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Annisquam Village Church Launches 2024/25 Music Series with Devil’s Box and Glory of God: The Soul of the Violin from Paganini to Penderecki to Bach, Bluegrass, and Beyond

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Incoming October event news sent from Annisquam Village Church:

Annisquam Village Church proudly announces the opening of the 2024/25 Music Series on Saturday, October 19 at 7:30 pm with Devil’s Box and Glory of God: The Soul of the Violin from Paganini to Penderecki to Bach, Bluegrass, and Beyond. Violinist, composer and AVC Artist-in-Residence Scott Moore embarks on this musical journey celebrating the violin at the Annisquam Village Church.

A solo recital/lecture led and performed by Moore answers the questions, “When is a fiddle a violin, and why has it been called ‘the devil’s box’?”, “How did a gourd become a $20 million work of art?”, and “What were the dark secrets behind Nicolò Paganini’s otherworldly abilities on the instrument, and did history’s first rock star really make a deal at the crossroads?” In this tour-de-force program, Moore illuminates how music is also geometry, physics, theology and a window on the cosmos itself; and how Bach can inspire us to be better humans, 300 years after his death. 

David Benjamin, Chair of the Annisquam Village Church Music Committee, looks forward to this unique evening of music, “Join Moore, our multi-talented AVC Artist-in-Residence, on a thousand-year musical journey, fiddle in hand—no magic carpet required!” 

AVC Artist-in-Residence Moore gave audiences a sneak peek of the program this past summer and audiences were captivated. According to Gloucester’s Victoria Cowling Chu, “Scott Moore is superb! With an international keyboard performer as my mother, I grew up surrounded by world famous musicians. Scott would fit right in. He has such mastery of his instrument and his art that, without a single sheet of music, he gives us beautiful music drawn from the most varied roots, and makes it seem like he’s just improvising on a lazy afternoon.” 

ABOUT SCOTT MOORE

An enthusiastic collaborator on stage and in the recording studio, violinist and composer Scott Moore has forged a reputation as a skillful and inventive musician unbound by genre. Since moving to Gloucester in 2019, the Kentucky native has become Concertmaster of the Cape Ann Symphony and Symphony by the Sea, while creating new scores for productions by the Louisville (KY) Ballet and theater group Lanes Coven. He and his wife, Erica, operate Open String Recordings, providing creative, professional string arrangements for bands, solo artists, composers, and filmmakers. As AVC Artist-in-Residence, his portfolio includes solo and group performances ranging from Bach and bluegrass to Thelonious Monk, and a growing list of world premieres.

EVENT:

Devil’s Box and Glory of God: The Soul of the Violin from Paganini to Penderecki to Bach, Bluegrass, and Beyond 

is Saturday, October 19 at 7:30 PM at the Annisquam Village Church, 820 Washington Street Gloucester. The ticket price is $30, Suggested Donation.  For further information, Call: 978-281-0376 or email: avchurch820@gmail.com

Image:  Annisquam Village Church Artist-in-Residence Scott Moore

Save the date~ Beautiful program lined up! Lobster Cove String Quartet

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Lobster Cove String Quartet: UNITED

The Lobster Cove String Quartet gives the third and final performance of its debut season, Friday June 14 at the Annisquam Village Church @ 7:30 pm. The Gloucester-based group presents UNITED, an adventurous program of all-American music, featuring an array of iconoclastic works by Henry Cowell, Philip Glass, Samuel Barber, Antonín Dvořák, and Scott Moore. From the weird and arcane, to the contemporary and austere, to some of the most beloved music of the last 130 years—with a playful old-time fiddle romp thrown in—the quartet unites to celebrate a few of the many threads which make up the ever-evolving tapestry of American music.

Friday, June 14  @  7:30pm  |  $35 suggested

Annisquam Village Church . 820 Washington Street . Gloucester MA 01930

Video. Driving from Annisquam to Halibut Point State Park and back again. It’s spring!

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April 2024.

