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| Title: | Beatrice Master Singers in a free Holiday Concert, acc. by master organist Heinrich Christensen. | | Date: | 12/8/2024 (Sunday) | | Address: | St. Mary’s Church, 55 Warren Street, Charlestown, MA 02129 | | Location: | Charlestown, MA | | Hours: | 3:00 pm | | Cost/Cover: | Free and open to all. [Suggestion of packaged/canned food donations to Harvest on Vine Food Pantry, based in Charlestown.] | | Web Page: | https://www.facebook.com/share/15lcpozkcy/ | | Contact Info: | Phone: 617-242-4664. Email: info@stmarystcatherine.org |
| Details: | St. Mary-St. Catherine of Siena Parish together with the Friends of the Charlestown Branch Library are co-hosting this “Holiday Concert” which will be held at St. Mary’s Church, located at 55 Warren Street in Charlestown. The concert is free with a suggestion of bringing a food donation (packaged or canned) for the Harvest on Vine Food Pantry: https://www.foodhelpline.org/…/cldp52t1a000wlb0f9x0w7m0n.
The Beatrice Master Singers (connected to https://www.deeopera.org/performance) is a Boston-based group of 24 professionals, who dedicate themselves to the art of fine singing and the joy of communicating their love of this art to the public. Under the direction of founder and artistic director Stephanie Beatrice (https://stephaniebeatrice.com/), the Singers will perform carols, anthems and Christmas favorites — ancient and modern — from Europe and the Americas.
Some of the music will be sung a cappella; others will be accompanied by master organist Heinrich Christensen on the Church’s Woodberry and Harris organ. Christensen is the organist and choirmaster at the King’s Chapel in Boston (https://www.kings-chapel.org/heinrich.html). The fully restored Woodberry and Harris organ has been in place since St. Mary’s consecration in 1892.
St. Mary’s Parish was formed in 1828, and grew in 1892 to serve the burgeoning Irish population of Charlestown. The magnificent 1200 seat structure designed by P.C. Keely the Tudor-Gothic style was dedicated in 1892. The distinctive ceiling is of a hammerbeam design; above it, massive timber trusses obviate the need for columns and allow unobstructed views. The acoustics in the church are also quite amazing. The large-scale brass light fixtures from the 1890’s were originally designed to be used for gas or electricity because electric lighting was considered experimental at that time. Perhaps the most striking features of St. Mary’s are the many large stained-glass windows. Mayer of Munich, who manufactured the windows, remains in operation today and run by the fifth generation of the family. |
| Audience: | All Welcome | | Category: | Holiday Events | | Sponsored By: | Co-sponsored by Friends of the Charlestown Branch of the Boston Public Library and St. Mary-St. Catherine of Siena Church. | | Submitted by: | Mary C. Curtin |
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