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Pride Recital with Tyler A. Canonico

Pride Recital with Tyler A. Canonico

As part of our free weekly Music at Midday series, we will be having our annual Pride Recital this Friday, June 9, at 12:15 p.m. at National City Christian Church. Organist Tyler A. Canonico will be performing an exciting program: Radetzky March, Op. 228 – Johann...

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Mark Pacoe Organ Recital This Friday, June 2

Mark Pacoe Organ Recital This Friday, June 2

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, June 2, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. This week we are delighted to be welcoming organist Mark Pacoe, who will perform works of American and British composers: Fanfare – Alec...

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Music for Violin and Piano on May 26

Music for Violin and Piano on May 26

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, May 26, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. This week we are delighted to be welcoming performers from Chicago—violinist Sara Su Jones and pianist Tatyana Stepanova. They will be...

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Jeremiah Mead in Concert on May 19

Jeremiah Mead in Concert on May 19

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, May 19, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. This week we are delighted to be welcoming organist Jeremiah (Jerry) Mead to perform: Sinfonia from Cantata 29 – J. S. Bach, arr. Daniel...

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Organist Grant Wareham in Concert on May 12

Organist Grant Wareham in Concert on May 12

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, May 12, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. This week we are delighted to be welcoming organist Grant Wareham to perform what promises to be a memorable program: Etude Héroïque, Op....

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Carol Feather Martin: “Celebrating Creations by Women”

Carol Feather Martin: “Celebrating Creations by Women”

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, May 5, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. This week we are delighted to be welcoming organist Carol Feather Martin to perform a program that she has entitled, “Celebrating Creations...

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Emmanuel Duperrey in Concert on April 28

Emmanuel Duperrey in Concert on April 28

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, April 28, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. This week we are delighted to be welcoming French organist Emmanuel Duperrey to perform an exciting program: The Arrival of the Queen of...

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Organist Charles D. Frost to Perform on April 21

Organist Charles D. Frost to Perform on April 21

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, April 21, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. This week we are delighted to be welcoming organist Charles D. Frost to perform a program of works by African and African American...

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Basque Organist Loreto Aramendi on April 14

Basque Organist Loreto Aramendi on April 14

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, April 14, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. This week we are delighted to be welcoming international concert performer Loreto Aramendi for an exciting performance of works for...

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The U.S. Army Chorus in Concert

The U.S. Army Chorus in Concert

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, March 31, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday. This week we are delighted to be welcoming The United States Army Chorus to present a program spanning a variety of genres, including standard...

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James Wetzel Organ Recital on March 24

James Wetzel Organ Recital on March 24

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, March 24, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday. This week we are delighted to be welcoming New York City organist James D. Wetzel to perform a program of music from the eighteenth and...

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Music at Midday Features Three World Premieres

Music at Midday Features Three World Premieres

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, March 17, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday. This week we are delighted to be welcoming composer and organist Carson Cooman to perform a program of music by four contemporary composers....

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Piano Music of Beethoven and Chopin

Piano Music of Beethoven and Chopin

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, March 10, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday. This week we are delighted to be welcoming Muen Vanessa Wei to perform a program of music for piano by two great composers: 32 Variations in C...

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Midori Ataka Organ Recital on March 3

Midori Ataka Organ Recital on March 3

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, March 3, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday. This week we are delighted to be welcoming organist Midori Ataka to perform a program of music reflecting cultures of Europe, North America, and...

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Peterson and Houston on Organ and Saxophone

Peterson and Houston on Organ and Saxophone

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, February 24, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday. This week we are delighted to be welcoming Irvin Peterson and David Houston to perform a program for organ and saxophone. In observance of...

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Andrew Johnson to Perform on Feb 17

Andrew Johnson to Perform on Feb 17

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, February 17, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday. This week we are delighted to be welcoming organist Andrew Johnson from Baltimore, Maryland. In observance of Black History Month, this...

