Concerts
MUSIC IN THE CHAPEL
Our chapel has been blessed with the sounds of the Palouse Choral Society, The In-Between Jazz trio, Wilson-McVey-Hilliard Trio, and more.
Concert attendees experience music from around the world in the acclaimed acoustics of our light-filled chapel.
Don’t let yourself forget that God’s grace rewards not only those who never slip, but also those who bend and fall. So sing! The song of rejoicing softens hard hearts. It makes tears of godly sorrow flow from them. Singing summons the Holy Spirit. Happy praises offered in simplicity and love lead the faithful to complete harmony, without discord. Don’t stop singing.
Eagle Song Chamber Choir
October 19, 1:30 pm
The Eagle Song Chamber Choir, based in Nampa, Idaho, will perform a concert in the monastery chapel at the Center for Benedictine Life, featuring both religious and secular pieces. The choir, whose purpose is to further the learning and performing of choral works in the high academic tradition, performed here in the past during the Raspberry Festival, and is eager to return to share their music.
The concert is free and all are welcome. Donations received will go to support the Cottonwood Food Bank.
We look forward to seeing you!
Idaho County Orchestra Concert
November 16, 2:00 pm
The Idaho County Orchestra will present a concert of contemporary music in the monastery chapel.
The concert is free and all are welcome. (Donations are gratefully accepted.)
We look forward to seeing you!
Mission Statement of Spirituality and the Arts at St. Gertrude
St. Benedict encouraged artistic expression in monastic life. The Center for Benedictine Life at the Monastery of St. Gertrude fosters awareness of the sacred moment, tending the inner life and the beauty of creation. An inclusive community, all manifestations of beauty in our world are welcomed while nurturing artistic possibilities.
Art is essential to the contemplative path. It expresses new ways to “see” the invisible and participate with the Divine and the human. The visible and invisible inform each other. The monastic and the artist live parallel lives of devotion. Through communal sharing and hospitality, they honor the abiding mystery of creation.
The Center for Benedictine Life embraces the mysteries of spiritual experience and artistic expression. While providing silence, time and space for discernment, humility and focus, the wish is to help the creativity in all to flourish and deepen. Beauty comes not only from head and hand but from heart and soul.
