Benefit concert at Williamstown Elementary School - June 18

CIAO! is a new string orchestra comprised of elementary, middle, and high school students as well as adult amateurs, directed by Jimmy Bergin.  They rehearse weekly at St. John's and perform each month at Sweetbrook Care Center.  The group has participated in two local outreach concerts this season: one that raised money for local food agencies; the other raised money to aid local families impacted by the closing of the North Adams Regional Hospital.

Holy Trinity Music School in Haiti has served thousands of students for over 50 years, and continues to do so in spite of the complete destruction of its facilities from the 2010 earthquake.  We are very excited about joining with them to help keep music and hope alive in Haiti.  All donations receieved at the concert will go to the school.

Free Musical Theatre Performance in Lower Room - Tuesday, May 27 at 7 pm

Tenores de Aterue concert Friday, March 21

On March 21 at 7:30 PM Tenores de Aterúe return to St John’s for a concert of harmonic singing from Sardinia, Corsica and Italy.  

Founded in 2008 the Tenores have performed in the US, Canada and Sardinia, where they have received popular and critical acclaim for their prowess in the art of cantu a tenore, a traditional song form that involves harmonic throat singing in parts.  With complex interlocking dance rhythms magnified by ringing guttural overtones, the sound is, at once, otherworldly and infectiously downhome. 

Tenores de Aterúe are Avery Book (bassu), Gideon Crevoshay (mesu oche), Carl Linich (contra), and Doug Paisley (oche).  This will be the Tenores first tour since traveling to Sardinia last May where, says Book,  “we learned more in three weeks than in the five years before. We are excited to share with American audiences new songs and nuances of our post-Sardinia sound.”

Suggested donation$10-$15 at the door.

Benefit concert for Higher Ground - Sunday, Feb. 23 at 3 pm

Don't miss this exciting concert of American music for violin!  Admission is free; donations will benefit Higher Ground. 

Film Night: The Way (Martin Sheen)

Film and Discussion

Friday, Feb. 7 at 6:30

Join us on Friday, February 7 at 6:30 p.m in the church library for a showing of The Way (starring Martin Sheen), hosted by Drew Gibson. 

 

Sandwiches will be served in the church library at 5:45. No reservations are necessary, but if you know you are coming and can let Madeline know (458-8144) it would be appreciated.

 

The film will start at 6:30 and runs for two hours (but is never boring, says Drew!). You're encouraged to bring a cushion to use with the folding chairs in the library.

Duo Eamon - this Sunday, 3 pm - FREE

Cassandra Cleghorn (fiddle) and Jeffrey Levine (guitar) are Duo Eamon, performing original arrangements of traditional music of Ireland, New England and Quebec: their music is soulful, rhythmic, uplifting. 

Their CD release concert will be held on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 3 pm at St. John's Episcopal Church (free). 

CDs will be available for purchase.

Community Intergenerational Action Orchestra In concert - Wedesday, Dec. 4 at 7 pm in the Lower Room Gallery CIAO! is a new string ensemble directed by Jimmy Bergin.  The musicians are students from grades 5 and up as well as adults.  The concert will feature a wide range of music including: Bach chorales; concerti by Telemann and Vivaldi;  fanfares by Mouret; folk music of Hungary, Israel, and Italy; old-time favorites Sweet Georgia Brown, Let Me Call You Sweetheart, and Ain't She Sweet. A key part of the group's mission is to support local outreach efforts, and so while admission to the concert is free, we are asking for donations of any amount that will be given to the Berkshire Food Project and the Friendship Center Food Pantry.  The concert will be held in the Lower Room Gallery at St. John's, which is currently the site of an exhibition of paintings and collages by Williamstown artist Alison Kolesar; all of the proceeds from sales of works from this exhibition are also being donated to these two local agencies. Please come and bring your friends and family - children are welcome, a great chance to see and hear instruments close up! Refreshments will follow this one-hour concert!