2024-2025 Season
Seraph Brass
October 6, 2024, 2:30 PM
Celebrating its tenth-anniversary season, Seraph Brass was founded with a mission to showcase the excellence of female brass players and highlight musicians from marginalized groups, both in personnel and in programming. Winners of the American Prize in Chamber Music, the group has been praised for their “beautiful sounds" (American Record Guide), "fine playing” (Gramophone), and “staggeringly high caliber of performance” (Textura). Seraph primarily performs as a quintet, with a dynamic roster drawing from America’s top female brass musicians.
A Candlelight Festival of Lessons and Carols
December 22, 2024, 4 PM
Join us at South Church for our annual Festival of Lessons and Carols, a luminous celebration that speaks to the heart of the holiday season. Immerse yourself in the rich tapestry of Christmas traditions as we blend scripture readings with a carefully curated selection of choral selections and traditional carols performed by the South Church Chancel Choir under the direction of Frank R. Zilinyi, and accompanied by the majestic sounds of our pipe organ. We invite you to join us for a light reception and holiday market following the Festival. Let the music uplift your soul and the readings touch your heart, as we celebrate the season in the company of family, friends, and neighbors.
Noah Klein, Organ
March 16, 2025, 2:30 PM
Renowned for his exceptional talent, organist Noah Klein will captivate you with a dynamic program that showcases the power and beauty of South Church’s Gress-Miles organ. Recently featured as an emerging young musician in The Diapason Magazine “20 under 30,” Noah brings each piece to life with his masterful technique and expressive artistry. A recent graduate of the Yale School of Music and Institute of Sacred Music (Master of Music and Master of Musical Arts degrees), Noah’s performance promises to be a dazzling journey through the rich and varied landscape of organ music, creating an enchanting atmosphere that will resonate long after the final note.
Ysanne and the Lotus Blues
June 1, 2025, 2:30 PM
Local jazz vocalist Ysanne, backed by the dynamic Lotus Blues collective, explores themes of love while blending together jazz and soul with her captivating storytelling. Ysanne’s spellbinding talents have led her to such performance venues as The Bushnell, and earned her acclaim for performances at the 2024 Hartford Mayor’s Inaugural Ball, Hartford’s Got Talent, Hartford Foundation Gala, Hartbeat Music Festival, Indie Soul Fest, and community events like DominGo. Ysanne recently starred in a one-woman show as Billie Holiday in "Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grille" at Seacoast Repertory Theatre in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Experience Ysanne & the Lotus Blues' jazz vibrations and be moved by the thrilling sound of live jazz.