2011-2012 Concert Season

For tickets and more information, contact the church office at 781-643-8680 or send email to the Concert Series Committee, and read directions for getting to the church.

Cello Through the Ages

Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 3:00 PM

Nick Dinnerstein,  www.nickdinnerstein.com  cellist, and Synthia Sture, pianist will perform a concert of cello and piano pieces ranging over 200 years from Baroque, to 20th Century.   Nick Dinnerstein is a Boston-based Cellist and teacher working in a wide range of styles.  He has performed in local venues as well as in Thailand.  Synthia Sture is a Doctoral candidate at Boston University with international performance experience.  There will be a reception after the concert.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors purchased in advance, and $20 and $12 at the door.

The Joy of Christmas 21st Annual Christmas Concert

December 4, 2011 at 3:00 PM

 

The 21st Annual PACC Christmas Concert and Carol Sing musical offerings will be performed by the PACC Festival Chorus and Youth Choir, and members & friends of the Church community.  The concert will include selections from Handel’s Messiah, carols and instrumental pieces.   A stellar dessert reception in the Parish Hall will follow the concert. Admission is free, but a free-will donation to support the music program will be accepted at the door. See last year’s concert program and concert flyer, and article in the Arlington Advocate, pictures from last year, and directions to the church.

Arias, Songs, and Duets with Passion and Drama

Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 3:00 PM

Joanna Porackova, soprano, and Francisco Casanova, tenor, will be accompanied by Jeffrey Brody on piano.  Mr. Casanova has sung at leading opera houses the world over including the Metropolitan Opera and La Scala.  Ms. Porackova has sung leading roles at the Salzburg festival with the Berlin Philharmonic under the direction of Sir Simon Rattle as well as at many other venues.   Jeffrey Brody, Music Director of Longwood Opera, and Music Director and organist at PACC, will accompany them.   The high-voltage dramatic arias, duets and art songs will showcase their voices perfectly.

Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students and seniors purchased in advance, and $20 and $12 at the door.

 

Five Centuries of Music Arranged for Trumpet and Piano – a special recital

Sunday, April 28, 2012 at 4:00 PM  

 Phil Sullivan, trumpet,  and Jeffrey Brody, piano,  will be performing music starting with Henry Purcell and proceeding to the present time with the world premiere of Jeffrey Brody’s “Berceuse” from Suite in Olden Style.  Other composers will include Stradella, Haydn, Korngold, Wagner, Mozart, Rachmaninoff, Hoffman, and Plog.  The program includes diverse forms: a sonata, a concerto, songs, a suite, and even ditties.   Come experience a wide range of expressive music in a resonant setting that will show off the trumpet’s capabilities.

A special highlight is the world premiere of “Berceuse” from Suite in Olden Style by Jeffrey Brody.

A Free Will Donation will be taken.

From Formal to Fanciful, Music for Flute and Piano

Sunday, May 20, 2012 at 4:00 PM   NOTE NEW TIME

Andrea Hart, flute, and Margaret Cheng Tuttle, piano, bring to their collaboration a rich and varied set of musical experiences.  Both studied with eminent musicians in the Boston area.  They have performed in numerous concerts and taught in a variety of settings.  For this concert, they will play music appealing to both adults and  children.  The program includes sonatas by Bach and Poulenc, Claude Bolling’s jazzy “Baroque and Blue,” and transcriptions of descriptive pieces for young audiences, such as Debussy’s “The Little Shepherd” and Saint-Saëns’ “The Swan.”  Margaret Cheng Tuttle, accomplished soloist, teacher and chamber musician, also performs at various music festivals.  Andrea Hart is an active performer and teacher, and is Youth Music Director at PACC.  There will be a reception after the concert.

Advance tickets are $15 adults/$10 seniors and students; at the door $20 and $12.

About the series

In 1989, the Music Committee of the Park Avenue Congregational Church undertook the task of restoring our historic Skinner organ. At that time, a price of $60,000 was quoted for the restoration work. Restoration work proceeded slowly due to budget constraints. In 1991 our then choir director, John Cavicchia, directed a Christmas Concert with our Choir, putting the money raised towards the restoration fund. This was the start of the PACC Concert Series.

In addition to our annual Christmas concert, we have invited a number of soloists and groups, all professionals, to perform in the acoustically vibrant Sanctuary as well as more informally in the Parish Hall. Concerts have ranged from classical, to choral, to folk coffeehouses. While the initial restoration process is nearly complete, good stewardship of our beautiful instrument means we need to establish an on-going fund for future repair and maintenance so that we will never again be faced with such a large task for restoration. As a result, the Music Committee has decided to continue its mission of promoting local musicians in the PACC Concert Series, which will raise funds for additional projects in the Music program at PACC and establishing a permanent fund for the E. M. Skinner Organ Maintenance.

If you are an artist, for information about participating in our Concert Series, contact the Concert Series Committee.

Prior seasons

Be sure to explore the names of performers from some of our prior seasons, and try to see them again this year when they perform in the New England area:

Articles about the concert series from the Arlington Advocate and YourArlington: