The Arts at St. Matthew’s — 2023–24 season in summary
This past Saturday, the 2023–24 season of The Arts at St. Matthew’s drew to a close. From September to June, this series offered nine different concert events, featuring a wide variety of performers.
Thank you to all who attended these concerts!
Take a trip down memory lane:
September — The season opened with Ryan Young and Matt Heaton dazzling us with some traditional Scottish fiddle music.
October — Andrew performed organ music by Bach, Howells, Price, Lefébure-Wély, and Andrée.
November — Our amazing Church Choir sang Fauré’s timeless Requiem with guest soloists.
January — Michelle Pauker crooned for us, accompanied by her 5-piece band.
February — The church was well-and-truly jam-packed: Westminster Choir traveled from New Jersey and was joined by two local high school choirs.
March — A Lenten Devotional Concert featured chants by St. Hildegard of Bingen, Bach’s Violin Partita in D minor, and organ/piano music by Arvo Pärt
April — We celebrated the Hindu festival of Holi together with Chhandayan and their traditional Raga music.
May — La Fiocco took us on a musical journey through time, especially highlighting colonial American music.
June — Andrew conducted two symphonies and played the organ.
A few highlights
By the numbers:
Attendance at these events averaged around 75. The highest attendance we achieved was at the Westminster Choir concert (over 250 including all performers).
We collected over $12,000 in ticket/subscription sales.
Thank you once again to all who attended these concerts. Please stay up-to-date with The Arts at St. Matthew’s through one of the following means: