Upcoming events and performances at Saint John's Examples of the Beautiful Stained Glass at Saint John's Saint John's Parish Information Directions to Saint John's Saint John The Evangelist presents Celebration V of British Cathedral Music July 29/August 1, 1999 The Metropolitan Cathedral Cathedral of Christ the King ... a Roman Catholic Cathedral Choir Liverpool, England Click here for the SCHEDULE of Performances     St. John's continues to host different Cathedral Choirs from Britain at its location in the historic Point Section of Newport just adjacent to the waters of Narragansett Bay.     The church choir presents a full schedule of religious music in the Anglican Choral Tradition conducted in this beautiful and historic church located just a few steps away from the water. August, 1998 The Choir of Truro Cathedral, Cornwall, England ... under the direction of Andrew Nethsingha, Master of the Choristers and Organist. April, 1998 The Choir of St. Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, Scotland ... under the direction of Timothy Byram-Wigfield, Master of the Music. July, 1997 The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford, England ... under the direction of Grayston Ives. 1996 Wells Cathedral August, 1995 All Saints' Church Choir Northhampton, England ... Richard Tanner, Director of Music   British Cathedral Music ... ... is a tradtional part of worship in great Cathedrals and Churches since their earliest times. Today, when you visit many of these sites in Britain, you will be able to hear a choir of boys and men singing from a unique and varied repertoire spanning many hundreds of years ... music for the most part written specifically for the Book of Common Prayer.     Evensong is the most commonly sung service in the Church of England since 1549 when Cranmer simplified and condensed the seven offices of the medieval church in the patten we have today.     The main musical parts of the service are the Canticles, Responses and Psalms (sung to Anglican Chant). An Introit is often placed at the start and an Anthem at the end. The equally old service of Matins has a similar pattern to Evensong, but with different canticles and prescribed prayers.     The vast repertoire of music is not just British. The glorious and ancient Roman Catholic liturgy gives us anthems, introits and plainsong from Italy, Spain and France. The North European tradition yielded hymn tunes, anthems and motets by Bach, Handel, Mendelssohn, Haydn and Mozart. We invite you to join with us this summer for Celebration of British Cathedral Music IV. For more information: E-mail here All contents and design Copyright 1999, Saint John's Church 61 Poplar St., Newport, RI 02840 The Rev'd Jonathan J.D. Ostman, Rector Web Maintenance: Web Ghosts