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Glenn Little Performs Works of African American Composers

Glenn Little Performs Works of African American Composers

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, February 10, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday. This week we are delighted to be welcoming organist Glenn Little from Stafford, Virginia. In observance of Black History Month, this week’s...

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A New Season of Music at Midday Begins Feb 3

A New Season of Music at Midday Begins Feb 3

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, February 3, at 12:15 p.m., for our first Music at Midday recital of 2023. This week we are delighted to be welcoming back organist John A. Wolfe. As we begin Black History Month, Dr. Wolfe has included...

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A New Year of Music at Midday Concerts

A New Year of Music at Midday Concerts

Thanks to all who have helped to support Music at Midday concerts at National City Christian Church with your financial gifts. During nine months of the year, it is our joy to hear weekly performances by fine musicians that inspire, challenge, and uplift us. As you...

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Justin Brueggeman in Final Concert of 2022

Justin Brueggeman in Final Concert of 2022

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, December 16, at 12:15 p.m., for our final Music at Midday recital of 2022. This week we are welcoming organist Justin Brueggeman, who will perform a program of great works by great composers: Prelude and...

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Organ and Trumpet Music for the Season

Organ and Trumpet Music for the Season

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, December 9, at 12:15 p.m., for a special Christmastime edition of our free weekly Music at Midday concerts. This week we are welcoming the Seipp/Sheets Duo, featuring Chuck Seipp on trumpet and Randall...

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Jacob Reed in Concert on Friday, Dec 2

Jacob Reed in Concert on Friday, Dec 2

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, December 2, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday recital. This week we are welcoming organist Jacob Reed, who will perform a program of works that stretch over nearly 400 years: Pastoral –...

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Jordan Prescott Performs on Nov 18

Jordan Prescott Performs on Nov 18

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, November 18, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday recital. This week we are welcoming Baltimore organist Jordan Prescott, who will perform a program of music by a variety of composers: Nun...

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Christopher Reynolds to Perform on Nov 4

Christopher Reynolds to Perform on Nov 4

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, November 4, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday recital. This week we are welcoming organist Christopher Reynolds, who will perform a rich variety of music: Sonata for Organ in C minor, Op....

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David Brock to Perform Widor on Oct 28

David Brock to Perform Widor on Oct 28

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, October 28, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday recital. This week we are welcoming organist David Brock, who will perform the magnificent Symphony No. 6 in G minor by Charles-Marie Widor....

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Phillip Lamb to Perform on Oct 21

Phillip Lamb to Perform on Oct 21

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, October 21, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday recital. This week we are welcoming organist Phillip Lamb, who will perform a program of music that you are sure to enjoy: The Canterbury March...

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Joby Bell Performs on Oct 14

Joby Bell Performs on Oct 14

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, October 14, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday recital. This week we are welcoming organist Joby Bell, who will perform a program that is sure to delight: Carillon-Sortie – Henri Mulet...

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Pianist Yvonne Chen to Perform This Friday

Pianist Yvonne Chen to Perform This Friday

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, October 7, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday recital. This week we are welcoming Houston pianist Yvonne Chen, who will perform a program of music by French composers: Prelude from Le...

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Nicholas Will to Perform Bach and Franck

Nicholas Will to Perform Bach and Franck

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, September 30, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday recital. This week we are welcoming Pittsburgh organist Nicholas Will to perform a program of great music by two great composers: Pièce...

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Justus (Jay) Parrotta to Perform “A Fall Flourish”

Justus (Jay) Parrotta to Perform “A Fall Flourish”

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, September 23, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday recital. This week we are welcoming organist Justus (Jay) Parrotta, who will be performing a program of music that he has entitled “A Fall...

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Sondra Goldsmith Proctor to Perform on June 24

Sondra Goldsmith Proctor to Perform on June 24

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, June 24, at 12:15 p.m., for our weekly Music at Midday recital. This Friday’s concert will be the final performance of our 2021-2022 season. We will begin an exciting new season of concerts on Friday,...

