FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS SERVICE OF NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS Where will the Service of Nine Lessons and Carols be located? ST. JOHN CANTIUS CHURCH 825 N. CARPENTER ST. CHICAGO, IL 60642-5499 If I need more information about this event, whom should I contact? FR SCOTT HAYNES at 312 243 7373
Can you tell me more about the Director of the St. Cecilia Choir? IN ADDITION TO SERVING AS ONE OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE SINE NOMINE AND ST. CECLIA CHOIRS AT ST. JOHN CANTIUS, DANIEL ROBINSON IS MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE GREAT LAKES DREDGE AND PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY IN CHICAGO. HE HAS ALSO GUEST-CONDUCTED THE A CAPPELLA ENSEMBLE BELLA VOCE. HE RECEIVED HIS UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE FROM HARVARD COLLEGE AND GRADUATE DEGREES IN MUSIC FROM STANFORD UNIVERSITY. HE STUDIED CONDUCTING WITH ROBERT SHAW, CLAYTON KREHBIEL, JOHN FERRIS, HOWARD SWAN, WESTON NOBLE, AND RICHARD ROSEWALL. HE WAS FOUNDER AND MUSIC DIRECTOR OF BASICALLY BACH. PREVIOUS CHURCH CHOIR WORK INCLUDES STINTS WITH THE HARVARD UNIVERSITY CHOIR, THE HARVARD UNIVERSITY SUMMER CHOIR, THE FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH IN DANVERS, MA, AND THE STANFORD MEMORIAL CHURCH CHOIR. Can you tell me more about the Director of the Holy Innocents Choir? BR. CHAD MCCOY, S.J.C., A 2001 GRADUATE OF MAGDALEN COLLEGE, WARNER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, DIRECTS THE CHOIR OF THE HOLY INNOCENTS. BR. CHAD SEES THE YOUTH CHOIR PROGRAM AS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY TO CATECHIZE THE YOUNG PEOPLE OF ST. JOHN CANTIUS CHURCH IN LITURGY AND SPIRITUALITY. AFTER MUSIC STUDIES AT ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY, BR. CHAD HAS IMPLEMENTED AN ANNUAL SUMMER CHOIR CAMP THAT HAS INTRODUCED THE MEMBERS OF THE HOLY INNOCENTS CHOIR TO THE BASICS OF MUSIC THEORY, SIGHT-SINGING, MUSIC HISTORY AND MUSICIANSHIP.
Can you tell me what music the choir will sing? ONCE IN ROYAL DAVID S CITY HENRY JOHN GAUNTLETT (1805-1876) IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER GUSTAV HOLST (1874-1934) ALSO HAT GOTT DIE WELT GELIEBT HEINRICH SCHÜTZ (1585-1672) A VIRGIN UNSPOTTED WILLIAM BILLINGS (1746-1800) LULLY KENNETH LEIGHTON (1929-1988) MARY HAD A BABY ALICE PARKER (B. 1925)/ROBERT SHAW (1915-1999)
LUX ARUMQUE ERIC WHITACRE (B. 1970) MASTERS IN THE HALL ALICE PARKER (B. 1925)/ROBERT SHAW (1915-1999) E EN SO, LORD JESUS QUICKLY COME PAUL MANZ (B. 1919) O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM FRANCIS POULENC (1899 1963) TANTUM ERGO, OP. 10, NO. 4 MAURICE DURUFLÉ (1902-1986) AND THE CLASSIC CAROLS OF CHRISTMAS Can you tell me how to find St. John Cantius Church? FROM THE NORTH: EXIT I-94 AT THE OGDEN AVE. EXIT. TURN LEFT AT SECOND TRAFFIC LIGHT ONTO OGDEN AVE.
TAKE OGDEN AVE. TO CHICAGO AVE. (800 N). TURN RIGHT (EAST) ONTO CHICAGO AVE. ONE BLOCK TO CARPENTER ST. (1032 W). TURN LEFT (NORTH) ONTO CARPENTER ST. THE CHURCH WILL BE ON YOUR RIGHT. FROM THE SOUTH: EXIT I-94 AT AUGUSTA BOULEVARD (200 N). TURN LEFT AT THE STOPLIGHT ONTO MILWAUKEE AVE. (SOUTH). TAKE MILWAUKEE AVE. TO THE INTERSECTION OF CHICAGO AVE. AND OGDEN AVE. TURN LEFT ONTO CHICAGO AVE. (800 N) (EAST). THEN TURN LEFT ONTO OGDEN AVE. THE CHURCH WILL BE ON YOUR RIGHT.
FROM THE WEST: EXIT I-290 AT PAULINA ST. TURN LEFT ONTO PAULINA ST. AND GO TO OGDEN AVE. TURN RIGHT (NORTH) ONTO OGDEN AVE. TO CHICAGO AVE. (800 N). AFTER YOU CROSS CHICAGO AVE. THE CHURCH WILL BE ON YOUR RIGHT. STILL NEED HELP IN DRIVING TO THE PARISH? WE SUGGEST THAT YOU VISIT MAP QUEST, A WEB SITE WERE YOU CAN GET DETAILED MAPS FROM ANYWHERE PLUS DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS. BEFORE YOU DO THAT BE SURE TO HAVE WRITTEN DOWN THE PARISH ADDRESS 825 N. CARPENTER ST., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60642-5499. YOU WILL NEED TO ENTER IT AT THE MAP QUEST SITE. CLICK HERE FOR MAP QUEST!
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION THE MAJOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION LINES THAT RUN TO THE CHURCH ARE: THE CTA BLUE LINE TRAIN THE CHICAGO AVENUE SUBWAY STATION IS LOCATED ONE BLOCK FROM THE CHURCH. THIS STATION IS NOW OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. THE CTA BUS NUMBER 66, WHICH RUNS EAST AND WEST ON CHICAGO AVE. IT STOPS AT THE CORNER OF CHICAGO AVE. AND OGDEN AVE. THE CTA BUS NUMBER 56, WHICH RUNS NORTH AND SOUTH ON MILWAUKEE AVE. IT STOPS AT THE CORNER OF CHICAGO AVE. AND MILWAUKEE AVE. YOU CAN FIND UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION FOR ANY CHICAGO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ROUTE, INCLUDING TIMES, ON THE CTA S WEB SITE. IT WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH ALL THE INFORMATION YOU NEED FROM ANY LOCATION IN CHICAGO. EVEN BETTER IS TO USE THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY S TRIP PLANNER. STILL LOST? CONTACT US AT: 825 N. CARPENTER ST., CHICAGO, IL 60642-5499 OR CALL US AT: 312-243-7373 - RECTORY/312-243-4545 FAX