1. Early spring. Driving Washington St., (5 min) from Deacon to Annisquam Village Church. 

caption 2: Early Spring. Driving Washington Street from Annisquam to Lanesville (5 min)

caption 3: Early Spring. Driving Washington St./ Rt. 127 from Lanesville to Seaside Cemetery (1 min)

caption 4: Early Spring. Driving Rt. 127 from cemetery to the turn off for Halibut State Park

Turning back around

caption 5: Early Spring. Turning back around. Driving Rt. 127/Washington St. (‘the back way’) from Halibut State Park sign to Annisquam. (7 min)

Driving the road to Annisquam Village Church. Washington St. #GloucesterMA

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Video series caption: Early spring, April 2024. Driving Washington St., Part 1 (5 min) from Deacon to the Annisquam Village Church. Mute to silence wind. Adjust video for higher resolution.

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Dreams and Dances | Concert at Annisquam Village Church

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Mark your calendar!

Scott Moore’s and Erica Pisaturo’s concert Dreams and Dances on Friday April 26th, 2024 7:30 P.M. at the Annisquam Village Church in Gloucester.

“The Annisquam Village Church, where violinist and composer Scott Moore is Artist-in-Residence, will host Moore and his wife, violinist Erica Pisaturo, for a performance Saturday, April 26 at 7:30pm. The program is titled ‘Dreams and Dances’ and spans some 300 years of music: from the capricious elegance of Telemann’s Canonic Duos to the tender melodies and swirling textures of Moore’s Suite for Two Violins, which the composer describes as “equal parts ballet score, barn dance, Impressionist painting; like little postcards to favorite influences from all over music, art, literature, and life.” Folk music is the connection to another work on the program, Bela Bartók’s rustic Duos, whose evocative titles include “Whirling Dance,” “Bagpipes,” “Harvest Song,” and “Mosquito Dance.” And the world of ballet provides common ground with the other composer on the docket, Sergei Prokofiev, whose Sonata for Two Violins (from 1932) is a window on the modernist neoclassicism made famous in works like Romeo and Juliet (1935), Lieutenant Kijé (1934) and Peter and the Wolf (1936).

“The intimacy, beauty, and lush acoustics of the Village Church are an ideal place to play music like this,” offers Moore.”

A reception will follow the concert.

Annisquam Village Church. 820 Washington Street. Gloucester MA

$25 suggested

“There’s something fascinating about the idea of a violin duo. It’s transparent, elemental: there’s the fire, sonorous beauty, and all the other qualities we associate with the violin, writ double, amid the dynamic of an ensemble of two—at once duel, duet, dance. . . We’re excited to play this program of rare delights.”

Scott Moore

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Wood, Wire & Song Concert March 3! Annisquam Village Church.

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Join us Sunday March 3rd at 3 P.M. for another superb concert created by violinist and composer, Scott Moore!

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Wood, Wire, & Song – Crossover Chamber Music in Annisquam

The nascent Lobster Cove String Quartet widens its wake with guest artists in a concert Sunday, March 3rd, at 3:00 PM at the Annisquam Village Church.  With windows looking out on the Cove itself, the concert is designed by Artist-in-Residence, violinist and composer Scott Moore—joined here by a glittering lineup of special guests in an eclectic program of new music as inviting as it is fresh. Pianist and songwriter Elizabeth Ziman anchors the lineup with what NPR Music calls “beautiful, thoughtful, smart music largely built around her very approachable and warm voice.”

The March 3rd Wood, Wire, & Songprogram comprises music written in the last 30 years: the plaintive strains of John Tavener’s mysterious Akhmatova Songs; the elemental crispness of recent Pulitzer-winner Caroline Shaw’s Valencia (composed in Manchester-by-the-Sea); frequent Kronos Quartet collaborator Osvaldo Golijov’s visceral setting of Emily Dickinson, How Slow the Wind; and Moore’s own setting of Shakespeare’s sunny Sonnet 18, a world premiere. Classical soprano Theodora Nestorova joins Ziman, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Dietrich Strause, and quartet members Moore, Erica Pisaturo (violin), Brandon White (viola), and Alex Fowler (cello). Notoriously multi-talented Club Passim stalwart Zachariah Hickman (Josh Ritter, Ray LaMontagne) contributes string arrangements.