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Carson Cooman to Perform on June 17

Carson Cooman to Perform on June 17

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, June 17, at 12:15 p.m., for our weekly Music at Midday recital. We are delighted to be welcoming organist and composer Carson Cooman, who will be performing works by three living composers: Invokationen –...

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Annual Pride Recital Friday, June 10

Annual Pride Recital Friday, June 10

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, June 10, at 12:15 p.m., for our weekly Music at Midday recital. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Vincent Carr, who will perform our annual Pride Recital, celebrating the gifts of the LGBTQ+...

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Carol Feather Martin to Perform “Oberlin Connections”

Carol Feather Martin to Perform “Oberlin Connections”

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, June 3, at 12:15 p.m., for our weekly Music at Midday recital. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Carol Feather Martin, who will perform a program that she has entitled, “Oberlin Connections”: On the...

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Matthew Dion to Perform on May 27

Matthew Dion to Perform on May 27

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, May 27, at 12:15 p.m., for our weekly Music at Midday recital. We are delighted to be welcoming Matthew Dion, who currently serves as Organ Scholar at Christ Church Cathedral (Episcopal) in Houston, Texas,...

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Richard Spotts Performs Tournemire

Richard Spotts Performs Tournemire

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, May 20, at 12:15 p.m., for our weekly Music at Midday recital. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Richard Spotts, from Doylestown, Pennsylvania, to perform the “Three Poems for Organ” by Charles...

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Violin and Piano Concert This Friday, May 13

Violin and Piano Concert This Friday, May 13

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, May 13, at 12:15 p.m., for our weekly Music at Midday recital. We are delighted to be welcoming Chicago musicians Sara Su Jones and Tatyana Stepanova to perform a program of music for violin and piano. Come...

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Michał Szostak: Bach, Beethoven, Improvisations

Michał Szostak: Bach, Beethoven, Improvisations

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, May 6, at 12:15 p.m., for our weekly Music at Midday recital. We are delighted to be welcoming Dr. Michał Szostak, an organist, improvisationalist, and researcher, who currently teaches at the University of...

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David Houston Performs a Post-Easter Mashup

David Houston Performs a Post-Easter Mashup

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, April 29, at 12:15 p.m., for a “Post-Easter Mashup” concert by organist David K. Houston, who is Director of Music and Organist at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in College Park, Maryland, and currently...

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Organ Music for Four Hands and Four Feet

Organ Music for Four Hands and Four Feet

Please join us at National City Christian Church on Friday, April 22, at 12:15 p.m., for a recital by Ohio organists Chad Pittman and Mark Thewes, who will be presenting a program of music for four hands—and four feet! Here is the music that you’ll hear this week:...

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Loreto Aramendi in Concert

Loreto Aramendi in Concert

Organist Loreto Aramendi, from San Sebastián in the Basque region of Spain, will be presenting an exciting program of music at the weekly Music at Midday concert this Friday, April 8, at 12:15 p.m. at National City Christian Church. Please join us! Here is the music...

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April Fools Music at Midday

April Fools Music at Midday

This Friday, April 1 (April Fools Day) at 12:15 p.m., come and enjoy some musical surprises at our free weekly Music at Midday recital. Baltimore organist Michael Britt will be performing a program of organ music that you’ll surely enjoy and remember! Here is the...

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Samantha Scheff Performs Works from Four Centuries

Samantha Scheff Performs Works from Four Centuries

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, March 25, at 12:15 p.m. for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Samantha Scheff, who currently serves as Director of Music at Grace Episcopal Church in...

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Bryan Dunnewald to Perform Bach and Vierne

Bryan Dunnewald to Perform Bach and Vierne

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, March 18, at 12:15 p.m. for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Bryan Dunnewald, who currently serves as the Assistant Organist and Choirmaster at Saint Mark’s...

