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Almost on the exact date it was canceled in 2020 when a state shutdown for Covid was announced, The Concert Series of Second Presbyterian Church will present SPLENDOR OF THE BAROQUE — Sunday, March 13, 2022, at 3:00 p.m. Second Presbyterian’s Sanctuary Choir, professional Octet, and 8 additional vocal professionals, and period-instrument chamber orchestra will perform gems of the Baroque period, conducted by Jim Rittenhouse. The concert will be in the church’s sanctuary as well as live-streamed on YouTube channel 2ndPresLou. Admission is free. A reception will follow.

The program will include a favorite motet of Bach, Komm, Jesu, komm along with Ehre sei dir, Gott, gesungen from his Christmas Oratorio and Sing Praises, Ye Faithful from Cantata 172. Also featured is the rarely performed Membra Jesu Nostri of Buxtehude for choral and instrumental ensemble; Henry Purcell’s Cold Aria from his opera King Arthur, performed by Cincinnati-based countertenor Nicholas Kelliher, who has just advanced in the Metropolitan Opera Council Auditions in the Philadelphia District. Solo selections from Purcell and Hildegard von Bingen will be performed by Second Presbyterian’s mezzo-soprano Laura Atkinson and Sarah Tubbesing Coleman. The ensemble will also present a series of instrumental gems for violins, viola, violoncello, theorbo, and Baroque portativ organ with Second Presbyterian’s Samuel Libra, and concertmaster Alice Culin-Ellison, violinist.

In Second’s continuing spotlight on mission partners, a freewill offering will be taken to support Kentucky Refugee Ministries, a nonprofit refugee resettlement organization working in Louisville, Lexington, and Northern Kentucky. Together as a community, we resettle refugees and welcome immigrants. Through KRM, you encourage hope, advocate for newcomers, and transform the lives of those seeking safety. See the donation button below.