The Haddonfield Center and School for the Performing Arts and artistic director Maximillian Esmus announce the 2015–2016 concert series at Grace Church in Haddonfield. This year, we feature Wanamaker organist Peter Richard Conte, choral music from some of the area’s best singers, and the delightful sounds of strings and harp.
We are proud to present these six affordable events right here in the heart of Haddonfield at our two historic venues: the Grace Performance Hall and the Grace
Church Sanctuary. Each concert on the series will be followed by a “meet the artist” reception with complimentary refreshments, bringing even more value to our patrons.
On Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. we open the season with world-famous organ virtuoso Peter Richard Conte. Heard daily at Macy’s in center city Philadelphia performing on the majestic Wanamaker Organ (the largest fully functioning pipe organ in the world), Conte will bring his consummate artistry to the organ console of Grace Church, joined by flugelhornist Andrew Ennis for a program of familiar favorites and beloved opera selections featured on their new CD, “My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice.”
The Chestnut Street Singers, an innovative Philadelphia-based chamber choir, will present choral music from past and present on Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. Looking ahead to 2016, don’t miss the annual Valentine’s Day Dinner-Dance, slated for Feb. 13, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. This popular special event sells out, so we encourage early reservations.
Join us on March 19, 2016 at 7 p.m. for the King’s Strings, a family string band out of Southern Pennsylvania for a rollicking evening of fiddling and strumming. Then, on April 30, 2016 we go to a different side of the string world for Brandywine Harps at 7 p.m. The celestial, magical sounds of harps in ensemble will be a perfect match for the gorgeous acoustics at Grace Church.
Our final event of the season will bring together two esteemed local choirs in a Sunday afternoon concert. The Chamber Singers of the Greater South Jersey Chorus will be joined by the Haddonfield High School Chamber Choir on Sunday, May 22, 2016 at 4 p.m.
Additional details and tickets for all events can be found on the Center’s website, www.haddonfieldarts.org, click on “Concerts,” or by calling the box office at (856) 685–9226. Online orders are subject to a 10 percent discount when patrons order tickets to 2 or more different shows in one transaction. The discount increases to 15 percent on four or more different shows ordered online.
The Haddonfield Center and School for the Performing Arts is located at Grace Episcopal Church in downtown Haddonfield on Kings Highway, next to the Haddonfield PATCO train station. Its offices and the Grace Performance Hall are located to the rear of Grace Church in the Parish Hall building. Parking for HCSPA is available along Kings Highway, in the Tanner Street municipal lot, located behind Grace Church, and in the PATCO station lot. Evening and weekend parking is free in Haddonfield and at the train station.