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Organist Jason Farris to Perform on March 4

Organist Jason Farris to Perform on March 4

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, March 4, at 12:15 p.m. for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Jason Farris, who will perform works appropriate for the Lenten season: Psalm Prelude (Ps....

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February 25 Concert Cancelled

February 25 Concert Cancelled

The Music at Midday concert scheduled for Friday, February 25 at 12:15 p.m. has been cancelled. Please plan to join us on Friday, March 4, for a performance by organist Jason Farris.

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Paris Organist to Perform This Friday, Feb 18

Paris Organist to Perform This Friday, Feb 18

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, February 18, at 12:15 p.m. for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming French organist Laurent Jochum, who is currently the titular holder of the great Cavaille-Coll organ...

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Feb 11: Music at Midday to Feature an East Coast Premiere

Feb 11: Music at Midday to Feature an East Coast Premiere

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, February 11, at 12:15 p.m. for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming Hershey, Pennsylvania organist Grant Wareham, who will perform an exciting and inspiring program:...

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Weekly Music at Midday Concerts Resume Friday, February 4

Weekly Music at Midday Concerts Resume Friday, February 4

Music at Midday, our free weekly concert series, resumes this Friday, February 4, at 12:15 p.m. Recitals will be held each Friday through the end of June, with the exception of Good Friday, April 15. Because of the recent surge of COVID infections, the District of...

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A Feast of Organ Music for Christmas

A Feast of Organ Music for Christmas

Please join us this Friday, December 17, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming back organist Kimberly Ann Hess, who will performing a program of works for the Christmas season: Fantasia on In Dulci Jubilo, BWV 729...

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Alan Hommerding to Perform on Nov 19

Alan Hommerding to Perform on Nov 19

Please join us this Friday, November 19, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming back Alan Hommerding, who will perform a program that includes a wide variety of musical expressions: Sonata in D Major, Op. 65, No. 5...

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David Houston to Perform “Fantastical Beast”

David Houston to Perform “Fantastical Beast”

Please join us this Friday, November 12, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming back David Houston, who is Director of Music and Organist at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in College Park, Maryland, and currently...

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David Brock to Perform on Nov 5

David Brock to Perform on Nov 5

Please join us this Friday, November 5, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming back David Brock, from Zephyr Springs, Nevada, who is returning to his hometown to perform a rich program of music for the organ:...

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Kelly Lenahan to Perform Oct 29

Kelly Lenahan to Perform Oct 29

Please join us this Friday, October 29, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert featuring Kelly Lenahan, a pianist and organist from Lancaster, Pennsylvania.  She received a Master’s degree from the Royal College of Music, London, and an...

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Michael Stefanek to Perform Oct 22

Michael Stefanek to Perform Oct 22

Please join us this Friday, October 22, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert featuring organist Michael Stefanek. Come and enjoy this wonderful program: Tuba Tune – Norman Cocker Aria – Charles Callahan Roulade Op. 9, No. 3 – Seth Bingham Gigue...

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Wm. Glenn Osborne to Perform October 15

Wm. Glenn Osborne to Perform October 15

Please join us this Friday, October 15, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming back Baltimore organist Wm. Glenn Osborne, who will perform a program of beautiful music: Passacaglia in D Minor, BuxWV 161 - Dietrich...

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Pianist Mark Valenti in Concert This Friday

Pianist Mark Valenti in Concert This Friday

Please join us this Friday, October 8, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming back Chicago pianist Mark Valenti, who will perform music on the church’s magnificent Steinway concert grand piano that will make your...

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West Point Organist Craig S. Williams to Perform This Friday

West Point Organist Craig S. Williams to Perform This Friday

Please join us this Friday, October 1, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming back Craig S. Williams, who is Organist and Choirmaster at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, where he plays the world’s...

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Organist Alain Truche to Perform This Friday

Organist Alain Truche to Perform This Friday

Please join us this Friday, September 24, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Alain Truche, Director of Music at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Silver Spring, Maryland, As an active recitalist, Truche has...

