Christmas with the Copley Singers at the Cathedral!

The Copley Singers – Christmas Concert! Andrew E. Clarkson, Director   Tickets: General Admission $20 / $10 Seniors, Students Tickets are available at the door or online here <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/christmas-with-the-copley-singers-at-the-cathedral-tickets-1999538533580">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/christmas-with-the-copley-singers-at-the-cathedral-tickets-1999538533580</a>   Founded in 2006, the Copley Singers have appeared throughout New England. In Sept, 2011 they represented MA at the 9/11 tenth commemorative concerts at Trinity Church, Wall Street, NYC, and were critically-acclaimed by the NY Times (more information on <a href="http://www.copleysingers.org/">www.copleysingers.org</a>). In April 2014, they sang for the Boston Prayer Service following the Marathon bombings, at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the presence of President and Mrs. Obama.   <a href="http://www.copleysingers.org/">www.copleysingers.org</a>   The group has released its Christmas Recording, “<a href="https://www.gothic-catalog.com/I_wonder_as_I_wander_Copley_Singers_p/g-49283.htm">I Wonder as I Wander</a>” (<a href="https://www.gothic-catalog.com/I_wonder_as_I_wander_Copley_Singers_p/g-49283.htm">https://www.gothic-catalog.com/I_wonder_as_I_wander_Copley_Singers_p/g-49283.htm</a>) on the Gothic Records label, featuring an appealing and eclectic range of Christmas music. More information can be found at <a href="https://www.gothic-catalog.com/I_wonder_as_I_wander_Copley_Singers_p/g-49283.htm">www.gothic-catalog.com</a>.

Cathedral of the Holy Cross

Thirty-seventh Annual Cathedral Organ Benefit Concert

Thirty-sixth Annual Cathedral Organ Benefit — Celebrating 150 years of the Cathedral Pipe Organ! &nbsp; Sunday, October 18, 2026 @3PM &nbsp; Cathedral of the Holy Cross 1400 Washington Street Boston, MA 20118 <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbostoncathedral.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Crichard_clark%40rcab.org%7C93809f0b069443bd5c3e08dde204210d%7Ccac41788aa4545299fc85aef5e7a6e4c%7C0%7C0%7C638915229581896553%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=8gz6J6zjH15mxOyRVcCohB4LYVNPO190kAwAmjCc%2FzQ%3D&amp;reserved=0">https://bostoncathedral.com/</a> &nbsp; BOSTON — The Tradition continues with the 37th Annual Cathedral Organ Benefit Recital for the historic 101-rank 1875 E &amp; GG Hook &amp; Hastings Organ, Opus 801. Several of New England's notable organists will perform a variety of works on the historic pipe organ of 5,292 pipes performing works by Mendellsohn, Tournemire, Howells, Reger, Bach, Price, Freidman, and others. Performers: • Leo Abbott, Cathedral Director or Music, Emeritus • Jerrick Cavagnaro, Associate Music Director, Trinity Church, Copley Square • Dr. Erica Johnson | Wellesley College Organ and Harpsichord Faculty • Kevin Lyczak | Music Director, St. Adelaide Parish, Peabody, MA • Berlin Yang | Choral Scholar, St. Paul's Choir, Cambridge, MA • Richard J. Clark | Cathedral &amp; Archdiocesan Director of Music &nbsp; Suggested Donation $20 General Admission $10 Students / Seniors Children 17 and under are free Tickets are available at the door and online here:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/thirty-seventh-annual-cathedral-organ-benefit-tickets-2000653648920">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/thirty-sixth-annual-cathedral-organ-benefit-celebrating-150-years-tickets-1716685325019?aff=oddtdtcreator</a> &nbsp;

Rosalind Mohnsen, organ — Celebrating 150 years of the Cathedral Pipe Organ!

