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For more than 20 years, the St. John's Music Series has offered the St. John’s community and greater Cincinnati area a unique mix of musical programs with something for everyone. The proceeds benefit St. John's music program and various non-profit organizations as part of the St. John's outreach program. Tickets on sale now! $15 1 adult/1 child; $10 students with ID; $5.00 children 12 and under. Free childcare provided at MUSE concerts. Series tickets $60.00 contact St. John's office at 961-1938 for more information! 2011-2012 MusicSeries CalendarSaturday Oct.1 7:30 pm | | | Wild Carrot and the Roots Band Art Gallery Opening and Show by Ursula Roma If Michelle Shocked says this group is “Eclectic but consistently entertaining and sizzling with intensity as only great acoustic music can deliver, with an urgency and intimacy than I love it…"
And Mike Breen of City Beat says "Wild Carrot's new CD is a whirlwind of Roots music forms, touching on Bluegrass, Country, swinging Jazz, Modern Folk and Celtic music - the original songs stand up remarkably well against the well-chosen covers - with a consistently masterful grace (and) flawless four-part harmonies."
Then the folks at St. John’s say, “Do not miss this extraordinary vocal quartet; their tight harmonies hug the pocket rhythmically, and their skillful virtuoso licks on varied instruments (including dobro and concertina) amaze and delight.” Join us for this high energy, joy-filled evening of great people, and inclusive music-making-for-all.
| | Saturday Nov. 12 7:30 pm Sunday Nov. 13 3:00 pm | | | MUSE - Cincinnati's Women's Choir "One World Many Voices"
The World Choir Games are coming to Cincinnati and MUSE welcomes these international choristers to our city. Together we’ll revel in the sounds brought here from around the globe. The November MUSE concerts will bring a little of that flavor here to our beloved rehearsal home. You may get a buzz from some of our repertoire. MUSE launches our own fair trade coffee blend, so we’ll sing about a caffeine overload (it’s a polka). On Sunday the special added feature will be the Women’s Chorus from Indian Hill High School under the direction of Deborah Centers.
If you want to hear music that makes you feel connected to other people, makes you feel like reaching out to the sounds and life stories of friends in our global village, then please join us. MUSE sings music that touches, excites, agitates, heals, and inspires. You’ll get all of that and more. | | Fri, Dec. 16 7:30 pm | | | The Wild Wild Word Show:
A marvelous blend of mime, rhyme, rhythm and song, Malcolm Dalglish’s solo show combines story ballads and fast-paced antics with the mesmerizing sounds of hammer dulcimer and virtuoso spoon and bones playing. The original compositions emphasize the magical rhythmic texture of the dulcimer. The songs voice the simple lyricism of an old folk hymn or melody. The stories ranging from anecdotal to folktale utilize, body percussion, physical comedy and traverse themes such as conflict resolution, the science of sound, and the craft of composition and poetry. Audiences see how these skills can be a way to party and a way of life. The Wild Wild Word Show brings together Dalglish’s background in physical theater and his vast and varied musical repertoire inspired by American and European folk traditions and the nature poetry of Wendell Berry. An internationally renowned composer and recording artist, Malcolm Dalglish leaves audiences of all ages with a new appreciation for the making of music and the music of words.
Bio:
Malcolm Dalglish is a hammer dulcimer player and composer whose work draws on his diverse background in choir, theater, and folk music. He attended The American Boychoir School at age ten and graduated from The National Outdoor Leadership School at fifteen and later attended Oberlin College, where he joined a resident theater company and worked with Bill Irwin and Julie Taymor. While a music education student at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, he designed and built over sixty hammer dulcimers. A founding member of the popular folk trio, Metamora, he has made over 13 recordings, including solo offerings on the Windham Hill Label. He has been commissioned to write over eighty pieces for various choirs around the globe; most of his work celebrates the beauty of the natural world: story ballads, mouth music, songs of trees, birds and animals, lullabies, laments, old hymns and dance songs. His folk choir, The Ooolites, have a pure and earthy sound featured on their two CD’s Pleasure and, Hymnody of Earth, a spiritual celebration of nature inspired by and featuring the poetry of Kentucky-based environmentalist, farmer and writer Wendell Berry. His latest CD is Into the Sky, a collection of songs featuring his vocal band, Ooodoo. Nature author, Scott Russell Sanders has this to say about the music on this CD: "… jubilant hymns of praise carry us into the sky with birds and moon and stars, into the waters and woods and fields with every breathing thing." Mr. Dalglish spends summers touring with Ooolation!, his outdoor singing camp. For more information contact http://www.oooliticmusic.com.
| | Saturday Feb 11 5:00 - 6:30 | | | Bach-analia Wine Tasting and McManusTracker Organ Sampling Join Rodney Barbour, acclaimed organist, as he takes you on a musical journey through the “rank” and file of the McManus Tracker Organ. Guests will enjoy a little Bach and some wine sampling and light hors d'oeuvres. You will bring a wine to sample – something to “accompany” the music of the evening.
Rodney Barbour’s performance career has taken many directions. From early performances in dance bands, the Holiday on Ice Orchestra and the Ringling Brothers-
Barnum and Bailey Circus Band, Rodney developed as a featured entertainer for 10 years on the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ (4 manual, 33 rank) at the Springdale Music Palace
in Cincinnati. This man knows what he is doing and will do it on St. John’s own Tracker. Come experience this magnificent instrument at the hands of a gifted artist. | | Sunday April 14 7:30 pm | | | Can You Hear the Voices of the Children? St. John’s Own World Choir Games Youth Prep Performance Can You Hear the Voices of the Children? Come hear Cincinnati’s finest and diverse kids choirs featuring the Cincinnati Children’s Choir, the Cincinnati Boy Choir, the Cincinnati Super Choir and the American School of Indian Art Children’s Choir. Get a sneak peak at the World Choir Games contestants as they step onto the St. John’s “stage” for a rare performance together! It’s not to be missed! | |
Ticket Information Season Ticket $60.00 (a $15 savings) Single Tickets $15.00 Single Tickets available at the door or by calling 961-1938 $15.00 ticket admits one adult/one child Click here to purchase tickets on line. Return to the main St. John's Music page
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