Transfigured Nights 2016 2017 Season Thanksgiving & Song The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration # Dallas, Texas
Prelude~ O praise ye the Lord! Thanksgiving and song To him be outpoured all ages along! These words from the beloved hymn by Henry Williams Baker serve as a fitting theme for the 2016-2017 season of Transfigured Nights, as we begin the series by celebrating the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration. We have planned a rich year of music to follow from the Fauré Requiem with orchestra on All Souls Day; a Hymn Festival with the Imperial Brass in January; concerts by organist Jonathan Ryan and the Texas Camerata with world-renowned Paul Leenhouts, recorder; two additional Evensongs celebrating major feasts of the church; and our traditional Advent Procession of Lessons & Carols. In additional we are presenting an evening of light musical entertainment and desserts entitled Back from Bristol which will feature our talented musicians in a cabaret setting in Roper Hall. Our popular chamber music series Art Music Mondays returns for its sixth season with five concerts presented in the Performance Hall. We hope that you will join us often during the coming season and that your spirit will be refreshed and renewed by the musical and liturgical offerings for which Transfigured Nights has become known. The next page includes a complete listing of the events of the 2016-2017 combined series. Please keep it handy as you plan your activities each month. Transfigured Nights Executive Committee The Reverend R. Casey Shobe, REctoR Alan Dunlop, ExEcutivE DiREctoR Joel Martinson, artistic DiREctoR Bart Stockton, treasurer Laurel Brewster Robert Hacker Sally Manning Barbara DeLizza John Makowski Delynda Moravec Ryan Tatum Janet Dunlop E.T. Manning David Reece
With the exception of Back from Bristol, we offer the following events to the public free of admission charge. Childcare is provided for all Transfigured Nights programs (printed in blue). 2016 September 12 Monday, 7:30 p.m. Art Music Monday Performance Hall 18 Sunday, 5:00 p.m. 60th Anniversary Celebration Church October 23 Sunday, 7:00 p.m. Concert Jonathan Ryan Church November 2 Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. Solemn Requiem for All Souls Church 7 Monday, 7:30 p.m. Art Music Monday Performance Hall December 4 Sunday, 5:00 p.m. Advent Lessons & Carols Church 2017 January 29 Sunday, 5:00 p.m. Hymn Festival Church February 13 Monday, 7:30 p.m. Art Music Monday Performance Hall 19 Sunday, 7:00 p.m. Concert Texas Camerata Church March 26 Sunday, 5:00 p.m. Evensong for the Annunciation Church April 3 Monday, 7:30 p.m. Art Music Monday Performance Hall 29 Saturday, 7:00 p.m. Back from Bristol Roper Hall May 15 Monday, 7:30 p.m. Art Music Monday Performance Hall June 11 Sunday, 5:00 p.m. Evensong for Trinity Sunday Church
60th Anniversary Celebration Solemn Evensong for Holy Cross Day & Reception September 18, Sunday, 5:00 p.m. The thirteenth season of Tr ansfigured Nights opens with a celebration of the 60th Anniversary of the founding day of The Church of the Transfiguration the Feast of the Holy Cross. The Transfiguration Choir will sing a Solemn Evensong featuring music composed during the last sixty years. All three living rectors of the parish will participate in the service, and a reception in Roper Hall will conclude the festivities. Concert Jonathan Ryan, organist October 23, Sunday, 7:00 p.m. International concert winner Jonathan Ryan makes his recital debut on the Jerry D. Godwin Organ in a recital of works by Johann Sebastian Bach and by twentieth and twenty-first century composers. Acclaimed by audiences and critics alike for his strong communicative skills in numerous styles, depth of musicianship, and passion, Mr. Ryan is hailed as one of the premier young concert organists of our time. He has the rare distinction of holding six first prize awards from major international and national organ competitions, and his debut solo organ recording, A Cathedral s Voice, was released in 2012 to immediate critical acclaim, including a five-star review in the London-based Choir & Organ. His 2015 recording, Influences, features major works by Marcel Dupré and Healey Willan, a premiere recording of a piece by Ad Wammes, and a commissioned piece by renowned English composer Philip Moore. Mr. Ryan will perform some works from this CD following selections from J. S. Bach s Clavierübung III. Jonathan Ryan serves as Associate Director of Music within one of the largest music programs in the national Episcopal Church at Christ Church in Greenwich, CT.
