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2024-25 SEASON
ST. JOHN’S CHORAL MAINSTAGE
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SANTA BARBARA CHAMBER CHOIR presents: So Much On My Soul
Brent Wilson, Director
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 7pm
UCSB CHAMBER CHOIR
ST. JOHN’S SELECTS
Time and Mercy: Music for Lent
FEATURING CHRIS KLAXTON, TRUMPET, AND MIKE EFFENBERGER, KEYBOARDS
ROBERTS HALL: Friday, March 7, 2025 7pm
ST. JOHN’S SELECTS
The Great Mystery: Old Music for a New Advent
Featuring Joel Spears, lutenist
ROBERTS HALL: SUNDAY, December 1, 2024 6pm
2023-24 SEASON
THE AMERICAN SPIRITUAL ENSEMBLE
MAINSTAGE: SUNDAY, APRIL 7 2024 3PM
The mission of the American Spiritual Ensemble is to preserve and continue the tradition of storytelling through the performance and preservation of the American negro spiritual. Performing these spirituals serves as a tribute to the many lives lost or destroyed during slavery in the United States; a horrible time for human kind. These songs, a combination of African, American, and European traditions, create a new type of melody in which a sense of identification was created within the enslaved community. These songs, beloved all around the world, now stand as a testament of the strength found through faith during times of hardship as well as a unifying force among all peoples.
SHAKER HARMONY
CELEBRATING 250 YEARS OF THE SHAKERS IN AMERICA
MAINSTAGE: SUNDAY, MAY 19 2024 3PM
In partnership with choral composer Kevin Siegfried, the St. John’s choral music program is proud to present Shaker Harmony: Celebrating 250 Years of the Shakers in America. Siegfried is well-known as an interpreter of Shaker music, and this program will bring the audience into this rich and vibrant American musical tradition in its many forms. This program is being presented in support of Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, and The Choir School at St. John’s.
With its mission to deliver diverse world-class musical programming, by suggested donation only, for all who wish to experience it inside our beautiful and historic sanctuary in the heart of beautiful Downtown Portsmouth, Concerts On The Hill adds value to our community and vibrancy to our culture. Throughout the year, we welcome artists and ensembles eager to share their music with grateful audiences of all ages.