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Concerts in Memorial Church

The Passion of St. Matthew by J.S. Bach

A collaboration of the Stanford Office for Religious Life and Schola Cantorum

Stanford Memorial Church

Friday, March 22, 7:00 pm

Free ticketed event – http://sto.stanfordtickets.org/single/selectSeating.aspx?p=4815 or call (650) 725-2787. There will be limited tickets available at the door.

Surround yourself with the glorious music of western civilization’s supreme masterpiece, Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, sung in German.

Guest Soloists
Christine Abraham, soprano
Michael Desnoyers, tenor
Jeffrey Fields, baritone
Keneth Goodson, baritone
Brian Thorsett, tenor
Malin Walrod, alto

For more information on Schola Cantorum, please visit http://www.scholacantorum.org. Major support for Schola Cantorum’s presentation of the St. Matthew Passion by Bach is provided by The John Ernest Foundation (TJEF).

 

Josef Haydn: “The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross” with the St. Lawrence String Quartet

Stanford Memorial Church

Friday, March 29, 5:00 pm

In its third annual Good Friday free performance, the St. Lawrence String Quartet performs Haydn’s reflection on Jesus’ final hours, each of the seven movements punctuated with scriptural readings by the Rev. Scotty McLennan, Stanford’s Dean for Religious Life. A collaboration of the Office for Religious Life, the Department of Music and Stanford Live. Free, tickets not required.


More concerts sponsored by the Music Department at various venues on campus may be found on the Music @ Stanford Events Calendar.

Compline

A reflective 30-minute service of hymns and chant sung in the tranquil candlelit ambiance of Memorial Church. All religious and non-religious backgrounds welcome.

Sundays, 9:00 – 9:30 pm (during the academic year), Memorial Church

Spring Quarter 2013

April 14 Early Music Singers
April 21 Stanford Clerks
April 28 Threshold Choir
May 5 Valley Presbyterian
May 12 Christ Church Portola Valley
May 19 Crescendo
June 2 Trinity Lutheran