Concert Series

Music for a Cathedral Space

The E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Series

In keeping with the tradition of cathedrals throughout the ages, the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart actively promotes and engages in the arts and social outreach for the Catholic Diocese of Richmond and the Greater Richmond Area. The Music for a Cathedral Space Concert Series is made possible through a generous grant from the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation; a generous music program endowment created by + Frank T. Eck; a generous music program endowment created by J. Alfred & Margaret Broaddus, Jr.; and the generosity of the community of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart.

List of Concerts for 2021-2022 Season 

Violins of Hope RVA – Instruments that Survived the Holocaust

Thursday, September 9, 2021 | 7:30 p.m.

(picture courtesy of the L.A. Times)
See and hear unique instruments that have been painstakingly restored, through which those who were silenced continue to have a voice and live.
Tickets Here

Annual Commonwealth Catholic Charities Christmas Concert

Monday, November 29, 2021 | 7:00 p.m

featuring the Richmond Symphony Orchestra

The Holiday Festival of Music is a beloved Richmond tradition marking the beginning of the holiday season. This elegant concert draws nearly 1,000 guests of all ages. The funds raised by Holiday Festival of Music benefit the services and programs that Commonwealth Catholic Charities provides to the most vulnerable members of our communities.

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Prophecy | Nativity

Monday, December 6, 2021 | 11:00 a.m.

featuring the Forgotten Clefs: Renaissance Wind Ensemble

This year, Forgotten Clefs: Renaissance Wind Ensemble has assembled texts from the Christmas portion of Messiah, Part 1, with music by Catholic composers of the sixteenth century. You’ll hear instruments from the Renaissance including cornetto, sackbut, recorders, and shawms.

tickets here

Annual Advent Lessons and Carols

Friday, December 10, 2021
7:30 p.m.

An evening of festive carols, beautiful choral anthems, and scripture.

Tickets here

J.S. Bach’s Mass in B minor

Friday, May 6, 2022
7:30 p.m.

See and hear J.S. Bach’s monumental Mass in B minor performed by Richmond’s own Cathedral Schola Cantorum with the Three Notch’d Road: The Virginia Baroque Ensemble performing on period instruments. 
Tickets here

VCU Health Orchestra

Friday, June 24, 2022
7:30 p.m.

Created in 2017, the Virginia Commonwealth University Health Orchestra is one of the few, academic medical symphony orchestras in the country and consists of health system team members. The orchestra aims to promote wellness; enhance relationships among team members, patients, families, visitors and the community; and to support fundraising for local health related charities.

Concert Series News

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Music for a Cathedral Space The E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Series 2021–2022 Season The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart – Richmond, VA Very Rev. Anthony E. Marques, Rector of the Cathedral | Daniel Sañez, Artistic…

Early Music Delight with Forgotten Clefs Renaissance Ensemble

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Bring Him Home | The VCU Health Orchestra

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Contact for General Inquires

General inquires about our Music Program should be directed to: Daniel Sañez