Virginia Episcopalian Magazine Spring 2014 Issue | Page 29

Episcopal Arts Series Features James Martin

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The Diocese of Virginia is proud to bring renowned baritone
James Martin to Richmond and Winchester this spring as
part of the diocesan Episcopal Arts Series. Acclaimed for
his performances in opera, musical theater and concert,
Martin and accompanist David O’Steen will offer concerts
on Tuesday, April 22, at Holy Comforter, Richmond, and on
Wednesday, April 23, at Christ Church, Winchester.

Martin’s performance will be the second in the Rt. Rev.
Shannon S. Johnston’s Episcopal Arts Series. “James is one
of the most remarkable and versatile classical performers
I’ve ever seen,” said Bishop Johnston, “and his repertoire
extends beyond the classical tradition.” Martin performed
at Johnston’s consecration at the National Cathedral in 2007.
“In that huge space filled with 2,000 people, the beauty of
his voice made the whole room go silent with spellbound
attention,” said Johnston.

Martin holds a bachelor’s degree in music from Illinois
Wesleyan University and a master’s of music from the Julliard
School. As a church musician, he served in the Trinity Choir
of Trinity Episcopal Church, Wall Street and continues a close
association with the Episcopal Church. Martin has appeared

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The goal of the
Episcopal Arts Series, now
in its second year, is to bring
exceptional performances in music and drama to churches
and other locations within the Diocese of Virginia, to nurture
the spirits and minds of all who attend. Last year, the
Diocese brought the Tallis Scholars to Virginia as the debut
performance in the series.

Tickets and more information are available online at
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offers an image each week. On each image, visitors find links
to seven Lenten practices that they can initiate in their own
lives: reflections, prayer, creative response, writing prompts.
“Our hope is to offer up a virtual community for people to
intentionally cultivate sacred space during Lent in the midst
of their daily lives and work,” said Price.

The electronic piece is supplemented with a physical
presence at church, where a table is stationed in the
welcome area, with a mounted iPad that folks can use to test
drive the web offerings.

Along the way, they’ve learned some lessons: “If we
want people to be involved and to interact with the site, we
have to have a greater level of people involved” in creating
and contributing to it, said Price.

“What’s fun about this is … that you would tend to
think that the demographic is young adults. It’s really very
diverse,” said Price. “One of our contributors is my 87-yearold choir friend.” And the response among parishioners has
been positive. “It’s approachable to people who are not
traditionally chur