Sinai Lutheran Church in Fremont invites the public to a piano recital at 3 p.m. Sunday (March 23).
Dr. Paul Barnes, Marguerite Scribante Professor of Music at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music, will present “Toward Re-Enchantment: Works Inspired by Greek, Arabic, Hebrew, and Native American Chant.”
In this program, Barnes, a Greek Orthodox chanter and UNL professor of piano, will present a mystical and enchanted world filled with divine love as its foundation. The Orthodox chant features hymns from the birth, crucifixion, and resurrection of Christ, beginning with creation and ending with our destiny in union with Christ. The recital will feature composers Ron Warren, J.A.C. Redford, N. Lincoln Hanks, and Victoria Bond. Barnes’ latest commission, Hristos anesti, by Hanks, was premiered in February at Pepperdine University and is based on the Greek and Arabic Orthodox resurrection hymn “Christ Is Risen!”
This program will conclude the 2024-25 Sinai Festival Sounds season. Sinai Festival Sounds brings artistic performances to Sinai and the wider community free of charge. Freewill donations are accepted. A reception follows each program. The church is located at 950 East Eighth Street, adjacent to the Midland University campus, in Fremont.
