Music at St. James Cathedral

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<strong style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana, Arial;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:-webkit-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;font-weight:700;box-sizing:inherit">Loreto Aramendi, Organist from San Sebastián, Spain Please note that this concert begins earlier than usual, at 7:00pm <span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana, Arial;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:-webkit-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important;box-sizing:inherit">We are pleased to welcome <a href="https://loretoaramendi.com/?lang=en">Loreto Aramendi</a><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana, Arial;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:-webkit-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important;box-sizing:inherit">, international concertist and main organist of the Cavaillé-Coll organ (1863) of the Basilique of Santa María del Coro in San Sebastián, Spain. She brings a delightfully varied program of organ music by Buxtehude, Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Saint-Saëns, Fauré, and Tournemire to the splendid organ and acoustic of St. James Cathedral. <span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana, Arial;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:-webkit-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important;box-sizing:inherit"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1669937703/mudjiojnijgqquxabieh.jpg" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;position:relative;max-width:100%;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit" /> <span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana, Arial;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:-webkit-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important;box-sizing:inherit">Ms. Aramendi has given numerous recitals at international festivals in the United States, Japan, Russia, Canada, Argentina and most of the European countries. Venues have included Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, Auditorio Nacional of Madrid (Bach Vermut), Notre Dame of Paris, Moscow Cathedral, Hallgrímskikja in Reykjavik, Saint Patrick's Cathedral of New York, Westminster Cathedral, and the Stavanger Konserthus. <span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana, Arial;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:-webkit-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important;box-sizing:inherit">In 2015 she published a double CD recorded on the Cavaillé-Coll organ of the Basilique of Santa María del Coro with works by Franck, Liszt, Brahms, and Tournemire, which received the 4 stars award from Choir & Organ<span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana, Arial;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:-webkit-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important;box-sizing:inherit"> magazine, and was acclaimed by The Sydney Organ Journal<span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana, Arial;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:-webkit-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important;box-sizing:inherit">. <span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana, Arial;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:-webkit-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important;box-sizing:inherit">She started her studies at the Conservatoire of San Sebastián where she obtained higher degrees in piano, harpsichord, organ, and chamber music with Loreto F. Imaz, Esther Mendiburu and Cristina Navajas. She studied organ at the National Regional Conservatoire of Bayonne with Bernadette Carrau and Esteban Landart, receiving the Gold Medal and the First Prize upon completing the Advanced Degree course. Entering into the National Higher Conservatoire of Lyon (C.N.S.M.D), she worked with Jean Boyer, Louis Robilliard and J. Von Oortmersen, obtaining the First Prize with Mention trés bien<span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana, Arial;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:-webkit-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important;box-sizing:inherit"> and her National Diploma of Advanced Studies with specialization in the organ. <span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Verdana, Arial;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:-webkit-left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important;box-sizing:inherit">More info about the concert at <a href="https://www.stjames-cathedral.org/music/concerts/2023-02-08-Loreto-Aramendi.aspx">https://www.stjames-cathedral.org/music/concerts/2023-02-08-Loreto-Aramendi.aspx</a>.

Dear <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);display:inline-block;margin:0px;padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit">First name <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{lastname}}" style="background-color:rgb(248, 248, 255);border:1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255);border-radius:4px;color:rgb(42, 42, 196);display:inline-block;margin:0px;padding:1px 8px;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;overflow-wrap:anywhere;user-select:none;box-sizing:inherit">Last name, Thank you for your ticket donation for the Wednesday, February 8, 2023 Loreto Aramendi concert at St. James Cathedral. Here is some useful information:   Doors open at 6:30pm. The concert begins at 7:00pm and runs approximately one hour, with no intermission. Location & Where to Enter  The address of the Cathedral is 804 9th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104.    There are three Cathedral entrances for concerts:   - The Marion Street/Terry Avenue entrance is at the northeast corner of the Cathedral (nearest to O'Dea parking). This entrance is accessible to those with disabilities. The restrooms are located at this entrance. The Box Office is also at this entrance, so there may be long lines.  - The Columbia Street/Courtyard entrance is on the south side of the Cathedral near the Chapel. Accessible via a ramp.   - The 9th Avenue entrance is on the west side of the Cathedral. This entrance is NOT accessible to those who use a wheelchair or have other mobility issues.   Tickets and Seating Please bring a printed or electronic copy (on smartphone or tablet) of your ticket to the concert to be scanned. You may check in at any entrance. If you’re unable to print your ticket and don’t have an electronic device, your name and the number of tickets will be on a printed list at the door.   Concert seating is first come, first served. Please note that some seats, indicated by signs, are reserved for Friends of Cathedral Music donors.   If you or a member of your party has a specific seating need (wheelchair, aisle seat for walker, etc.), please contact us in advance at musicoffice@stjames-cathedral.org or 206-382-4874, and we will make sure that you are accommodated.   Parking Information  - The Cabrini Tower Garage, on Marion Street between Terry & Boren Avenues, will be open for FREE parking for this concert (2/8/2023). Please take a ticket when entering, and write "St. James" on it before handing it to the attendant when exiting. If you don't write "St. James", you will have to pay for your parking. The garage will close at 10:00pm. - Paid street parking is enforced until 8:00pm.   - Accessible parking is available on the west side of Terry Avenue, between Marion and Columbia.   Public Transportation  St. James Cathedral is within a few blocks of a number of bus lines and the First Hill Streetcar. The #60 bus stops directly in front on 9th Ave. To plan your trip, visit tripplanner.kingcounty.gov (or 206-553-3000), or maps.google.com and search for Terry Ave and Marion St, Seattle.    Postal Mailing List With this purchase, we’ve added your name and postal address to our mailing list to receive our infrequent postcards and mailers about music events. We will only share your name and address with our resident ensembles for one-time use for concerts that are at St. James Cathedral only. We will not share your information with any other third parties. If you would prefer to opt out of our postal mailing list or do not wish to share your address with resident ensembles, please email us or call 206-382-4874. Email ListWould you like to receive information about future concerts and music events at St. James via email? Visit http://www.stjames-cathedral/music and click on the "Join the Music Mailing List" button at the bottom of the page. Questions  If you have any questions, please call the Music Office at 206-382-4874, or e-mail musicoffice@stjames-cathedral.org. Thank you for your support of Music at St. James Cathedral! --------------------------------------------- Marjorie Bunday Administrative Assistant for Music St. James Cathedral 804 Ninth Avenue Seattle, WA 98104 mbunday@stjames-cathedral.org 206-382-4874