The Combined Choirs of
Immanuel Congregational Church &
Asylum Hill Congregational Church

Thursday, May 14, 7:30pm

For the first time in many years, two of the most accomplished church choirs in the area will combine to present an evening of very special choral music. The choirs, under the direction of ICC's Director of Music, Mark Singleton and AHCC's Minister of Music and Art, Steven Mitchell, will sing music by Felix Mendelssohn and by several other Jewish composers. The choirs will be accompanied by string orchestra.

Tickets ordered online by Thursday, May 7th will be sent to you. Tickets ordered online after that will be held at the door. Tickets always available at the door the night of the performance.

$20 General Admission

$15 Senior / Student

You are cordially invited...

Illustrations of Leonard Bernstein by Ryan O'Rourke

..to an evening of music by Leonard Bernstein

a Woodland Concert Series Fundraiser

In honor of his 90th birthday, and the 50th anniversary of his appointment as Conductor of the New York Philharmonic, we are pleased to present a selection of some of Mr. Bernstein's most acclaimed compositions. Please join us for this special fundraiser for the Woodland Concert Series.

"On the Town"

Saturday, September 20, 2008 • 7:30pm
Immanuel Congregational Church, Hartford, CT

Featured Music

On the Town (selections)
West Side Story (selections)
Mass (selections)

Plus additional works from
Wonderful Town, Candide &
1600 Pensylvania Avenue

Featured Musicians

The Choir of Immanuel Congregational Church
Voce Chamber Singers

Tom Cooke, Clarinet
Eric Dahlin, Cello
Sarah Meneely-Kyder, Piano
Donald Funk, Piano

Mark Singleton, Music Director of Immanuel Congregational Church
and Artistic Director of Voce, will serve as Conductor.

He brought the wonder of music to the world.

Leonard Bernstein was a conductor, a composer, a teacher, a pianist, a communicator and a humanitarian. His talent and energy were boundless. And his skills as a communicator were unmatched. He conducted with passion and authority, composed with inspiration and craft, and taught with insight and encouragement. Bernstein didn't just create some of the great music of the 20th century, he also enhanced the enjoyment of music for audiences young and old. His music continues to be performed in concert halls, theaters and scared spaces around the world. We are proud to honor his work and his memory.

To make a donation to the Woodland Concert Series, click here. (Descriptions and perks for each Level of Giving are described.) Those generous individuals donating to the Celebrity Circle or Benefactor levels will enjoy a reception following the fundraiser concert, which will be held next door to Immanuel Church at the Town & County Club. It will feature desserts, coffees & a cash bar. You will have the opportunity to meet NINA BERNSTEIN!

To purchase tickets to this Fundraiser (without making a donation), click here to order your tickets through PayPal. Tickets will also be available at the door the evening of the performance.

For questions, contact Don Funk, Artistic Director
Email: donfunk@woodlandconcertseries.org

Tuesdays in October
12:05pm / 30 min.
Free, but donations gratefully accepted. Lunch immediately follows each concert for $5.
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Celebrates the musical instruments of Immanuel Congregational Church;
The Steinway Piano,
The Austin Organ, &
The Dudash Harpsichord.
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October 7: The Piano
Paul Bisaccia: "Claire de Lune -- Music of the Masters."
Works by Claude Debussy,
J.S. Bach & Philip Glass

October 14: The Harpsichord
Edward Clark playing works for solo harpsichord. Joanne Scattergood & Don Funk performing works for voice and harpsichord.

October 21: The Organ
Don Funk playing his "The Austin Goes to Broadway" Suite.

October 28: The Piano Plus
Gretchen Saathoff, Piano &
Lisa Rautenberg, Violin.
Works by Elgar, Beethoven,
Messiaen & Bolcom.

VOCE Sings Masterworks for Choir & Pipe Organ

Sunday, November 2, 2008
4:00pm

Voce, one of the finest all professional choirs in the area, opens up its season by opening up ours with a choral and pipe organ spectacular! Voce is doing its part in celebrating what is the "International Year of the Organ" by offering choral works with powerful and colorful organ accompaniments. This program is a joint venture with the Greater Hartford Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.

Visit VOCE's website.

The 150 Voices of the Hartford Chorale

Saturday, November 22, 7:30pm

The 150 voices of the glorious Hartford Chorale will fill our space with the seasonal music of "Harvest Song." Music by Bernstein, Britten, Bach, and others will thrill any lover of the voice or choral music. The concert will be conducted by Music Director Richard Coffey and assistant conductor Ehren Brown. This major performing organization will be making its debut in the magnificent space that is Immanuel Congregational Church.

Tickets available at the door the night of the concert.

$20 General Admission
$15 Senior / Student

International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella

Saturday, February 21, 7:30pm

Northeast Regional Quarter Finals.
We welcome back the ICCAC. This has become a real audience favorite. You get to cheer on your favorites as several college choral groups -- some of whom will be from this area -- vie to stay alive in their quest to be crowned the best at the international finals competition at Lincoln Center. Hear singing in its purest form.

Tickets ordered online by Saturday, February 14th will be sent to you. Tickets ordered online after that will be held at the door. Tickets always available at the door the night of the performance.

$20 General Admission

$15 Senior / Student

 

$10 per ticket for groups of 10 or more students or seniors. Please call Donald Funk at 860.527.8121 to arrange for tickets.

Other musical events taking place at our wonderful concert venue
Immanuel Congregational Church

Friday, November 21st, 7:30pm
Hartt Choral Ensemble: "Sing the Word"
harttweb.hartford.edu

Sunday, December 7th, 4:00pm
Lessons & Carols
Seasonal favorite featuring the Choir of ICC
www.iccucc.org

Thursday, December 18, 7:30pm
Voce: Messiah
www.iccucc.org

Saturday, February 14th, 7:30pm
Voce: Valentine's Day Concert
www.voceinc.org

Sunday, March 22nd, 4:00pm
Concora: Bach!
www.concora.org

Internationally acclaimed Mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter
Music of Teresienstadt.
Featuring Daniel Hope, Violin & Bengt Forseberg, Piano.

Sunday, April 26, 7:30pm

Theresienstadt was the notorious "model" concentration camp north of Prague where the Nazis allowed musicians, artists and intellectuals to "flourish," which indeed they did, despite malnutrition and appalling conditions, and despite the daily dispatch of many of their numbers to their deaths at Auschwitz and other concentration camps. It is the music of the composers interned in Theresienstadt that the internationally acclaimed mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter will sing at this remarkable concert.

Ms. von Otter is considered to be one of the great singers of her generation. She has been invited to sing with and for many of the major conductors, orchestras, opera houses and recording companies the world-over. A recording of the music of Theresienstadt was released to great acclaim several months ago bey Deutsche Gramophone. Her tour of this program is beginning here in Hartford with this concert, and will take her to Carnegie Hall the following Saturday. Anne Sofie von Otter's efforts to bring to the world's attention the music created at Theresienstadt is her tribute to the creative spark that can truly illuminate our very darkest hours.