Connections Concert with Charlotte Collins and Sophie Lippert

Trinity United Methodist Church
Asbury Hall
361 Sumner Avenue
Springfield, MA, 01108

Violinist/violist/vocalist Charlotte Collins and pianist Sophie Lippert are the co-creators of Connections Concerts, a classical-and-beyond series focused on the reciprocity between the concertgoers and performers. Dynamic programming, courageous interpretations, intimate stage presence, and prompts for participation, conversation, and self-reflection work together to create a unique concert experience.

The concert is presented by Bing Productions in collaboration with Trinity United Methodist Church and is sponsored by Florence Bank.

Tickets are $20 and available through Eventbrite or at the door.

The Blues Project: Songs of Love and Loneliness with Eric Bascom & Friends

Trinity United Methodist Church
Asbury Hall
361 Sumner Avenue
Springfield, MA, 01108

The sextet led by Eric Bascom, guitar and vocals, will present an evening of blues covering a wide variety of genres and time periods – from traditional to modern (WC Handy’s “St. Louis Blues to Miles Davis to Ornette Coleman’s “Turnaround”). Joining Eric will be Carl Hopkins, guitar; Genevieve Rose, double bass; Ed Brainerd, trumpet and piano; Ted Levine, saxophone; and Tito Holtkamp on drums.

This concert is presented by Bing Productions in collaboration with Trinity United Methodist Church and is sponsored by Florence Bank.

Tickets are $20 and available through Eventbrite or at the door.

Trav’ling Home: American Spirituals, 1770-1870 with The Boston Camerata

Trinity United Methodist Church
Asbury Hall
361 Sumner Avenue
Springfield, MA, 01108

The Boston Camerata is an early music ensemble founded in 1954 and based in Boston. The Camerata was directed from 1969 to 2008 by Joel Cohen, who remains Music Director Emeritus. Since 2008, the company’s artistic director has been French-born singer and scholar Anne Azéma. Azéma has produced several new programs with the Camerata, featuring repertoire that spans eight centuries of music. The Camerata tours in the United States and abroad.

This program will trace migratory currents and flows of early American song, largely spiritual but also secular. Among the various communities participating in this rich American mosaic we encounter are the Puritans of New England, the Shakers and their visionary monodies, Amish and Mennonites of Pennsylvania, and the newly-freed African-American religious communities. The musical sources of this program are drawn from European and New World oral traditions, hymns, psalms and chants in English, German dialects, early songbooks of Black churches, as well as gems from the still largely unpublished Shaker manuscript archive at Sabbathday Lake, ME.

This concert is presented by Bing Productions in collaboration with Trinity United Methodist Church and is sponsored by Florence Bank.

Tickets are $25 and available through Eventbrite or at the door.