Welcome to an exciting new season of music at downtown Mobile’s Episcopal Cathedral. All of our concerts this year will be streamed before a live audience
so you may join us in person or virtually.
Support our Concert Series online or by mailing donations to:
115 South Conception Street, Mobile, Alabama 36602
Christ Church Cathedral invites you to our Community Hymn Sing on Thursday, October 17 at 6:30 p.m. This interdenominational event will feature hymnody from a variety of traditions, including Episcopal, Methodist, Baptist, and Lutheran. We will welcome organists from across Mobile to lead us in the songs of their faith. Join us in this expression of communal worship. The concert is free and open to the public. The service will be live-streamed.
A MESSAGE FROM
ELIZABETH GATTER
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Our 2023-2024 season was marked by collaborative and joyful music-making. We celebrated 200 years of Christ Church Cathedral with our faithful Cathedral Choir at the forefront, we welcomed Mobile’s Singing Children and orchestra as part of Ritter’s “Mass of the Children”, and we continue to build relationships with our community through the Betty Coale Young Musician Scholarship, a program that has doubled in size over the last three years.
We kick off our upcoming season by welcoming back Christopher Powell, my predecessor as Organist/Choirmaster, as we prepare for our upcoming Organ Duo Recital. We have a variety of other events we hope you’ll put on your calendar, including a community hymn sing, two performances of “Amahl and the Night Visitors”, and Dubois’ “The Seven Last Words of Christ,” just to name a few. Our Fourth Annual Black History Month Celebration will feature Coahoma Community College Choir and of course, our friends, The Excelsior Band.
It is a privilege as a church community to be able to present such a depth of offerings in a single season. We hope that you will support our efforts by joining us for these musical moments in the life of our church.
A MESSAGE FROM
DEAN GIBSON
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Christ Church has a long history as a center of musical excellence in downtown Mobile. Organist and music director Elizabeth Bemis-Gatter is part of a distinguished lineage of highly gifted musicians and directors who have enriched worship here and created Christ Church’s reputation as a musical leader.
Elizabeth’s energy and openness to new ideas, along with her doctoral studies and connections in the regional musical community and her collaborative spirit, bring a fresh excitement to our shared life here at Christ Church Cathedral. In addition to her talents as a pianist, organist, and vocalist, Elizabeth is gifted in her work with singers, younger and older.
We look forward to continued choral delights in the program year ahead. The Black History Month Celebration in early February continues to grow, and seasonal musical dramas and choral events are thriving. This year’s highlights will include an organ duo concert with Christopher Powell and Elizabeth Gatter and a Lenten performance of "The Last Seven Words of Christ." Look for a Community Hymn Sing and the return of "Amahl and the Night Visitors," as well.
As we move into our third century of sacred worship and music, I hope that many of you will come join us for the special spirit of joyful presence that live music offers. And please do give generously to support the Friends of Cathedral Music that makes possible the extraordinary musical events we will enjoy throughout the year ahead.
Faithfully,
Beverly+
You are invited!
Welcome to an exciting new season of music at downtown Mobile’s Episcopal Cathedral. Join us as we host for some of the best musicians from our area.
The Cathedral Welcomes You!
Everyone is invited free of charge, although offerings are always appreciated.
For more information visit our website.
Please Give!
Music is a vital ministry of Christ Church Cathedral and is made possible
by the generous pledges of members and friends of the Cathedral
to its annual operating budget. Additional funding through
Friends of Cathedral Music allows us to sustain a broader artistic and spiritual outreach to the greater Mobile community. We are thankful for these gifts that go above and beyond other support given to Christ Church.
Please consider making a gift to the Cathedral music program this year.
These gifts will be used to support our special programs and the overall quality of our musical life. We are thankful for those of you who make this an annual habit. We are continuing a long and great musical tradition here at Christ Church Cathedral.
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