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Jacob Reed Begins a New Season of Music at Midday

Jacob Reed Begins a New Season of Music at Midday

Music at Midday at National City Christian Church begins a new season of free weekly concerts this Friday, September 17, at 12:15 p.m. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Jacob Reed, a Neubauer Family Distinguished Doctoral Fellow at the University of Chicago....

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Search Underway for New Director of Worship, Music & Arts

We seek a Director of Worship, Music & Arts who can apply an artistic hand while developing bold initiatives to help us experience the mystery of the Divine as we seek to be changed for the better. This person will bring this vision to life by: coordinating worship, leading the music program, and facilitating other public arts events, all in collaboration with the ministerial team and lay leaders of the church. The music and arts program should welcome the neighborhood into our faith community.

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David Houston Performs “Look to the Skies!”

David Houston Performs “Look to the Skies!”

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, June 25, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming organist David K. Houston, who currently serves as Organist and Choirmaster at St. Andrew’s Episcopal...

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Organist Brent Nolte to Perform This Friday, June 18

Organist Brent Nolte to Perform This Friday, June 18

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, June 18, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Brent Nolte, who serves as Director of Music Programs at Ohio Christian University. He holds a...

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Christopher Reynolds to Perform on June 11

Christopher Reynolds to Perform on June 11

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, June 11, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Christopher Reynolds, Director of Music and Organist at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Capitol...

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Organist Carter Stevens Performs on May 28

Organist Carter Stevens Performs on May 28

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, May 28, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Carter Stevens, Director of Music at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Lake Ridge,...

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Justus (Jay) Parrotta to Perform This Friday, May 21

Justus (Jay) Parrotta to Perform This Friday, May 21

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, May 21, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming composer and organist Justus (Jay) Parrotta to perform a program of his own works. Many of the pieces are...

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Organist Carol Feather Martin to Perform May 14

Organist Carol Feather Martin to Perform May 14

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, May 14, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Carol Feather to perform twentieth-century music that expresses the joy of Easter and Pentecost:...

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Music at Midday Returns with Rachmaninoff and the Suters

Music at Midday Returns with Rachmaninoff and the Suters

We are back! What better way for Music at Midday to restart in-person concerts than this week’s performance of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concert No. 2 by the piano and organ duo of Chuyoung and Erik Wm. Suter? Please join us at National City Christian Church...

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No Concert on April 30, But . . .

No Concert on April 30, But . . .

We are taking a one-week break from Music at Midday, so there will be no concert this Friday, April 30. However, we will be returning to in-person concerts beginning on Friday, May 7, at 12:15 p.m. As spring flowers burst into full bloom and we prepare to celebrate...

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Carson Cooman Performs Works of Contemporary Composers

Carson Cooman Performs Works of Contemporary Composers

This week’s pre-recorded Music at Midday concert features American composer and organist Carson Cooman in a program of works by four living composers. Carson Cooman holds degrees in music from Harvard University and Carnegie Mellon University and since 2006 has held...

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Spanish Organist Loreto Aramendi to Perform Online Concert

Spanish Organist Loreto Aramendi to Perform Online Concert

Although organist Loreto Aramendi was unable to travel here from her home in Spain, she has recorded this week’s Music at Midday concert that will be premiered on Friday, April 16, at 12:15 p.m. An international concert artist and main organist of the Cavaillé-Coll...

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Online Concert: Music for Easter

Online Concert: Music for Easter

Please join us on, Monday, April 5, at 12:15 p.m. or at any time afterwards to view Music for Easter, a special edition of Music at Midday. This concert was performed by organist Colin MacKnight, a C. V. Starr Doctoral Fellow at The Juilliard School in New York City....

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Music for Holy Week

Music for Holy Week

Please join us anytime this week to hear Music for Holy Week, a special edition of Music at Midday. This concert and next week’s special Music for Easter recital are performed by organist Colin MacKnight, a C. V. Starr Doctoral Fellow at The Juilliard School in New...

