Friends of Music
Welcome to a new season of music at St. Paul’s. From the time of Walter Blodgett and forward to the present, fine music has played its part in forming the voice of our faith and of the wider community. St. Paul’s has hosted countless concerts, recitals, and special events, and has been a leader in liturgical music through its choirs and instruments. The Friends of Music at St. Paul’s is being formed to continue to make possible these concerts and recitals into the future.
Concert offerings at St. Paul’s occur largely outside the operating budget and thus require financial support. The enclosed brochure outlines the complete season, but our website contains all the details for the season. Please visit our website often for completely up-to-date information: www. stpauls-church.org/concerts.
I hope you will help us continue these successes in years to come by becoming a member of the Friends of Music. It is only through your generosity that we are able to take on such an ambitious endeavor. Please consider becoming a donor to assure continued support for these concerts.
We have established the following categories of suggested amounts, but any amount is important and gratefully received:
Gabriel: $1000+
Archangel: $500–$999
Seraph: $250–$499
Cherub: $100–$249
Angel: $50–$99
Friend: $1–$49
To donate, please send a check (write “Friends of Music” in the memo line) to:
Friends of Music
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church 2747 Fairmount Boulevard
Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44106
Or donate online at www.stpauls-church.org/FOMDonate, choose “Friends of Music” in the Giving menu.
Thank you,
Kevin Jones Director of MusicTo donate online, visit our website at www.stpauls-church.org/FOMDonate or by using the QR code and choose “Friends of Music” in the Giving menu.
Carillon Dedication Concert
Sunday, September 24, 6 p.m.
Family and friends are invited to attend a carillon concert to dedicate our recently enlarged carillon on Sunday, September 24, at 6 p.m. Bring a picnic and enjoy the music on the lawn, or just come and enjoy the beautiful sonorities as they spread over the Heights. Our guest performer that evening will be Tiffany Ng, Associate Professor of Carillon and University Organist at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Dr. Ng is a star in her field. She has played at festivals around the globe including the 2018 University of Chicago Rockefeller Carillon New Music Festival, 2018 Canberra Carillon Festival, 2017 University of Michigan Bicentennial, 2015 UC Berkeley Campanile Centennial, 2014 Stanford CCRMA anniversary festival, the 23rd International Carillon Festival at Bok Tower Gardens, Florida, and the 2014 International Carillon Festival Barcelona.
The carillon at St. Paul’s was installed in 1929 in the 165-foot tower that was donated by Laura Price Briggs. It had originally been planned as a carillon with 25 bells, but the Great Depression interrupted its completion. It wasn’t until 1953 that the instrument was completed to its original design. It remained that way until late this spring when it was enlarged to standard concert carillon size of 47 bells. A single financial gift facilitated this expansion. St. Paul’s is very grateful for this gift from William and Laurie Buss that allows our carillon to sing along with only five other concert carillons in the state of Ohio. We are also fortunate and grateful to our own carillonneur since 1990, David Osburn, Jr., for so faithfully climbing the long wooden stairs to the playing chamber each and every Sunday morning regardless of weather or conditions to bring the joyful music of our bells to life.
Kevin Jones, organist
Sunday, October 1, 4 p.m.
Nicholas Bruhns Praeludium in G Major William Byrd Third Pavan and Galliard from My Ladye Nevells Booke
J.S. Bach Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582 Maurice Duruflé Suite pour orgue, Op. 5
A Celebration of Karel Paukert
Friday, November 17, 6:30 p.m.
Join us for an evening to honor our very own maestro Karel Paukert. Paukert, recently named Artist-in-Residence at St. Paul’s, has been part of the St. Paul’s community for more than 45 years. Featured in the concert will be former students of Karel’s from around the country, including several spoken remembrances. All are invited and welcome at this milestone celebration of our dear Karel. A dessert reception, party, and general merrymaking will follow the concert. Please mark your calendar to save time for this very important event. Suggested donaiton, $25.
La Nativité du Seigneur
Sunday, January 7, 4 p.m.
Karel Paukert and Kevin Jones play Olivier Messiaen’s La Nativité du Seigneur in its entirety on Sunday, January 7, at 4 p.m. This 1935 masterpiece is a series of nine meditations on the birth of Jesus, from the crêche to the Word made flesh.
Daniel Colaner, organist
Sunday, February 4, 4 p.m.
Daniel Colaner, St. Paul’s Organ Scholar, first captured international media attention at the age of 12 with his same-day performance on piano at Carnegie Hall and on organ at St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Since then, his talents have been showcased on ABC, BBC, NPR and PBS. In 2021, he was chosen for The Diapason’s “20 Under 30,” a select group of young adults at the forefront of the organ field. Most recently, he was the First Prize and Audience Prize Winner at the 2023 Arthur Poister Organ Competition and the 2023 L. Cameron Johnson Memorial Organ Competition. As the winner of the 2023 Cleveland Chapter RCYO Quimby Competition, Daniel will compete at the Regional American Guild of Organists Convention. Daniel is currently a student of Todd Wilson.
Summer Carillon Festival
Sundays in June at 6pm
Bring a picnic to enjoy on the lawn.
June 9
June 16
June 23
June 30
David Osburn, Jr.
Keiran Cantilina
Dennis Curry
David Osburn, Jr.
