
The Episcopal Church of the Ascension - Hickory, North Carolina
Concert & Evensong
Sun, Feb 23
|Hickory
Join us for an evening of beautiful music with the Lenoir-Rhyne Chapel Choir and Chamber Orchestra performing Franz Joseph Haydn's "Kleine Orgelmesse" (Little Organ Mass).


Time & Location
Feb 23, 2025, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Hickory, 726 1st Ave NW, Hickory, NC 28601, USA
About the Event
The half-hour concert will be followed by a service of Evensong for the Epiphany season, led by the Parish Choir and guests.
The concert is free and open to the public. A freewill offering will be received.
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Composed around 1775 for the Brothers of Mercy in Eisenstadt, Franz Joseph Haydn’s Missa Brevis Sancti Joannis de Deo, commonly known as the "Kleine Orgelmesse" is an elegant devotional work, a gem of the Classical sacred repertoire. Featuring choir and chamber orchestra, the Mass is sung in Latin and is notable for its exquisite "Benedictus" movement, an extended soprano solo that functions as a duet with the organ. We invite you to experience the beauty and reverence of this timeless masterpiece in our sacred space. The Lenoir-Rhyne Chapel Choir is a chamber choir drawn from the whole student body of Lenoir-Rhyne. They sing for weekly worship services in Grace Chapel, as…