Join us on December 7th for a Holiday Concert at St. Mary’s Church

Holiday Concert in Charlestown!

The Friends of the Charlestown Library and St. Mary-St. Catherine of Siena Parish invite you to a festive concert on Sunday, December 7th at 3PM at St. Mary’s Church, 55 Warren Street, Charlestown.

Under the direction of founder and artistic director Stephanie Beatrice, the Beatrice Master Singers will perform carols and Christmas favorites both modern and ancient. The Beatrice Master Singers is a Boston-based group of 24 professionals, who dedicate themselves to the art of fine singing and the joy of communicating their love of this art to the public. The singers will be accompanied by master organist Heinrich Christensen, the organist and choirmaster at King’s Chapel in Boston. Christensen will play the fully restored Woodberry and Harris organ that has been in place since St. Mary’s consecration since 1892.

Admission is free. Please consider bringing a food donation for the Harvest on Vine Food Pantry. Boxes of cereal and canned items are especially welcome.

Celebrate the season in this stunning, historic church with amazing acoustics!

About St. Mary’s Church:

St. Mary’s Parish was formed in 1828, and grew in 1892 to serve the burgeoning Irish population of Charlestown. The magnificent 1200 seat structure designed by P.C. Keely the Tudor-Gothic style was dedicated in 1892. The distinctive ceiling is of a hammerbeam design; above it, massive timber trusses obviate the need for columns and allow unobstructed views. The acoustics in the church are also quite amazing. The large-scale brass light fixtures from the 1890’s were originally designed to be used for gas or electricity because electric lighting was considered experimental at that time. Perhaps the most striking features of St. Mary’s are the many large stained-glass windows. Mayer of Munich, who manufactured the windows, remains in operation today and run by the fifth generation of the family.