Since it began in 1989, i Fiori Musicali has attracted talented musicians and admirers of sacred music to the campus of the Pontifical College Josephinum. The 2008-2009 season is a celebrated milestone for two reasons.  Not only is it the 20th year of the series, it also is themed “the year of the organ.” The Josephinum celebrates the arrival of the Wacek Family Memorial Organ, made possible through the generosity of the Wacek family and many other seminary benefactors.

The Rose Ensemble - Celebremos el Niño
A Mexican Baroque Christmas
November 21, 2008 (Friday) 8:00 p.m.
Pre-concert lecture, 7:30 p.m.
St. Turibius Chapel, Pontifical College Josephinum

Early Mexican music resounds in this joyful holiday program featuring more than two centuries of festive Christmas dances, ballads and villancicos from the great cathedrals of Puebla and Mexico City. Accompanied by viola da gamba, vihuela da mano and African drums, solos and choruses burst forth in this program that is anything but predictable.

Tickets: General Admission $25, Seniors (age 62 and older) $20, Students $10. All tickets available through CAPA (614) 469-0939, Ticketmaster (614) 431-3600, or Early Music in Columbus (614) 861-4569.

ProMusica Orchestra Handel’s Messiah
December 13, 2008 (Saturday)
■ Family Messiah Matinee 2:00 p.m.
General Admission $15, Students with ID $5.
■ The Best of Handel’s Messiah 5:30 p.m.
General Admission $30, Students $5 (Accompanying adult $10).
St. Turibius Chapel, Pontifical College Josephinum

Artistic Director - Timothy Russell
ProMusica Orchestra is joined by Lancaster Chorale for two Messiah opportunities: A performance of Part 1 and the Hallelujah Chorus at the matinee; and a fuller rendition of the great masterpiece in the evening.
Lancaster Chorale: Robert Trocchia, Director; Sari Gruber, Soprano; Abigail Nims, Mezzo-soprano; Vale Rideout, Tenor; Jake Gardner, Bass-baritone.

Tickets: See pricing above. All tickets are available at the door; in advance by calling ProMusica (614) 464-0066, or online at www.promusicacolumbus.org. For information, email info@promusicacolumbus.org.

Scioto Valley Brass and Percussion
December 14, 2008 (Sunday) 3:00 p.m.
Fick Auditorium, Pontifical College Josephinum

Christopher Hoch - Conductor
Seasonal music decked out in all shapes and sizes of brass!

Tickets: General Admission $10, Seniors and Students $5. All tickets available at the door. For information call (614) 882-5297 or (614) 309-3763.

The Early Interval: A Mediterranean Twelfth Night Celebration
■ January 9 & 10, 2009 (Friday & Saturday) 8:00 p.m.
Pre-concert lecture at 7:30 p.m.
■ January 11, 2009 (Sunday) 2:30 p.m.
Pre-concert lecture at 2:00 p.m.
St. Turibius Chapel, Pontifical College Josephinum

The Early Interval’s annual celebration of Twelfth Night will feature music from the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Baroque that originated in countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Among the composers represented on the program will be Morales, Lucas Ruiz de Ribayaz, Eustache Du Caurroy, Costanzo Festa, and Claudio Monteverdi.
The Early Interval: Ron Cook (Director), Jim Bates, Janice Cook, William Dunlap, Aaron Minnick, Monica Rudy and Tamara Seckel.

Tickets: General Admission $25, Seniors (age 62 and older) $20, Students $10. All tickets available through CAPA (614) 469-0939, Ticketmaster (614) 431-3600, or Early Music in Columbus (614) 861-4569.

 James Yeager in Concert - On the Wacek Family Memorial Organ
January 23, 2009 (Friday) 8:00 p.m.
St. Turibius Chapel, Pontifical College Josephinum

The first in a series of dedicatory programs to celebrate the new three manual, 31-stop pipe organ will feature works including those of J.S. Bach, Jehan Alain, Olivier Messiaen, and Ralph Vaughan Williams.

Tickets: Free admission to the public. Tickets not required. Donations to the organ sustaining fund are welcome.

