Night
Prayer On break for the summer season. Please join us again in
September.
Night Prayer, a
service of ancient plainsong chant, mystical silence, and
meditation is held on the first Sunday of every month at
7:00
PM starting September at the Episcopal Parish of the Messiah.
Click
here to hear portions from the February 1, 2009 Night
Prayer Candlemas service.
Click
here to see the program from the February 1, 2009
Night Prayer Candlemas service.
We are pleased
to announce that Cappella Clausura, a period instrument and
vocal ensemble which specializes in music written through the
centuries by women in clausurae, that is, in cloisters,
continues as artist-in-residence for the 2008- 2009 season
at Messiah. This collaboration is part of our church’s
ongoing artist-in-residence program.
The ensemble of female voices is accompanied by instrumentalists playing the harpsichord, lute, and other period
instruments. Cappella Clausura brings to light works of
composers who have struggled to compose and perform despite
considerable social taboos. The music that was written in clausurae
was extraordinary in its inventiveness as well as its
musicality. The nuns who penned it wrote to express their
deepest spirituality at a time when musical expression by women
was not only frowned upon but frequently forbidden by the
church. The group's goal is to place this music into the the
standard repertoire.
The
Momus Trombone Quartet, a chamber music ensemble dedicated
to advancing brass chamber music in the community, was
artist-in-residence at the Parish of the Messiah.
Momus’
repertoire that ranged from classical and religious music to
jazz and pop genres could be heard at churches, schools, and
a wide variety of musical venues throughout the Boston area.
In addition to performing, an educational program they
developed let them share their great love of chamber music
with children.