CHUMC.net

We at CHUMC Want You to Know....

No matter where you have come from
and no matter where you are going...
No matter what you believe or doubt...
No matter what you are feeling or not feeling...
No matter what you have or don't have...
And no matter whom you love...
All of you is welcomed into this
community of faith
by a God who loves you
and knows you by name.
Thanks be to God - Amen!

Our welcome to all people

Magical Musical Moments - A new season of "Musical Mondays" concerts

by Gerritt | Sun, 08/22/2010 - 9:31pm

CHUMC’s free concert series, "Musical Mondays," launches its second season at 8:00 pm on Monday, September 20 with Chelsea Chen, a Fulbright Scholar and Juilliard graduate. She will electrify Capitol Hill when she demonstrates why our 1939 Möller ranks as one of the most exquisite pipe organs in the city. Live video allows us to relish her astounding console work.

At 26, Ms. Chen is already broadening the classical organ repertoire with her own works based on Asian folksongs and her own arrangement called Super Mario Fantasy. Last year, she received the international Lily Boulanger Award given annually to a young musician exhibiting unusual talent and promise. Critics have described her thusly:

“Stunning playing…lovely lyrical grandeur” (Los Angeles Times). “Phenomenal” (Kansas City Star). “Extraordinary” (The American Organist).

Future “Musical Mondays” concerts include –

February 28, 2011

The Washington Trombone Ensemble

Conductor and Organist Jon Kalbfleisch conducts a dozen or more of the finest trombonists in the area. The Washington Trombone Ensemble will be featured along with the organ for a sonic experience not to be missed. Imagine hearing the rich tapestry of sound with regal trombones combined with our magnificent Möller and enhanced by our divine acoustics. Come hear the music of Strauss, Wagner, Bach – and more!

April 18, 2011

Timothy Olsen, Kenan Professor of Organ, University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Winner of the 2002 National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance, Timothy Olsen received his Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts from the Eastman School of Music. He has recorded for NAXOS, appeared on Pipedreams, and performed in prestigious venues such as St. Thomas Church in New York and other locales across the country. Tim will conclude our season with a vibrant and varied program of organ favorites.

All performances are followed by a sumptuous reception. All are free, but donations to help defray costs are gratefully received.

To attend these concerts, use either Capitol South or Eastern Market metro stops or use on-street parking. For more information, contact the church office at 202.546.1000.

The spring brings a two-fold opportunity to Capitol Hill. On Palm Sunday, April 17 at 11 AM, organist Timothy Olsen from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and former NYACOP winner, will accompany the CHUMC choir during the worship service in Theodore Dubois’s Seven Last Words of Christ. The musical depiction of the earthquake and destruction of the temple that Tim will create on the organ will be a stunning example of the orchestral capabilities of our great organ. And as mentioned above, the next evening on April 18, Tim will conclude our Musical Mondays series with a program of organ favorites.