ProMusica Chamber Orchestra - Bach to Bach: Gluzman & Hoffman!
February 7, 2009 (Saturday) 5:30 p.m.
St. Turibius Chapel, Pontifical College Josephinum

Timothy Russell - Music Director   
Guest Artists -  Vadim Gluzman, Violin; Gary Hoffman, Cello.
Haydn - Symphony No. 45 “Farewell”
Bach - Suite No. 3 for Solo Cello
Bach - Partita in D Minor for Solo Violin
Vivaldi - Concerto for Violin and Cello

Two of the world’s great artists, power duo Vadim Gluzman and Gary Hoffman, join ProMusica for this unforgettable performance.

Tickets: ProMusica single-concert prices $30. All tickets are available at the door; in advance by calling ProMusica (614) 464-0066 or online at www.promusicacolumbus.org. For information, email info@promusicacolumbus.org.

Christine Shumway Mortine, Soprano, and
Columbus Bach Ensemble Musicians
February 22, 2009 (Sunday) 3:00 p.m.
St. Turibius Chapel, Pontifical College Josephinum

Works include J.S. Bach’s Cantata No. 51, “Jauchzet”, Mozart’s Mass in C Minor “Et incarnatus est”, and Trimble’s Canterbury Tales.

Tickets:  General Admission $15, Students $10. All tickets available at the door. For information call (614) 205-3129.

ProMusica Orchestra - Organ Extravaganza!
Chamber Music Series at the Josephinum
■ March 7, 2009 (Saturday) 5:30 p.m.
St. Turibius Chapel, Pontifical College Josephinum
Timothy Russell - Artistic Director
ProMusica celebrates the Wacek Family Memorial Organ in the instrument’s inaugural year with a program devoted to compositions for organ and chamber orchestra (Respighi, Mozart, Elgar, Handel, Pinkham and Bach), performed by leading organists in our fair city – James Hildreth, Sara Seidel, Timothy Smith, Paul Thornock, and James Yeager.

■ April 18, 2009 (Saturday) 5:30 p.m.
St. Turibius Chapel, Pontifical College Josephinum
Program and artists to be announced. Save the date for ProMusica excellence as usual!

Tickets: ProMusica single-concert prices: $30. All tickets are available at the door; in advance by calling ProMusica (614) 464-0066 or online at www.promusicacolumbus.org. For information, email info@promusicacolumbus.org.

Roberts Wesleyan College Choir and Orchestra on Tour
March 21, 2009 (Saturday) 7:00 p.m.
St. Turibius Chapel, Pontifical College Josephinum

Stephen Caracciolo - Conductor
The large collegiate choir and chamber orchestra from Rochester visit Columbus on its domestic tour. They will offer a varied program of choral music that glories in the chapel’s resonant acoustics.

Tickets: Free admission to the public. Tickets not required. A freewill donation will be welcome to defray concert expenses. For information call (614) 885-5585.

Josephinum Choir - Choirs and Organs: Grande Finale
May 3, 2009 (Sunday) 3:00 p.m.
Solemn Vespers, 5:00 p.m.
St. Turibius Chapel, Pontifical College Josephinum

The Josephinum Choir and Schola Cantorum Josephinum (James A. Yeager, Music Director) continues the great tradition of music for men’s chorus plus Gregorian Chant antiphons. They are  joined by Saint Patrick Choir (Kathleen Tully, Music Director).

Tickets: Free admission to the public. Tickets not required. After the concert there is an intermission before Solemn Vespers. All are welcome to remain for the sung liturgy, which lasts fewer than thirty minutes and includes more choral music. For information call (614) 885-5585.

Naji Hakim in Concert - Organist, Composer, Improviser
May 22, 2009 (Friday) 8:00 p.m.
St. Turibius Chapel, Pontifical College Josephinum

Dr. Hakim, a native of Beirut, studied with J. Langlais at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris where he was awarded seven first prizes. He was organist of the Basilique du Sacré-Coeur, Paris, from 1985 until 1993, and then became organist of l'église de la Trinité, Paris from 1993 until 2008 in succession to Olivier Messiaen. Dr. Hakim is professor of musical analysis at the Conservatoire National de Région de Boulogne-Billancourt, and visiting professor at the Royal Academy of Music, London. He is a member of the Consociatio Internationalis Musicae Sacrae in Rome and Doctor honoris causa of the University Saint-Esprit of Kaslik, Lebanon. In 2007, His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, awarded Naji Hakim the Insignia Augustae crucis insigne pro Ecclesia et Pontifice, for his excellent commitment and work for the benefit of the Church and the Holy Father.

Tickets: General Admission $15, Students$5. Tickets available at the door. For information call (614) 885-5585.