The mission of the Saint Patrick Music for Charity Series is two-fold; First, to provide outstanding musical performances to the Cumberland County community admission free Second, to heighten the awareness of and raise funds for local charities through the performing arts.
In order to achieve these goals, the series aims to offer 3 or 4 concerts each season entirely free of charge to the public.  These concerts are open not just to the parish but to the wider Fayetteville community.  At each concert, the benefiting charity is invited to have a display in the church vestibule and to give a brief presentation about their work. A freewill collection is taken at the doors. The series expenses are funded by the generous donations of the Friends of the Music Series, through grants and through the support of Saint Patrick Catholic Church.
For more information or to make a contribution to our expenses, please contact the music ministry office at (910) 323 2410 ext. 117 or email arogers@stpatnc.org

2008-2009 Season

Guillermo “Bill” Ayerbe in Concert

Friday, Oct. 3, 2008, 7:30 P.M.

Concert Beneficiary: Second Harvest Food Bank

We are delighted to open this year’s season with a performance by Bill Ayerbe, concertmaster of the Fayetteville Symphony Orchestra. Originally from Jersey City, New Jersey, but of Ecuadorian heritage, Bill is a classically trained violinist with degrees from the Ukrainian Institute of America, New YorkUniversity, and CreightonUniversity. For the classical portion of this concert Bill will be accompanied by pianist Dr. Howard Kim, but the concert will also feature some of the music that he performs with local singer/songwriter Paddy Gibney.  In addition to his orchestral and solo work, Bill maintains an active teaching studio. He has two solo CD’s to his credit, Pasillos Inmortales and Ecos del Corazon.

Farallon Recorder Quartet

January 23, 2009, 7:00 P.M.

Concert Beneficiary: Catholic Charities

Formed in 1996, the Farallon Recorder Quartet takes its name from the rugged Farallon Islands off the coast of San Francisco. The quartet applies extensive knowledge of performance practices to music from eleven centuries, reaching out to modern audiences in an accessible and exciting manner. Farallon's debut CD, a collection of sacred and secular works by the 16th century composer Ludwig Senfl, was released in 2005. While devoting much of their concert programs to renaissance and baroque music, the Farallon Recorder Quartet is also active in performing 20th and 21st century music, both well established works, and newly composed pieces, some of which have been written for the ensemble.

www.magnatune.com/artists/farallon

Duo 46

Sunday, March 15, 2009, 7:30 P.M.

Co-sponsored by         

Concert Beneficiary: Communicare

The  American violin and guitar ensemble Duo46 (guitarist Matt Gould and violinist Beth Illana Schneider –Gould ) have created their own repertoire that warrants standing ovations.  Their intriguing mix of music depicts the impressions and experiences of modern-day classical composers, capturing an array of style and emotion, ranging from Classical to Flamenco, Gypsy to Turkish, Jazz to Rock, Folk to Bartok, and New Age to the most Avante-Garde.  With literally hundreds of original twentieth-century works for

violin and guitar duo, double concertos, trios with piano, and collaborations with guest artists, the pair captivate audiences with their new repertoire and artistry.

www.duo46.com

ECU Chamber Singers

Friday, April 24, 2009, 7:00 P.M.

Concert Beneficiary: Histiocytosis Association of America

 The East Carolina University Chamber Singers is the most selective of four university choral ensembles at East Carolina University, in Greenville, NC.  Consisting primarily of music majors, the ECU Chamber Singers has recently performed by invitation at state, regional, and national conventions of the American Choral Directors Association including consecutive regional and national appearances at the ACDA Southern Division Convention 2006 and the National Convention in Miami in 2007. Since 2001, the ECU Chamber Singers have been under the direction of Daniel Bara, and have sung on concert tours in North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey including a performance at the Washington National Cathedral in the spring of 2005. The Chamber Singers first professional recording for Gothic Records, Greater Love, was released internationally in November 2007.