Arts at St. John’s
January
Friday 3 January - 7:30 PM
CONCERT: NICOLE BRANCATO
Nicole Brancato, pianist, presents an inventive program including works by Franz Schubert, Claude Debussy, Einojuhani Rautavaara, Luciano Berio, and Christopher Fox.
$15 (students $10) on the door only. No advance booking. Cash and Paypal accepted.
Saturday 4 January - 7:30 PM
CONCERT: NEW YEAR’S JAZZ & WINE
Following the heels of her Carnegie Hall debut, Charu Suri and her band brings her two new albums, The New American Songbook and The Book of Ragas, to the West Village. Also, some standards to get you into a cozy vibe in the New Year.
Join the Charu Suri Trio and her singer, Danielle Erin Rhodes, for a weekend concert to welcome the New Year . Wine reception.
For information and booking click here.
Sunday 5 January - 3:00 PM
CONCERT: A TRIBUTE TO ED BREWER
An extravaganza featuring four harpsichords revealing Bach’s genius for dramatic painting in sound.
Arthur Haas, Dongsok Shin, Avi Stein, and Gwendolyn Toth, harpsichords. Various artists on wind, strings, and voice. A short account of the life’s work of Edward Brewer as told by Barry Brewer
For information and booking click here..
Monday 6 January - 7:00 PM (Theater)
ALUMNI JAM
Marking Rattlestick Playwrights Theater's 25th anniversary alumni playwrights share excerpts of their new work. In this first of four evenings: Michael Laurence (Hamlet in Bed), Dael Orlandersmith (Watching the Watcher), José Rivera ( Your Name Means Dream). Hosted by Keith Randolph Smith.
For information and booking click here.
Tuesday 7 January - 7:00 P (Gallery)
OPENING: PALETTE CONNECTIONS
In pursuit of his artistic muses, Michael Elsasser has met and impacted the lives of many people whose images he has created into paintings reflecting an understanding of complexity and nuance so rarely found in more politically-driven artwork.
Free but registration is required.
To register click here.
Thursday 9 January - 7:00 PM (Theater)
A PLAY FOR THE LIVING IN A TIME OF EXTINCTION
What has happened to the little brown bats? To the spotted tree frog? What will happen to Homo sapiens? A Play for the Living in a Time of Extinction is an evening of interactive, interspecies storytelling that asks--through story, song, and movement--how to be a human in an era of man-made extinction.
Free, registration and seat selection required.
To register click here.
Friday 10 January - 7:30 PM
CONCERT: UKRAINIAN BENEFIT
A fire broke out at Odessa College of Economics on 4 December 2019. 16 people died in the fire and 30 were injured. The Odessa Society of New York, with Mita Mitrovich and Irena Portenko, offer this concert for the assistance for the victims and the bereaved. Featuring cabaret singer Tanya Melamed, violinist Alex Koffman, and pianist Irena Portenko, this concert includes the best of cabaret music from the Ukraine and beyond, along with classical selections.
For booking and information click here.
Saturday 11 January - 12:00 Noon
PLAY READING: TWELFTH NIGHT
The Instant Shakespeare Company, which uses First Folio and Quarto editions presents annual readings of all of William Shakespeare’s plays. This reading is already fully-cast. Audience members attend for free.
Free, but registration (instantshakespeare@gmail.com) is helpful.
Saturday 11 January - 7:30 PM
CONCERT: LIEDERABEND - OUR NEW SONG
Amber Evans, soprano, co-presenting with ChamberQUEER (chamberqueer.org), with Austin Philemon and Jeremy Chan, pianists, curates a celebration of the diversity of new and under-represented voices through the centuries for the ears, hearts, and minds of today.
For booking and information click here.
Sunday 12 January - 11:00 AM & 12:45 PM
SERVICE: BLESSING OF THE WATERS
On the Sunday of the Baptism of The Lord, Christians traditionally bless nearby waterways. Following the 11am Eucharist, come to Pier 46 on the Hudson River for this traditional rite, which involves the casting of the cross into the waters, and is followed by lunch at a trattoria on Christopher Street. The Liturgy of Blessing of the Waters and preceding 11am Eucharist are, of course, free to attend. Booking is necessary for the lunch in Malatesta Trattoria ($10; seniors and students $5). Price includes lunch but not drinks.
