Friends of Music at Redeemer presents:
Beautiful music in a beautiful space.
Our Exciting Spring 2026 Lineup
January 17, 7 pm: US Navy Band - A Soldier’s Tale
January 31, 7 pm: Kassia Music - Censorship in Music
February 8, 1 pm: Dr. Robert L. Cooper presents: Classically Black
February 13, 7 pm: Zachary Smith and the Mardi Gras Kings
March 14, 7 pm: Carmina Early Music Vocal Ensemble: A choral Voyage from England to America
March 20, 7pm: Cormorant’s Fancy Celtic Band - St. Patrick's Day Celebration
April 10, 7pm: Emmanual Trifilio and Friends: Tango and the Art of the Dance
May 16, 7pm: Kassia Music - Miniatures and Masterworks
May 29, 7pm: Amelie Held, Pipe Organ: The opening recital of “Prelude to ‘27” celebrating the 20th anniversary of Redeemer’s Di Gennaro-Hart Pipe Organ.
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Kassia Music
Music and Censorship
a concert exploring the voices of resistance
Redeemer’s Ensemble-In-Residence, Kassia Music, opens up spring 2026 with works by Hans Gal, Mieczyslaw Weinberg, and Dimitri Shostakovich
Gal: Clarinet Trio Op. 97
Weinberg: Rhapsody on Moldovan Themes
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet, op. 57
Saturday, January 31, 7pm
Saturday, May 16, 7pm
Miniatures and Masterworks
Closing out the 2025/2026 Season kassia performs works by Krzysztof Penderecki, Nikolai Kapustin, Post / Vallandingham and Johannes Brahms
Penderecki: Three Miniatures for Clarinet and Piano
Kapustin: Burlesque for Cello and Piano
Post / Vallandingham: Miniatures for Clarinet Trio
Brahms: Piano Quintet op. 34
Tickets are $28 in advance, $30 at the door. Follow the link to Eventbrite for advanced tickets: Concert 1/31
The general program begins at 7pm, preceded by Kassia Kids at 6:45pm
Reception to follow.
Saturday, January 17, 7pm
The US Navy Band
The Navy Band Chamber Ensembles showcase a variety of small groups comprising members from the U.S. Navy Band. These ensembles frequently perform at the White House and for senior government and military events in addition to community public concerts. The same ensembles are routinely featured in the Navy Band’s Music in the Schools program, connecting with thousands of students each year through in-school performances, clinics, masterclasses and educational conferences.
Quartet K. 378 — Mozart (arr. Eig)
So Happy I Can Dance — Ivan Trevino
Soldier’s Tale Suite — Igor Stravinsky
Entrance is free. Reception to follow.
Let us know you’re coming by reserving a seat at Eventbrite.com
Saturday, March 14, 7pm
Carmina Early Music Vocal Ensemble
A choral Voyage from England to America
A voyage from the elegance of English madrigals to the bold harmonies of colonial America. Works ranging from masterpieces of the English madrigal school to the “fuging tunes” of William Billings reveal love, longing, and joy in styles ranging from the courtly and refined to the spirited and free, bridging centuries and continents with timeless emotion.
ABOUT CARMINA
For over 25 years, CARMINA has captivated audiences with performances of music from the Middle Ages to the Baroque. Hailed by The Baltimore Sun for their “gorgeous tonal balance”, this award-winning ensemble has been honored with multiple awards, including the Choralis Foundation's Ovation Award for Best Chamber Choir.
Entrance is free. Reception to follow
Sunday, February 8, 1pm
Dr. Robert L. Cooper and Friends present Classically Black: A matinee of Traditional Spirituals and Sacred Songs from the great Oratorios
Dr. Robert L. Cooper, Lyric Baritone
Cherie Davis, Soprano
Dr. Austin Gaskin, Accompanist
Experience some of the worlds most beloved Spirituals and arias from masterworks by Handel, Haydn, Franck, Fauré
A free-will offering will be collected for the artists.
For more information please visit Eventbrite.com
A light reception will follow.
IT’S FRIDAY NIGHT AT REDEEMER!
Don’t miss our Friday Night Club Experience that’s taken the neighborhood by storm!
February 13, Zachary Smith and the Mardi Gras Kings, Laissez les bons temps rouler!
March 20, Cormorant’s Fancy, St. Patrick’s Day
April 10, Emmaunel Trifilio and friends, the Art of the Dance
Doors open at 6:45. Performances start around 7pm. General admission is $15. Tickets can be purchased at the door or by visiting Eventbrite.com. Food and drink items may be purchased on site. Click HERE for more information about Friday Night at Redeemer.
Friday, May 29, 7pm
Amelie Held
“The Pop Star of the Organ”
- Salzgitter Zeitung
Named by The Diapason as a member of the “20 under 30” Class of 2023 - Organist Amelie Held performs the inaugural concert in our “Prelude to ‘27” series; celebrating the 20th anniversary of Redeemer’s Di Gennaro-Hart Pipe Organ.
Known for her red organ shoes, organist Amelie Held quickly became an internationally acclaimed artist. She regularly performs on stages in Europe and the United States. Her solo concert activities include performances at the Gewandhaus Leipzig, the Philharmonie Essen, the Konzerthalle Bamberg, the Konzerthaus Dortmund, the Helsinki Music Center and the St. Petersburg Mariinsky Concert Hall as well as major cathedrals in the world’s most important music centres, such as Leipzig, Hamburg, Milan, Paris, Zurich, London, Boston and New York City.
For Amelie’s full bio please click HERE
Admission is free. A good-will offering to support the Music at Redeemer concert series will be collected at the entrance.
A reception follows the concert