Celebrating 150 years of the Cathedral's E. &amp;. G. G. Hook &amp; Hastings, Opus 801 with works by Saint-Saëns, Vierne, Demessieux, Clark, Donahoe BOSTON | Sunday, September 27 | 3PM — Celebrating the Cathedral of the Holy Cross pipe organ's 150th birthday! Rosalind Mohnsen performs works by Saint-Saëns, Vierne, Demessieux, Clark, Donahoe, Lemmens and others to celebrate 150 years of the Cathedral's E. &amp;. G. G. Hook &amp; Hastings, Opus 801, dedicated in 1876. Mohnsen has been praised by the Boston Music Intelligencer: “Mohnsen practically gave a lesson on technical assurance and musical inspiration.” She has performed in Latvia and Sweden, for twenty-three national conventions of the Organ Historical Society, and for the 2014 national convention of the American Guild of Organists. For forty-three years she has been Director of Music and Organist at Immaculate Conception Church of Malden/Medford Massachusetts. She served as Interim Director of Music at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in 1991. She received degrees from the University of Nebraska and Indiana University and studied in Paris with Jean Langlais. Program: Marty | Sonate héroïque de Ste. Cécile, Op. 22 Saint-Saëns | Prḗlude et Fugue en si majeur, Op. 99, No. 2 Wright | Méditation (1904) Clark | Gaudens Gaudebo Donahoe | Impromptu Lemmens | Sonata I (Pontificale) Vierne | Trois Improvisations Demessieux | Te Deum

James Kennerley • Celebrating 150 Years of the Cathedral Pipe Organ!

Celebrating 150 years of the Cathedral's E. &amp;. G. G. Hook &amp; Hastings, Opus 801 with works by Duruflé, De Grigny, Marier, and Franck James Kennerley&nbsp;has been hailed as “a great organist” displaying “phenomenal technique and sheer musicality” (Bloomberg News) and “serious skill” (Allan Kozinn, New York Times/Wall Street Journal). Kennerley is a multi-faceted artist, working as a conductor, keyboardist, vocalist, composer, and leadership consultant. James’ YouTube performances have enjoyed worldwide popularity and millions of views globally. In 2017 James was appointed the Municipal Organist of Portland and Artistic Director of the Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ, renowned internationally for the promotion of the organ, its music, and numerous educational and outreach opportunities. In 2020, James initiated the Backstage Pipes organ tour program, which introduces hundreds of newcomers to the pipe organ each year. He is also Artistic Director of Saint Mary Schola, Maine’s only fully professional instrumental and choral ensemble, and guest conductor of Blue Hill Bach Festival. James is Minister of Music at the historic Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church in Falmouth, Maine, where he directs the choir and performs on the fine Casavant pipe organ. Previously, he was Director of Music at Saint Paul’s Church and Choir School in Harvard Square, Cambridge MA, directing the choir of boy choristers and professional men in daily performances, concert tours, and broadcasts. James conducted a commercial recording of Faure’s&nbsp;Requiem&nbsp;and James’ own Mass for unaccompanied choir and rekindled performing relationships with organizations including the Boston Philharmonic and Boston Symphony Orchestra. In a performance of&nbsp;Stravinsky's&nbsp;Persephone&nbsp;the&nbsp;Boston Globe&nbsp;praised the "notably pure-voiced boys of Saint Paul's Choir School."&nbsp;The Arts Fuse&nbsp;stated "The young boys of the St. Paul's Choir School were an angelic vocal presence whose ethereal timbre encouraged key moments of this schore to dance, mysteriously." James is frequently in demand as a performer and educator in this regard, and his trademark improvisations are frequent highlight of his versatile concert programming. Mr. Kennerley made his Lincoln Center conducing début in 2012, and his Carnegie Hall solo début in 2016. James is working on ‘Improvise Your Life’, an initiative based around musical improvisation in a TED Talk style demonstrating the synergy between creativity and innovation across multiple disciplines.

Giving Voice to Our Soul

Fund-raising Concert GIVING VOICE TO OUR SOUL Sunday March 15, 2026 | 3PM Featuring the Cathedral Choir and its award-winning soloists &nbsp; Help give voice to the <a href="https://bostoncathedral.com/organ-campaign">Cathedral of the Holy Cross</a> pipe organ. &nbsp; The program also includes works by Barber, Purcell, Traditional Ukrainian chant and five world premieres composed specially for each artist by Archdiocesan Music Director Richard J. Clark: "Elegy for My Brother"&nbsp;— three movement suite for Organ and piano by Richard J. Clark — commissioned by Dr. Robrt Thorp&nbsp;in loving memory&nbsp;of Richard "John " Thorp "Four Pieces for Four Friends"&nbsp;— World Premiere of aria by Richard J. Clark on texts chosen by the soloists.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Richard Kelley, trumpet Barbara Hill, soprano Jaime Kathleen Korkos, Mezzo-soprano Michael Gonzalez, tenor Taras Leschishin, baritone Arnold Friedman, cello Richard J. Clark, Director, piano, organ &nbsp; Freewill donation &nbsp;&nbsp;

