2024-2025 Season
LIGHT IN THE DARK II
From Europe to Persia, 6th-19th c.
Friday, December 13, 2024, 7:30 PM
St. George's Cathedral
Contemplative music for the darkest season; and celebrations of returning light, love & hope, performed by Melos Choir & Period Instruments, with guest santur virtuoso, Sadaf Amini; Vagho Adamyan, Duduk; David Roth, baritone; and members of Kingston's Navaa Ensemble. Includes Advent chants; traditional Arabic and Hebrew songs of the Levant; Persian love songs for Yalda; Early Christmas music from England to Armenia by Gibbons, Lassus, Schein, Bach and Arakelian.
This program is generously sponsored by:
Melos Choir Carol Sing
with Light in the Dark excerpts
Sunday, December 15, 2024, 3:00 PM
St. John the Apostle, 88 Patrick Street
Melos Choir presents Advent & Christmas music, 6th-19th c, from England to Armenia, accompanied by a quartet of Melos' talented period instrumentalists. We will intersperse the program with audience carol singing. Tickets $20 or free-will offering, as able.
CHANTUARY
Open Chant Sessions - West and East
Saturdays, Jan. 18 & 25, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
Photo credit: Paul Malo
St. John the Apostle Church, 88 Patrick Street, Kingston.
Saturday, January 18: Chants of Abbess Hildegard von Bingen
led by Melos AD Holly Gwynne-Timothy.
Saturday, January 25: 10th c. Persian sacred chant with Iman Moshiritabrizi
All singers, choristers welcome to join. Cost: $10.
Please arrive by 7:20 to receive music and registration.
Drop by to listen - Free-will offering.
MELOS FUNDRAISING RECITAL AND TEA
With Silent Auction of Talents & Experiences
Saturday, February 22, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
Melos' musicians and friends present a virtuosic array of Early Music, West & East; joined by guests Sadaf Amini on santur and members of Navaa Ensemble. Enjoy tea & treats and support Melos through our great Silent Auction of Talents & Experiences, all drawn from the gifts of our Early Music community! Comestibles, fine wines, tickets to music events, gift certificates and baskets; classes in Syrian cooking; lessons in languages, singing, shade gardening; art and books by local talents & more!
LAMENTATIONS
Moving Music of Mourning, 6th - 20th c.
Friday, June 6, 2025, 7:30 p.m.
St. George’s Cathedral
Melos presents heavenly music of mourning spanning 14 centuries. Excerpts from Victoria’s 16th c. haunting Lamentations of Jeremiah, and Bach’s expressive Trauer Ode BWV 198; plus Purcell’s Funeral Music for Queen Mary with period winds & brass and Durufle’s Requiem with organ, strings, brass and harp.
Melos’ Jennifer Day on Baroque Trumpet, and Lorenzo Sivilotti on Renaissance Sackbut are joined by guest trumpeters Paul Sanvidotti and Andras Molnar. With guest Jin Cho on Baroque flute; Baroque Oboes played by Walter Kipp and Chris Alfano.
For the Durufle Requiem, the choir with Brent Nuevo on organ will be joined by Melos strings, our guest trumpeters, Margaret Walker on timpani and guest harpist, Alanna Ellison.