The concert will take place at St. James Episcopal Church, located at 1620 Murray Street and Bolton Avenue in Alexandria, on Tuesday, October 25th at 7:00pm. In anticipation of the Christian observance of All Saints Day on November 1st, the Choir will perform two 20th century extended masterworks, making use of the St. James pipe organ. These selections are Maurice Duruflé’s Requiem and Rejoice In The Lamb by the British composer, Benjamin Britten. The choir will also perform works by the Renaissance composers, John Taverner, Thomas Tallis and William Byrd. The Cathedral organ scholar will perform Johann Sebastian Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in A Minor.
The concert is offered free and open to the public, funded by a grant from The McCormick-Smith Fund, Inc. For more information, please contact the St. James Church office at (318) 445-9845.