2009-2010 Season
Maria Ferrante and Brett Maguire
Sunday, November 22, 2009
4:00 p.m.
Soprano Maria Ferrante is one of the stars of the Worcester scene. She and Brett are frequent collaborators and always strive to present new and innovative concert programs of diverse repertoires.
The New England Brass Band
Sundberg Memorial Concert
Friday, April 9, 2010
7:30 p.m.
The Sundberg Memorial Concert is one of the highlights of the Music Alive! year. The stone walls of Wesley will ring with the rich sonorities of the New England Brass Band. Formed in 1988, they are a 30-piece brass and percussion ensemble, adhering to the instrumentation of the "British Brass Band" tradition.
The Ripka Duo
Sunday, April 18, 2010
4:00 p.m.
Comprised of violinist Erin Kathryn Ripka and organist/pianist Joseph Ripka, this husband and wife duo’s repertoire centers around the great sonatas and solos for violin and piano.
Mother’s Day Combined Choir Concert
Sunday, May 9, 2010
4:00 p.m.
Celebrate Mother’s Day with a pre-dinner concert of two choral works based on poetry, Randall Thompson’s Frostiana and Brahms’ Liebeslieder Waltzes. Several area choirs will join forces for this event.
Pipes Alive!
Wesley's Organ Series
First Sunday of each month
October to June
12:30 p.m.
Wesley’s 73-rank Skinner pipe organ is once again featured monthly. These concerts are a wonderful opportunity to see and hear great organists, from Worcester and beyond, put all 5,000 pipes through their paces! Each half-hour concert is followed by an informal demonstration of the organ. Invite a friend to this popular series!
October 4, 2009: Brett Maguire
November 1, 2009: Peter Krasinski
December 6, 2010: Brett Maguire
January 3, 2010: Brett Maguire
February 7, 2010: William Ness
March 7, 2010: Jen McPherson (Organ Scholar, Holy Cross)
May 2, 2010: Scott Lamlein
Previous Seasons
2005-6: Our Premiere Season
2006-7: Drums, Instruments and Voices
2007-8: Our Gift to the City
2008-9: Celebrating the International Year of the Organ