(For drinks: pay in cash only - no cards).
To book lunch click here.
Sunday 12 January - 3:00 PM
CONCERT: TALI ROTH, GUITAR
Israeli guitarist Tali Roth offers an eclectic array of music for, and arranged for, classical guitar.
Tickets $20 online in advance or $25 on the door. $10 reduction for students in either case. Children under 16 free.
For information and booking click here.
Tuesday 14 January - 7:30 PM (Gallery)
SINGER/ SONG-WRITER SPOKEN WORD NIGHT
Singers, songwriters, poets, and others, both local and not so local, share their work with one another and with the public in an intimate cabaret-style environment. If interested in performing, please contact our curator Hannah Reimann (reimann.musicandfilm@gmail.com).
For information and booking click here.
Wednesday 15 & Thursday 16 January - 7:30 PM
(Theater) PLAY READING: SPARE RIB
A reading of Winter Miller’s powerful and exhilarating play, Spare Rib (New Yorker Profile), starring Kathleen Chalfant. Other cast members (to be announced) will vary on each night. Inspired by the work of Caryl Churchill, María Irene Fornés, and Judy Chicago, Spare Rib is a raucous exploration of the questions and semantics around abortion. Repeat performances on 16 and 22 January.
Tickets from $73
For information and booking click here.
Thursday 16 January - 8:00 PM
CONCERT: EINE NACHT VOLLER LIEDER
Croatian soprano Yelka Milanova, with pianist Michael Fennelly, presents a concert of German Lieder and other art song. The concert is followed by a reception in Revelation Gallery.
Free, no registration required.
Friday 17 January - 7:30 PM
CONCERT: LOVERS, SWINDLERS, CLOWNS
On the centenary of the start of Prohibition (17 January 1920) let Vocal Productions NYC entertain you with Sondheim, Loewe, Bolcom, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and more. Bass-baritone, Jeremy Griffin; bass, Valentin Peytchinov; mezzo, Anna Viemeister.
After the formal concert in the church gather round the piano in Revelation Gallery with a glass of bubbly to sing drinking songs to mark the centenary of Prohibition!
For information and booking click here.
Saturday 18 January - 4:00 PM
CONCERT: PIANO & VIOLIN
L. van Beethoven- Sonata for Piano and Violin op. 12 No. 1
L. van Beethoven- Sonata for Piano and Violin op. 24 “Spring”
Aleksandra Kocheva-Piano
Magdalena Garbalinska-Violin
Free, no registration required.
Saturday 18 January - 7:00 PM
CONCERT: VIVALDI MEETS TELEMAN
The Strathmere Ensemble, St John's resident string quintet, presents a dynamic concert of music by Vivaldi and Telemann.
Telemann String Quartet
Vivaldi violin concerto (Spring)
Vivaldi violin concerto (Autumn)
Telemann 'Don Quixote' suite
Tickets $20, free to seniors.
For information and booking click here.
Saturday 18 January - 1:00 to 4:00 PM (Gallery)
FILM: ALTERNATIVE CINEMA
Film: How 5G Sites Are Being Blocked and Removed by Raymond Broomhall (Australia). Learn about the step-by-step legal process of blocking and removing 5G transmitters, and how to campaign for ‘Safe-G’ in NYC.
Have your presuppositions challenged and issues of current concern examined in documentary film and discussion. Enter Revelation Gallery at 224 Waverly Place. There is no admission through the church.
Donations on the door.
Sunday 19 January - 3:00 PM
CONCERT: AMATEUR PIANISTS OF NEW YORK
Members of Lincoln Center Young Patrons and Carnegie Hall Notables who are themselves exceptional pianists present this piano concert. Giancarlo Facchi, Sylvain Carpentier, Andrew Qian, and Anya Wilkening.
Free. No registration required.
Tuesday 21 January - 7:00/7:30 PM (Gallery)
CONCERT: THE ART OF PIANO TRANSCRIPTION
Russian-American pianist Asiya Korepanova performs her own transcriptions of music by Bach, Rachmaninov, Beach, Mussorgsky, Franck, and Fauré. Drinks Reception from 7pm; music at 7.30pm.
