Events
Festive Easter Service on Resurrection Sunday
April 20
Eucharist 10 AM
Gloriae Dei Cantores
Mass: Coronation Mass, Mozart
Psalm: 118:1-4, 13-24, Confitemini Domino, Whitlock
Offertory: Arise, Shine, Hancock
Communion: How Excellent Thy Name, Hanson
Gaudete Baroque Ensemble in Concert
May 3, 7:30 PM
May 4, 3:30 PM
Church of the Transfiguration
Orleans, MA
This Spring, hear Guadete Baroque Ensemble in a concert featuring Couperin’s rare gem, La Visionnaire, and works by Corelli, Albinoni and Handel. Experience this music in the “acoustical marvel” (American Record Guide) of the Church of the Transfiguration in Orleans, surrounded by fresco, mosaic, and stone, bronze, and glass sculptures by local and international artists.
Gregorian Chant Retreat
IN JUBILATIONE: Celebrating the Ascension of Christ
May 27-30, 2025
Community of Jesus
Orleans, MA
This Spring, join us for a three-day Gregorian Chant retreat (Tuesday dinner through Friday Breakfast). Be refreshed by the beauty of the Community of Jesus monastery in late spring, overlooking Cape Cod bay! This retreat will focus on the chants surrounding the celebration of the Ascension of Christ, and will culminate with celebrating this feast on Thursday, May 29. Participants will join the members of the monastery singing the Liturgy of the Hours in celebration of the Feast in the “acoustical marvel” of the Church of the Transfiguration. All experience levels are welcome – beginners as well as those already proficient in Gregorian chant. Accommodations and all meals included.
Information & Registration: 508-255-1094 | Register Now
Gabriel V Brass Ensemble in Concert
May 30, 7:30 PM
May 31, 7:30 PM
Church of the Transfiguration
Orleans, MA
Creare Symphonia Orchestra Concert
July 19, 3:30 PM
Church of the Transfiguration
Orleans, MA
This summer, come in from a balmy summer day to hear Creare Symphonia in concert in the “accoustical marvel” (American Record Guide) of the Church of the Transfiguration on Orleans. The program will feature Prayer of Saint Gregory by Alan Hovhaness, Sacred Suite: from Armenian Liturgy, arranged for strings by Grigor Arakelian, and César Frank’s Sonata for Violin and Piano.
Transfiguration Concerts
August 1 & 2, 2025, 7:30 PM
Church of the Transfiguration
5 Bay View Drive, Orleans, MA
Experience the “sheer physical thrill of a live performance” (Gramophone) of Gustav Mahler’s monumental Symphony #2: Resurrection, performed by world-renowned choir Gloriæ Dei Cantores and Creare Symphonia, under the direction of Richard K. Pugsley. The Resurrection Symphony has been hailed as a “vast symphonic fresco”(Gramophone), offering an epic journey that is magnificent, spiritual, frightening, charming, triumphant. This work requiring vast forces of over 150 musicians, and joined by the church’s unique surround-sound St. Cecilia Organ will be performed in the “acoustical marvel” (American Record Guide) of the Church of the Transfiguration in Orleans, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the church’s dedication (2000-2025).
Caroline Robinson Organ Concert
August 9, 2025
Church of the Transfiguration
5 Bay View Drive, Orleans, MA
Gregorian Chant Retreat
The Extraordinary Colors of Ordinary Time!
Explore the Riches of Tempus per Annum
October 5-8, 2025
Community of Jesus
Orleans, MA
This Fall, join us for a three-day Gregorian Chant retreat (Sunday dinner through Wednesday breakfast) focused around the many chants of Ordinary Time! Be refreshed by the beauty of the Community of Jesus monastery in the fall, overlooking Cape Cod bay! Participants will join the members of the community singing the Liturgy of the Hours in the “acoustical marvel” of the Church of the Transfiguration. All experience levels are welcome – beginners as well as those already proficient in Gregorian chant. Accommodations and all meals included.
Information & Registration: 508-255-1094 | Register Now
Nathan Laube Organ Concert
Saturday, October 18, 2025, 7:30 PM
Church of the Transfiguration
5 Bay View Drive, Orleans, MA
Hear guest organist Nathan Laube in concert on the unique surround-sound St. Cecilia organ at the Church of the Transfiguration in Orleans. A leading performer, pedagogue, and Grammy award-winning artist, Mr. Laube has performed extensively around the globe, and is known for his “masterful” (The Tracker) performances, and for exhibiting playing that was “flawless, inspired, and… transporting.” (Diapason). And the Boston Musical Intelligencer says, “Don’t miss him the next time he’s in town!” Experience the exquisite artistry of Nathan Laube in concert on the the St. Cecilia organ, complete with 11,964 pipes and restored by Nelson Barden of Boston, is comprised of parts of twenty-seven different E. M. Skinner organs and is the only organ in the world with its particular surround-sound configuration.
Gaudete Baroque Ensemble in Concert
October 25, 7:30 PM
October 26, 3:30 PM
Church of the Transfiguration
Orleans, MA
Gregorian Chant Retreat
Veni Emmanuel: Prepare for the Coming of Christ with the Chants of Advent
December 7-10, 2025
Community of Jesus
Orleans, MA
During the Season of Waiting, join us for a three-day Gregorian Chant retreat (Sunday dinner through Wednesday breakfast) focused on the Chants of Advent. Be nourished by the beauty of the monastery during the season of Advent. Participants will join the Community of Jesus for singing the Liturgy of the Hours in the “acoustical marvel” of the Church of the Transfiguration. All experience levels are welcome – beginners as well as those already proficient in Gregorian chant. Accommodations and all meals included.
Information & Registration: 508-255-1094 | Register Now
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