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First Congregational Church
165 Main St, Amherst, MA
Piano Plus +++, the focus of this year’s Music on Main concert series, spotlights First Church’s superb 1897 Steinway A Drawing Room Grand Piano. Recognized as an outstanding instrument, the piano underwent a complete restoration in 2008 as a result of funds raised through Music on Main concerts during the past five years. This year the series will show off the piano with an exciting variety of music and musicians. Turn the page for details and then order your tickets today! Music on Main has two goals: to bring interesting artists and groups to Amherst audiences, and to make our acoustically pleasing sanctuary available to musicians as a new Amherst venue. Proceeds from the concerts will help complete the cost of the restoration and support the church’s music program.
More info on The Music on Main concert program can be found here.
Rodney Gisick and Richard Matteson
Sunday, September 14, 3 pm
Be prepared for an afternoon of wonderful music as Rod Gisick and Dick Matteson, former and current Music Directors at the church, get together playing works of Bach, Brahms and Demarest for solo piano, solo organ and piano/organ duet. Featured pieces: the original scoring of Franck’s Prelude, Fugue and Variation and Daniel Burton’s Rex: The King of Instruments (Rev. Vicki Kemper, Pastor, Narrator).
Estela Olevsky with Marjorie Melnick
Sunday, November 2, 3 pm.
Distinguished pianist Estela Kersenbaum Olevsky will bring alive the Steinway with an eclectic program of mostly solo piano music including works by Bach, Brahms, Schumann, Messiaen and Spanish composers. Mezzo-soprano Marjorie Melnick will be joining Ms. Olevsky in the song cycle “Liederkreis, op.39” by Robert Schumann.
Paul Bisaccia, Piano
Sunday, March 29, 2009, 3 pm
Paul Bisaccia’s PBS television special “Gershwin by Bisaccia” has been hailed as “consummate musicianship”. Paul has performed around the world and Music on Main is delighted he is offering his talent to Amherst audiences. Be prepared for a most entertaining afternoon of all-Gershwin piano music including Rhapsody in Blue.
Hampshire Young People’s Chorus
Conducted by KC Conlan
with the Hyde Park Neighborhood Choir of the Chicago Children’s Choir
Sunday, May 3, 2009, 3 pm
Spring is in the air with the voices of the area’s premier young people’s chorus as they take to the stage for Music on Main’s closing concert. The Chorus includes 70 children ages 7–15 from all over the Valley and has performed widely, including appearances with Pioneer Valley Symphony, Amherst Ballet and Commonwealth Opera. With their parent organization, Hampshire Choral Society, the Chorus promotes the love of choral singing and performs a wide range of music from different styles.
Please come — enjoy and support First Church's musical outreach through four great concerts this season on the theme of Piano Plus+++.
Contact: LFSmith@smith.alumnae.net