Sarasota News Leader
October 11, 2013
Page 128
REDEEMER'S OCTOBER EVENSONG INFUSED WITH FRENCH HORN
On Sunday, Oct. 20, at 5:15 p.m., the Church
of the Redeemer, located at 222 S. Palm Ave.,
invites members of the community to Solemn
Evensong complemented by the sounds of the
French horn played by Joe Assi, co-principal
horn for the Sarasota Orchestra.
Evensong performances are always complimentary and open to the public, the release
adds. A reception in Gillespie Hall will follow
the performance.
Assi, a New Jersey native, has performed
with the Sarasota Orchestra since 2008. He
earned a Bachelor of Music degree from
Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music before
beginning a Master of Music program at The
Juilliard School in Manhattan, the release
notes. In 2012, Assi, who is of Lebanese and
Irish-American descent, performed with the
Palestine National Orchestra in Jordan.
Ann Stephenson-Moe, Redeemer's organist
and choirmaster, will perform on the church's
massive Nichols & Simpson organ, and
Redeemer's choir will sing, a news release
says. The anthem will be James Mulholland's
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Joe Assi will accompany the Solemn Evensong at the Church of the Redeemer on Oct. 20. Photo courtesy
of sarasotaorchestra.org.