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.

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

The Music Alive! Concert Series has as its mission to offer first-rate musical performances as our gift to the greater Worcester community. The architectural and acoustical beauty of the sanctuary of Wesley United Methodist Church provides the perfect setting for musical performances, thus positioning Wesley as one of the premiere concert venues in downtown Worcester. Our promise is to present a diverse program of musical genres, including jazz, classical, traditional and cross-cultural, that will appeal to a wide audience.

A regular feature of Music Alive! is monthly, half-hour Pipes Alive! concerts, featuring master organists from the Greater Worcester area, as well as nationally and internationally known artists, on Wesley's 73-rank, 1927 E.M. Skinner pipe organ.

All Music Alive! and Pipes Alive! concerts are open to the public and offered at no cost. Artist fees and administrative costs are raised by free-will offerings at concerts, individual and corporate sponsorship, and program advertisements. Music Alive is supported in part by a grant from the Worcester Cultural Commission, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

Please print this page as your reminder of each concert this season. We look forward to seeing you at all of them!

Donations are needed to keep Music Alive at Wesley Church!

Music Alive! Task Force:
Lorraine Kronberg, Secretary/Treasurer
Johnnell Demery, Receiving Treasurer
Sue Proulx, Hospitality
Lanny Hilgar, Publications Coordinator

Publicity Committee:
George Proulx, Chair
Allison Hansen
Dorothy Palmgren

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