Bethel
United Church of Christ
Bethel
United Church of Christ
(630) 279-4040
(630) 279-4043 fax
email: office@bethel-ucc.org
Join Us for Our 2008-2009 Tenth Annual
Music at Bethel
Dueling Pianos
Maureen Zoltek and Jeffrey Panko
Monday, September 29 at 7:30 pm
Music at Bethel celebrates ten years of performances with a new series title and an opening night concert showcasing “Dueling Pianos”, inspired by one of our most popular concerts from past seasons. Pianists Maureen Zoltek and Music at Bethel’s Artistic Director Jeffrey Panko will perform works composed for two pianos and four hands, including the beloved Carnival of the Animals by Saint-Saëns, Chopin’s Rondo, and the Porgy and Bess Fantasy by Percy Grainger, which was inspired by Gershwin’s famous opera. This concert will be dedicated to the memory of Diana Nicholas, our good friend and long time supporter of Music at Bethel, whose love of the arts and of life will always be remembered.
The Met at Bethel
Jane Bunnell and Marc Embree
Saturday, December 13 at 7:30 pm
Music at Bethel is honored to present “The Met at Bethel” with Metropolitan Opera star mezzo soprano Jane Bunnell and her husband bass baritone Marc Embree in a varied program featuring music ranging from operatic arias and duets to art song, musical theater and spirituals. Ms. Bunnell’s long association with the Met as ensemble member, recording artist and performer on the Metropolitan Opera Presents television broadcasts has led her to performances throughout the world in both the operatic and concert platforms. Mr. Embree has received critical acclaim for his performances on stage and in television broadcasts of operatic productions and musical theater both in the United States and abroad, and he has recorded extensively.
The Music of Rachmaninoff
Soprano Natalie Mann and the Elm Trio
Sunday, March 1 at 3 pm
Our “Sunday at 3” performance features a tribute to the music of Serge Rachmaninoff, the great Russian composer and pianist whose passionate, Romantic music is beloved throughout the world. Various facets of Rachmaninoff’s work will be explored; featured will be several of his famous art songs sung in Russian by soprano Natalie Mann. Members of the Elm Trio, violinist Katherine Hughes and cellist Jill Kaeding, will perform the stunning Cello Sonata and the Trio Elegiaque, and Music at Bethel’s Artistic Director Jeffrey Panko will present a collection of Rachmaninoff’s favorite Etudes and Preludes.
Chamber Music at Bethel
Axia String Quartet and pianist Jeffrey Panko
Saturday, May 2 at 7:30 pm
“Chamber Music at Bethel” returns to our series lineup with a performance by the Axia String Quartet and pianist Jeffrey Panko of two of the greatest masterpieces in the repertoire, Schubert’s beautiful Trout Quintet and Brahms’ famous Piano Quintet in F minor. Elmhurst resident, member of the Lyric Opera Orchestra and founding member of the Axia String Quartet, Ann Palen, will be joined by her ensemble and Mr. Panko in an evening of grand music you will not want to miss.
| General | Senior (60+) | Students | Amount | |
| Subscribe to all four concerts and SAVE! |
$70 | $65 | $20 | $ |
|
Dueling Pianos featuring pianists Maureen Zoltek and Jeffrey Panko Monday, September 29, 2008 7:30 p.m. |
$20 | $18 | $5 | $ |
|
The Met at Bethel featuring mezzo soprano Jane Bunnell and bass-baritone Marc Embree Saturday, December 13, 2008 7:30 p.m. |
$20 | $18 | $5 | $ |
|
The Music of Rachmaninoff featuring violinist Katherine Hughes, cellist Jill Kaeding, soprano Natalie Mann and pianist Jeffrey Panko Sunday, March 1, 2009 3:00 p.m. |
$20 | $18 | $5 | $ |
|
Chamber Music at Bethel featuring the Axia String Quartet and pianist Jeffrey Panko Saturday, May 2, 2009 7:30 p.m. |
$20 | $18 | $5 | $ |
|
B ethel United Church of Christ315 East St. Charles Road, Elmhurst, Illinois 60126 630.279.4040 Name: ___________________________________________Address: __________________________________________________________________________________ Phone: ___________________________________________If you cannot attend a concert, bring a guest to a later concert in the season with your unused current season ticket.
|
||||
Doors open thirty minutes before the concert. Tickets are available at the
door.
Group rates are available for groups of 10 or more and must be
purchased in advance. Please contact the church office for more
information.
Concert goers are invited to a reception to meet the artists immediately following the program. Refreshments and desserts will be served.
For advertising and contribution opportunities, please contact the church office.