St. John’s Concert Series
Eclectic Musical Excellence
The St. John’s Concert Series has been in operation for 40 years, presenting a wide range of musical genres accessible to all. Admission is by donation only, and many generous contributors make this possible. No tickets required. If you would like to sponsor these concerts, a check made out to St. John’s Church with “Concert Series” in the memo line would be gratefully received. Or use the QR code below. Thank you!
Coming up in our 2024-25 Season
March 2, 2025, 4 PM
Arpeggione:
Louise Ferrenc, Her Music & Influence
Farrenc was the first female professor at the Paris Conservatory and a highly successful and renowned composer, virtuoso pianist, publisher, and editor, well-known and respected in her time in spite of the many barriers she and her fellow women artists faced.
March 30, 2024 4 PM
Amphion Baroque with Giovanni Spanu:
Wondrous Machine—A European Grand Tour
Music for winds, keyboard and voice by Henry Purcell, Antonio Vivaldi, Michel Corrette, Georg Philipp Telemann and others
May 18, 2025 4 PM
The New England Brass Band: The British Tradition
In the 19th and 20th centuries, nearly every colliery, or coal mine, in the U.K. had a brass band. They kept workers out of trouble, and were a matter of civic pride for local communities. The 1996 film Brassed Off, starring Ewan McGregor and Pete Postlethwaite, depicts one band’s struggle to stay alive.