The Copley Singers – Christmas Concert! Andrew E. Clarkson, Director &nbsp; Tickets: General Admission $20 / $10 Seniors, Students Tickets are available at the door or online here brite.com/e/christmas-with-the-copley-singers-at-the-cathedral-tickets-1591513562909?aff=oddtdtcreator &nbsp; Founded in 2006, the Copley Singers have appeared throughout New England. In Sept, 2011 they represented MA at the 9/11 tenth commemorative concerts at Trinity Church, Wall Street, NYC, and were critically-acclaimed by the NY Times (more information on www.copleysingers.org).&nbsp;In April 2014, they sang for the Boston Prayer Service following the Marathon bombings, at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the presence of President and Mrs. Obama.&nbsp; &nbsp;www.copleysingers.org &nbsp; The group has released its Christmas Recording, “<a href="https://www.gothic-catalog.com/I_wonder_as_I_wander_Copley_Singers_p/g-49283.htm">I Wonder as I Wander</a>” (<a href="https://www.gothic-catalog.com/I_wonder_as_I_wander_Copley_Singers_p/g-49283.htm">https://www.gothic-catalog.com/I_wonder_as_I_wander_Copley_Singers_p/g-49283.htm</a>) on the Gothic Records label, featuring an appealing and eclectic range of Christmas music. More information can be found at <a href="https://www.gothic-catalog.com/I_wonder_as_I_wander_Copley_Singers_p/g-49283.htm">www.gothic-catalog.com</a>. &nbsp; &nbsp;

O Come Divine Messiah ~ Sing!

&nbsp; WEST ROXBURY —&nbsp;Join Archbishop Henning at Holy Name Parish, West Roxbury Saturday, December 13th at 7pm for an Advent Evening of prayer and music featuring Handel's glorious "Messiah." This performance features members of the Archdiocesan Festival Choir and award-winning soloists Barbara Hill, soprano, Jaime Korkos, mezzo-soprano, Micheal González, tenor, and Taras Leschishin, baritone, Frederick MacArthur, organ, and conducted by Richard J. Clark. &nbsp; All are welcome to sing along, bring your score!&nbsp;Or come to listen and enjoy! &nbsp; Admission is FREE &nbsp; Holy Name Parish is located at 1689 Centre Street, West Roxbury, Massachusetts 02132 &nbsp; For more information contact: Christian Mucha christian.mucha@holynameparish.com

Holy Name Parish

Thirty-sixth Annual Cathedral Organ Benefit - Celebrating 150 Years!

Celebrating 150 years of the Cathedral's pipe organ and the furture of the organ! The tradition continues with the Thirty-sixth Annual Cathedral Organ Benefit Recital for the historic 101-rank 1875 E &amp; GG Hook &amp; Hastings Organ, Opus 801. Several of New England's notable organists will perform a variety of works on the historic pipe organ of 5,292 pipes. Performers: • Bridgette Wargovich, Director of Sacred Music, Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Portland, Maine • Leo Abbott, Music Director Emeritus, Cathedral of the Holy Cross • Kevin Lyczak, Director of Music, Saint Adelaide Parish, Peabody, MA • Brink Bush, International Performing Artist • Xavier Trevor, YOI Student &amp; student at Saint Paul's Choir School, Cambridge • Ravi Butner, YOI Student • Anthony Clark, organ scholar, Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Choral Scholar, St. Paul's Choir School Suggested Donation is $20 | $10 for Seniors and Students available online here and at the door. **Or make a donation of ANY AMOUNT greater or smaller. **Children 17 and under are free! You may also make a donation of ANY AMOUNT directly to the Cathedral Organ Restoration Fund. <a href="https://holycrossboston.churchgiving.com/Organ">https://holycrossboston.churchgiving.com/Organ</a>

Leo Abbott • Celebrating 150 Years of the Cathedral Pipe Organ!