Solemn Requiem for All Souls Day Fauré Requiem with Orchestra November 2, Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. Tr ansfigured Nights commemorates the Feast of All Faithful Departed with a Solemn Requiem offered in remembrance of all loved ones who have gone before us in the faith. The service will feature Gabriel Fauré s Requiem in D minor presented by the Transfiguration Choir, soloists, strings, and organ in the context of the Eucharist. Following the liturgy, the congregation is invited to join the clergy and choir in the Memorial Garden for the reading of names of all those interred in Transfiguration s Columbarium. Advent Procession of Lessons & Carols December 4, Sunday, 5:00 p.m. The Transfiguration Choir and congregation celebrate the richness of the Advent season through scripture and song. During the service the choir will move from place to place throughout the church as it sings carols and anthems. The congregation will join in singing hymn, chants, and carols accompanied by organ, handbells, and other instruments. A reception follows the service in Roper Hall. Hymn Festival January 29, Sunday, 5:00 p.m. The first event for 2017 will be a Hymn Festival featuring the Transfiguration Choir, Imperial Brass and Timpani, Organ and Congregation. The theme and script will be a collaboration between The Revs. Casey and Melody Shobe and Joel Martinson. Come, and raise your voices in song!
Concert Texas Camerata with Paul Leenhouts February 19, Sunday, 7:00 p.m. Dallas-Fort Worth s premier period instrument music ensemble presents a program entitled Dutch Baroque Music from the Age of Vermeer featuring Paul Leenhouts, recorder. Leenhouts serves as director of early music studies and the Baroque Orchestra at the University of North Texas. Solemn Evensong for the Annunciation March 26, Sunday, 5:00 p.m. The Transfiguration Choir will sing an Evensong service celebrating the Annunciation of Our Lord Jesus Christ to the Blessed Virgin Mary (transferred from March 25). Back from Bristol An Evening of Song April 29, Saturday, 7:00 p.m. Tr ansfigured Nights presents an evening of song, desserts, and drinks in Roper Hall. Favorite music theatre and popular song selections from the US and England will be performed by our splendid singers from the Transfiguration Choir. A delectable array of desserts by Transfiguration s best practitioners of the culinary arts will be accompanied by wine and non-alcoholic beverages. A silent auction of artistic, musical, and other treasures will accompany the entertainment. This event will last approximately two hours. Childcare will be provided. As seating is limited, advance purchase of tickets is required: $35 per person or $250 for a table of 8. Solemn Evensong for Trinity Sunday June 11, Sunday, 5:00 p.m. The 2016-2017 Tr ansfigured Nights season finale will be an Evensong service sung by the Transfiguration Choir for the feast of the Holy Trinity. A reception will follow the service in the Gathering Space.
Art Music Mondays A chamber music series in the intimate environment of Transfiguration s Performance Hall, Art Music, under the direction of cellist Gayane Manasjan Fullford, provides an opportunity to hear well-known and newer classical music works performed by Dallas finest musicians. Each event is free of admission and includes coffee and light desserts. All performances are on Monday evenings and begin at 7:30 p.m. September 12 The Art of the Quartet Haydn String Quartet in B-flat Major, Op. 76, No. 4 Sunrise Brahms String Quartet in A Major, Op. 51, No. 2 Other dates in the series: November 7, February 13, April 3 & May 15 Non-Series Offering at Transfiguration Trinity University Chamber Singers Friday, April 21, 7:30 p.m. The Trinity University Chamber Singers from Trinity University in San Antonio present a program of works for choir and organ as part of its spring tour. This 40-voice ensemble is under the direction of Dr. Gary Seighman, accompanied by university organist Dr. David Heller. Admission is free.
Mission Statement Transfigured Nights continues in the Anglican tradition of enriching the lives of the people of God through art and music, whether in the liturgical rites of the church, in concerts, or other programs. Striving to create and host unique offerings of quality featuring the finest sacred and secular music, we utilize the talents of parish musicians and local artists, as well as present concerts by national and international performers. The series offers musical experiences to Transfiguration parishioners and serves as an outreach to those in the broader community. Contact Information The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration 14115 Hillcrest Road # Dallas, TX 75254 972-233-1898 # www.transfiguration.net Email transfigurednights@transfiguration.net Transfigured Nights