The Cathedral Choral Scholars of The Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist will be joined by Servire, the choral ensemble with a mission to sing and serve throughout the Southeast.

Premiere of my newly commissioned work Impressions from the Floating World for soprano, shakuhachi, and string trio.

Poetry by Amy Lowell | Woodblock Prints by Kawase Hasui

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A very eclectic evening of premieres, reprises and contemporary music for shakuhachi, soprano and string trio.

James Nyoraku Schlefer - shakuhachi
Juliet Schlefer, - soprano
Pauline Kim Harris - violin
David Yang - viola
Eliana Yang - cello

NEW COMMISSIONS
Duo for Shakuhachi and Violin by Pauline Kim Harris
Three Songs for Soprano and Violincello by James Nyoraku Schlefer
Impressions from the Floating World for Shakuhachi, Soprano, and String Trio by Matthew Shorten

REPRISED COMMISSIONS
three zen poems by Debra Kaye
Interludes by Matthew Harris

Tickets $25 in Advance - $30 at the Door

Servire will be holding a Sing and Serve Residency at Calvary Day School to benefit PACK Savannah, a non profit organization which supplies care and food packages to children in need in the Savannah area.

Permanent Collection of the Clark Art Institute

October 18, 2024 at 12:00pm

“Although Anton Bruckner was one the most visionary symphonic composers at the end of the nineteenth century, his biography continues to be dominated by anecdotes about his eccentric personality. Lesser known is the fact that he composed his sacred choral music as a celebrated organist and choir director for performances alongside works of the old masters—particularly Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. This unlikely “artistic partnership” also inspired his own vocal style. For example, writing about an 1888 performance of Bruckner’s 7-part Ave Maria, a reviewer praised the piece as “a true palestrinian torrent of sound in the garb of the Renaissance.” We celebrate Bruckner’s 200th birthday with favorites such as Os justi, Ave Maria, and selections from the Mass in E Minor in the context of the old masters who influenced him.”

“Coalescing Aural and Visual Experience in the Floating World: Suzuki Harunobu’s Synthesis of Nature and Music and Transformation of Materiality”

April 14th, 2024 at 2pm

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Asian Studies Group

J.S. Bach, Nun komm der Heiden Heiland, BWV 61

Matthew Shorten, Tenor Soloist

Anna Lenti, Artistic Director

The famous 4th Brandenburg Concerto sets the tone for the opening concert of BSM’s 92nd year of youthful existence. Voices from Heaven features breathtaking concertos and arias by some of the most beloved composers of the Baroque era. While tenor soloist Matthew Shorten shines in arias by Lully, Handel and J.S. Bach, the visionary concerto BWV 1052 in D minor surprises with a mindboggling virtuosity that is unparalleled in any other concerto of the Baroque period.

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Matthew Shorten, tenor

Matthias Maute, recorder

Cléa Galhano, recorder

Margaret Humphrey, violin

And members of Bach Society of MN Orchestra

The famous 4th Brandenburg Concerto sets the tone for the opening concert of BSM’s 92nd year of youthful existence. Voices from Heaven features breathtaking concertos and arias by some of the most beloved composers of the Baroque era. While tenor soloist Matthew Shorten shines in arias by Lully, Handel and J.S. Bach, the visionary concerto BWV 1052 in D minor surprises with a mindboggling virtuosity that is unparalleled in any other concerto of the Baroque period.

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Matthew Shorten, tenor

Matthias Maute, recorder

Cléa Galhano, recorder

Margaret Humphrey, violin

And members of Bach Society of MN Orchestra