Community Concert Series 26th Season

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Emmanuel has welcomed the community to enjoy music in our beautiful sanctuary for decades. Join us this season for five Sunday concerts featuring diverse programs from world-class musicians and regional performers. Stay after each concert for a dessert reception to meet the performing artists. Find details below and on our EVENTS page.

 

All events are free thanks to our generous sponsors. Thank you to those who have contributed to the current and past Concert Campaigns! If you would like to support the Concert Series, print the form found at the CONTRIBUTE button below and return by mail, or visit our GIVING page.

 

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2024-2025 Season

Five Voices II

Vocal Recital

Sunday, November 10, 2024 • 3 pm

Enjoy Classical, Opera, Gospel, Broadway and more in this reprise of last year's popular

vocal concert. Performers will include Emmanuel’s Music Director Soprano KeeSun Kwon,

Mezzo Soprano Diana Cantrelle, Baritone Rev. Ken Peterkin, Baritone Colin James, and

Baritone YoungSoo An, accompanied by Pianist Sophie Hong.

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114th Annual Carol Sing

A Hanover Tradition

Sunday, December 22, 2024 • 7 pm

​Join in this Christmas carol singalong, with stories of the carols narrated by

Steve McKonly and Landy Grimm, and accompanied by a live 30-piece community

orchestra. This event will be livestreamed on YouTube.

View the 2023 Carol Sing recording HERE.

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John Maurer

Trumpet

Sunday, March 2, 2025 • 3 pm

John Maurer will present a program of standards, jazz and original compositions for trumpet

and piano, accompanied by Nate Petley. Maurer is a critically acclaimed trumpet and
flugelhorn artist as well as a highly respected music educator.  His highly-praised debut album,
“Songs For My Son,” was released in 2018.

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Encore Chamber Winds

Wind Ensemble

Sunday, April 6, 2025 • 3 pm

These virtuoso musicians – Paulella Burchill-Flute, David Duree-Clarinet, Mindy Niles-Oboe, and Rob Sirois-Bassoon – add flute to the vibrant oboe, mellow clarinet and deep bassoon voices to perform traditional woodwind quartet repertoire and selections from various genres.

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Simple Gifts

Folk Duo

Sunday, May 4, 2025 • 3 pm

Based in the hills of central Pennsylvania, Linda Littleton and Karen Hirshon play an amazing array of instruments, switching with ease among fiddle, mandolin, banjo, guitar, guitjo, recorders, bowed psaltery, hammered dulcimer, baritone fiddle, guitar and percussion. This award-winning duo plays everything from lively Irish jigs and down-home American reels to haunting Gypsy melodies, rhythmic of Balkan dance music, and original compositions written in a traditional style.