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Episcopal Church Office of Communication offers live concert webcast from St. John’s, Lafayette Square, Washington DC

January 31, 2011
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The Episcopal Church Office of Communication continues offering a live webcast of musical selections from the First Wednesdays At St. John’s Concerts series originating from St. John’s Church, Lafayette Square, in Washington, DC (Diocese of Washington). The next live concert is on Wednesday, February 2 and begins at 12:10 pm Eastern (11:10 am Central, 10:10 am Mountain, 9:10 am Pacific, 8:10 am Alaska, 7:10 am Hawaii).

The 35-minute concert is called “Musical Flowers,” featuring  selections from Frescobaldi’s Fiori Musicali and Langlais’ Hommage a Frescobaldi. The music will be under the direction of Michael Lodico, Associate Choirmaster and Organist at St. John’s Lafayette Square.

The live webcast will be available on the home page of the Episcopal Church’s website, www.episcopalchurch.org and on the Episcopal Church Facebook page.  The concert will also be available on-demand following the live performance.

This program is another in an ongoing series of live musical webcasts, multimedia offerings and video reports produced by the Office of Communication.

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 president has attended a service at St. John’s. The Rev. Dr. Luis León is rector. 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 province of the worldwide Anglican Communion.

 

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

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