Two Recitals This Weekend

We call your attention to two recitals taking place this weekend by musicians connected with St. Mary Church in Norwalk, CT.

The first is tomorrow evening, Friday, April 25th, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s in Norwalk.  Judy Malafronte will be giving a recital of colorful and varied songs, with David Hughes on piano.  Schubert songs; a collection of French songs by Debussy, Satie, and Boulanger; and a cycle of Shakespeare songs by Quilter, Finzi, and Sondheim. Come for the recital, and a festive reception afterward.

Friday, 25 April 2014 7:30 p.m. Boulanger & Co.
Judy Malafronte, mezzo-soprano
David Hughes, piano
St. Mary Church 669 West Avenue Norwalk, CT

The second recital is on Sunday afternoon, April 27th, at 5:00 p.m. at the Church of the Assumption in Ansonia. David Hughes in an organ recital, La Résurrection du Christ, for the Octave Day of Easter (including Tournemire’s suite from L’Orgue mystique for Quasimodo Sunday and the Easter selections from Messiaen’s towering Livre du Saint-Sacrement), with the corresponding chants sung by several men from the St. Mary’s Choir. Assumption is a magnificent church, with a colorful organ (a 1929 Midmer-Losh) that’s perfect for this repertoire. An elegant reception will follow in the church hall. More information on the church and the organ is available here: www.assumptionansonia.org/organ.html.

Sunday, 27 April 2014 5:00 p.m.
La Résurrection du Christ
David Hughes, organ
The Church of the Assumption 61 Cliff Street Ansonia, CT