The Summer Festival of Sacred Music at St. Bartholomew's Offers Free Music 8/8

The Summer Festival of Sacred Music at St. Bartholomew's continues with a service featuring music for women's voices on Sunday, August 8 at 11 am.

Music for the service will include Richard Dirksen's Communion Service in C Minor, Johannes Brahms' Ave Maria and Gabriel Faurè's Tantum Ergo. The Women of St. Bartholomew's Choir will be conducted by Paolo Bordignon. Christopher Creaghan will be the organist.

The Summer Festival of Sacred Music takes place each Sunday morning at 11 am at St. Bartholomew's Church during the summer months. At a time when most churches reduce their musical offerings, St. Bartholomew's Church provides outstanding sacred music sung by St. Bartholomew's Choir and Boy and Girl Choristers, two of New York City's most renowned choirs. Works include an array of mass settings from the 15th century to the present embracing a diversity of cultures from around the world. The music is sung as part of the 11 am service, the liturgical context for which it was composed. All Summer Festival events are free and open to the public.

The Summer Festival of Sacred Music takes place at St. Bartholomew's Church at the corner of Park Avenue and 51st Street. Subway: 6 to 51st Street. For more information, call (212) 378-0222 or visit www.stbarts.org/sacredmusic.asp.