All are invited to pray Vespers with a combined choir of the Notre Dame Children’s Choir from South Bend, Indiana and the Youth Choir of Saint Bede. Vespers will include a choral prelude and postlude with both choirs. Don’t miss this great choral and prayerful opportunity! Join us Wednesday, June 21st, 7 p.m. at Saint...
Join us for the final concert of the 2022-2023 season for a program presented by the Tidewater Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. We welcome back Kevin Kwan, Organist and Director of Music at Christ & St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Norfolk, joined by Virginia Symphony Trumpet Player, Jeremy Garnett, in what is sure...
Enjoy the 1927 silent film The King of Kings accompanied and brought to life by acclaimed theater organist, Tom Hoehn. Being used to earth-shaking surround sound, vivid colors, and jaw-dropping special effects of the 21st Century Hollywood, this concert will take you back 96 years in film history. This 112 minute silent film leads the...
Celebrate Bach's Birthday! Cheryl Van Ornam, Organist at First Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia, will present a Lenten concert featuring the music of those composers that influenced Johann Sebastian Bach, and those composers whom he later influenced. Join us for this free concert on Wednesday, March 1st, from 12 – 1 p.m. at Saint Bede...
The bold sounds of the Virginia Symphony Brass Section will ring in the holidays with a blast! Experience the festive sounds of the season in a concert filled with wit, virtuosity, and the glorious music of the holidays--featuring the VSO brass and percussion sections in an all-new program. You'll enjoy music from a variety of...
Gather family and friends for one of the most beloved Christmas traditions around the world! This fabled choir is built on centuries-old tradition and their celestial voices, rapturous harmonies, pure tone, irresistible charm, and wide-ranging repertoire enchant audiences and critics alike. Season after season, the sound is unique, with new young voices to discover, and...
Pray with the Saint Bede Youth Choir, Saint Dunstan Ringers, and Saint Cecilia Choir in this beautiful candlelit service of choral music, Scripture readings, and traditional congregational hymns of the season. In this hectic and chaotic time of year, set aside this hour to immerse yourself in the music of the season and prepare your...
Experience Bach’s transcendent celebration of faith, performed by a superb orchestra and chorus of 60 performers, praised for their “emotional intensity... and virtuoso accuracy” (Opera News). Join us on Friday, November 18th at 7:30 p.m. at Saint Bede Catholic Church, 3686 Ironbound Road in Williamsburg. Tickets can be purchased through the Virginia Arts Festival at...
Join Jeremy Garnett and Saint Bede's Associate Director of Music, Carina Brackin, for an exciting concert of works for trumpet and organ on Wednesday, October 5th, at Noon. Catch the glittering passagework of Vivaldi transformed by the master J. S. Bach, glide into a new season of the year with Carson Cooman's Solstice Sonata inspired...
John Dixon, Composer and Organist at Providence Presbyterian Church in Virginia Beach, will present a concert of his own compositions on Wednesday, September 7th, at Noon. In addition to performing several of his nearly 900 works, he will share his compositional process and a deeper look into his music. This free concert will be held...
Join Carina Brackin, our Associate Director of Music, for the final concert of the season! The concert will explore the seven sacraments of the Church through many different styles of music. Works will include pieces by Bach, Mulet, Hakim, Smyth and more! The free concert will be held Wednesday, May 4th, from noon to 1...
Organist Raymond Hawkins from Marblehead, MA will present a concert of Lenten meditations. The program will feature works by J. S. Bach, Dieterich Buxtehude, César Franck, Isadore Freed, Florence Price, and Louis Vierne. This free concert will be held on Wednesday, April 6th, Noon, at Saint Bede Catholic Church, 3686 Ironbound Road in Williamsburg and...