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November 2021
The Monastery will celebrate the installation of our new Commissary and Guardian. The program will include Mass live-streamed from the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land followed by a short virtual program from the Holy Land and Washington DC.
Find out moreGabriel Galdo is a tenth grade homeschool student who attends weekly classes at the Classical Cottage School in Winchester, VA and his parish home school co-op at St. Francis de Sales in Purcellville, VA. Gabriel began taking piano lessons with his father at age 5 and later joined a few of his friends in the parish [...]
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Kimberly Ann Hess, Ceremonial Organist at Arlington National Cemetery Kimberly Ann Hess is Ceremonial Organist at Arlington National Cemetery and is Director of Liturgical Music in Memorial Chapel at Ft. Myer. In addition, she is Instructor of Music at Marymount University. Previously, she was Director of Music and Organist at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Chapel at [...]
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This is a VIRTUAL ONLY event to be livestreamed at: https://myfranciscan.org/live/ Andrew Johnson, Organ Sunday, January 9, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. - Virtual event only PROGRAM God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen arr. John Rutter (b. 1945) Three Carol Preludes David Gehrenbeck on ABERYSTWYTH: “Watchman, tell us of the night” (b. 1931) on CRANHAM: “In the bleak [...]
Find out moreFebruary 2022
THIS IS AN IN-PERSON AS WELL AS LIVESTREAMED EVENT. Apex Brass J.S. Bach/Transcribed Harry Herforth: My Spirit Be Joyful John Cheetham: Scherzo Axel Jørgensen: Quintet Moderato Intermezzo III. Andante Cantabile Allegro Short Interval Anthony Dilorenzo: Go Thomas Tallis/arr. Paul Von Hoff: If Ye Love Me William Byrd/Transcribed Scott Hartman Gadeamus Omnes Kevin McKee: Vuelta Del Fuego [...]
Find out moreMarch 2022
David Houston, Organist, Associate for Music and Liturgy at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, College Park, Maryland Program: Intrata No. 2 (1941) - Herbert Howells (1892-1983) Petit Canon (1911) - Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979) Eleven Chorale Preludes, Op. 122 (1896) - Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) 5. Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele 6. O wie selig seid ihr doch, ihr [...]
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Chuyoung Suter, Organist Choral Improvisation sur le “Victimae paschali” Charles Tournemire - (1870-1939) Arr. Maurice Duruflé - (1902-1986) Deuxième Fantaisie Jehan Alain - (1911-1940) Pièce Héroïque César Franck - (1822-1890) Prelude, Adagio et Choral Varie sur le “Veni creator”, Op. 4 M. Duruflé Chuyoung Suter, organist and pianist, is a musician known for her passionate, rhythmic, [...]
Find out moreOctober 2022
Daniel Carroll has been playing the organ in churches since the age of twelve. He is now an assistant organist at two parishes and has played at several other churches in the greater Washington area. This past summer, Daniel attended the Summer Organ Intensive at the Curtis Institute of Music. During the intensive, he played in concert [...]
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The friars are happy to welcome you back for the Twelfth Annual Mass & Benefit Dinner. This event supports the Franciscan mission here and in the Holy Land. Learn more about sponsorship and underwriter opportunities. Purchase your tickets here and join us at the event. Mass will be at 5:00pm in the church, followed by reception and dinner at [...]
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