  • $35, suggested contribution.
  • Please join us for the reception following the concert. 
  • Annisquam Village Church, 820 Washington Street, Gloucester MA 01930 
  • For questions, please contact the Annisquam Village Church at 978-281-0376  or avchurch820@gmail.com

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Save the date: Annisquam Village Church. Lobster Cove String Quartet.

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upcoming special event September 16, 2023

Photo: Lobster Cove String Quartet (Annisquam, Gloucester, Mass., 2023). Musicians from left to right are: Brandon White (viola), Scott Moore (violin), Alex Fowler (cello) and Erica Pisaturo (violin)

Mark your calendars: Jane Deering shares the announcement for an upcoming debut at Annisquam Village Church.

Lobster Cove String Quartet debuts at historic Annisquam venue

Gloucester, MA – The Lobster Cove String Quartet makes its debut

Saturday evening, September 16, 2023 at 7:30pm.

The white walls of the historic Annisquam Village Church will become

the canvas for a soundscape of swirling tone-colors, as the Gloucester-based

group presents To Paint the Night: a diverse bill of fare showcasing the richness

and versatility of the string quartet format.

The program opens with Astor Piazzolla’s fiery Four for Tango, before

probing the dark night of the soul which is Dmitri Shostakovich’s String

Quartet No. 8—dedicated by the composer “to the victims of fascism and

war.” Thelonious Monk’s ‘Round Midnight, newly arranged for quartet by

violinist and composer Scott Moore, is all blues and purples and grays:

lush, playful, and mysterious. The concert closes with the sensual

Impressionism of Claude Debussy’s radiant String Quartet in G minor.

The Lobster Cove String Quartet is the latest creation of Scott Moore, Artist-in-

Residence at the Annisquam Village Church. Moore is joined by members

Erica Pisaturo (violin), Brandon White (viola), and Alex Fowler (cello).

Admission is by donation ($35 suggested), and a reception with the artists

will follow the performance.

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Lobster Cove String Quartet: To Paint the Night. Saturday, September 16 @ 7:30pm

Annisquam Village Church. 820 Washington Street. Gloucester MA

Sound of Vienna

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From Kathleen Adams

Kathleen Adams, Music Director AVC

“Sounds of Vienna” in Annnisquam

The Essex Piano Trio brings  “The Sounds of Vienna -Then and Now” to the Annisquam Village Church on Saturday, June 17, at 7:30 PM.  Violinist Ashley Offret, Cellist David Cabral, and pianist Beverly Soll play works of Schubert, Mozart, Pärt, Bolcom, Beethoven, and Haydn.

In its signature ‘Conversation among Friends’ manner, the Trio’s survey of Viennese repertoire resembles a musical feast, with Schubert’s Piano Trio in B flat major as the ‘main course.’ Other delights emanating from the Austrian ‘city of dreams’ complete the musical menu.

The historic, 1830’s  Village Church is an ideal venue for chamber music, with its intimate proportions, its wonderful acoustics, and its beautiful Steinway. Located at 820 Washington Street, Gloucester, MA.Parking allowed along Washington and Leonard Streets.  Suggested donation is $25. The church is handicap accessible, and a reception of Viennese delights will follow the performance in the downstairs Cove Room.

For more information about EPT, see essexpianotrio.com or on Facebook.com/essexpianotrio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annisquam As You Like It candlelight masque & listening party

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Jane Deering shares news about an upcoming special event:

Save the date January 21, 2023!

