Events
Choral Evensong and Sung Eucharist
with Gloriae Dei Cantores at the Church of the Transfiguration
| Saturday, December 3 5:15 PM | Sunday, December 4 10:00 AM |
| Preces & Responses—Responses in A sharpe, Reading Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis—from the Service in G minor, Patrick Psalm—130, 25 Anthem—Hodie Christus Natus est, Gabrieli |
Introit—Veni Domine, Morales Mass—Missa Aeterna Christi Munera, Palestrina Psalm—122 Offertory—Voce Mea, Porta Communion—E’en So Lord Jesus Quickly Come, Manz |
Choral Evensong and Sung Eucharist
with Gloriae Dei Cantores at the Church of the Transfiguration
| Saturday, December 10 5:15 PM | Third Sunday of Advent, December 11 10:00 AM |
| Preces & Responses—in A-flat, Wallace Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis—in C, Op. 115, Stanford Psalm—24, 33 Anthem—O Magnum Mysterium, Byrd |
Mass—Missa Conditor Alme Siderum, Animuccia Psalm—146 Offertory—There is No Rose of Such Virtue, Brown Communion—Alma Redemptoris, Palestrina |
ADVENT ORGAN MEDITATION:
His Light in the Darkness
Sunday, December 11, 3:30 p.m.
In-Person & Livestreamed
Reflect on His Light in the Darkness through an Advent organ meditation with works by Langlais, Buxtehude, and Dupré. The concert will be performed by Sharon Rose Pfeiffer, Artist-in-Residence, on the newly completed St. Cecilia organ at the Church of the Transfiguration, Rock Harbor, Orleans.
For tickets, call 508-240-2400, or purchase online.
ELEMENTS THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTS:
A Christmas Carol
A Dramatic Re-telling of the Classic Story
By John Mortimer, Adapted from the story by Charles Dickens
December 16 & 17, 7:30 PM
December 18, 3:00 PM
Performing Arts Building, Brewster, MA (95 Southern Eagle Cartway)
Elements Theatre Company recounts Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, harkening back to the original method of storytelling used by Dickens himself. The imaginative, vibrant and vital descriptions of his characters and places bring to life the London of his day, with a rich understanding of humanity as revealed in one man’s journey to a new heart. Harness your imagination to the theatrical brilliance of Dicken’s language and accompany Scrooge as the Spirits lead him on a “voyage of discovery.”
Tickets: 508-240-2400 | elementstheatre.org
Choral Evensong and Sung Eucharist
with Gloriae Dei Cantores at the Church of the Transfiguration
| Saturday, December 17 5:15 PM | Sunday, December 18 10:00 AM |
| Preces & Responses—Westminster Abbey, Buonemani Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis—Pärt Psalm—80, 96 Anthem—Alma Redemptoris, Lassus |
Mass—Missa Beata Maria Virgine in Sabato, de Vivanco Psalm—80:1-7, 17-19 Offertory—Sing We Merrily, Ossewaarde Communion—In the Bleak Midwinter, Ešenvalds |
CAROL SING
December 23, 2022, 3:00 PM
Celebrate the joy of the Christmas season with a festive Carol Sing at the newly completed Performing Arts Building (95 Southern Eagle Cartway) in Brewster, MA on December 23 at 3:00 p.m. This family friendly event will “raise the rafters” with traditional carols accompanied by ensembles of Arts Empowering Life Foundation—FREE admission for all ages!
For more information, call 508-240-2400
VIGIL OF THE NATVITY & NATIVITY OF OUR LORD
| Saturday, December 24 9:00 PM | Sunday, December 25 10:00 AM |
| Introit—What Sweeter Music, Bennett Mass—Missa O Magnum Mysterium, de Victoria Psalm—96 Offertory—Wide, Wide in the Rose’s Side, Martinson Communion—Ecce Concipies, Handl |
Merry Christmas! |
EPIPHANY EVENSONG
Saturday, January 7, 2023, 5:00 p.m.
In-person and LIVESTREAMED
Join Gloriæ Dei Cantores and the Gaudete Baroque Ensemble for a special Epiphany Choral Evensong at the Church for the Transfiguration, Rock Harbor, Orleans, featuring J. S. Bach’s cantata, Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36. The service will be both in-person and livestreamed.
No tickets required.
Introit—Reges Terrae, Mouton (F for 4, pg.31 )
Preces & Responses—Hancock
Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis— Collegium Magdalenae Oxoniense, Leighton
Psalm—46, 97
Anthem—Schwingt freudig euch empor, BWV 36, J.S. Bach
For more information, call 508-240-2400.