The Latest Cathedral News
Young Adults Second Sunday Supper May 18 at 2 p.m.
May 01, 2025
The St. James Young Adults Group is excited to host Sunday’s Second Supper at the Cathedral in Kyle’s Place on Sunday, May 11 at 2 p.m. Lunch will be Tacos. Please RSVP here and communicate dietary restrictions.
World Labyrinth Day May 3
May 01, 2025
World Labyrinth Day
Saturday, May 3 at 1 p.m.
Spend some time in quiet reflection walking the labyrinth next to the plaza, and join others around the world engaging in this spiritual practice on World Labyrinth Day.
The labyrinth is an ancient spiritual tool in the form of a prayer walk – a walk of quiet meditation. Its path leads from the outside of the labyrinth and weaves its way into the center. Unlike a maze, the labyrinth has no trick turns or dead ends. When walking it, there is no need to guess which way to turn. A labyrinth has one entrance, one path to follow, and one way to the center and back to the entrance.
If you’d like to help welcome visitors to our labyrinth and to St. James, please connect with Mike Hess or Laura Jenkins.
Axiom Brass Easter Weekend 2025
April 16, 2025
St. James Cathedral is delighted to welcome Axiom Brass back for Easter at the Cathedral. Described as “exceptional ambassadors for classical music” and “innovative programmers”, Chicago-based Axiom Brass designs concert experiences for audiences that stretch the imagination and expand sensibilities. Their concert programs regularly pair original works by composers such as Augusta Read Thomas, George Walker, and Joan Tower with early musical translations by Barbara Strozzi, Claudia Francesca Rusca, Leonora Duarte, and rousing tangos by Astor Piazzolla. As strong advocates for the creation and performance of “living music”, the ensemble actively engages with their audiences to showcase the importance of performing the music of living composers. Axiom has presented concerts all over the world, including the Merkin Concert Hall in New York City, Gallo Center for the Arts in California, Shenzhen Concert Hall in China, and Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis in Portugal.
In 2021, to celebrate the 100th birthday of Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla, Axiom Brass recorded an entire album showcasing his music entitled Astor, becoming the first brass quintet to record an entire album of Piazzolla’s works.
In 2016, the Chicago-based ensemble commissioned ten new works to celebrate their 10th anniversary, including compositions by Augusta Read Thomas, Liduino Pitombeira, David Faleris, Matt Ulery, and Ben Hjertmann. These compositions can be heard on their album, First Impressions.
The only brass ensemble to ever win the Fischoff Educator Award, Axiom creates custom- tailored workshops and residency activities for presenters and their communities. The group’s commitment to education and their interactive teaching style has led to residencies at the Grand Tetons Music Festival and the Boston University Tanglewood Institute, as well as being featured as ensemble-in-residence for the National Brass Symposium.
Axiom Brass performs exclusively on Bach Trumpets and Trombones, Conn French Horns and Flugelhorns. and Mutec Mutes.
