Sunday, October 25San Francisco Renaissance Voices – Viva Italia!

Join us for music from Italy’s great castles, cathedrals, and countryside, featuring Palestrina’s Missa Nasce la gioa mia for six voices, madrigals by Aleotti, Asola, Casulana, Croce, Marenzio, Primavera, Striggio, and Vecchi, and commedia dell’arte dance solos featuring SFRV Dance Director Jennifer Meller.At door: $30 general/$25 senior/$25 student/$15 under-12For more info & advance purchase, see www.sfrvoices.org

Sunday, November 8Collage Vocal Ensemble – Heavenly Bodies

This Los Altos-base chamber choir, under the direction of Amy Hunn, celebrates the beauty and power of bodies both celestial and physical, and features works by Monteverdi, Mozart, Urmas Sisask, Jonathan Dove, and the Beatles. www.collagevocalensemble.org

$15 suggested donation benefits InnVision Shelter Network

Sunday, November 22Michael Killen – Art and Music: Engaging Climate Change

Michael Killen’s bold paintings amaze the senses to illuminate a serious subject, and draw inspiration from two iconic songwriters of our time: Stephen Sondheim and Bob Dylan. We’ll see a triptych of stunning 6’ x 15’ canvasses, and the smaller work Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven’s Door. Hear the music, and listen to Michael speak about his art and the “bigger picture” it addresses.$10-$25 suggested donation at the door www.killen.com

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Sunday, December 13Kitka – Wintersongs

Wintersongs showcases seasonal music from a wide variety of Eastern European ethnic and spiritual traditions. Kitka’s program features rousing Slavic folk carols, meditative Eastern and Bosnian-Muslim sacred works, pagan incantations, Hebrew songs, and lively Romany tunes, all inspired by the customs, beauty, and mystery of wintertime.At door: $40 center-front/$35 general/$30 senior/$15 studentFor more info & advance purchase, see www.kitka.org

Sunday, January 24Konevets Quartet – Sacred & Secular Song from Russia

This is a rare chance to experience the harmonic brilliance and unique sound of Russian choral music sung by a male chamber choir. Founded in 1992 by graduates of the St. Petersburg Music Conservatoire-Glinka Choral Academy, the Konevets Quartet shares the rich Russian vocal tradition with audiences the world over.

www.konevetsquartet.comTickets at the door: $25 general/$20 senior/$15 student

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Arts at St. Bede’s2015 – 2016 Season

St. Bede’s Episcopal Church2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo ParkAll performances are at 4:00pm

Sunday, September 27St. Bede’s Choir – Fall Evensong

Soaring chant, stirring hymnody, and dramatic poetry will highlight this Service of Light, which welcomes the lengthening shadows of autumn with a bounteous harvest of music by

Hildegard von Bingen, Sister Élise, and Libby Larsen.Free will donation benefits Los Ayudantes

Sunday, October 11Rani Fischer, organ

Hymn tunes have inspired new organ music for centuries. Listen to variations of the 17th century tune Our Father, in Heaven, by Samuel Scheidt and Felix Mendelssohn, then jump 300 years to jazzy versions of Amazing Grace – New Britain – by George Shearing, Joe Utterback, and Gwen Walker. We’ll end the program with the greatest version of St. Anne ever, composed by J.S. Bach.Tickets at the door: $10 general/$5 senior/students free

Sunday, March 6Dan Levitan, harp

“Harp Man Dan” Levitan has been praised by the press for his “impeccable virtuosity.” His “virtual perfection” as a musician is matched by his gifts for humor and grace as a performer. The recital will feature works by such composers as J.C. Bach, Mozart, Debussy, Fauré, Paganini, and Puccini, as well as music written for the harp by other harpists. www.harpmandan.comTickets at the door: $25 general/$20 senior/$15 student

Sunday, April 10Dawn Harms, violin – A Family Concert

Dawn Harms takes her audiences on an exciting musical adventure that spans more than 300 years and gives the youngest audience members a hands-on part of the action. From the music of

Bach and Mozart to the Orange Blossom Special and the Hot Canary, Dawn’s energetic, interactive show delights! Tickets at the door: $25 general/$20 senior/$15 student;

children under 12 free when accompanied by an adult

Sunday, April 24Brocelïande Celtic & Early Music Ensemble

Brocelïande—Margaret Davis, Kristoph Klover, and Kris Yenney—entrances audiences with evocative music from ancient Celtic traditions and Early Music, weaving harmonious vocal and instrumental tapestries with a magical mix of Celtic harp, cello, octave mandolin, hardanger cello d’amore, nyckelharpa, recorders, and more. All ages are welcome at this unforgettable afternoon of Old World music grown fresh locally. www.broceliande.orgTickets at the door: $15 general/$10 senior/$5 student

Sunday, May 1Collage Vocal Ensemble –

Heavenly Virtues, Deadly Sins

Did you know that there are seven heavenly virtues, one for each of the deadly sins? CVE will explore them all through a diverse program of music featuring solo, chamber, and full ensemble works. www.collagevocalensemble.org$15 suggested donation benefits Music in the Schools Fdn

Sunday, May 22St. Bede’s Choir –

Saints and Celebrations

In honor of the Feast of St. Bede (falling on May 25) the St. Bede’s Choir will present music written by, for, and about holy men and women of the church through the centuries, including The Venerable Bede, St. Brigid, St. Cecilia, and a heavenly host of others. Featured will be works by Leonard Bernstein, Hildegard von Bingen, Herbert Howells, Daniel Pinkham, Richard Proulx, and G.F. Handel.Free will donation benefits Sing with Haiti

St. Bede’s Episcopal Church2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025650-854-6555 www.stbedesmenlopark.org

Friends of Arts at St. Bede’s are underwriters of this concert series. Contributions of any size are welcome, and all contributions of at least $100 entitle the donor to free admission for two at all series events. Amounts contributed in excess of $100 are tax-deductible.

Angel $100 or more Archangel $150 or more Cherubim $250 or more Seraphim $350 or more

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Sunday, January 31Colby Roberts, tenor – An Afternoon at the Opera

Tenor Colby Roberts joins forces with soprano Rachelle Perry-Ward, mezzo sopranos Katherine McKee and Sally Mouzon, narrator Daniel Harper, and baritone Frederick Matthews for a performance of spectacular arias, duets, and trios from the operas of Wagner, Verdi, Giordano, Bizet, and Massenet. Come experience the joys and trials of life as can only be portrayed in grand opera style.Tickets at the door: $25 general/$20 senior/$15 student

Sunday, February 21San Francisco Renaissance Voices –

Promenade Across the Continent

Join San Francisco Renaissance Voices for an international sampler featuring works for multiple choirs. We will journey north to Scotland for excerpts from Robert Carver’s Missa dum Sacrum Mysterium. On the Continent we will visit the Lowlands for Josquin’s 24-voice motet Qui Habitat, and music by exiled Englishman Peter Philips, then move on to works by Handl, Hassler, and Praetorius. The southern leg will include the brilliance of Spanish composers Victoria, Raval, and Guerrero and favorites by international genius Orlando di Lasso.At door: $30 general/$25 senior/$25 student/$15 under-12For more info & advance purchase, see www.sfrvoices.org