January 29th: St. John's Episcopal Church to present performance by Julia Harlow

St. John’s Episcopal Church in Florence continues its Epiphany Concert Series with a performance by organist Julia Harlow on Sunday, January 29 at 6:00 p.m. in the sanctuary. 

There is no charge for the concert but donations are appreciated.  Light refreshments will be provided.  St. John’s is located at 252 S. Dargan Street in Florence.  Parking is available in the lot behind the church.

Dr. Julia Harlow is Director of Music and Organist at Second Presbyterian Church in Charleston, and teaches organ, harpsichord, and ear training at the College of Charleston.   Originally from Iowa City, Iowa, she also lived in the Northwest before coming to the Lowcountry fifteen years ago. 

Harlow earned the Doctor of Musical Arts in Organ Performance and Pedagogy and Master of Music in Early Keyboard Performance degrees at the University of Oregon (Eugene), and the Bachelor of Music in Organ Performance from the University of Iowa.  Her teachers have been Delbert Disselhorst, Guy Bovet,and Joan Benson (clavichord).  

In addition to performing as a harpsichordist, she tunes and maintains several instruments in the Charleston area.  She has extensive performance experience of early music, Celtic, Balkan, and Middle Eastern folk music and has often performed as harpsichordist or organist in Piccolo Spoleto, and with the Charleston Symphony and Chamber Music Charleston.   Her ensemble “La Belle Musique” performs music of the 17th and 18th centuries, notably that of women composers.

The remainder of the concert series slate is as follows: Dr. Paolo Gualdi and Dr. Danijela Žeželj-Gualdi (piano, violin), February 12; Carolina Brass, February 19.  A downloadable brochure is available at www.stjohnsflorence.org.