Master Arts Series

2014 / 2015900 Henley Street, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902(865) 524-3048www.churchstreetumc.org

Church Street United Methodist Church

Arthur Miller’s All My Sons tells the story of an American family caught up in the struggle between personal responsibility and duty to their country. Join the cast and special guests for a post-show discussion of the themes in the play and how they appear in our own communities. Presented in association with the Knoxville Theatre Workshop, directed by Jessica Magers-Rankin. This play contains mature subject matter and is not recommended for children.

Friday, Saturday, Monday September 12, 13 & 157:30 PM

Ticketed event – $10 (100 seats per showing)Complimentary tickets for Society Members who join by September 10, pending ticket availability.

Church Street UMCParish Hall West (stage end)

Dear Friends of Music and Arts at Church Street, Another outstanding year of Church Street Music and Arts awaits the Knoxville Community! We hope that you will take full advantage of the array of offerings brought to you by Church Street’s Master Arts Series. This year’s line-up will include an Arthur Miller play, a Sacred Spaces and Arts Journey to Washington DC and New York City, as well as an abundance of organ and choral music headlined by one of the world’s finest vocal ensembles, New York Polyphony. We encourage your support by making financial gifts to the Master Arts Series. Please see inside the back cover of this booklet for more instructions. Those who make donations to support the series will receive complimentary tickets were applicable. We thank you in advance for your support of the Master Arts Series at Church Street.

Tim Ward & Edie Johnson

Saturday, November 17:30 PMEveryone invited; no cost

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University of Alabama Contemporary EnsembleFeaturing Amir Zaheri, directorThe University of Alabama Contemporary Ensemble is committed to performing the music of the 20th and 21st centuries, including masterworks by established composers, music by emerging composers, and the music of the University of Alabama student and faculty composers. Concert will feature:

• Lou Harrison Organ Concerto with organist Faythe Freese and a ten-piece percussion orchestra

• Soprano Amy J. Little singing a cycle of songs based on Native American poetry, for soprano, percussion, and flute

• Woodwind trio• String Quartet

Sunday, October 56:00 PMEveryone invited; no cost

A Service of Choral Evensong featuring the Church Street Parish Adult Choir with Tim Ward, director, and Edie Johnson, organ. Choir pictured above at the National Cathedral in Washington DC.

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A Service of Choral Evensong

Sacred Spaces and Arts JourneyA trip to New York City and Washington DC

While in New York City, we will:• Attend an opera, The Magic Flute, by Mozart at the Metropolitan Opera at

Lincoln Center (orchestra seating)• Attend a Broadway Show, Les Misérables, at the Imperial Theatre• Tour the Cathedral of St. John the Divine• Take a 4-hour guided tour of mid-town and some upper and lower Manhattan• Enjoy plenty of free time for shopping and visiting museums

While in Washington DC, we will:• Take a guided tour of the National Cathedral• Visit the National Gallery of Art• Attend a show, Little Dancer, at the Eisenhower Theater• Take a 4-hour guided evening tour of DC to include prominent monuments

including Lincoln, Jefferson, Vietnam, Korean, Iwo Jima, FDR, MLK, and more!

While in exciting and bustling New York City we will tour museums and a soaring cathedral, attend an opera and see a Broadway show.From New York City we will travel to our nation’s capital, where we will visit galleries and a historic cathedral, as well as take in a show at the Kennedy Center. Our trip concludes on November 7 when we return to Knoxville.

Trip Details

Trip dates: Nov. 2–7

Trip price: $1,250 per person

Price includes:• bus transportation• lodging (2 per room,

single rooms are extra)• admission and gratuities

for scheduled activities, guides and drivers, and baggage handling fees in DC and New York City

Meals are not included.

A 50% deposit is required and due by September 1, to secure your reservation. Balance is due October 1.

The price is based on 40 participants and is limited to 50.

Our stay includes one night at the Holiday Inn Express in Allentown, Pennsylvania, two nights at the Millennium Broadway Hotel in Times Square in New York City, and two nights at the Capital Hilton while in Washington DC. Bus services provided by Premier Transportation, with Jeff Davis, driver.Everyone is invited; space is limited. A deposit is required to reserve your space. Prices shown are for double occupancy and will differ for singles, triples and quad groups. Contact Tim Ward for exact pricing.

Come with us on a journey filled with beautiful art, music, entertainment and architecture. We will leave Knoxville on November 2 and travel by tour bus to New York City, enjoying the rich fall scenery on the way.

Churchwide Events for Advent and Christmas

Christmas at Church Street

Thursday, December 47:30 PMThe Knoxville Chamber Chorale Christmas ConcertJohn Orr, director

Wednesday, December 24 ~ Christmas Eve5:00 PM and 10:30 PMChoral Masterworks with the Chamber Orchestra and the Parish Adult Choir

Sunday, December 148:30 AM and 11:00 AMA service of Music and Readings by the Parish Adult Choir with the Brasswind Quintet

Sunday, December 78:30 AM and 11:00 AMFestive music for the season led by our Children and Youth Choirs

or unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. —Isaiah 9:6

F• Sun., Nov. 30, 5:30 PM

Advent Crafts Festival

• Wed., Dec. 3, 12 noon Advent Service w/ Communion Recital begins at 11:40 AM

• Sun., Dec. 7, 5:00 PM Christmas Pageant

• Wed., Dec. 10, 12 noon Advent Service w/ Communion Recital begins at 11:40 AM

• Sun., Dec. 14, 1:00–6:00 PM Walk Through Bethlehem

• Wed., Dec. 17, 12 noon Blue Christmas (Chapel)

• Wed., Christmas Eve, Dec. 24 (all services include Communion) 12 noon: Early Service 3 PM: Family Service includes Blessing of the Babies 5 PM and 10:30 PM: with Parish Adult Choir and Orchestra

Tuesday, February 247:30 PM

Everyone invitedNo cost

A Service of Choral EvensongFeaturing the University of Tennessee Chamber Singers

Enjoy an evening of music with the enchanting voices of the University of Tennessee Chamber Singers conducted by Angela Batey.