As You Like It: candlelight masque & listening party with Lanes Coven Theater and new music by Scott Moore

As You Like It brings a newly-composed score to the Annisquam Village Church on Saturday,
January 21, 2023 at 7pm. Artist-in-Residence Scott Moore created the eclectic large-scale work
throughout the spring and summer, playing and recording every instrument himself. The music
brings to life the forms and gestures of Shakespeare’s beloved pastoral comedy with a fun, fresh
pastiche of styles and sounds—from absurd, neo-Baroque strings and harpsichord, to hip-hop
drums and impressionist dream folk. Originally commissioned by the Louisville (KY) Ballet, and
premiered as a ballet in August, the piece has been substantially reworked to include dialogue
from the play, delivered live by Gloucester’s rising theater stars, Lanes Coven. Conversation with
the composer will chronicle the journey from conception to premiere, illuminating the artistic
process and framing the evening’s performance. A feast for the ears and the mind, this unusual
and enchanting evening will also feature light refreshment. All are welcome; donations are
gratefully accepted, and will benefit the AVC music program.

Annisquam Village Church, 820 Washington Street, Gloucester MA 01930

Kevin Birch, Organist, to perform at the Annisquam Village Church on Nov 6th @ 3pm Jeremy Adams instruments

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Clavichord, Organ, Harpsichord A Listener’s Odyssey

Organist Kevin Birch plays Byrd, Froberger, Sweelinck and more on the Jeremy Adams keyboards

Annisquam Village Church, Sunday November 6, 3pm

Annisquam Village Church Beach Cleanup

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From The One Hour at a Time Gang post on Good Morning Gloucester:

I just learned about your beach cleanups from a church member. We were discussing a Beach Cleanup and Gathering that the Interfaith Group of the Cape Ann Climate Coalition will be holding on Earth Day – Friday, April 22nd.  Here is a description:

Gather at noon at Good Harbor Beach to hold up gratitude for the Earth that sustains us, to hold space for grief due to the effects of climate change on people and eco-systems, and to nurture hope for positive action together.  The gathering will be preceded by an optional beach clean-up at 11:15—bring gloves if you have them.  For more information, contact the Rev. Sue Koehler-Arseneault at capeannrevsue@gmail.com or the Rev. Lise Hldebrandt at lise@stjohnsgloucester.org.  Please join us!

Thanks for the good work you are doing! Please feel free to share this announcement with anyone you know who might be interested.

Help wanted Annisquam Village Church Tech Support Coordinator

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Annisquam Village Church Tech Support Coordinator

Job Description
The AVC Tech Support Coordinator will be a part-time job of approximately 10hrs/week that will require production, editorial and online skills. Familiarity with Apple computers, Final Cut Pro, and Zoom online conferencing software will be needed, and supplemental training will be provided.
The TSC will work with the Pastor and the Music Director in planning and providing the weekly content, in addition to special events at the church. The TSC will coordinate the Tech Support Team of volunteers and report to the pastor.
This position requires availability on Sunday mornings from 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. and for church holidays and special events as requested.

Responsibilities:
1. Offer support and guidance for all worship services and church events involving technical production and assistance.
a) Collaborate with the Pastor and Director of Music in the production and development of our worship services, and other gatherings as necessary. In addition to onsite live streaming, this may include actual production of pre-recorded service elements.
b) Operate and oversee our tech systems.
c) Coordinate, schedule, train and supervise the volunteers who assist with tech services.
d) Regularly inventory all the equipment and secure it safely between rehearsals, performances and other events. Organize our storage spaces. Oversee the regular maintenance and repair of equipment, and recommend the purchase or replacement of equipment.
Ongoing tasks include preparing equipment in the sanctuary; performing video and sound checks (including gain settings, monitor mixes, volume settings and the EQ/mixing process); checking all computer and projector equipment; and creating written instructions and processes for other members of the Tech Team. Additionally, adjusting levels as directed during services and events; recording and live streaming services and
events; debriefing and troubleshooting following services and events; storing equipment
and noting maintenance needs; and preparing spaces for next gatherings.

