05.10.18 Jazz Vespers ~ St. Peter's, Lewes, Delaware

05.10.18 Jazz Vespers ~ St. Peter's, Lewes, Delaware

Thursday, May 10, 2018 at 07:00 PM — 08:00 PM

Jazz Vespers at St. Peter's

Lewes, Delaware

Jazz Vespers at St. Peter's, Lewes DE

Featuring bassist Amy Shook, pianist Fred Hughes, drummer Michael Berkowitz and Norm Freeman on vibraphone.

Jazz Vespers at St. Peter's, Lewes Deleware

A Time to Greet Our Neighbors
Through Music in Liturgy


Vespers, one of the two main hours of the Church's Daily Office, has roots extending into the evening prayers of ancient Israel. Lucernarium (literally: Lamp lighting time) was another name for these periods of devotion which began at the rising of the evening star with a blessing prayer. The Book of Common Prayer preserves the evolution of these early forms of worship and prayer in a way that is faithful to our heritage and open to creating new traditions.
Jazz Vespers emerges as a synthesis of traditions, a blending of an age old liturgy with the unique musical language we call jazz. With a freshness that is open to God's Spirit, this musical tradition sounds the hopes, dreams, joys, frustrations and pain that expresses human experience, while exploring a musical vocabulary that transcends the limits of the written or spoken word.

Location

St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Lewes, DE