On Friday, December 15 at 7pm, celebrated early music vocalist Ruth Cunningham joins Electric Diamond at the Shrine for a distinctive Christmas concert. Drawing inspiration from Mother Cabrini’s reflections on Mary and the Nativity, this concert weaves medieval song, chant, and contemporary improvisation. The result: peaceful, meditative atmospheres in the…
Award-winning artists Maria Brea and Felix Jarrar present an evening of musical meditations to get us ready for Easter. Selections include excerpts for Handel’s Messiah, Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, Rossini’s Stabat Mater, and pieces by Lecuona and Jarrar. Admission is by donation on EventBrite and at the door.
Save the Date: Saturday, January 7 at 4pm The Early Music group RenChorNY presents a rare Christmas program by Heinrich Finck (c. 1500) on the date the feast took place under the Julian calendar. The excellent acoustics of St. Frances Cabrini Shrine are a perfect fit for this a capella…
Join us on the lawn each Wednesday in June for jazz from around the globe. We’ll start with Klezmer, move on to Afro-Cuban, detour to New Orleans for some NOLA Gumbo, enjoy a Pan-Asian Chamber Jazz ensemble, and finish up with jazz from Brazil. Bring a blanket, a picnic, and…
Join us on the lawn on five Sundays in May — plus Cinco de Mayo! — as the Multicultural Music Group joins us to uplift different cultures and highlight stories of human diasporas. Each concert focuses on a different border region in the western hemisphere: Sunday, May 1 at 5pm:…
This week our popular Making Space for Serenity music program resumes. Each Thursday at 6:30pm we will illuminate the Shrine with candles and offer an hour of soothing music. There will be no talking… No screens… No agenda. Just plenty of room in a beautiful space with beautiful music to…
The Shrine continues to seek ways to help our friends and neighbors find peace in the midst of the stresses of the pandemic. Beginning October 14 we will extend our hours on Wednesday evenings to provide a quiet, candle-lit time for private prayer and reflection. A local musician will provide…