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Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols – Dec 8, 2013
On December 8, at 4 o’clock, the Spencerville Church Sanctuary Choir, combined with the Columbia Collegiate Chorale of Washington Adventist University, under the direction of Dr. James Bingham, to present a Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. Over the past two plus decades here at…
Music for Organ and Voice – Nov 17, 2013
On Saturday, November 17, at 4 p.m., organist Devon Howard and soprano Karla Rivera Bucklew presented a program of original compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms, Ovid Young, Hall Johnson and Felix Mendelssohn. A native of southern New Jersey, Karla Rivera Bucklew was brought…
Pianist Sara Daneshpour – Nov 9, 2013
On Saturday, November 9 at 4 p.m. Pianist Sara Daneshpour will join us once again to share her formidable technique and musicality. She’s played a virtuosic programs of works by Scarlatti, Scriabin, Ravel, Granados and Prokofiev. Ms. Daneshpour has performed not only in her native city of Washington D.C., but also in New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Russia,…
Organist Erik William Suter – Oct 5, 2013
Saturday, October 5 at 4 p.m., organist Erik Wm. Suter will open our 2013 Evensong Concert Season with a virtuoso program of works by Marcel Dupré, Louis Vierne, Jehan Alain, César Franck, and Maurice Duruflé. A native of Chicago and an internationally acclaimed musician, Suter served as organist…
Tempest Trio, Music of Dvorák – May 25, 2013
The Tempest Trio performed Antonin Dvorak‘s Trios for violin, cello and piano in E minor (Op. 90) “Dumky” and F minor (Op. 65). Combining technical mastery, expressive depth, and performance experience, pianist Alon Goldstein, violinist Ilya Kaler and cellist Amit Peled have…
Divine Duos – March 23, 2013
On Saturday, March 23, the Columbia Collegiate Chorale, Pro Musica and New England Youth Ensemble of Washington Adventist University, with the Spencerville Sanctuary Choir and friends, presented a concert titled “Divine Duos.” Organist Mark Willey, opened the program with four pieces by Franck, Lefebure-Wely, Widor, and Vierne, designed to introduce the…
Organist, Kimo Smith – Feb 16, 2013
On Saturday, February 16, organist Kimo Smith will present a concert of music by John Cook, J.S. Bach, Joseph Jongen, J.M. Michel, Leon Boëllmann, Janet Linker, and Dan Locklair. Dr. Smith is an active educator, church musician, recitalist, and collaborative pianist. He is currently Associate Professor of Music and Director of Keyboard Studies at La Sierra University,…
Cellist Amit Peled – June 9, 2012
Our good friend, internationally renowned cellist Amit Peled will perform a special bonus concert on Saturday, June 9, 2012. The program opened with two works for solo cello: J.S. Bach‘s Suite No. 1 and György Ligeti‘s Sonata. Mr. Peled was joined for the second half of the program by pianist Stefan Petrov for a performance of Robert Schumann‘s…
Organist Jeremy Filsell – May 26, 2012
Organist Jeremy Filsell will close the official 2011-2012 Evensong Concert Series with a special concert on Saturday, May 26 at 4 p.m. The first half of the program featured organ works by American composers, Raymond Weidner, Richard Purvis, Gerald Near and Leo Sowerby; a fitting tribute to the American made Moller, Op. 11806 organ. The second half featured…
Music for Organ and Brass – April 28, 2012
On April 28, at 4 p.m., the Brass Mosaic and friends presented a program of music for brass ensemble and organ. The ten piece brass ensemble, formed from some of the best brass players in our area’s orchestras and military brass ensembles, combined with our own organist, Mark Willey, to play…