BOSTON | Sunday, September 14 | 3PM — Celebrating 150 years of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross pipe organ, Leo D. Abbott, FAGO, ChM, Director of Music Emeritus of the Cathedral performs on the 1875 101-rank historic E. &amp; G. G. Hook &amp; Hastings Organ, Opus 801. He will perform works by St. Saëns, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Franck, Hakim &nbsp; Abbott served as Director of Music and Organist of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross for &nbsp;nearly thirty-three years from 1986-2018. He was the driving force behind the ongoing organ restoration project of the organ of 5,292 pipes. &nbsp; He is a graduate of the St. Paul Choir School, Cambridge, and the Chaloff School of Music, Boston. He has won first prize in several international and national competitions and was a finalist at the "Grand Prix de Chartres" in 1984. His teachers include Theodore Marier, George Faxon, Clarence Watters, Julius Chaloff, and Naji Hakim. Mr. Abbott has performed throughout the United States, and in France, Belgium, England, and Ireland, and is an active member of the AGO and OHS. &nbsp; &nbsp;

Gavin Klein, organ — Celebrating 150 Years of the Cathedral Pipe Organ!

Virtuoso organist Gavin Klein kicks off Opus 801's 150th Anniversary Celebration as he plays the Cathedrals 1875 organ of 5,298 pipes, the 101-rank E. &amp; G. G. Hook &amp; Hastings opus 801. Suggested Donation $20 General Admission $10 Students / Seniors 17 &amp; Under are FREE Reserve tickets<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gavin-klein-organ-scholar-college-of-the-holy-cross-tickets-1392326950389?aff=oddtdtcreator">&nbsp;here</a> Described as an “extraordinary young artist” (The Brattleboro Reformer, 2020)&nbsp;Gavin Klein&nbsp;is an organist based out of the New England Area performing both organ and early keyboard music. He is an Organ Scholar at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, class of 2026. Klein is a student of Dr. Ezequiel Menendez, following previous instruction from C. Henry Mason and William Ness. Furthermore, his musical abilities encompass both harpsichord studies under the guidance of Dr. Johann Klopp and piano instruction from Ms. Judit Ernst. His program will include: Toccata en Ré Mineur Pour Grand Orgue-Gaston Béllier Organ Sonata Op.65, No.4 in B Flat Major- Felix Mendelssohn Petit Offertoire- César Franck Choral No. 1 in E Major- Franck Introduction and Passacaglia in D Minor- Max Reger

 A Pilgrimes Solace - Secret Catholic Worship Under the Tudors Kendra Comstock, Soprano Charles Iner, Lute

A Pilgrimes Solace: Secret Worship Under The Tudors features various sacred and instrumental works by two composers of Renaissance England, William Byrd and John Dowland, who lived as Roman Catholics in a time when Catholics were persecuted in England under Henry VIII and Elizabeth I, following Henry’s schism with the Pope during the protestant reformation. Roman Catholics in England at that time were subject to various forms of oppression, from fines for not attending Church of England religious services, to (as was the case for Dowland) being passed over for career advancement, to charges of treason. Due to these confinements, Catholics in the England of the 16th- and 17th-centuries were forced to find religious outlets in the form of secret masses held in private homes by Jesuit priests smuggled in from the continent, or, in the case of these composers, thinly veiled expressions of their oppression in their artistic works. For example, Byrd’s musical setting of a text like “arise o Lord, why sleepest thou?” from Psalm 44 takes on added meaning in the context of a composer working under an authoritarian regime using religion as a means to consolidate wealth and power. Praised for her “clear melodic core” and a “sound that rejoices in the beauty of natural vowels” (Boston Music Intelligencer), soprano&nbsp;Kendra Comstock&nbsp;is a Boston-based performer and teacher. Charles Iner&nbsp;is a Boston-based lutenist, guitarist, educator, and basso continuo performer. He received an MM in Historical Performance at Boston University, where he was awarded a departmental award for outstanding excellence in 2020, and a BA in Music Performance from Benedictine College.

Cathedral of the Holy Cross - Blessed Sacrament Chapel

Cathedral Organ 149th Birthday Concert! 

