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The program will feature the Trumpet Concerto in D Major by Giuseppe Torelli with Cathedral parishioner and Belmont University professor, Dr. Joel Treybig, as trumpet soloist.
Works by Richard Strauss, Antonin Dvorak, and Johannes Brahms will complete the hour-long program. This semi-professional community orchestra was formed in 2005 by the current Assistant Conductor of the Nashville symphony Orchestra, Kelly Corcoran to provide an outlet for area musicians to play symphonic music. Belmont University Percussion Professor Christopher Norton was appointed conductor in the spring of 2008.
A reception for artists and audience will follow in the Parish Hall.

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INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED ORGANIST COMES TO NASHVILLE TO SHARE "A TALE OF THREE CITIES: PARIS, WEIMAR & PRAGUE"




From Australia to the United Kingdom, her reviews have repeatedly been outstanding..."played with great sensitivity and strong, secure technique"...her performance "suggested a gentle breeze instead of a race against time"...nothing could better her command" of the organ.



These glowing words of praise have been written about Janette Fishell, Distinguished Professor of Music at East Carolina University. Sunday, April 27, she travels to Nashville's Christ Church Cathedral to give credence to these accolades at a concert set for 4:00PM as part of the Sacred Space for the City Arts Series. Her program, titled "A Tale of Three Cities: Paris, Weimar & Prague," will include music by Louis Marchand, Johann Sebastian Bach, Louis Vierne and one of her favorites, Petr Eben.



A world-traveling musician whose most recent and upcoming engagements include multiple concert tours of Asia and Europe (i.e. recitals at the Cathedrals of Lausanne-Switzerland; York Minster, Bordeaus and Dijon-France; Smetana Hall-Prague; Esplanade Theatre-Singapore; Dewan Philharmonic Petronis Concert Hall-Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and Minata Mirai Concert Hall-Yokohama, Japan); Fishell plays a full schedule of recitals under the management of Karen McFarlane Artists.



She began her career by receiving degrees in organ performance from Indiana and Northwestern Universities. Named "Young Organist of the Year" by Keyboard Arts, Inc., while still an undergraduate, Fishell went on to perform in many of the world's greatest concert venues in Tokyo, Berlin, Budapest and America. Her solo recitals at the 2006 national convention of the American Guild of Organists in Chicago were said to be "flawless" and the highlights of the event.



Now, head of the Organ Performance and Sacred Music degree programs, and the Chair of Keyboard Studies at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC, Fishell has groomed students who continue to distinguish themselves in academia and the performance stage. She is also Founder and Artistic Director of the East Carolina Religious Arts Festival, currently in its twelfth year, and she oversees a full schedule of organ services at Saint Paul's Episcopal Church in Greenville, where she is Director of Music/Principal Organist.



Fishell has penned numerous articles, as well as a book, on service playing published by Abingdon Press. She is also widely recognized as a leading authority on the organ music of Czech composer, Petr Eben. A collection of recorded compact disc selections by Fishell include performance of the music of Marcel Dupré, Peter Eben and J. S. Bach, as well as duet literature performed with her husband, British organist Colin Andrews. She has been featured in live radio broadcasts worldwide, including recital broadcasts for the BBC from St. Marylebone Church, London, NHK, Tokyo and Czech Radio.

DIG DOWN DEEP TO YOUR INNER ARTIST … SIGN UP FOR A WORKSHOP ON CONTAINER GARDENING HOSTED BY CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL

There is an old Chinese Proverb that reads, “He who plants garden plants happiness.” Happily, in a world of limited time and space, container gardening has become more popular, almost to the point of developing into an art form. With this in mind, Christ Church Cathedral thinks it’s the exactly the prime time to introduce a fun-filled “Your Inner Artist: Container Gardening” Workshop!

Susie Ries, a noted Richland-West End expert on gardening, will lead the class, which is scheduled for Saturday, April 19, 9:00AM, at Bates Nursery and Garden Center, 3810 White’s Creek Pike. The fee is $25, and this includes soil mix. It also entitles the participant to a discount on a wide variety of flowers at Bates. Class size is limited to 20. Reservations are due by April 16; you may RSVP by calling Marti Lawson at 255-7729.

Container gardening began centuries ago when the Romans cultivated potted plants in the courtyards of their villas and medieval monks grew herbs in their cloisters. The first green houses are believed to have been created by old European royalty, featuring containers that housed orange trees, lemons, limes, bananas and other exotic fruit trees, as well as shrubs and flowering plants that were brought to the kingdoms by plant exploration teams who sailed around the new world.

Fast forward to modern times, and you will find that the current surge in container gardening appears to be driven by several main trends. Not only does growing in containers allow one to have a portable garden that can be moved to create any effect desired, but they can also be brought inside as soon as the weather turns cold for a fresh, year round supply of flowers, vegetables and herbs. Combined with existing garden beds, container gardens can also be used to accent planting by adding height, color and other features that may be lacking. Finally, growing in containers allows the gardener to completely control soil quality, a major advantage for anyone who grows plants that seem to struggle with diseases, inspect pest or poor conditions.

The bottom line is that an individual with a little imagination and a passion for horticulture can create the garden of his or her dreams…with a little help. And that help will be available Saturday, April 19, 9:00AM, through the “Container Growing” Workshop, hosted by Christ Church Cathedral. RSVP as soon as possible (255-4479)…because spots fill up quickly…then get ready to dig down deep to your inner artist to create a colorful oasis for your living space.

INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN TEXTILES ARTIST TEACHES WORKSHOP FOR CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL


NASHVILLE, TN, February 13, 2008: Some of the most creative art done for houses of worship over the ages and into modern times have been in textiles. With that in mind, Christ Church Cathedral has invited internationally known liturgical design artist, Conni Eggers, to coordinate a lecture and workshop based on the tradition and history of worship textiles as part of its Sacred Space for the City Arts Series.

On Wednesday, March 26, 6:30PM, at Christ Church Cathedral, Eggers will talk about the “how” and “why”: the meanings of liturgical articles and vestments. Then, on Thursday, March 27, from 9AM to 3PM, Eggers will coordinate a design workshop for participants off-site at a nearby fabric design classroom. The lecture is free and open to the public. Cost of the workshop is $85, and the fee includes lunch and materials. Registration for the workshop may be made by sending the class fee to Christ Church Cathedral, 900 Broadway, Nashville, TN 37203. Please call 255-7729 prior to submitting your fee to check for availability, as the class size is limited to 15.

Eggers has traveled extensively, studying uses of religious fabrics for larger houses of worship in England and Italy, as well as for small churches and abbeys all over Europe. She is well versed in successful trends for designing vestments, altar cloths and frontals, banners and other fabrics in the church, taking into consideration individual use and space, each of which are very important components in creating great designs, as is evidenced by her creative works currently utilized and displayed in the National Cathedral.

Eggers’ lecture will address liturgical art, in the context of worship, as an integral part of the pageantry of religious rituals. Participants in the workshop will explore the practical application of design aspects, focusing on textiles as one of the materials most commonly used to enhance sacred ceremonies and to display and protect revered artifacts. For example, mantles cover the scrolls of the Torah. Cloths cover altars. Sacred spaces are closed with curtains. Ceremonial vessels are draped. Benches, thrones, chairs and kneelers require cushions. And, finally, those who carry out the rituals wear appropriate vestments. Because textiles are so widely used to signal the value of ritual events, to enhance religious occasions with visible beauty and to express through symbols the sacred significance of the ceremonial actions, it is a blessing that artists such as the very talented Conni Eggers continue to teach the fine art of creating liturgical textiles.