SACRED SOUNDS CONCERT SERIES
2012-2013 SEASON
Dr. Ezequiel Menéndez, Director of Music
Archdiocese of Hartford
All events are at the Cathedral of Saint Joseph, 140 Farmington Avenue, Hartford, CT, 06105. There is no admission charge for concerts at the Cathedral, but a free-will offering will be accepted.
Cathedral Campus Map and Parking Information
SACRED SOUNDS CONCERT SERIES
2013-2014 SEASON
ORQUESTRA JOVEM DE CONTAGEM, BRAZIL
Sunday, September 15, 2013, 3:00 pm
Sacred Sounds is proud to announce an appearance at the Cathedral by Orquestra Jovem de Contagem (Youth Orchestra of Contagem) on their 2013 North American Tour. Founded in 1997 by musicians and miners Renato Almeida and Rosiane Souza Reis, the Orchestra is an initiative aimed at promoting human development through access to art, culture and education. Located in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, the project offers workshops stringed instruments (violin, viola, cello and bass) and woodwinds (flute, bassoon, oboe and clarinet) for children and youth who might not otherwise have the opportunity due to economic disadvantage.
DARIA BURLAK, ORGANIST IN RECITAL
September 20, 2013, 8:00 pm
Sacred Sounds welcomes acclaimed Russian organist Daria Burlak to the Cathedral for a recital as part of her 2013 North American tour. Ms. Burlak is the winner of the 6th International Mikael Tariverdiev Organ Competition (Hamburg, Germany - Worcester, MA - Moscow - Kaliningrad) as well as the winner of the second Grand Prix and the prize of the youngest soloist at the International Organ Competition Ville de Paris in 2007. She has peformed several times in Cologne’s (Germany) Philharmonic Hall and appeared on many international festivals such as Internationale Orgelwoche Nürnberg - Musica Sacra, Orgelfestival Limburg and played piano and organ recitals throughout Germany, France, Holland, Sweden, Lithuania and Russia. Her recitals were broadcasted on Radio France, Bayerischer Rundfunk and Radio of Russia.