Cathedral Organ Celebrates 149 Years – Fundraising Concert: February 23, 2025 at 3 p.m. BOSTON — The Cathedral of the Holy Cross celebrates 149 years since the dedication of its principal organ, the 101-rank E. &amp; G. G. Hook &amp; Hastings opus 801, on February 23, 1876. To honor the instrument’s birthday, several of New England's notable organists will perform variety of works by on the historic pipe organ of 5,298 pipes. Performers: • Leo Abbott, Cathedral Director Emeritus, • Eric Anderson, Visitation Parish, Manchester by the Sea and Essex • James Kenerley, International Performing Artist • Kevin Lyczak, Saint Adelaide Parish, Peabody • Rosalind Mohnsen, Immaculate Conception Parish, Malden • Anthony Clark, Choral Scholar, Saint Paul's Cambridge • Richard J. Clark, Director of Music of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross Including works by Vierne, Demessieux, Gounod, Mendelssohn, Kennerley, Clark, &amp; Clark Suggested Donation is $25 | $15 for Seniors and Students available online here and at the door. Children 17 and under are free! You may also make a donation of any amount larger to the Cathedral Organ Restoration Fund. <a href="https://holycrossboston.churchgiving.com/Organ">https://holycrossboston.churchgiving.com/Organ</a> Click "Organ Restoration Fund"

Jennifer Pascual | Candlemas Concert

BRIGHTON — The final concert of the 140th Anniversary Series recital series at Saint John's Seminary, Brighton, features Dr. Jennifer Pascual, Music Director of Saint Patrick's Cathedral, NYC. She will perform organ works for Candlemas, including a world premiere of Richard J. Clark's new work based on the traditional Candlemas antiphon, "Lumen ad revelationem." The pipe organ is the extraordinary Hook &amp; Hastings, Op. 1833 (1902) Andover Organ Co., Op. R-500 (2015). Works by Creston, Bach, Candlyn, Langlais, Hakim, Marier, Clark, Yon, Wood, Stanford

Saint John's Seminary

Thirty-fifth Annual Cathedral Organ Benefit Concert

The Cathedral of the Holy Cross continues the longstanding tradition! Thirty-fifth Annual Cathedral Organ Benefit Recital for the historic 101-rank 1875 E &amp; GG Hook &amp; Hastings Organ, Opus 801.&nbsp; Several of New England's notable organists will perform a variety of works on the historic pipe organ of 5,292 pipes.&nbsp; Performers: • Leo Abbott, Cathedral Music Director &amp; Organist Emeritus • Dr. Janet Hunt, International Concert Artist • Sarah Ku, Organ Scholar, Christ Church, Fitchburg • Rosalind Mohnsen, Immaculate Conception, Malden • Peter Krasinski, International Sonic Artist • Richard J. Clark, Director of Music of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross

Dr. Bridgette Wargovich, International Performing Aritst

Organist, Dr. Bridgette Wargovich is Director of Sacred Music at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland, Maine. She will perform works by Tournemire, Hancock, Duruflé, and others on the Cathedral of the Holy Cross' historic 101-rank historic E. &amp; G. G. Hook &amp; Hastings Organ, Opus 801. Built in 1875 this instrument has 5,292 pipes. Tickets are available on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dr-bridgette-wargovich-cathedral-of-the-immaculate-conception-tickets-881426649837?aff=oddtdtcreator

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Christmas with the Copley Singers at the Cathedral!

Thirty-seventh Annual Cathedral Organ Benefit Concert

Rosalind Mohnsen, organ — Celebrating 150 years of the Cathedral Pipe Organ!

James Kennerley • Celebrating 150 Years of the Cathedral Pipe Organ!

Giving Voice to Our Soul

Christmas with the Copley Singers at the Cathedral!

O Come Divine Messiah ~ Sing!

Thirty-sixth Annual Cathedral Organ Benefit - Celebrating 150 Years!

Leo Abbott • Celebrating 150 Years of the Cathedral Pipe Organ!

Gavin Klein, organ — Celebrating 150 Years of the Cathedral Pipe Organ!

A Pilgrimes Solace - Secret Catholic Worship Under the Tudors Kendra Comstock, Soprano Charles Iner, Lute

Cathedral Organ 149th Birthday Concert!

Jennifer Pascual | Candlemas Concert

Thirty-fifth Annual Cathedral Organ Benefit Concert

Dr. Bridgette Wargovich, International Performing Aritst