Job Specifics
This is a multi-faceted media position for a person who primarily will help prepare
playback materials, and then facilitate the live presentation of the AVC Weekly Service
being presented on Zoom.
A. Preparation will require:
– Downloading and preparing for playback internet materials for the service.
– Possible video shooting of AVC Music live recordings, when it is deemed safe to do
so following Covid restrictions.
– Post Production of AVC Music recordings for service.
– Adding lyrics to hymns, and creating slide shows.
These skills require:
– The ability to be proficient on Apple computers for Video Editing using:
Final Cut Pro.
– The ability to operate and record a Video Camera.
– Operate and set levels on a field audio recorder/Mixer
– Proficiency in Garage Band would be helpful too.
– ** Supplemental training will be provided.
B.Live Streaming will require:
– Managing the Live Zoom feed:
– This will be done remotely during Covid restrictions, then live on site when
restrictions are lifted and public gatherings allowed.
Remote Zoom Service involves:
– Managing the service as a Zoom Co-Host
– Playback (Screen Sharing) of pre-recorded playback elements.
– Recording the Zoom Archive
– Managing screen spotlighting during the interactive portions of the service
with Zoom participants.
– Monitoring the chat channel.
On-Site Zoom service involves:
– Operation and switching of what will eventually become remote controlled
Video Camera(s)
– Live Monitoring/Mix of Audio with wireless audio board and virtual mixer.
– Playback of Pre-recorded segments
– Managing live Zoom interaction
– Recording service archive and uploading archive to Web Master.
– Shutdown and maintaining gear.

Notes:
We are currently using a temporary production set-up for onsite zoom sessions. When the
permanent installation is in place the job will involve using a simple video switcher, most
likely the Black Magic Design ATEM Mini Pro with fixed PTZ (Pan Tilt Zoom) cameras and a
wireless Audio board with a virtual mixer. Pre-recorded materials will be played back from
a portable video recorder/player.
Job Type: Part-time
Rate: 20.00-25.00 per hour depending upon experience
Interested individuals should send a resume and cover letter by Mon. February 8, 2020
to Rev. Sue Koehler-Arsenault at capeannrevsue@gmail.com

Annisquam Village Church

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Members of the Annisquam Village Church volunteer to buy food, prepare and serve a Community Meal for clients of the Open Door several times a year. The serving of Community Meals in the dining room had been suspended due to the pandemic. Indeed, the meal that we prepared on March 11th was their last. Since then, the Open Door has been meeting the community’s needs for such a meal by means of take-out prepared meals (grab and go), and home delivery. Their main fundraiser for the year, the Empty Bowl Benefit, was cancelled. The Open Door needs to make up the shortfall somehow.

Our plan is send financial support equivalent to our expenses on food for the dates the AVC is committed to serve at the Open Door until was are able to volunteer once again.

In the meantime if you would like to donate directly the The Open Door click here: https://www.foodpantry.org/03_How_To_Help/donate.html

Union Congregational Church, Magnolia joins bell ringing in unison Easter Sunday at 10am

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Susan Dalton shares a vintage postcard image and message from Magnolia that

 

 

Dierdre Savage’s message of the bells was shared. Pastor Abram Kielsmeir-Jones confirmed that the Union Congregational Church, Magnolia will particpate in the bell ringing event 10AM Easter Sunday.

Like Dierdre, Susan explains that she’s originally from New York and “wanted to mention that Magnolia’s Union Congregational Church was missing from the group of photos on your GMG Post.” She lives near that “sweet church” which completed a “recent re-shingling project on their vestry.” Thank you, Susan, for this happy update which also gives me a chance to underscore that the first post included some places of worship in Gloucester, not all. Enjoy photographs of a few more below.

Look forward to hearing the ringing of the bells which is an international effort now. “Tuscany and beyond!”

 

Annisquam Village Church

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Annisquam Village Church

Connecting a
Spiritually Diverse Community
to God and to the World

We are an interdenominational community.
We welcome you wherever you are on the spiritual journey.

