Throughout history, the church has supported music and the arts as avenues to enrich our spirituality. The St. John's Concert Series for several years has supported this purpose by providing approximately five performances by outstanding artists during the traditional program year. We also view these concerts as our gifts to the community, and are pleased that most are presented without charge, with an offering to support the musicians and to help us recover our out-of-pocket expenses.
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3 pm Sunday, May 18
Douglas Cleveland, Organ
with Puget Brass
Free-will offering at intermission
Noted organist Douglas Cleveland will join the 33-member Puget Brass ensemble for a free concert of popular and classical music at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 18, as part of the Concert Series at St. John's Episcopal Church, 114, 20th Avenue SE, Olympia.
A native Olympian, Cleveland performs recitals throughout the world and serves as music diector of Plymouth Congregational Church in Seattle. Puget Brass, composed of 33 musicians, is a resident ensemble at the church and also performs throughout the Puget Sound area under the direction of Chris Barnes.
The program will include music composed for brass bands in the United Kingdom, marches and U.S. movie themes as well as classical music. With the organ, they will play "Praise the Lord With Drums and Cymbals," as well as the finale from Saint-Saens' Organ Symphony.
An offering will be received at intermission.
Cleveland began his music education with Jane Edge of Olympia. He is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music and earned a master's degree from the prestigious School of Music at Indiana University.
This is the final event this season for the St. John's Concert Series. Next season will open with the russian group, Archiglas, on October 12, and will feature Seattle Pro Musica on November 9.
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