The Cathedral Concert Series at the Cathedral of the Madeleine is scheduled to begin on Sunday, Nov. 15, with the St. Cecilia’s Day Concert. This performance will feature the cathedral’s choir and the choristers of The Madeleine Choir School, a Utah Catholic school located across the street from the cathedral.
The St. Cecilia’s Day Concert, scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m., will celebrate the patron saint of music. The program includes Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Vesperae Solennes de Confessore,” Aaron Copland’s choral motets—including “The Promise of Living” from “The Tender Land”—and Randall Thompson’s “The Peaceable Kingdom.” This is a ticketed event, and tickets can be purchased at https://cotm-music.weebly.com/st-cecilias-day-concert.html.
Other upcoming performances include the Christmas Carol Service, which is scheduled for Thursday, Dec. 17, Monday, Dec. 21, and Tuesday, Dec. 22, all at 7:30 p.m. This ticketed service will feature plainchant, choral works, and traditional carols. Tickets for these services will be available for purchase starting at 9 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 4.
On Friday, Dec. 18, and Wednesday, Dec. 23, the cathedral will host Benjamin Britten’s “A Ceremony of Carols, Op. 28” at 12:15 p.m. This performance, which does not require tickets, features treble voices and harp. The work was composed by Britten in 1942 while traveling from the United States to England.
The series continues with the Family Concert “Back to Bach” on Saturday, Jan. 30, at 2 p.m. This interactive performance is intended for families and children ages 3 to 10, featuring the cathedral organists and the St. Nicholas and St. Hildegard Choristers of the Madeleine Choir School. No tickets are required.
On Friday, Feb. 5, at 7 p.m., the High School Choral Festival Concert will be held in collaboration with the International Federation of Pueri Cantores. Conducted by Austin McWilliams, the program features Ēriks Ešenvalds’s “Trinity Te Deum” for mixed chorus, brass, harp, percussion, and organ. This event is also free to the public.
On Sunday, March 14, at 7:30 p.m., the Founders’ Day Concert will feature Johann Sebastian Bach’s “St. John Passion,” led by conductor James O’Donnell. This ticketed event will have tickets available starting at 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 26.
The spring schedule includes a Good Friday Choral Meditation on Friday, March 26, at 3 p.m., featuring Giovanni Battista Pergolesi’s “Stabat Mater.” This performance by the Choristers of the Cathedral Choir is free of charge. The series will conclude on Sunday, May 2, at 7:30 p.m., with Ralph Vaughan Williams’s sacred and secular choral works, including the “Mass in G Minor,” “Serenade to Music,” and “Five Mystical Songs.” This final performance does not require tickets.
All performances in the series take place at the Cathedral of the Madeleine, located at 309 E. South Temple, Salt Lake City.
The Cathedral of the Madeleine is located across the street from The Madeleine Choir School, one of the 16 Catholic schools in Utah.
