Free organ recital Monday, July 14 at noon

Click here to hear samples of Matt's playing.

North Adams organist Matthew McConnell will perform organ music by Froberger, McConnell, Ferrari,Ligeti, and Cooman in a free concert Monday, July 14th.  The concert will begin at noon and last for 45 minutes.  Audience members are invited to bring a lunch to eat during the concert; St. John's will provide drinks and cookies.  Admission is free; donations are gratefully accepted to help defray concert expenses.

This is the second concert of our annual summer series, which continues on Mondays throughout July and August.

Dr. Matthew McConnell is the current Minister of Music at the First Baptist Church of North Adams.  He has been a guest organist at numerous churches throughout Massachusetts, has been featured in the First United Methodist "Summer Organ Sounds" concert series, and presents regular benefit concerts at St. Andrew's Episcopal Chapel in North Adams, MA.  He has been organist/choir director at several churches, including the First Baptist Church (Cheshire, MA), Good Shepherd United Methodist Church (Malden, MA), and All Saints' Episcopal Church (North Adams, MA). Dr. McConnell was a Teaching Fellow at the New England Conservatory of Music, and now teaches composition, piano, organ, orchestration,keyboard harmony, and music theory.  He is a Schillinger scholar and teaches The Schillinger System of Musical Composition to students in Berkshire County.  He is a professional Composer Mentor with Music-COMP (formerly the Vermont MIDI Project).