For information and booking click here.
Wednesday 22 January - 7:00 PM (Theater)
PLAY READING: SPARE RIB
See 15 January for details
Thursday 23 January - 7:00 PM (Theater)
PLAY: SEVERE CLEAR
"Everyone has a 9/11 story. James's is told from where he worked; Windows on the World, the restaurant at the top of the World Trade Center. He is alive today due to a fluke. The Play is an original, non-linear, devised work. It is James's story about confronting mortality, survivor guilt, and what happens when you lose your best paying, most favorite job, as you watch your co-workers' deaths streamed live on TV; and what moving on looks like when your very personal tragedy was international breaking news."
Free, but booking is required.
For information and booking click here.
Thursday 23 January - 7:00 PM
THE ART OF PRACTICING
Masterclass by The Art of Practicing Institute: a nonprofit organization dedicated to changing musical culture, for the benefit of musicians and audiences. Through innovative teaching methods, unique programs and products get to the root of musicians’ problems and help them reduce physical and mental tension, recover from practice-related injuries, and perform with ease, confidence, and expressive power. This masterclass is not open to the public. If interested in knowing more about The Art of Practicing, or in participating in future masterclasses, please contact The Art of Practicing Institute (artofpracticing.com).
Friday 24 January - 7:30 PM
CONCERT: HARPSICHORD
From Bach's dark and virtuosic Chromatic Fantasia to the elegant, refined dance suite of Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, harpsichordist Jonathan Salamon (Doctor of Musical Arts candidate at the Yale School of Music) presents a captivating program of well-known and rarely-heard solo works.
Free (with suggested donation of $15 on the door), but please register online for catering purposes..
To register click here.
Saturday 26 January - 7:30 PM
CONCERT: HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOZART!
Join soprano Manya Steinkoler, mezzo-soprano Emma Lavandier, baritone Jonathan Hare, bass Kofi Hayford, and pianist William Hicks in celebrating Mozart’s 263rd birthday by performing some of his most cherished operatic repertoire.
For information and booking click here.
Sunday 26 January - 8:30 PM
CONCERT: AUSTRALIA DAY BUSHFIRE BENEFIT
Help Australia and Australians recover from the bushfire disaster presently engulfing the country. A high-calible line-up of professional Australian musicians and other performers give of their time to raise funs for Australian Red Cross (the aid agency recommend by the Australian Consulate General in New York). The concert is followed by a Reception in Revelation Gallery (wine fully sponsored): a great place for Australians to come together on Australia Day at a time of national crisis.
Tickets from $20 but with a sliding scale of pricing allowing you to give what you like. There will be further (tax-deductible) ways of giving at the event
For information and booking click here..
Wednesday 29 January - 6:15 PM
COMMEMORATION OF CHARLES I & CABARET
The Eucharist is celebrated at 6:15 pm according to the rite of the Scottish Prayer Book, introduced by King Charles in 1637. It is followed by Caroline Cabaret: a convivial evening of Caroline and Jacobite song from the 17th and 18th centuries, with harpsichord and professional musicians, food and wine to share, and opportunities to sing along.
Eucharist is free and open top the public, but booking is required for the Caroline Cabaret.
$10.,$5 for seniors and students. Free to descendants of Charles I.
For Cabaret information and booking click here.
Thursday 30 January - 7:00 PM
THE ART OF PRACTICING (See 23 January for details)
BOOKING
Booking, both for free and for charging events, is chiefly via our website. A link within the event description will take you to online ticketing. In some cases online ticketing will not become available until a month or so before the event. Those who cannot access the internet are encouraged to ask friends or family for assistance and to book in that way. Tickets can, however, be purchased in cash on the door (except when an event has sold out).
SENIORS
St John’s is aware that many residents of Greenwich Village, particularly those on fixed incomes, find access to the arts a challenge. That is why St John’s events are typically economically priced or simply free. In our ‘Senior Standby’ scheme seats unsold at the time of the event can be given to seniors at the door free on a first-come first-served basis. This would typically be a few minutes before the event begins. There is no guarantee of admission.
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