Events
Gregorian Chant Retreat
July 9 – 13 FEAST OF ST BENEDICT
Highlights include:
- Chant instruction for all experience levels
- Singing Gregorian Chant in the Church of the Transfiguration where Liturgy of the Hours is sung
- Attending the daily Divine Offices
- Lovely meals and accommodations overlooking the Cape Cod Bay
- Join us as we explore the riches of this glorious tradition.
Specifics:
Price: $595 including 3 days of meals and accommodations.Retreat fee includes lodging and all meals beginning with dinner on Sunday, July 9 and ending after breakfast on Thursday, July 13

Independence Day Service
Celebrate the 4th of July at a service honoring Independence Day with reflections on God’s guiding hand over America’s founding and history, and music by Gloriæ Dei Cantores and other ensembles of Arts Empowering Life at the Church of the Transfiguration, Rock Harbor, Orleans.
No Tickets Required.

Organ Concert: Hymns of Faith and Praise
Sunday, July 16, 3:30 PM
Church of the Transfiguration
In-person and Livestreamed
Be enveloped by the surround-sounds of the St. Cecilia Organ and its kaleidoscope of colors at the Church of the Transfiguration in Orleans! This joyous summer program performed by Artists-in-Residence, SharonRose Pfeiffer and James Jordan, includes works based on well-loved hymns including Love Divine all loves excelling, What a friend we have in Jesus, and O Sons and Daughters, let us see.

Forgiveness brings Freedom: A Symphony of Scenes
Presented by Elements Theatre Company
Wednesday-Saturday, July 26-29, 7:30 PM
Sunday, July 30, 3:00 PM
Performing Arts Building
95 Southern Eagle Cartway, Brewster, MA
Journey with Elements Theatre Company as they present A Symphony of Scenes, a collection of works from Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, John Donne, and others, playing on the themes of forgiveness, reconciliation, and freedom.

Transfiguration Concerts
August 4 & 5, 7:30 PM
Church of the Transfiguration
Be filled with the awe and glory of Transfiguration as Gloriæ Dei Cantores and friends collaborate to offer a striking program including Rutter’s Gloria, Mozart’s Alleluia, and Holst’s Two Psalms in celebratory summer concerts at the Church of the Transfiguration in Orleans—”an architectural wonder” (Cape Cod Travel Guide) filled with fresco, mosaic, glass work and sculpture by local and international artists.

Arts Empowering Life Performing Arts Building
Grand Opening: August 11-13, 2023

GAUDETE BAROQUE ENSEMBLE IN CONCERT:
BAROQUE DANCE
August 13, 2023
Performing Arts Building
Brewster, MA

David Briggs Organ Concert
September 9, 7:30 PM
Church of the Transfiguration
Rock Harbor, Orleans, MA
Hear internationally renowned organist David Briggs in a return concert on the surround-sound St. Cecilia organ at the Church of the Transfiguration, Rock Harbor, Orleans. Mr. Briggs’ performances are acclaimed for their musicality, virtuosity, and ability to excite and engage audiences of all ages. Stay tuned for concert program details!
Gregorian Chant Retreat
September 11-15 CHANTS OF THE HOLY CROSS
Highlights include:
- Chant instruction for all experience levels
- Singing Gregorian Chant in the Church of the Transfiguration where Liturgy of the Hours is sung
- Attending the daily Divine Offices
- Lovely meals and accommodations overlooking the Cape Cod Bay
- Join us as we explore the riches of this glorious tradition.
Price: $595 including 3 days of meals and accommodations.
Retreat fee begins with dinner on Monday, September 11 and ending after breakfast on Friday, September 15

GAUDETE BAROQUE ENSEMBLE IN CONCERT
November 4, 2023
Church of the Transfiguration
Rock Harbor, Orleans, MA

ADVENT ORGAN MEDITATION
December 10, 2023
St. Cecilia Organ
Church of the Transfiguration
Rock Harbor, Orleans, MA