Last concert of summer series - music for 2 cellos!

 Don't miss the final concert of this season's Noontime Summer concert series! Cellists Perri Morris and Diana Golden perform works by two cellos by Friedrich Kummer, Friederich Dotzauer, and Halsey Stevens.

 

Perri Morris is a registered Suzuki Instructor who teaches in Williamstown and Bennington, and performs regularly with the Vermont Symphony.  Diana Golden is the founder and artistic director of the Firebrands concert series and chamber ensemble in Malden, MA.

The concert begins at noon and lasts 45 minutes.  Admission is free; voluntary contributions to help defray expenses are welcome. Audience members are invited to bring a bag lunch to enjoy during the concert - St. John's will provide drinks and cookies. 

Violin and piano recital this Monday at noon

The 10^th annual Summer Noontime Concert series continues on Monday, August 12 with a recital by New York-based duo of violinist Akiko Kobayashi and pianist Eric Siepkes.   The program includes music by Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart.

Praised by the Ibla (Italy) Grand Prize Competition for her “remarkably precise and honest playing, with no artificial effects,” Akiko Kobayashi is an enthusiastic solo and chamber music player, and has appeared as soloist with orchestras including the Yonkers Philharmonic, Tokyo Suginami Kokaido Chamber Orchestra, and the Berkshires International Festival Orchestra. 

Pianist Eric Siepkes made his debut at Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall as prize winner of the Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition in New York.  He has performed in master classes for Richard Goode, Angela Hewitt, Natalya Antonova, and has performed in chamber music master classes for London Baroque, the Avalon String Quartet, and the Eroica Trio.

The concert begins at noon and lasts 45 minutes.  Admission is free; voluntary contributions to help defray expenses are welcome. Audience members are invited to bring a bag lunch to enjoy during the concert - St. John’s will provide drinks and cookies.  

Coffeehouse/Art Exhibtion in the Lower Room this Saturday

Blueberry Buckle

Come to the Lower Room gallery at St. John's this Saturday, August 10 from 7:30 - 9:30 for a free coffeehouse featuring Blueberry Buckle.  Coffee, lemonade, and light snacks will be available during the show.  In addition to the music, you can feast your eyes on an exhibition of 29 paintings by Framingham artist Sonja Maneri which adorn the walls of the Lower Room.

Blueberry Buckle is a family affair with Cate Byrne on violin, Savannah Byrne on drums, and their father, Tom Byrne, on guitar, bass, and the occasional wind instrument.  Together, they have played at a variety of venues and events including Pittsfield Brew Works, North Adams Co-operative Art Gallery, Petrino’s Café, Public eat +  drink, Mocha Maya’s, fundraisers for MCLA and United Way, Pittsfield’s Third Thursdays, Williamstown’s Sundays at Six, and several retirement communities.  Cate has also given solo performances at the Colonial Theater in Pittsfield.

Fronted by fiddler Cate, Blueberry Buckle embraces a variety of traditions including Celtic, Blues, Jazz, Old Time, and a little rock and roll.  There is danceable fun for everybody!

The Language of Vision, an exhibition of 29 paintings by Sonja Maneri, is mounted in the Lower Room and will run from August 5 - September 14.   The show include abstracts and figurative works in oil, watercolor, and collage. 

Sonja studied at the Museum of Modern Art and the Brooklyn Museum Art School and produced her first show in Brooklyn in 1965. Since 1970 she has lived in Massachusetts, where she has produced over 30 solo shows at galleries, libraries, universities, and churches. 

Music - food - art - what could be better?!

Art Exhibition of paintings by Sonja Maneri opens this Sunday, August 4 - 11:30 a.m. in the Lower Room.

St. John's is pleased to host an exhibition of paintings by artist Sonja Maneri. Sonja studied at the Museum of Modern Art and the Brooklyn Museum Art School and produced her first show in Brooklyn in 1965. Since 1970 she has lived in Massachusetts, where she has produced over 30 solo shows at galleries, libraries, universities, and churches. 

The show will include abstract and figurative works in oil, watercolor, and collage, and will be mounted in the Lower Room. The opening will be during coffee hour after the 10:00 service this Sunday in the Lower Room. Sonja will be present and will speak briefly about her creative process