Christmas at the Cathedral in 2022

The current schedule of liturgies and music events is as follows:

Schedule for Christmas Eve Liturgies:

4:00 p.m. Mass (with cantor, organ, Cathedral Brass (quintet) and percussion)
6:30 p.m. Mass (with cantor, organ, Cathedral Brass (quintet) and percussion)
11:00 p.m. concert with Cathedral Choir, organ, Cathedral Brass (octet) and Percussion
Christmas Eve Midnight Mass

Christmas Day

10:30 a.m. Mass (with Cathedral Choir, organ, Cathedral Brass (quintet) and Percussion)

Please visit the Cathedral’s website for the most up-to-date information on cathedral activities. The choir will be on break following Christmas and resumes their Sunday schedule on Epiphany.

Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.

The Cathedral Choir will sing Duruflé’s Requiem within the context of the Mass for the Feast of All Souls. Dr. Richard K. Fitzgerald, conductor; Ms. Amanda Renée Mole, organist.

Sunday, December 4, 2022 at 3:00 p.m.

The Cathedral Choir and Cathedral Brass mark the season with their annual presentation of Lessons and Carols. The afternoon will include seasonal choral works as well as familiar carols sung by all.

Sunday, May 21, 2023 at 7:30 p.m.

Those who have generously supported the work of Cathedral Music will be invited to a private concert in their honor. This annual concert is the Cathedral musicians’ way of showing appreciation to those who make the Cathedral Concerts possible. Reception to follow in the Cathedral undercroft.

Duruflé Requiem

Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.

The Cathedral Choir will present Duruflé’s Requiem in honor of the Feast of All Souls. The work will be sung by the Cathedral Choir in the context of a liturgy. Dr. Richard K. Fitzgerald, conductor; Miss Amanda Renée Mole, organist.

David Briggs, Organist

Sunday, November 14, 2021 at 3:00 p.m.

Symphony No. 2 in C minor ‘Resurrection’
Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)

Transcribed for solo organ and performed by David Briggs

Featuring
Laura Portune, soprano
Ellen Graham, mezzo-soprano

A frequent performer on the Cathedral Concert Series, David Briggs will perform his own transcription of Mahler’s Second Symphony with soloists and the Saint Joseph Cathedral Choir.

Lessons and Carols

Sunday, December 5, 2021 at 3:00 p.m.

The Cathedral Choir and Cathedral Brass mark the season with their annual presentation of Lessons and Carols. Our afternoon program will include works by Mendelssohn, Britten, Parsons, and Byrd, among others, as well as familiar carols sung by all. We hope you will join us at the cathedral for this favorite fixture of the Advent season in central Ohio!

Admission is a suggested donation of $10 at the door.

Please note that there are not currently distancing measures in place, so capacity for this event is expected to be close to normal for the building. Masking continues to be encouraged for all indoor activities throughout the diocese.

Donor Concert

Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.

Those who have generously supported the work of Cathedral Music will be invited to a private concert and reception in their honor. This annual concert is the Cathedral musicians’ way of showing appreciation to those who make the Cathedral Concerts possible. Reception to follow in the Cathedral undercroft.

All Souls Mass featuring Fauré’s Requiem

Monday, November 2, 2020 at 7:30 p.m.

The Cathedral Choir will present Fauré’s Requiem in honor of the Feast of All Souls. The work will be sung in the context of a liturgy. Dr. Richard K. Fitzgerald, conductor; Dr. Nicole Simental, organist.

Lessons and Carols

Sunday, December 20, 2020 at 3:00 p.m.

The Cathedral Choir and Cathedral Brass mark the season with their annual presentation of Lessons and Carols. The afternoon will include works by various composers as well as familiar carols.

*This concert has been rescheduled from December 6 to help ensure the health and safety of our musicians and patrons.

The rescheduled Lessons and Carols program on December 20 will also be live streamed on the Diocese of Columbus YouTube channel.

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