The Cornerstone Concert celebration with recitalist David A. Gell is set for Sunday, November 4th, 2012 at 3:30 P.M. Music at Trinity hosts the concert at the Trinity Episcopal Church, located at 1500 State Street in Santa Barbara.
The concert honors the centenary of the laying of the cornerstone of the historic landmark Santa Barbara building, Trinity Episcopal Church. From the first gathering of a group of people in 1866 at the Santa Barbara Courthouse through the Redwood Church and fire, to the Stone Legacy of 1912 to the present, the people contributed to the community of Santa Barbara. Ground was broken at the present location during Easter Week of 1912. The architects were Philip Hubert Frohman and Harold Martin of Pasadena. Philip Frohman later became the chief architect for the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.
Concert artist David A. Gell’s program features music by twentieth-century composers, William Faulkes, Fantasia on Urs Beata, Emma Lou Diemer, We praise your name: A suite for organ based on the tune Grosser Gott, Matthew H. Corl, Variations on “He leadeth me,” Charles Callahan, Partita on New Britain (Amazing Grace), Tim Fields, All hail the power of Jesus’ name, and David A. Gell, Little Partita on McKee.
David Gell’s contribution as a concert artist is unique. He melds the church music ministry and the concert organist venue.
The community is welcome to celebrate at the admission-free concert, part of the Music at Trinity twenty-ninth season of the community outreach concert series.
