Welcome to the Inaugural season of Concerts at the Cathedral Basilica.
The first season promises to offer the very best in Sacred and Classical Music. Our six concerts offer you an opportunity to experience both local and international musicians in the sonic splendor of the historic Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, 18th Street at Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103.
For information: 215-587-3696 Concerts@adphila.org
Westminster Cathedral Choir is acclaimed as one of the world’s great choirs. Since its foundation in 1903 it has occupied a unique and enviable position at the forefront of English church music, not least because of the ground-breaking work of its first Master of Music, Richard Terry, who revived the great works of the English and continental Renaissance composers. The choir’s fame grew under Terry as it presented this forgotten music, revolutionising attitudes to the repertoire. Innovation continued under George Malcolm who pioneered the development of the choir’s sound along continental lines, resulting in a choir that was truly revolutionary in both what and how it sang. The choir continues these traditions under its present Master of Music, Martin Baker, and it remains the only Catholic Cathedral choir in the world to sing daily Mass and Vespers. More recent holders of the post have included Colin Mawby, Stephen Cleobury, David Hill and James O’Donnell. Website: http://cathedralphilaconcerts.org/web/home.aspx