Two Bolton Hill music maestros will perform classical and opera compositions on Thursday, March 17, at the second free winter public concert at Corpus Christi church, beginning at 6 p.m. The concert is hosted by BHCA and the Basilica Oratory at Corpus Christi.
James Harp, a pianist and organist, is the artistic director and managing director at Maryland Opera and a singer, composer, conductor and teacher. He has been the Cantor (Organist/Choirmaster) at St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church since 1987, and plays with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
Baritone John McLucas was an active professional concert and church singer in New England and the Baltimore/Washington area from the 1970s through the 2020s. He still often sings at First and Franklin Presbyterian Church, where he is a member and has served for decades as a volunteer chorister and soloist.
Harp is playing a wide selection of favorite pieces from oratorio (sacred music for orchestra, chorus, and soloists) of the 17th-20th centuries, including works by Haydn, Verdi and Bach. McLucas will sing arias from Bach’s “St. Matthew Passion” and Mendelssohn’s “Elijah.”
The concert is the second in a varied series staged at the former church. On April 29 at 6 p.m. the newly formed Maple Leaf Park Trio will perform chamber music, and a musical performance by students from MICA is scheduled for May 6. The series began last month with a “old time” acoustic group.
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