Concerts On The Hill

The Chapel St. Chronicle: Happy New Year!

The Chapel St. Chronicle: Happy New Year!

Featuring Aaron’s sermon from Sunday’s Star Festival for The Epiphany, Go and Do!, a beautiful performance of “Greensleeves” captured here at St. John’s, plus selected poetry and other offerings from around St. John’s! Happy New Year! Happy Epiphany!

"Gentle Words"

"Gentle Words"

During these summer months, we hope you'll enjoy some music content we are particularly proud of, including some selections never previously released. Today’s feature, "Gentle Words," Polly M. Rupe, Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, ca. 1867, arr. Kevin Siegfried. To learn more about Kevin’s Shaker Harmony collection please click here.

"Ol' Time Religion/When the Saints"

"Ol' Time Religion/When the Saints"

During the month of July, we hope you'll enjoy some music content we are particularly proud of, including some selections never previously released. Today’s feature, “Ol' Time Religion/When the Saints," arr. Everett McCorvey and Keith McCutchen, featuring The American Spiritual Ensemble.

"Come to Zion"

"Come to Zion"

During these summer months, we hope you'll enjoy some music content we are particularly proud of, including some selections never previously released. Today’s feature, "Come to Zion," Paulina Bates, Lebanon, NY, 1864, arr. Kevin Siegfried. To learn more about Kevin’s Shaker Harmony collection please click here.

“That Lonesome Road”

“That Lonesome Road”

During these summer months, we hope you'll enjoy some music content we are particularly proud of, including some selections never previously released. Today’s feature, “That Lonesome Road,” James Taylor, arr. Olin Johannessen, featuring the Chapel Street Band.

"I Will Walk With My Children"

"I Will Walk With My Children"

During the month of July, we hope you'll enjoy some music content we are particularly proud of, including some selections never previously released. Today’s feature, "I Will Walk With My Children," Traditional Shaker, Enfield, NH, arr. Kevin Siegfried. To learn more about Kevin’s Shaker Harmony collection please click here.

Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ

Daily Reflection | Connected in Christ

On Sunday, April 7 at 3:00pm, St. John’s Concerts On The Hill Series will play proud host to the world-renowned choir, The American Spiritual Ensemble for an historic Portsmouth premiere concert. The American Spiritual Ensemble (ASE), whose mission is to preserve and continue the tradition of storytelling through the performance and preservation of the American Negro Spiritual, was founded in 1995 by Dr. Everett McCorvey who remains Artistic Director and Conductor of the choir.