Dear Ella

Trinity United Methodist Church
Community Gallery
361 Sumner Avenue
Springfield, MA, 01108

A vocal-led trio, performing folk, jazz, and blues, Dear Ella features Ann Percival: guitar, ukulele, and snare; Mary Witt: Bass; and Annie Patterson: Banjo, guitar, cajón, and snare. They are known for their powerful three-part harmonies and uplifting songs about social justice, love, and hope.

The band’s name, “Dear Ella”, is an homage, a thank you, and love letter to the iconic vocalist and band leader Ella Fitzgerald as well as the inspiring civil rights activist Ella Baker. The fabulous Ella Jenkins (talented musician, actress & children’s performer) is also on the list of “Dear Ella”s. The Dear Ella trio encourages us all to honor all women who have inspired us to stand for justice, sing our truths, and be the best selves we can be.

This concert is presented by Bing Productions in collaboration with Trinity United Methodist Church. Special thanks to our season sponsor Florence Bank.

The group will perform in Trinity Church’s lovely Community Gallery. Admission is $20 at the door, cash only please, or advance purchase through Eventbrite.

Saturday, October 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM

Ensemble Amphion Baroque
Bach and Son, Friends and Colleagues

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

The musical world of the late 17th and 18th centuries was shaped by a remarkable network of artistic relationships—teachers and students, fathers and sons, colleagues and friends—through which musical ideas were passed from one generation to the next. This program explores the rich musical circle surrounding Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) and his son Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714–1788), tracing a lineage of influence that extends from the expressive counterpoint of the late Baroque to the emotional language that helped usher in the Classical era.

This program will feature works by J.S. and C.P.E. Bach and works of their close friends and colleagues. Other composers will include Pisendel, Buxtehude, Bohm, Telemann, Benda, and Janitsch. The concert will contrast the more contrapuntal and older style works of J.S. Bach and others with the forward looking galant style of C.P.E. Bach and others in the court of Frederick der Grosse.

Ensemble Amphion Baroque is made up of world class musicians who specialize in music of the baroque. Using historically informed techniques and instruments of the period, Amphion captures the true spirit and sounds of the 18th century, music of passion and style. Led by flutist Jesse Lepkoff, Amphion Baroque has performed in festivals and venues throughout New England. Other performers are Emlyn Ngai, violin; Andrew Bortvin, harpsichord & chamber organ; and Jennifer Morsches, cello & piccolo cello.

This concert is presented by Bing Productions in collaboration with Trinity United Methodist Church. Special thanks to our season sponsor Florence Bank.

Admission is $25 at the door, cash only please, or advance purchase through Eventbrite.

A New Blue Jazz Ensemble
A Night at the Movies, Part 2

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

We’re pleased to welcome back A New Blue Jazz Ensemble for another Night at the Movies! The group will be playing tunes that were written for movies produced from 1929 to 1966, and that became jazz standards over the years. The performance will be accompanied by a multimedia production of stills and videos drawn from the original films and the jazz artists who made the tunes famous. Some were immediate, popular hits, while others remained obscure for some time before being rediscovered and popularized. While enjoying the music, audience members will learn little-known back stories of many of the tunes. For example, the song “Singin’ in the Rain” was written in 1928 and was sung or played in nearly a dozen movies before it became the title song of the iconic 1952 film starring Gene Kelly. Or that the song “Smile” was written by Charlie Chaplin for his 1929 film “Modern Times.”

A New Blue Jazz Ensemble is comprised of Richard Adams, percussion; Richard Murphy, bass clarinet, alto and baritone saxophones, and soprano recorder; Philip Rowland, guitar; Marguerite Suozzo-Golé, vocals; Michael Suter, bass; Cliff White, tenor saxophone; and Will Copeland, keyboard. Media production is by Kathy Post.

This program is supported in part by the Springfield Cultural Council, a local agency, which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. This concert is presented by Bing Productions in collaboration with Trinity United Methodist Church. Special thanks to our season sponsor Florence Bank.

Admission is $10 at the door, cash only please, or advance purchase through Eventbrite.

Tuesday, December 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM

Anne Azéma and Shira Kammen of The Boston Camerata
Puer Natus: A Medieval Christmas

Trinity United Methodist Church
Chapel
361 Sumner Avenue
Springfield, MA, 01108

Welcome the Christmas season with Anne Azéma and Shira Kammen of The Boston Camerata! They will perform Medieval seasonal music praising the Queen of Heaven in the most elegant and subtle style, as well vigorous, toe-tapping spirituals, all in service of the narration of the Christmas story. The concert will be presented in the lovely and intimate Chapel at Trinity United Methodist Church and will include works by Gauthier de Coincy (1177/8-1236), Thibault de Champagne (1201-1253) and anonymous composers.

Anne Azéma (voice) and Shira Kammen (strings) are leaders in the field of medieval singing and accompaniment. Each has recorded prolifically and toured worldwide. Together, they devote their enormous skill, insight, and imagination to the magnificent repertoires of medieval France, Provence, and Spain. French-born Azéma brings authentic language skills, a crystalline voice, and a gift for theatre. Kammen brings virtuoso technique on vielle, rebec, and harp, as well as her famous flair, drive, and humor.

This concert will be in the lovely and intimate Chapel at Trinity United Methodist Church. Presented by Bing Productions in collaboration with Trinity United Methodist Church. Special thanks to our season sponsor Florence Bank.

Admission is $30 at the door, cash only please, or advance purchase through Eventbrite.

Seating is limited; get your tickets early!