WINTERVIEW

Posted by on Dec 10, 2014 in Paul Winter Updates, Solstice

an interview with Paul Winter by Nicholas Tuff ON THE CATHEDRAL NT: Could you tell me how you first came to play at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine? PW: Thirty years ago, the Consort and I were invited to be artists-in-residence at New York’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine. We aspired to […]

Winter Solstice ~ Behind the Scenes

Posted by on Oct 27, 2013 in Paul Winter Updates, Solstice

As lighting designer and production manager for the Winter Solstice Celebration, Steve Shelley is charged with a monumental task: lighting a theater two football fields long and 100 feet high, with an audience on both sides of the stage, musicians and dancers moving down the aisles, and theatrical effects like the world’s largest gong and a […]

Winter’s Wonderland is Warmer Than Ever

Posted by on Oct 27, 2013 in Paul Winter Updates, Solstice

Wall Street Journal, 12/11/12 By STUART ISACOFF The annual Winter Solstice revelries at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine—feasts for the ears and eyes created by the renowned saxophonist Paul Winter for the world’s largest Anglican church—are celebrating their 33rd anniversary this week for three days beginning Thursday. And “celebration” is the word. Mr. […]