St Peters Concert Series

[BrianSullivan]

Here is an interesting new event in town, ( I think new)
St Peters is doing a concert series. From their web site:

stpetersfreehold.org/Portal/index.php

Saint Peter's Church Freehold, NJ
Downtown Concert Series
Downtown Concert Series

Inaugural Gala Concert

Presented by St. Peter’s Church




An Evening of Song




Featuring the music of Gershwin,

Rodgers and Hammerstein, Puccini,

Verdi and other composers.







Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 7:30pm



Advance Tickets Through April 23:

Concert & Reception $35

Concert $15




Tickets After April 23:

Concert & Reception $45

Concert $20

There is also a interesting facebook page.

www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/pages/Freehold-NJ/Downtown-Concert-Series/339882257654?ref=mf

"The Downtown Concert Series, presented by St. Peter's Church, offers quality music performances with professional artists in an historic site in downtown Freehold."


I will, of course, keep an eye on this page and post events as they are announced.

[BrianSullivan]

www.app.com/article/20100419/GETPUBLISHED/4190328/1285/LOCAL09/Downtown-Concert-Series-begins-May-1in-Freehold

Downtown Concert Series begins May 1in Freehold


St. Peter's Church launches a new concert series for the whole family in the heart of downtown Freehold. Featuring the music of Gershwin, Rodgers and Hammerstein, Puccini, Verdi and other composers, the inaugural Gala concert includes performances by Philip Alongi, Adrienne




Blossey, Jeremy Blossey, Elizabeth Murphy, Mark Riley, Nadine Robinson and Charles Schneider under the musical direction of Mark Hyczko.

A catered, post-performance reception will provide an opportunity to meet the artists and learn more about the series.

“St. Peter's Church has a long and rich history of supporting the town of Freehold and of using music as a way to connect with the community. In 1841 the church was the first to have a pipe organ in Monmouth County. The Downtown Concert Series allows us to continue that tradition

by presenting quality music performances with professional artists in an historic space,” said Mark Hyczko, Director of Music and Organist.

“An Evening of Song,” the inaugural concert and reception, will take place Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 7:30 pm at St. Peter's Church. Seating is limited and tickets should be pre-ordered. Pre-ordered tickets for the concert and reception are $35 and $15 for the concert only.

Advance sales are available through April 23, 2010. After April 23 tickets are $45 for the concert and reception and $20 for the concert only.

St. Peter's Church is located at 33 Throckmorton Street, Freehold, New Jersey 07728. For additional information and to purchase tickets please call 732~431~8383 or visit our website at stpetersfreehold.org.

[BrianSullivan]

St. Peter’s to debut concert series May 1

BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer
FREEHOLD — St. Peter’s Episcopal Church is well known for its outreach ministries to needy individuals in the community. Now the historic Freehold church can add another community outreach effort — a series of musical concerts.

The landmark church at the corner of West Main and Throckmorton streets will be offering a series of concerts featuring various types of music, including opera, musical theater, folk music and more.

The concert series will launch at 7:30 p.m. May 1 with “An Evening of Song,” according to Mark Hyczko, who is the church’s musical director and organist. The concert will feature the music of George Gershwin, Rogers and Hammerstein, Verdi, Puccini and other composers.

Tickets for the May 1 concert and reception are $45; tickets for the concert only are $20. For more information, call 732-431- 8383.

Performing under the direction of Hyczko will be tenor Philip Alongi, oboist and singer Adrienne Blossey, singer Jeremy Blossey, soprano Elizabeth Ann Murphy, baritone Mark Riley, soprano Nadine Robinson, and singer Charles Schneider.

“All of the singers are professionally classically trained and I have worked with all of them in the past,” Hyczko said, adding that all of the artists have performed at St. Peter’s Church in one capacity or another over the years. “Concert attendees will quickly recognize songs such as ‘Some Enchanted Evening’ or music from ‘Carmen.’ ”

He said the guests will be introduced to music they may not have heard before.

Speaking of how the public concert series came about, Hyczko said, “St Peter’s has always had an active musical ministry program, but it has never had an appropriate piano to accompany certain types of music. The church ran a fundraising campaign to buy a piano and managed to raise enough for a Yamaha Grand Piano.

“This exceeded my expectations. This instrument and our great acoustics will allow us a great opportunity to present professional music in an historic space in Downtown Freehold and to bring another venue for performers and musical expression.”




“We look forward to maintaining a diverse program, but will still include a healthy dose of classical music,” Hyczko said. “This is a very exciting opportunity to bring to our community a new cultural musical experience and events to complement the ongoing events in Downtown Freehold. It is a natural extension of our outreach ministry to the community.”


newstranscript.gmnews.com/news/2010-04-28/Front_Page/St_Peters_to_debut_concert_series_May_1.html

[BrianSullivan]

I ahd to bring this back up. The church was packed and everybody had a really good time. The singers and pianist were very talented and played some really good music.

The wife and I look very forward to more of this concert series.

[admin]

Jeremy Blossey will be giving a recital with soprano Eileen Cooper tomorrow (June 5) at St. Peter's Church at 8:00 PM. Tickets can be purchased at the door ($15/$10 students & seniors). Come and enjoy "A Springtime Serenade"!


I am very late in getting this post up and by the time most readers see it, the recital will be over. I am posting it anyway to show off this great new series in town and help keep it in people's minds. Jeremy Blossey performed in the first show ans was very good.