Events

ORGAN CONCERT WITH CHELSEA CHEN

Saturday, August 20, 7:30 PM
Join us for an organ concert by guest artist Chelsea Chen, on the St. Cecilia Organ at the Church of the Transfiguration in Orleans, MA. This newly completed surround-sound instrument restored by Nelson Barden of Boston, is comprised of parts of twenty-seven different E.M. Skinner organs, includes over 12,000 pipes, and is the only one in the world with its particular surround-sound configuration. For tickets: purchase online or call 508-240-2400

GAUDETE BAROQUE ENSEMBLE IN CONCERT

Saturday, August 27, 7:30 PM

Gaudete Baroque Ensemble presents a celebratory chamber concert in-person and livestreamed from the Church of the Transfiguration, Rock Harbor, Orleans. From the rustic peasant dances of Marco Uccellini to music of the royal courts by Tomaso Albinoni, be uplifted by an evening of joyful Baroque music that is rich with variation and brilliant melody writing. The concert is available in-person and via Livesream.

For tickets, purchase online or call 508-240-2400.

GREGORIAN CHANT FALL RETREAT

September 27 – October 1, 2022
Join us this fall for a three-day Gregorian chant retreat, September 27 – October 1 (Tuesday dinner through Saturday breakfast), at the Community of Jesus in Orleans, MA. Learn about the “Chants of the Angels” using chants from the feast of Saint Michael and All Angels (Feast day is September 29) and other angelic chants. The retreat will also cover some basics of singing Gregorian chant. Join us as we discover this ever-relevant form of conversation through sung prayer.
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