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Tuesday, February 37:30 PM

Everyone invitedNo cost

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Organist Bradley Welch

Organist Bradley Welch, a Knoxville native, currently serves as Director of Music at Highland Park UMC in Dallas, Texas. The recital, co-sponsored by the Knoxville Chapter of the AGO, will include music by J. S. Bach, Aaron David Miller, plus others.

Sunday, March 1, 20158:30 AM and 11:00 AMChurch Street UMC – Nave

Requiem in D Minor

Join us on Sunday, March 1, as the Church Street Parish Adult Choir presents Anton Bruckner’s Requiem in D Minor.

by Anton Bruckner

Tuesday, March 247:30 PM

Ticketed event – $20Complimentary tickets for MAS Society Members pending ticket availability.

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New York Polyphony

New York Polyphony is regarded as one of the finest vocal chamber ensembles in the world. The four men apply a distinctly modern touch to repertoire that ranges from austere medieval melodies to cutting-edge contemporary compositions. Their dedication to innovative programming, as well as a focus on rare and rediscovered works, has not only earned them critical acclaim and a devoted following, but also helped to move early music into the classical mainstream.

Music for Organ and StringsFeaturing Edie Johnson, organ

Lori Honer, cello Kathryn Shilling, violin

Tuesday, April 217:30 PM

Everyone invited; no cost

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Church Street’s organist, Edie Johnson, will be joined by Indianapolis-based musicians

Kathryn Shilling, violin and Lori Honer, cello to perform Josef Rheinberger’s Suite for

Organ, Violin and Cello, Op. 149, along with music by Johannes Brahms.

Holy Week and Easter CelebrationMaundy Thursday, April 27:15 PMMaundy Thursday Service with Choral Masterworks by the Parish Adult Choir.

Sunday, April 5 8:30 AM and 11:00 AM Easter music presented by the Parish Adult Choir and the Brasswind Quintet.

Praised for a “rich, natural sound that’s larger and more complex than the sum of its parts”—National Public Radio

They “sing with intelligence, subtlety and consummate artistry”

—Richmond Times-Dispatch

2015 Schedule Yes, I would like to support the Church Street Master Arts Series with a monetary gift.

Enclosed is my check for: ____________________(All gifts are tax deductible.)

___________________________________Name – as you would like it listed in the concert program or Do not include my name in the concert program.

___________________________________Address

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Please mail my complimentary tickets for:

All My Sons (indicate the night you wish to attend):  Fri., Sept. 12  Sat., Sept. 13  Mon., Sept. 15

New York Polyphony, Tue. March 24, 2015

Please enclose your gift with this information slip and mail to:

Tuesday, February 3 7:30 p.m.

Organist Bradley Welch

Tuesday, February 24 7:30 p.m.

A Service of Choral Evensong University of Tennessee

Chamber Singers

Sunday, March 1 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

Requiem in D Minor by Anton Bruckner

Tuesday, March 24 7:30 p.m.

(ticketed event) New York Polyphony

Maundy Thursday, April 2 7:15 p.m.

Choral Masterworks by the Parish Adult Choir

Easter Sunday, April 5 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

Easter Music by the Parish Adult Choir and Brasswind Quintet

Tuesday, April 21 7:30 p.m.

Music for Organ and Strings Edie Johnson, organ

Sunday, May 3, 6:00 p.m. Choral Evensong

led by our Children and Youth Choirs

 honor of: memory of:

2014 Events are listed on the reverse side.

Sunday, May 36:00 PMEveryone invited; no cost

A Service of Choral Evensong featuring the Parish Youth Choir, Chorister Choir and Primary Choir, with Tim Ward, director, and Edie Johnson, organ.

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A Service of Choral EvensongLed by our Youth and Children’s Choirs

Gabriel Society: $1000 and above Seraphim Society: $500 to $999

Cherubim Society: $250 to $499Archangel Society: $100 to $249

Angel Society: $1 to $99

Church Street Master Arts SeriesP. O. Box 1303Knoxville, TN 37901

2014 ScheduleFriday, Saturday, Monday September 12, 13 & 15

7:30 p.m. (Ticketed event)

Dramatic presentation of All My Sons

by Arthur Miller

Sunday, October 5 6:00 p.m.

Choral Evensong Parish Adult Choir

Saturday, November 1 7:30 p.m.

University of Alabama Contemporary Ensemble

Sunday through Friday November 2–7

Worship Spaces & Arts Journey to NYC and DC

Church Street United Methodist Church900 Henley at MainP. O. Box 1303Knoxville, Tennessee 37901865.524.3048www.churchstreetumc.org

Thursday, December 4 7:30 p.m.

Knoxville Chamber Chorale Christmas Concert

Sunday, December 7 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

Festive Music led by Children & Youth Choirs

Sunday, December 14 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Parish Adult Choir and the Brasswind Quintet

Wednesday, December 24 Christmas Eve

5:00 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Choral Masterworks with Chamber Orchestra and

Parish Adult Choir