednesday
concerts every month from October through June.
At the December presentation 36 students from the National
Cathedral and St.
Albans schools will sing traditional hymns and secular songs, medieval and
contemporary selections for Christmas and Advent, under the direction of Benjamin Hutto.
St. John's, known to many Washington
residents as the yellow church at Lafayette Square, is the “Church of the
Presidents.” Beginning with President James Madison, who served the office from
1809 to 1817, every president has either been a member of or has attended
services at St. John's. A plaque at the
rear of the church designates the Lincoln Pew where President Abraham Lincoln
often sat when he stopped by St. John's during the Civil War.
Other St. John's First Wednesday
programs, all starting at 12:10 p.m., are:
January 8, 2014 (2nd Wednesday): Organist Richard Fitzgerald improvises on themes
from the stained glass windows of St. John's
February 5: Soloists from St. John's Choir perform baroque music for Valentine's Day
March 12 (2nd Wednesday): Virtuoso Organist Dongho Lee performs Charles Ives's Variations on "America" and other works
April 2: The U.S. Air Force Strings conducted by 2nd Lt. Shanti Nolan, with Michael Lodico, organist, perform Francis Poulenc's Organ Concerto
May 7: Easter music for trumpet and organ with A. Scott Wood and Benjamin Hutto
June 4: Organist Alan Morrison
February 5: Soloists from St. John's Choir perform baroque music for Valentine's Day
March 12 (2nd Wednesday): Virtuoso Organist Dongho Lee performs Charles Ives's Variations on "America" and other works
April 2: The U.S. Air Force Strings conducted by 2nd Lt. Shanti Nolan, with Michael Lodico, organist, perform Francis Poulenc's Organ Concerto
May 7: Easter music for trumpet and organ with A. Scott Wood and Benjamin Hutto
June 4: Organist Alan Morrison
Who on December 4: Madrigal Singers from National Cathedral and
St. Albans sing seasonal selections, directed by Benjamin Hutto
What: First Wednesday Concerts
When: 12:10 p.m., December 4, 2013
Where: St. John’s, Lafayette Square, 1525 H Street, NW, at the corner of 16th and H, Washington, D.C. 20005
How much: No charge
Duration: About 35 minutes
Wheelchair accessible
Metro stations: McPherson Square, Farragut North, or Farragut West
When: 12:10 p.m., December 4, 2013
Where: St. John’s, Lafayette Square, 1525 H Street, NW, at the corner of 16th and H, Washington, D.C. 20005
How much: No charge
Duration: About 35 minutes
Wheelchair accessible
Metro stations: McPherson Square, Farragut North, or Farragut West
Food trucks: Located two blocks away at Farragut Square
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