2021-2022 Season

  • Holy Week Concert: The Leçons de Ténèbres of François Couperin

    Monday, April 11 at 6 pm
    St. Bartholomew’s Chapel

    Olivia Sue Greene & Aine Hakamatsuka, sopranos
    Adam Young, viola da gamba
    Paolo Bordignon, harpsichord

    Leçons de Ténèbres
    François Couperin

    In the long, rich tradition of singing the Lamentations of Jeremiah in Holy Week, Couperin’s setting is at the pinnacle of Baroque vocal repertoire. Rather than lying in contemplation of the darkest hours of the passion, Couperin’s music transports the listener with the luminous sound of two soprano voices, combined with the crystalline beauty of the harpsichord and the expressive richness of the viol. The intimacy, acoustic, and architectural beauty of St. Bartholomew’s Chapel makes it an ideal venue for this repertoire.

    This is a one-hour program.
    The concert will not be live streamed.

    $75 Angel Club Seating includes a $25 tax-deductible contribution to Great Music
    $50
    $25

  • Paolo Bordignon in recital

    Sunday, March 20, at 4:00 pm
    St. Bartholomew’s Church

    On the eve of Johann Sebastian Bach's birthday, organist and choirmaster Paolo Bordignon offers a 45-minute program of Bach favorites. This is an in-person event only, with a large monitor for the audience to be able to see not just over the organist's shoulders but the pedals as well.

    Music of Johann Sebastian Bach

    Sinfonia from Cantata 29, BWV 29

    Prelude and Fugue in B Minor, BWV 544

    "Little" Fugue in G Minor, BWV 578

    Concerto in A Minor, BWV 593
    Antonio Vivaldi, arr. J.S. Bach

    Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565

  • Alexander Pattavina in recital

    Sunday, March 6, at 4:00 pm
    St. Bartholomew’s Church

    The tradition of organ recitals in Lent goes back many decades at St. Bart's and we're delighted to re-introduce these concerts. These are in-person only, with a large monitor for the audience to be able to look over the organist's shoulders. Associate Organist and Choirmaster Alexander Pattavina offers a 45-minute program:

    Fantasia & Fugue in G minor, BWV 542
    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Chant de Paix and Chant Héroïque, from Neuf Pièces
    Cantilène from Suite Brève
    Jean Langlais

    "Were you there?" and "Soon I will be done" from Five Spirituals for Organ
    Calvin Taylor

    Cortège et Litanie
    Marcel Dupré

  • The Joyous Christmas Concert

    Friday, December 10, at 7:30pm

    St. Bartholomew’s Choir and Choristers

    From Carnegie Hall to Lincoln Center to the Jazz Standard, the musicians of St. Bartholomew’s Choir are heard in the most important venues in the city and beyond. Hear them celebrate the holiday season in our beautiful sanctuary with beloved traditional carols as well as festive new arrangements of sacred and secular Christmas favorites, all accompanied on our famed pipe organ.

  • The Adoration of The Magi

    Monday, December 13 at 7:00pm

    Jeff Morrissey, baritone
    William Trafka, pianist

    Jeff Morrissey, baritone, and Bill Trafka return to St. Bart’s with their popular Christmas program inspired by the elegant paintings that adorn our Chapel.

    The program is inspired by the elegant paintings that adorn the 1919 Ethel Parsons Paullin and Telford Paullin mural in St. Bartholomew’s Children's’ Chapel. The beautiful Adoration of the Magi and the 13 medallions surrounding it depict subjects connected with the Nativity of Christ. Enjoy traditional carols, carols from around the world, spirituals, and popular Christmas favorites.