CHARLESTON AREA MUSICAL EVENTS CALENDAR

Sunday
September 25
4:00 pm
CHORAL EVENSONG AT GRACE CHURCH CATHEDRAL
An evensong service will be sung in commemoration of St. Michael and All Angels and in thanksgiving for the life of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Choral music includes Vaughan Williams, Richard Shephard, Herbert Murrill, and William H. Harris. Organ voluntaries include Judith Bingham's St. Bride Assisted by Angels and Howells's Paean. A festive reception with prosecco and hors d'oeuvres follows the service. Grace Church Cathedral, 98 Wentworth St, Charleston 29401.
Saturday
October 15
7:00 pm
MUSIC OF MANUEL DE SUMAYA, TELEMANN, J.S. BACH
Join the Bach Society of Charleston as they present a concert of Baroque music led by Artistic Director Ricard Bordas, featuring music by Mexican Baroque composer Manuel de Sumaya (the Bach of the Americas), along with music by Baroque stalwarts Georg Philipp Teleman and J.S Bach. First (Scots) Presbyterian Church, 53 Meeting St, 0Charleston 29401. Buy tickets at EventBrite.
Saturday
November 5
7:30 pm
GESUALDO SIX AT GRACE
The highly-acclaimed UK vocal ensemble Gesualdo Six comes to Charleston. Praised for their imaginative programming and impeccable blend, the ensemble formed in 2014 in Cambridge and has gone on to perform at numerous major festivals across UK, Europe, Canada, and Australia. They will present a program entitled "Lux aeterna" featuring choral masterworks from the Renaissance and the present day. Tickets are available at instantseats.com/events/GraceCharleston. Grace Church Cathedral, 98 Wentworth St, Charleston 29401.
Sunday
November 6
4:00 pm
CHORAL EVENSONG AT GRACE
The St. Gregory Choir of Grace Church Cathedral presents a service of Choral Evensong for the Feast of All Saints. Music includes Gerre Hancock's Preces and Responses, C. V. Stanford's Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in A, and Edgar Bainton's "And I saw a new heaven." Grace Church Cathedral, 98 Wentworth St, Charleston 29401.
Sunday
November 6
5:00 pm
CHORAL EVENSONG AT ST. PHILIP’S
Evensong will be sung by the choirs of St. Philip’s Church and Christ Church (Mount Pleas-ant). Chris Walchesky (St. Philip’s) and Dr. Levi Henkel (Christ Church) will share directing duties with the music of Gabrieli, Stanford, Rutter, and J.S. Bach. A light receptions will fol-low the service. St. Philip's Church, 142 Church St, Charleston 29401. Free parking in open lot at the corner of Church and Cumberland Streets.
Sunday
November 27
7:00 pm
ADVENT LESSONS AND CAROLS AT GRACE
The St. Gregory Choir of Grace Church Cathedral presents its annual tradition of Advent Lessons and Carols, including music by McKie, Howells, Manz, and Carter, among others. Grace Church Cathedral, 98 Wentworth St, Charleston 29401.