Music at the Monastery
Music at the Monastery, the members' recital series of the DC AGO chapter, has announced its 2023-24 season and new leadership.
Every second Sunday of the month at 4pm at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land at 1400 Quincy St. NE in Brookland, members have the opportunity to play a 45-minute recital on the Monastery's French-inspired organ in sumptuous acoustics.
Adam Graham and Carol Feather are the new co-chairs. They are taking over from series co-founder Russell Weismann, who ran it for nine seasons.
The performers will be:
Sept. 10: Adam Graham (Sligo Seventh-day Adventist, Takoma Park, MD)
Oct. 8: Jason Farris (Grace Episcopal, The Plains, VA)
Nov. 12: Paul Griffin (Franciscan Monastery, Washington DC)
Dec. 10: Brass of Peace with organist Lisa Tyler
Jan. 14: Grace Oh (First Presbyterian, Annapolis, MD)
Feb. 11: Carol Feather (Trinity Presbyterian, Arlington, VA)
March 10: David Beatty (freelance organist, Annapolis, MD)
April 14: Nathan Ringkamp (St. Dominic Church, Washington, DC)
May 12: Iris Lan (freelance organist, Washington DC)
Located on 42 acres, the monastery is an architectural gem hidden in the northeast corner of Washington, D.C. Dedicated in 1898, the church is in the shape of a Jerusalem Cross in neo-Byzantine architectural style. The church and extensive contemplative gardens include full-size replicas of shrines from the Holy Land (the Franciscans have ministered there for 800 years), plus catacombs and a Lourdes Grotto. The monastery also has two hermitages for personal retreats. The Monastery's Lively-Fulcher pipe organ was built in 1998 and contains forty ranks of pipes over three manuals and pedal.
Every second Sunday of the month at 4pm at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land at 1400 Quincy St. NE in Brookland, members have the opportunity to play a 45-minute recital on the Monastery's French-inspired organ in sumptuous acoustics.
Adam Graham and Carol Feather are the new co-chairs. They are taking over from series co-founder Russell Weismann, who ran it for nine seasons.
The performers will be:
Sept. 10: Adam Graham (Sligo Seventh-day Adventist, Takoma Park, MD)
Oct. 8: Jason Farris (Grace Episcopal, The Plains, VA)
Nov. 12: Paul Griffin (Franciscan Monastery, Washington DC)
Dec. 10: Brass of Peace with organist Lisa Tyler
Jan. 14: Grace Oh (First Presbyterian, Annapolis, MD)
Feb. 11: Carol Feather (Trinity Presbyterian, Arlington, VA)
March 10: David Beatty (freelance organist, Annapolis, MD)
April 14: Nathan Ringkamp (St. Dominic Church, Washington, DC)
May 12: Iris Lan (freelance organist, Washington DC)
Located on 42 acres, the monastery is an architectural gem hidden in the northeast corner of Washington, D.C. Dedicated in 1898, the church is in the shape of a Jerusalem Cross in neo-Byzantine architectural style. The church and extensive contemplative gardens include full-size replicas of shrines from the Holy Land (the Franciscans have ministered there for 800 years), plus catacombs and a Lourdes Grotto. The monastery also has two hermitages for personal retreats. The Monastery's Lively-Fulcher pipe organ was built in 1998 and contains forty ranks of pipes over three manuals and pedal.