The Olaus Petri Church Choir Presents Free Concert Today

The Olaus Petri Church Choir from Örebro, Sweden will present a free impromptu concert at St. Bartholomew's Church today, June 25 at 12:30 pm.

The Olaus Petri Choir is a 16-voice professional choir in the Swedish city of Örebro, between Stockholm and Oslo. The choir sings for services at the Olaus Petri Church and have toured throughout the world, most notably representing Sweden in the Nordic Church Music Symposium held in Reykjavik in 2012.

At. St. Bartholomew's Church, the choir will sing works of Otto Olsson, Frank Martin, Herbert Howells, and Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. The choir will be conducted by Mats Bertilsson.

This free concert will take place at St. Bartholomew's Church at the corner of Park Avenue and 51st Street. Subway: 6 to 51st Street. For more information, call (212) 378-0222 or visit www.stbarts.org.