 

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Sunday Worship Service Each Sunday Go to Zoom.com, click on Join a Meeting, Copy and paste the meeting ID, click …

All are Welcome to join the Annisquam Village Church Online Services
with
Rev. Sue Koehler-Arsenault, Pastor

Three ways to join the Service:

1) To connect on Zoom –
https://zoom.us/j/8701676165pwd=bzlrU1Y2THMrSWtuYXd0Qkg2Q1QyZz09
MEETING ID: 870 167 6165
NEW Password: 171731

2) To phone in (without video): +1 646 876 9923
MEETING ID: 870 167 6165
(If required) PARTICIPANT ID: Press #
Password: 171731

Chat room opens at 30 minutes before

3) Watch on Facebook Live Video on this Page
https://www.facebook.com/AnnisquamVillageChurch/
LIKE the Page and you will be able to get right to the LIVE Service

Zoom works best with Chrome browser.
You will find that your internet signal improves if you turn off your WiFi on devices you are not using.

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Upcoming & Noteworthy

Kathleen Adams, Music Director

Annisquam Village Church

Holy Week & Easter Services Online

Maundy Thursday – 7:00 p.m.
Good Friday – 7:00 p.m.
Easter Sunday – 10:00 a.m.

Wear your “Easter best” or florals
Place flowers where they can be seen by others on screen

Zoom Live Stream
Phone (audio only): 646-876-9923

Meeting ID: 870 167 6165

Password: 171731

Watch on Facebook Live

Note: There will be no Spiritual Connection Circle

 

Annisquam Village Church

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The Annisquam Village Church will hold services online for Maundy Thursday (April 9) and Good Friday (April 10) at 7 p.m. and Easter Sunday worship at 10 a.m. on April 12th. Each of these services includes prayer, scripture, and an opportunity for reflection and sharing. Chat rooms open thirty minutes prior to each service for community members to converse. There will be no Spiritual Connection Circle on Tuesday, April 7th. For more information, including weblinks, please go to annisquamvillagechurch.org

 

Annisquam Village Church

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Sunday Worship Service

Each Sunday

Go to Zoom.com, click on Join a Meeting, Copy and paste the meeting ID, click Join.

Virtual Meeting Opens at 9:30 a.m.

(for informal conversation)

Worship Service at 10:00 am

Phone (audio only): 646-876-9923

Meeting ID: 870 167 6165

All are welcome

 Annisquam Village Church.

~ Rev. Sue Koehler-Arsenault, Pastor

Annisquam Village Church

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Ticket: $20, Seniors & Students $15
At the door or on line at
https://m.bpt.me/event/4431696

CONCERT WINDS OF CAPE ANN plays benefit in Annisquam

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CONCERT WINDS OF CAPE ANN plays benefit in Annisquam

The Annisquam Village Church continues its concert series on  Sunday afternoon, September 8 at 4 PM with a benefit performance by the Concert Winds Trio.  Seasoned players with a penchant for light-hearted chamber music –Jean Antrim, Flute; David Benjamin, Clarinet; and Priscilla Walter, Piano will feature Franz Danzi’s trio “Sinfonia Concertante.” Also on the program are duos and solos of Brahms, Delibes, Noda, and even Leroy Anderson (special student guest flautist Sophia Hogan-Lopez joins the trio in Anderson’s “Penny Whistle Song”).
The concert is a benefit for the newly refurbished Village Church at the head of Lobster Cove.  Widely known for its beauty and resonant acoustics, this historic building is an ideal venue for chamber music and has attracted many world-class musicians to perform.
A reception in the Cove Room, which has also undergone renovations, follows the concert.

General admission $20. Seniors & Students $15.

Ticket may be purchased online at: https://capeannwinds.brownpapertickets.com

or at the door the afternoon of the Concert. Information at 978.281-0376

 

Photo: Priscilla Walter (l), Jean Antrim and David Benjamin of the Concert Winds Trio