Episcopal Office of Communication to live webcast internationally-heralded Choir of St. Martin-in-th

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Episcopal Church Office of Communication to live webcast

internationally-heralded Choir of St. Martin-in-the-Fields

>May 5 from St. John's Church, Washington DC

[April 27, 2011]The Episcopal Church Office of Communication will live webc ast 
a performance of London's Choir of St. Martin-in-the-Fields from St. Jo hn's 
Church, Lafayette Square, in Washington, DC (Diocese of Washington) on  
Thursday, May 5 at 7 pm Eastern (6 pm Central, 5 pm Mountain, 4 pm Pacific , 3 
pm Alaska, 2 pm Hawaii).

Directed by Andrew Earis, the internationally-heralded Choir of St. Martin- 
in-the-Fields will perform well-known English choral musical traditions alo ng 
with works by American and international composers.  Organ interludes an d 
accompaniments will be played by St. Martin-in-the-Fields Assistant Organ ist 
Martin Ford.

The live webcast will be available here: http://episcopalchurch.org/live/dc / , 
on the home page of the Episcopal Church's website, www.episcopalchurch .org 
<http://www.episcopalchurch.org/> , and on the Episcopal Church Facebo ok page 
http://www.facebook.com/episcopalian. The concert will also be avai lable 
on-demand following the live performance.

>About St. Martins in the Field

One of England's best known choirs, featuring 20 professional singers, the  
Choir of St. Martin-in-the-Fields is frequently broadcasted on the BBC. The ir 
home church is located in the center of London. The historic church, wit h ties 
to the English Royal family, is the local church to Buckingham Palac e, No. 10 
Downing Street, and Trafalgar Square

St. Martin-in-the-Fields boasts a long, strong tradition of music; Haydn, M 
ozart, and Mendelssohn have all played on the church's organ. The Academy o f 
St Martin-in-the-Fields was founded at the church and is now one of the w 
orld's foremost chamber ensembles.  http://www2.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/ 
page/home/home.html

>About St. John's

Located across from the White House, St. John's, Lafayette Square is known  as 
"The Church of the Presidents" and is registered as a national historic  
landmark.  Since its first service in October 1816, every United States pre 
sident has attended a service at St. John's. The Rev. Dr. Luis León is re ctor. 
http://www.stjohns-dc.org/

The Episcopal Church welcomes all who worship Jesus Christ in 109 dioceses  and 
three regional areas in 16 nations.  The Episcopal Church is a member p rovince 
of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

St Martin-in-the-Fields: http://www2.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/page/home/h 
ome.html

St. John's Church, Lafayette Square: http://www.stjohns-dc.org/

Episcopal Diocese of Washington: http://www.edow.org/

The Episcopal Church: www.episcopalchurch.org <http://www.episcopalchurch.o rg/>

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>For more info contact:

>Neva Rae Fox

>Public Affairs Officer

>The Episcopal Church

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>212-716-6080  Mobile: 917-478-5659

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