Historical Lecture: “St. Paul’s Landmark Building: Change and Continuity”
Presented by Thomas Mellins, Architectural Historian, Author, and Exhibition Curator
At this lecture, Jon Butler, Howard R. Lamar Professor Emeritus of American Studies, History, and Religious Studies, at Yale University, will present “Gotham, Religion, and the Fright of Modernity: 1880-1960.”
The prayer service will include invitees from Lower Manhattan’s 1766 faith communities as well as local dignitaries. In addition, an original print of the first sermon preached on October 30, 1766, will be on display and special music from NOVUS NY.
Special Music:
Ubi Caritas, Maurice Duruflé
I am the Rose of Sharon, William Billings
Pilgrim’s Hymn, Stephen Paulus
Ev’ry time I feel the Spirit, arr. William L. Dawson
Ashokan Farewell, Jay Ungar
All are invited to this lecture by acclaimed historian Dr. Kenneth Jackson, former Vestryman and the Jacques Barzun Professor of History and the Social Sciences at Columbia University. “A City and a Church: The Remarkable History of St. Paul’s Chapel and the Streets Beyond the Doors”
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In the spring of 2016, Trinity’s ever-popular Bach at One series (Wednesdays at 1pm in St. Paul’s Chapel), will complete the presentation of Bach’s entire monumental output of sacred vocal music.
This week:
Prelude
BWV 177 – Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ
BWV 161 – Komm, du süße Todesstunde
The Choir of Trinity Wall Street & Trinity Baroque Orchestra
Julian Wachner, conductor
In the spring of 2016, Trinity’s ever-popular Bach at One series (Wednesdays at 1pm in St. Paul’s Chapel), will complete the presentation of Bach’s entire monumental output of sacred vocal music.
This week:
Prelude
BWV 35 – Geist und Seele wird verwirret
BWV 55 – Ich armer Mensch, ich Sündenknecht
The Choir of Trinity Wall Street & Trinity Baroque Orchestra
Julian Wachner, conductor