The St. Charles Concert Series continues this fall with Rosemary Heredos, who will present a workshop and concert on Gregorian Chant. Both the workshop on Oct. 22 and the concert on Oct. 23 are free and open to the public.
Soprano and scholar Dr. Rosemary Heredos is a specialist in early music with a particular emphasis in Gregorian chant. She holds bachelor’s degrees in music and English literature from Kent State University, and a Master of Arts in Ritual Chant and Song from the University of Limerick, where she studied the Irish sean-nós style with Nóirín Ní Riain, and medieval chant and song with Catherine Sergent.
Rosemary recently completed a doctorate in Historical Performance Practice from Case Western Reserve University, where she studied voice with Ellen Hargis. She regularly sings with Cantoral, an all-female chant ensemble based in Limerick, Ireland, and Trobár medieval ensemble based in Cleveland. A church musician since her youth, Rosemary has cantored at Catholic churches around the world, and is currently the Coordinator of Liturgical Music at St. Anselm Church in Chesterland, Ohio.
Additionally, she teaches in the Ethnomusicology department at Kent State University. Dr. Heredos is also Lecturer in Sacred Music and Voice at St. Meinrad Archabbey, where she regularly teaches chant workshops and voice lessons.
The workshop, entitled Chant, Liturgy & Prayer, will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 22 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and 7 to 8 p.m. Anyone interested in the history of Gregorian chant and how chant expresses the liturgy is invited to attend. You can attend either or both parts of the workshop. Refreshments will be served during the break.
A concert of Chant and Traditional Irish singing will be presented on Wednesday, Oct. 23 beginning at 7 p.m. Appearing with Dr. Heredos will be Leah Trent, harpist.
Both events will be held at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church located across from the Greenbrier Clinic at 40798 Midland Trail E in White Sulphur Springs. For more information, please call the church office at 304-536-1813.