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Organist Nicholas Will in Online Concert

Organist Nicholas Will in Online Concert

Please join us on Friday, March 26, at 12:15 p.m. for the YouTube premiere of this week’s Music at Midday concert by Nicholas Will, Director of Liturgical Music, Organist, and Lecturer at Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland. You may view today’s recital by...

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Organist Colin MacKnight in Online Music at Midday

Organist Colin MacKnight in Online Music at Midday

Please join us today, Friday, March 19, at 12:15 p.m. for the YouTube premiere of this week’s Music at Midday concert by Colin MacKnight, a C.V. Starr Doctor Fellow at the Juilliard School in New York City. You may view today’s recital by clicking here. If you are not...

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Online Performance by Sondra Goldsmith Proctor

Online Performance by Sondra Goldsmith Proctor

Please join us today, Friday, March 12, at 12:15 p.m. for the YouTube premiere of this week’s Music at Midday concert by organist Sondra Goldsmith Proctor, Musician-in-Residence for Gunnison Chapel at St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York. You may view today’s...

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Link to March 5 Online Music at Midday Recital

Link to March 5 Online Music at Midday Recital

Please join us today, Friday, March 5, at 12:15 p.m. for the YouTube premiere of this week’s Music at Midday concert by organist Samantha Scheff. You may view today’s recital by clicking here. If you are not able to tune in for the premiere, you may click on the same...

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Online Music at Midday Features Samantha Scheff

Online Music at Midday Features Samantha Scheff

Please join us this Friday, March 5, 12:15 p.m., when Music at Midday concerts will resume with the premiere of an online performance by organist Samantha Scheff, who is currently the organist at St. John’s Church, Lafayette Square. She holds a Master’s Degree in...

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March Music at Midday Online

March Music at Midday Online

Music at Midday concerts from National City Christian Church will resume online beginning on Friday, March 5, at 12:15 p.m. In addition to restrictions on in-person gatherings because of the coronavirus pandemic, the church is undergoing a complete replacement of its...

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Music for Christmas by Jackson Borges

Music for Christmas by Jackson Borges

We are delighted to present an online concert of Christmas music for organ next Friday, December 18, at 12:15 p.m. National City Christian Church’s Music at Midday series will be broadcasting a recital by organist Jackson Borges, featuring these works: Noël in d –...

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Jackson Borges to Perform on Dec 11

Jackson Borges to Perform on Dec 11

There will be a Music at Midday recital this week, but the surge in coronavirus cases in our region has led church leaders to s suspend live performances for now. We will be presenting recorded versions of the two remaining recitals of the fall season at the scheduled...

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A Baroque Christmas

A Baroque Christmas

Please join us at National City Christian Church next Friday, December 4, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. This week’s program, A Baroque Christmas, includes masterworks by Johann Sebastian Bach, Arcangelo Corelli, and Alessandro Scarlatti....

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Jason Farris Performs Music for November Celebrations

Jason Farris Performs Music for November Celebrations

Please join us at National City Christian Church next Friday, November 20, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Jason Farris, who will present a program appropriate for this month of...

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Carol Feather Martin and the Legacy of Notre-Dame

Carol Feather Martin and the Legacy of Notre-Dame

Please join us at National City Christian Church next Friday, November 13, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Carol Feather Martin, who will present a program entitled, "Keepers of the Legacy: Music of...

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Organist Mi Zhou in Concert This Friday

Organist Mi Zhou in Concert This Friday

Please join us at National City Christian Church next Friday, November 6, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Mi Zhou to perform these glorious works: Carillon de Westminster – Louis Vierne When the...

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Organist David Brock in Concert

Organist David Brock in Concert

Please join us at National City Christian Church next Friday, October 30, at 12:15 p.m., for a concert by organist David Brock, who is traveling from his home in Nevada to perform here in his native Washington: Prelude in G minor, BuxWV 149 – Dietrich Buxtehude Nun...

