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St. John United Methodist Church
Augusta, Georgia

Concerts With a Cause

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  2006-07 Series

October 8, 3:00 p.m.
Duo Organists Janette Fishell & Colin Andrews in Recital

The cause: Friendship Community Center

November 19, 3:00 p.m.
A Thanksgiving Feast of American Song and Theatre

Clara Park and Martin David Jones, duo pianists
Keith Shafer, organist
The Saint John Choir
Davidson Fine Arts School Drama Performance, I Hear America
The cause: The Golden Harvest Food Bank

December 17, 3:00 p.m.
The Crescent Brass
Alvin Blount, organist
The Saint John Choir

The cause: New Bethlehem Community Center

December 24, 10:30 p.m.
Christmas Eve Concert and Lessons & Carols

The Saint John Choir and orchestra
The cause: The United Methodist Children’s Home

February 18, 3:00 p.m.
Mary Preston in Recital

Concert and recording artist, and resident organist of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra
The cause: Sacred Heart Cultural Center

March 25, 3:00 p.m.
The Manhattan Piano Trio with John Scott

Dmitry Kouzov, cello
Dmitry Lukin, violin
Milana Strezeva, piano
John Scott, clarinet
The cause: The Augusta Restoration Shop

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2005-06 Series

September 18, 3:00 p.m.
Paul Jacobs in Recital
Concert organist and Chairman of the Organ Department at the Juilliard School.
The cause: Downtown Cooperative Church Ministries

November 6, 7:00 p.m.
A Hymn Festival For All Saints
Bruce Neswick, Organ
Concert organist and Canon for Music, The Cathedral of Saint Philip in Atlanta
Assisted by the choirs of Saint John, Saint Mary on the Hill and the Church of the Good Shepherd
The cause: Interfaith Hospitality Network

December 18, 3:00 p.m.
Christmas Music for Brass, Organ and Choir
Jim Garvey, Organ
Organist and Director of Music Ministries, The Episcopal Church of the Ascension, Knoxville
Assisted by The Crescent Brass and The Saint John Choir.
The cause: Ronald McDonald House

December 24, 10:30 p.m.
Christmas Eve Concert and Lessons & Carols
The Saint John Choir.
The cause: Make a Wish Foundation

January 29, 3:00 p.m.
The Manhattan Piano Trio
Dmitry Kouzov, cello
Dmitry Lukin, violin
Milana Strezeva, piano
The cause: The Salvation Army

March 19, 3:00 p.m.
Friends in Song: A Musical Montage for Piano, Organ and Voice
Tonya Currier, soprano
Diane Haslam, mezzo soprano
Larry Millen, piano
Jamie Council Garvey, organ
The cause: Saint Stephen’s Ministry

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2004-05 Series

September 19, 3:00 p.m.
Diane Meredith Belcher in Recital
Concert organist and Professor of Organ at Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey.
The cause: SAFE Homes of Augusta

October 3, 3:00 p.m.
Marya Fancey in Recital
Former adjunct professor at the University of Florida and author of the Pipe Organ Education Project.

November 14, 3:00 p.m.
David Buice in Recital: Music for Organ, Harpsichord and Lautenwerck

Organist at Oak Grove United Methodist Church in Atlanta and harpsichordist-in-residence at the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art.
The cause: The Alzheimer's Association of Augusta

December 24, 10:30 p.m.
Christmas Eve Concert and Lessons and Carols

Featuring the St. John choirs and orchestra.
The cause: Heritage Academy

January 23, 3:00 p.m.
The Manhattan Music Ensemble and André Lash
Music for strings and keyboard featuring young artists from the Juilliard School with Athens organist André Lash. Dmitry Kouzov, cello; Dmitry Lukin, violin; Milana Strezeva, piano.
The cause: The New Bethlehem Community Center


March 20, 7:00 p.m.
A Collage of the Arts for Passion Week
The Passion Story told with visual art, music, drama, and dance, featuring the ASO String Quartet, the ASU choirs, the St. John Choirs, and Alvin Blount, organist.
The cause: The Golden Harvest Food Bank

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Inaugural Year Schedule 2003-04

September 28, 3:00 p.m.
David Higgs in Recital
Concert artist and Chair of the Organ Department, Eastman School of Music, Rochester, New York
The cause: Augusta Chapter of American Red Cross

November 2, 7:30 p.m.
A Concert and Service of Consolation for All Saints
Clergy, readers and choirs of St. John and St. Mary on the Hill Churches
The cause: St. Joseph Hospice

November 16, 3:00 p.m.
A Hymn Festival with John Ferguson
Professor of Organ and Church Music, St. Olaf College
The cause: The Jessye Norman School of the Arts

December 24, 10:30 p.m.
Christmas Eve Concert and Lessons and Carols
Members of the Augusta Symphony Orchestra and choirs of St. John Church
The cause: Child Advocacy

January 25, 3:00 p.m.
Music for Organ and Harp
Keith Shafer, organist; Vonda Darr, harpist
The cause: Augusta Chapter of Habitat for Humanity

February 15, 3:00 p.m.
John Ourensma in Recital
Organist, voicer and pipemaker for the Dobson Pipe Organ Builders
The cause: Augusta Urban Ministries

March 14, 3:00 p.m.
Organ Music for Lent
Alvin Blount, organist
The cause: Augusta Rescue Mission

April 4, 8:00 p.m.
A Collage of the Arts for Passion Week
Jim Nord, organist
The St. John Choir
Choirs, actors, dancers, with visual art from seven centuries
The cause: United Methodist Children’s Home

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