The Keiser Concert Series of St. Paul's School

05/12/2023

An extraordinary evening in The Old Chapel last night, with SECRET BYRD (https://concerttheatreworks.com/portfolio/secret-byrd/)

Byrd’s Mass for Five Voices, plus the Agnus from à 4, plus motets, plus candles, plus soup! Gratitude to Mike McCarthy, Bill Barclay, Erin Hanke, Cathedra, and viols for 90 minutes of drama, and to our enthusiastic community members for being an intrepid and appreciative audience. A picture perfect evening on campus too!

05/18/2022

https://www.smore.com/eu8n1

ORGAN RECITAL Mary Dolch, Associate Organist at St. Paul's School

05/18/2022

After six years of dedicated and inspiring work at St. Paul's School, Mary Dolch will be taking up a new position in church music this July. She is the newly-appointed Organist & Choirmaster of Galilee Episcopal Church in Virginia Beach. Join us on Sunday, May 29 at 4:00pm in The Chapel of St. Peter & St. Paul, for an exciting organ recital on the school's beloved Knox Memorial Pipe Organ. Mary will play works by Bach, D'Antalffy, Elgar, Franck, Ives, Mulet, and a newly-composed piece by Nicholas White entitled "Anima et Spiritus."

The recital is FREE and open to the public! Please note that anyone who enters our school buildings must be asymptomatic and fully vaccinated and boosted, if eligible. We hope to see many of you there!

https://www.smore.com/eu8n1

05/11/2022

We're back! Next concert: An Organ Recital by Mary Dolch on Sunday, May 29 at 4:00pm in The Chapel of St. Peter & St. Paul. Music by Bach, D'Antalffy, Elgar, Franck, Ives, Mulet, and a newly-composed piece by Nicholas White entitled "Anima et Spiritus."

After a two-year hiatus, SPS welcomed visitors to its renowned concert series.

05/01/2022

Last Friday evening we were delighted to host New Hampshire native, and Juilliard professor, Matthew Odell for a piano recital in the antechapel. Bach, Beethoven, Adams, and Ravel were on the program, and for the second time last week we welcomed a large group of enthusiastic audience members from the greater Concord community. A beautiful, powerful hour of sublime music in a glorious setting. Onwards to 2022-2023!

10/02/2021

A beautiful concert last night with returning faculty member, Dr. William McClain (SPS 2012-2016) and Dr. Kaju Lee. Igor Stravinsky, Henri Vieuxtemps, Paul Hindemith, and Rebecca Clarke for viola and piano. We're still not able to welcome members of the general public into the school for concerts, but it was extremely gratifying to see so many engaged students in attendance, along with music department luminaries...past and present!

12/08/2020

We are getting excited for our Winter Performance Showcase, premiering this Sunday at 4:00pm. We hope you will join us online!

https://www.sps.edu/event?pk=16554069&fromId=259806

 Parents, alumni, faculty, staff, and friends are invited to a virtual double-feature this holiday season.REGISTER

04/23/2020

Join us for Compline from St. Paul's School tonight at 8:00pm EST. Follow the YouTube link below, and set yourself a reminder. Some archival Mendelssohn on the menu tonight too!

https://youtu.be/lliB10dZuIQ

03/13/2020

https://www.sps.edu/news-story?pk=1173436&fromId=259806

NEWS and UPDATES

02/15/2020

This Thursday, February 20 at 7:00pm.

02/02/2020

Such a pleasure to wrap up a very successful Midwinter Chamber Music Festival last Friday, with Samara Piano Quartet. Many thanks to our loyal and enthusiastic audiences during January. Next up: A Pre-Tour Concert by The SPS Chapel Choir on 2/20 at 7:00pm.

01/27/2020

Our Midwinter Chamber Music Festival comes to a close this Friday January 31 with a concert of Schubert, Martinu, and R. Strauss by the Samara Piano Quartet. Please join us at 7:00pm in the Music Building for a FREE concert!

https://www.smore.com/kvxm5

https://youtu.be/BRNzNlxeflQ

01/25/2020

Our Midwinter Chamber Music Festival has attracted large, appreciative audiences over the last three weeks. Last night’s performance of Haydn, Mozart, Bridge, and Gershwin with The Lakeside Quartet was no exception! Be sure to join us for the closing event, with the Samara Piano Quartet next Friday, Jan 31 at 7:00pm!

01/22/2020

The next concert in our Midwinter Chamber Music Festival is this coming Friday!

https://www.smore.com/rex41

https://youtu.be/jQHfKT6wLKA

01/12/2020

A really wonderful visit by distinguished composer and teacher, Eric Ewazen, last week. We were very pleased to welcome so many people from the Greater Concord community in the audience. Join us this coming Friday for the second concert in the Midwinter Chamber Music Festival.

Friday, January 17, 7:00pm – Paul Dykstra, Pianist
Music by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert
https://www.smore.com/fw1uh

Friday, January 24, 7:00pm – The Lakeside String Quartet
Music by Mozart, Haydn, Bridge, Gershwin
https://www.smore.com/rex41

Friday, January 31, 7:00pm – The Samara Piano Quartet
Music by Schubert, Martinu, Strauss
https://www.smore.com/kvxm5

Please note that all concerts will begin at 7:00pm, and – as always – are free and open to the public. Please invite friends to enjoy these special musical moments at the school.

12/30/2019

THE KEISER CONCERT SERIES
2020 MIDWINTER CHAMBER MUSIC FESTIVAL

Please join us on four Friday evenings in January for a midwinter chamber music festival at St. Paul's School. All concerts are FREE, open to the public, and performed by outstanding New England musicians.

Friday, January 10, 7:00pm
Orlando Pandolfi Brass Quintet
The Music of Eric Ewazen (b. 1954)
https://www.smore.com/7mu6b

Friday, January 17, 7:00pm
Paul Dykstra, pianist
Sonata Op. 57, No. 23 (“Appassionata”) – L. van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Fantasie in C Major Op. 15 (“Wanderer”) – F. Schubert (1797-1828)
https://www.smore.com/fw1uh

Friday, January 24, 7:00pm
The Lakeside String Quartet
String Quartet Opus 76, No. 5 in D Major - F. J. Haydn (1732-1809)
Adagio and Fugue K546 - W.A. Mozart (1756-1791)
String Quartet No. 1 in E minor - Frank Bridge (1879-1941)
Lullaby - George Gershwin (1898-1937)
https://www.smore.com/rex41

Friday, January 31, 7:00pm
The Samara Piano Quartet
Adagio and Rondo Concertante in F major for Piano Quartet, D 487 – F. Schubert (1797-1828)
Piano Quartet No.1, H. 287 – B. Martinu (1890-1959)
Piano Quartet in C minor, Op. 13 – Richard Strauss (1864-1949)
https://www.smore.com/kvxm5

https://youtu.be/aaZKZnLOI_E

11/26/2019

https://www.smore.com/vfh3z

Keiser Concert

10/28/2019

An inspiring few hours in the company of Heinavankar at SPS yesterday, for the start of our weeklong choral festival. It was exquisitely beautiful music-making of the highest order. Clover even put on her party dress for the occasion...