ku|tur natten - St Alban`s Church, Copenhagen

Welcome
to Kulturnat
2009
at StAlban'sAnglican
Church
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'The Earth is the Lord's'
Welcorne
to St.AlbansChurchfor Kulturnat2009.Tonightthe churchis dedicated
to the idea that the Earth,and indeedall of creation,belongsto 6od. In the
churchyou will be ableto see exhibits,displaysand artisticperformances
that
place
you
relateto this theme.Nearthe altar,the holiest
in the church,
can see
threeobjectsarrangedin a basketon a bed of sand:a stonetakenfrom a melted
glacierin Greenland;
corn on the cob witheredand parcheddue to droughtsin
Malawi;and bleachedcoralspickedup from the beaches
of FUi,wherethe rising
temperatureof the sea is upsettinglevelsof acidity,killing the coralsof the
Pacific,
anddisruptingthe ecological
balanceof marinelifethere.
Thesethreesymbolsof climatechangeand its consequences
arepartof the green
church climate relay initiative,an initiativesupportedby St. Albansand other
churchesin Denmark,The relayis makingits way from churchto churcharound
the countryin the buildup to the Copenhagen
Summitandthe specialecumenical
serviceat Copenhagen
Cathedral
that will be takingplacetherein December.
In
the narthexyou can see displaysaboutwhat is beingdone at this churchand
otherchurches
to changeour outlookon andattitudesto the environment.
fnside
the churchyou can see flowerarrangements
inspiredby the elements,On the
walls of the churchyou will see picturesof natureand creation,and man's
interaction
with them.Youwill alsobe ableto readpassages
takenfrom the Bible
which relateto nature,creationand the environment,
and to man's role and
interactionwith all living things on _theEarth.We inviteyou to use the quiet
spacesin the churchto reflecton thesewordsand images.
The bells of St Alban'swill be rung beforethe hour announcingthe
performancesat:
| 8.OO Skovserballettenballet school
Balancing
elements
The ballet schoolSkovserballetten
from Skovshoved
will performchoreography
aboutthe four elements:eafth,wind,fire and air. The balletpieceis abouthow
the elements respond to human distortion, how harmony transformsto
dominanceand war, and how this again can transformto harmonyif human
natureis awareof the environment.
Thedancersof the balletschoolwill represent
the elements
andshowtheirskillswithinthisframe.
| 9.00 DanishHildegardEnsemble
The DanishHildegardEnsemble
was foundedin 1997 to mark the 900th year
anniversary
of the mystic Hildegardof Bingen.Made up of six singers,the
ensemblespecializes
in religiousmedievalmusicfrom differentcenturiesand
traditions.
the musicof by Hildegardof Bingen,the ensemblealsosingssongs
Celebrating
by the Swedishsaint,Brigittaof Vadstenaand Cregorianmusicboth from the
RomanMassand from the Bookof Hours.The voicesbring a spiritualityand
stillnessthroughtheirgentleharmony.
20.00 Quartetof Harps
Harptetis a newlyformedharp ensembleof studentsfrom the Copenhagen
area.
For the studentswho all haveperformedindividually,this new ventureis very
exciting.
This Kulturnatperformance
wilf be Harptet'spublic debut with a programmeof
musicdrawnfrom folk musicfrom aroundthe worldarrangedfor harpensemble.
21.00 Organ RecitalSusanneThesbjerg
Susanne
Thesbjergis the assistantorganistat St. Albanschurchand is currently
studyingat the RoyalDanishMusicConservatory
under ProfessorHans Fagius.
Shehas previouslystudiedmusicin Londonwhereshe was the organistat the
Danishchurch.Sheleavesnext yearfor a furtheryear'sstudyin Paris,and will
alsobe the organistat the Danishchurchthere.
performance
Theevening's
will includea diverseprogramof musicby manyof the
greatestcomposers,
rangingfrom Bachto Frenchromanticism
and on to modern
popularmusicthat is not normallyplayedon the organ.A lively programto
remindus that'theearthis Lord's'.
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Compline
The final churchseruiceof the day in the Christiantraditionof canonicalhours.
The Engfish word Complineis derivedfrom the Latin completorium,as Compline
is the completionof the working day, Catholic,EasternOrthodox,Anglican,
Lutheranand ceftain other Christiandenominationswith liturgical traditions
prescribe
Complineservices.
Complineis a contemplative
servicethat emphasizesspiritualpeacebeforethe
silenceof the night.
The Bellsof 5t Alban's
St Alban'shasa set of eightHarrington
tubularbellsset highin the towerthat we
believeare the only examplein Denmark.Theyare the originalset, installedin
November
I887.
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English-speaking
world, they got their start whenJohn Harrington,of Coventry
patenteda clock-chime
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than traditional
bellsand not requiringthe samespace,the bellswere marketedas havingthe
advantageof:
a mellowandpuretone,whatever
sizeis use,
a fractionof the priceof ordinarychurchbells,
do not requirea speciallyconstructedtower, there
beingno swingingmotion,with its subsequent
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We hopethat you enJoyyour.visit to St Alban'sand look forward to
welcomingyou backsoon.
WeeklyServices
(April-October)
Sunday
09:00HolyCommunion
l0:30 SungEucharist
Wednesday l0:30 HolyCommunion
Chaplain
The Reverend
JonathanLloyd
Tef: 39 62 77 36 Email:[email protected]
StAlban'sChurch
Churchillparken
6
1263Copenhagen
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St Alban's is situated in Churchillparken,just next ta the GefionFountain, and between The Llttle
Mermaid and Amalienborg. The closest train station is Osterport or take buses IA, | 5 19
www.st-albans.dk