Fine Arts Series at St. Marcus

Canticum Novum at St. Marcus

Join us at St. Marcus for the next Fine Arts Series Concert!

What: Performance of Johannes Brahms' Ein deutches Requiem by Canticum Novum

When: Friday, June 21, 2024 - 7:30 pm (social hour to follow)  

Where: St. Marcus Church (2215 N Palmer St, Milwaukee, WI 53212)

Free admission. Freewill donations are appreciated to help offset costs.

| About Canticum Novum
Canticum Novum is a WELS choir that strives for excellence in proclaiming the name of Christ through the choral art and, through the work of the gospel, seeks to spur God’s people on toward excellence in their own musicianship.

| About the Concert
Composed between 1865 and 1868, Brahms himself prepared a piano transcription of the orchestral parts of his monumental work, and this arrangement for four-hands piano allows a degree of intimacy, precision, and contrapuntal clarity not easily achieved in the more commonly heard full orchestration. This cathartic work highlights overarching themes of comfort to the bereaved and blessings of eternal peace for the departed.

The St. Marcus Fine Arts Series launched in September of 2019 shortly after the rebuild of its spectacular 34-rank pipe organ. The series aims at bringing together the greater community to hear notable music by expert talent. Concerts take place in the beautiful church sanctuary built in 1913, with its wonderful acoustics. Concerts are followed by a beer and wine reception to visit with artists and fellow attendees. Concerts are free and open to the community.

Fine Arts Series Committee Members: Joel Schwartz, Mark Jeske, Lenny Hanson, Jerry Seigmann, David Porth, and Shelly Fink