Singing in the Summer 2011

Saxony-Anhalt Brass Quintet

On Saturday, January 8, 2011 the Saxony-Anhalt Brass Quintet presented a wonderful evening performance at St. Louis. The quintet started their US tour at St. Louis, continued through churches in Howard County, and ended their tour at the Kennedy Center in Washington. The group consisted of Zsolt Nagy-Major, trumpet (Nordharzer Städtebundtheater); Bernd Scheide, trumpet (Nordharzer Städtebundtheater); Ralf Ludwig, horn (Staatskapelle Weimar); Edgar Meinke, trombone (Nordharzer Städtebundtheater); and Bruno Uetz, tuba (Nordharzer Städtebundtheater).

At St. Louis the group premiered a piece composed by parishioner Vincent Gover, a 2010 River Hill High School graduate and current student at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. His piece, Childhood Scenes, has been published in Germany. View the SMU article here.

Germany.info article

Ellicott City Patch article

Special thanks to Richard McCready - local musician and teacher at River Hill High School - for coordinating the brass performances during the tour.

Taizé Ensemble

On the first Wednesday of each month - in addition to the regular weekly Sunday Eucharistic Adoration in the chapel - there is Eucharistic Adoration with Taizé Music in the church. The group contains several singers plus a few different instruments each month such as flute and cello. This ensemble at St. Louis is unique because - though small - it has members representing both the St. Louis Choir and Contemporary Group as well as those who sing solely with the Taizé Ensemble. New singers and instrumentalists are always welcome! The only monthly rehearsal occurs one hour before adoration.

First Reconciliation

With the festivities of the Advent and Christmas seasons behind us, I hope to catch up a bit on blog postings this week. On November 30, 2010 St. Louis Parish celebrated First Reconciliation. The singing was led by three 7th grade students from St. Louis School - each of whom has a sibling in the 2nd grade class.