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Organ Performance by Russell Weismann

Organ Performance by Russell Weismann

  Please join us at National City Christian Church next Friday, October 23, at 12:15 p.m., for a concert performance by organist Russell Weismann: Deux Pièces (I. Marche) – Arthur Foote Trois Pièces pour Grand Orgue (I. Fantaisie) – César Franck Cantata 29, BWV...

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Pianist Mark Valenti to Perform

Pianist Mark Valenti to Perform

Please join us at National City Christian Church next Friday, October 16, at 12:15 p.m., for a concert performance by Chicago pianist Mark Valenti, performing works of Bach, Bartók, and Debussy. This concert is part of the church’s free weekly Music at Midday concert...

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Keyboard Duo Allegro con Fuoco

Keyboard Duo Allegro con Fuoco

Please join us at National City Christian Church next Friday, October 9, at 12:15 p.m., for a concert performance by the keyboard duo Allegro con fuoco: Tyler A. Canonico and Jordan R. Markham. This concert is part of the church’s free weekly Music at Midday concert...

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Theodore S. Davis to Perform This Friday

Theodore S. Davis to Perform This Friday

Please join us at National City Christian Church next Friday, October 2, at 12:15 p.m., for a performance by organist Theodore S. Davis. The concert will feature music by African American composer Florence Price and French composer Henri Mulet. This concert is part of...

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David Houston to Perform a “Spirited” Program

David Houston to Perform a “Spirited” Program

Please join us at National City Christian Church next Friday, September 25, at 12:15 p.m., for a program of French organ music performed by organist David K. Houston. The concert will feature three different composers from three different eras, each of whom created...

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Tyler Canonico Performs at Opening Concert

Tyler Canonico Performs at Opening Concert

Please join us at National City Christian Church next Friday, September 18, at 12:15 p.m., for a “stellar” performance of richly beautiful music by organist Tyler Canonico (including several movements from John Williams’ score for Star Wars). This concert will be the...

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Hollertown Bluegrass Concert!

Hollertown Bluegrass Concert!

We invite you to our Steps and yard to enjoy a Bluegrass concert by Hollertown on Saturday, September 26th at 5 p.m.! While Hollertown performs on the Steps you are welcome to sit on the Steps or bring your lawn chair or blanket to chill on our yard. Masks are...

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Resistance in Ancient and Modern Times

Resistance in Ancient and Modern Times

Scripture is full of stories about ordinary people who saw something they knew was wrong and bravely acted in resistance to structural evil, often risking their lives. This week we hear the story of Shiphrah and Puah who used their wits to resist an unlawful king....

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New Sermon Series!

New Sermon Series!

Scripture is full of stories about ordinary people who saw something they knew was wrong and bravely acted in resistance to structural evil, often risking their lives. There are many modern stories of resistance that inspire us, too. As part of your spiritual practice...

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This Sunday – Growing In the Wild

This Sunday – Growing In the Wild

Since the very beginning of time, humans have been asking this fundamental question of human living: why do the wicked prosper? Jesus has some thoughts about that: not easy answers, but prompts for reflection as we work to live differently.  Don't forget to like and...

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Starting Sunday – New Sermon Series

Starting Sunday – New Sermon Series

Sometimes the world seems so broken and our lives so painful that we wonder if what we believe about how God works has any impact at all.  Jesus knew we’d have occasions in which that would happen, so he told a story about...seeds. Supporting scripture: Isaiah...

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Virtual Concert by Alain Truche – July 7, 2020

Virtual Concert by Alain Truche – July 7, 2020

MUSIC AT MIDDAY VIRTUAL CONCERT National City Christian Church Tuesday, July 7, 2020 Alain Truche, Organist   Music at Midday is proud to be presenting twice-weekly virtual concerts, today featuring organist Alain Truche. We are deeply grateful to all the...

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