Afternoon Concert Sunday May 31 @ 3 pm

On Sunday, May 31 at 3 pm., St. Paul’s Church is pleased to host the Vocal Ensemble Cerddorion’s concert Rise Up, My Love: Choral Settings of the Song of Songs

Join them for an afternoon of music spanning five centuries inspired by the abiding, passionate love expressed in these timeless biblical texts. The program features music of Melchior Franck, John Dunstable, Francisco Guerrero, William Billings, Edvard Grieg and Bengt Johansson, as well as the premiere of new works by Craig Bakalian and Francisco José Carbonell, winners of Cerddorion’s Third Annual Emerging Composers Competition.

Now in its twentieth season, Cerddorion Vocal Ensemble is one of New York’s most highly regarded volunteer choral ensembles. A chamber group of twenty-eight mixed voices, Cerddorion is known for its eclectic repertoire, encompassing music from the Renaissance to the contemporary

The show is at 3 p.m. Tickets are $20 on line $25 at the door Student/Senior tickets are $10 online and $15 at the door. For advance tickets please visit www.cerddorion.org

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is located at 199 Carroll Street