About this Event
In celebration of America’s 250th anniversary, enjoy a free concert by Canticum Novum that celebrates traditional American music, including folk tunes, hymn tunes, music from Appalachia, and spirituals. The concert will include the world premiere of a piece by Kenneth van Dyk.
Prior to or after the concert, enjoy our exhibitions "In God We Trust: The Knights of Columbus and the American Experience" and "Illustrating America: Columbia Magazine Covers." Explore 250 years of American history by discovering how the Knights of Columbus have persevered in improving society through its core principles of Charity, Unity, Fraternity, and Patriotism in the exhibit “In God We Trust: The Knights of Columbus and the American Experience.” Discover the humorous, sentimental, & nostalgic art featuring everyday American life of the 1950s to the 1980s in the exhibit “Illustrating America: Columbia Magazine Covers.”
Learn more about these exhibitions at https://www.michaelmcgivneycenter.org/
Concert Program
The Old Church (from Prairie Songs) | Stephen Paulus
Bring Me Little Water | Lead Belly, arr. Moira Smiley
Ain’t That Good News | Traditional Spiritual, arr. Moses Hogan (Soloist: Jermaine Woodard Jr.)
Shape Note Tunes:
I. Stratfield | Ezra Goff
II. Wayfaring Stranger | Kenneth van Dyk (World Premiere)
III. New Britain (from The Southern Harmony) | William Walker
Heavenly Home | arr. by Shawn Kirchner
I. Hallelujah | William Walker
II. Angel Band | William Bradbury
III. Unclouded Day | Rev. J.K. Alwood
America the Beautiful | Samuel A. Ward, arr. Darmon Meader
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage Center (formerly Knights of Columbus Museum), 1 State Street, New Haven, United States
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