The music of English composer Andrew Carter will be celebrated by the combined forces of the St. Olaf Orchestra, along with the St. Olaf Choir, Chapel Choir and Cantorei choral ensembles in a concert at Boe Memorial Chapel.

The performance also includes St. Olaf faculty members John Ferguson and Catherine Rodland '87 on organ, Martin Hodel on trumpet, and soprano Tracey Gorman '93.

In preparation for the concert, Andrew Carter will discuss his work in the presentation, "A Conversation with Andrew Carter."

Please join us for the following streamed events, which will be broadcast live, as well as available in our concert archives.

A Conversation with Andrew Carter
Thursday, April 17, 2008
11:30 a.m.
Urness Recital Hall

Andrew Carter Festival
Sunday, April 20, 2008
3:30 p.m.
Boe Memorial Chapel

Andrew Carter is best known for his choral miniatures and large works for choir and orchestra that have been published by Oxford University Press. He also wrote Missa Sancti Pauli for the 1997 tercentenary celebrations of London's St Paul's Cathedral. In addition, several of his carols have been performed on the Christmas Eve broadcast from King's College Chapel in Cambridge. Most recently, BBC Magazine named Andrew Carter's Christmas Carols, conducted by the composer, as one of the "10 best ever" Christmas CDs. "He has an ear for the elliptical, harmonically ambiguous traditional carols, and transforms them into exquisite art songs," stated the magazine's review.

Carter attended Leeds University before settling in York, England, where he founded the Chapter House Choir -- an award-winning mixed concert group that he conducted for 17 years. He also was the bass soloist at York Minister, where he sang daily evensongs under the direction of renowned organist and composer Francis Jackson. Last year he wrote a 22-variation Passacaglia in honor of Jackson's 90th birthday.