Concerts On The Hill: ST. JOHN’S SELECTS

TIME AND MERCY

St. John’s Selects presents:
*Time and Mercy: Music for Lent*
An evening of thoughtfully interpreted spirituals and hymns, carefully selected to bring warmth and create a sacred space in which these traditional pieces of religious music may be reimagined and transformed through a range of styles typically native to gospel, jazz, and the avant garde. This intimate performance will draw listeners into the beautiful Roberts Recital Hall at historic St. John’s Episcopal Church, helping set the table for the season of Lent.

7:00pm on Friday, March 7, 2025 in beautiful Roberts Recital Hall

101 Chapel Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801

NOTE: THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD IN INTIMATE ROBERTS HALL, A VENUE WHICH HAS A MAXIMUM SEATED CAPACITY OF 40.

About The artists

Musicians Mike Effenberger (piano) and Chris Klaxton (trumpet) have a long history of performing together in a variety of contexts and styles - improvisation being central to nearly every project.

As gigging jazz musicians holding long-standing positions as UCC Church Choir Directors, both Mike and Chris have found a host of spirituals and hymns to be as fertile a landscape for rearrangement and improvisation as any American Songbook standard.

Time and Mercy creates a sacred space all its own by embracing traditional religious music through a range of styles native to gospel, jazz, and the avant garde.

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