...a twenty-voice ensemble with wide-ranging and adventurous repertoire, based in Columbus, Ohio.
2012 Spring Concert
Songs for reflection and songs of rejoicing with the Magpie Consort...
Join the Magpie Consort as they reflect, rejoice, celebrate and dream through music.
Reflection and Rejoicing will feature choral selections from the Renaissance and the early Baroque as well world music and folk songs from England, Scotland, India, Iraq, southern Africa and the United States. Lighthearted madrigals and partsongs by composers such as Morley and Hassler are contrasted with the tearful pleas of Carissimi and Schütz.
The Magpies will once again be collaborating with percussionist Jeffrey White on songs of dancing and merriment which will usher in concluding songs of freedom and peace -- in our own country and abroad. You won't want to miss this diverse and inspiring program!
Friday May 11, 2012, 7:30 pm - Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1555 S. James Rd., Columbus (map)
Admission free, suggested donation $10
Sunday May 13, 2012, 2 pm Franklin Park Conservatory, 1777 E Broad Street, Columbus (map)
Free with admission to the Conservatory
Saturday May 19, 2012, 7:30 pm - St Leo Church, 224 Hanford St, Columbus (map)
Admission free, donations to benefit the St Leo Organ Restoration Fund
Sunday May 20, 2012, 2 pm - NORTH Congregational Church, 2040 Henderson Rd., Columbus (map)
Admission free, suggested donation $10
Good News!
Our new 2 CD set is here.
33 tracks are on this new recording from the Magpies 2010-2011 season.
Check our Recordings page for details and to order your copy now!
...or better yet, pick yours up at one of our upcoming concerts!
2011 Winter Concert
Celebrate the coming of winter with a splash of a cappella color and the Magpie Consort...
Music of roses and winter and the holidays featuring works by William Billings, Robert Schumann, Michael Praetorius, and William Byrd among others, including Gregory Rose's Five Spanish Carols and Morten Lauridsen's Rose Songs - Les Chansons des Roses.
Join us for Jon Peterson's debut as Artistic Director of the Magpie Consort at St. James in Clintonville, St. John's in Worthington, or at a new performance venue for the Magpies, the lovely Hilliard Presbyterian Church on Leap Road in Hilliard. We'll also perform at the Franklin Park Conservatory on December 28. Stop by for the Magpies and enjoy the holiday displays at the conservatory.
Saturday December 10, 2011, 8:00pm - Hilliard Presbyterian Church, 3600 Leap Road, Hilliard (map)
Admission free, suggested donation $10
Friday December 16, 2011, 8:00pm - St. James Episcopal Church, 3400 Calumet, Clintonville (map)
Admission free, suggested donation $10
Saturday December 17, 2011, 8:00pm - St. John's Episcopal Church, 700 High St., Worthington (map)
Admission free, suggested donation $10
Wednesday December 28, 2011, 7:00pm - Franklin Park Conservatory, 1777 East Broad St., Columbus (map)
Free with admission to the conservatory
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR SELECTED
THE MAGPIE CONSORT ANNOUNCES JON PETERSON, D.M.A., HAS BEEN SELECTED
FOR THE POSITION OF ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
The Magpie Consort is pleased and proud to announce the selection of Jon Peterson, D.M.A. as its new Artistic Director. Dr. Peterson was selected after an extensive search over several months.
Dr. Peterson is assuming responsibilities as Assistant Professor of Music at Bluffton University and expressed that he is quite honored to be taking the reins of the Magpie Consort.
Dr. Peterson is working with the executive members of the Magpies to plan for the season and it looks like it is going to be a great one. More details will be posted here as they become available.
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Kevin Parks wrote about the Magpies in the December 7, 2010 edition of ThisWeek Community Newspapers. Click on the ThisWeek logo to see the full article.
