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SUMMARY:CELEBRATION AT ST. PAUL'S
DESCRIPTION:You only get one 200th birthday.\nCelebrate St. Paul’s Syracuse with The Syracuse Orchestra and the Syracuse University Oratorio Society.\nSt. Paul’s has been part of downtown Syracuse for 200 years. This fall\, it turns 200\, and we’re throwing it a birthday party. You’re invited. \nPicture a slow Sunday. Lunch downtown. Then you walk into a room full of people who came to celebrate\, the orchestra is tuning up\, and a choir is taking its place. \nWhen all those voices come in with the orchestra\, you feel it before you think about it. You sit up a little straighter. Maybe you reach for the hand next to you. Maybe you just grin. \n\n“The acoustics at St Paul’s Church are amazing!”\n– Audience member at Harmonious Winds \n\nThe whole afternoon is joyful on purpose. One piece was written as a thank-you. The other was written to feel like a fiesta. Most of the singing is in Latin\, and the feeling translates on its own. \nBring your mom. Bring the friend who sings in a choir. Bring the neighbor who’s walked past St. Paul’s a thousand times and never been inside. You’ll be back out by 4:15 with the rest of your Sunday still ahead of you\, and you’ll have been part of something that only happens once. \nStay for the reception \nWhen the music ends\, stick around. There’s a reception afterward\, and it’s a chance to talk with the people you just shared the afternoon with. \n\n“The reception after the concert was a wonderful connection with friends.”\n– Audience member \n\n\n“Being able to connect with people afterwards at the reception. Good idea for a small concert.”\n– Audience member  \n\nKeep your Sundays full \nThe Rapid Response Monitoring Casual Series has four more Sunday afternoons at St. Paul’s this season: Voices of Spring in January\, Strings of Hope in February\, Latin Rhythms in March\, and Baroque Splendor in April. Build a FlexPack with the concerts you want\, up to 10\, and pay subscriber pricing for all of them. \nBUILD A FLEXPACK\n\nGOOD TO KNOW\nHow long is it? About an hour and 15 minutes\, no intermission. \nWhat should I wear? There’s no dress code. Sunday afternoon clothes are perfect. \nWhen should I get there? Doors open at 2:00 PM. The concert starts at 3:00. \nWhere do I park? St. Paul’s has a free lot right next to the building\, off E. Fayette Street. Heads up: E. Fayette is closed between Montgomery and S. State while a garage is being demolished\, so come in from the west. More parking details here. \nIs it accessible? Yes. There’s an accessible entrance straight from the parking lot. \nWhen do I clap? Both pieces have several sections with short pauses in between. Most people hold applause until the whole piece is finished. \n\nPROGRAM\nSt. Paul’s Suite (Holst): Gustav Holst taught music at a girls’ school in London for almost 30 years. The school built him a soundproof room so he could compose\, and one of the first things he wrote in it was this thank-you for the student string orchestra\, named after the school: St. Paul’s. In the finale\, an old English dance tune starts quietly\, then the cellos come in with Greensleeves. The two tunes run side by side\, faster and faster\, until they finish together. About 12 minutes.  \nMagnificat (Rutter)\, with the Syracuse University Oratorio Society: John Rutter was inspired by the joyful street celebrations held for Mary in Hispanic cultures\, with singing\, dancing\, and processions\, and he wanted this to feel like a fiesta. It opens bright and quick. In the quieter middle\, a soprano sings a melody and the whole choir sings it back\, and one movement is built on a 15th-century English poem that compares Mary to a rose.  \n\n  \nTHANK YOU TO OUR SERIES SPONSORS!\n \nCasual Series Title Sponsor \n \nExclusive Automobile Sponsor \n
URL:https://syracuseorchestra.org/event/celebration-at-st-pauls/
LOCATION:Saint Paul’s Syracuse\, 220 East Fayette Street\, Syracuse\, NY\, 13202
CATEGORIES:Casual
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