Music in the Meetinghouse Presents: The Kalish-Walker Duo, American Dreams

The Music in the Meetinghouse series at First Congregational Church in Fairfield celebrates the 250th anniversary of the United States as it presents the Kalish-Walker Duo in American Dreams.

The music of John Corigliano, William Grant Still, Curtis Stewart, Michael Abels and Leonard Bernstein will be among the featured works performed by this talented violin and piano duo.

Two hundred and fifty years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, this concert will explore the question of what makes music sound, or feel, American? Our performers suggest American music possesses an  immense sense of possibility, underscored by vibrant optimism. Their program celebrates who we are and who we aspire to become as a nation and a people.

Planned program selections include:
Aaron Copland, Simple Gifts
John Corigliano Violin Sonata
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, arr. Maude Powell Deep River Blind
Tom Wiggins The Battle at Manassas
Gershwin, arr. Heifetz Porgy and Bess: It Ain’t Necessarily So, Bess You Is My Woman Now, Tempo di Blues
Curtis Stewart 24 American Caprices: Isn’t She Lovely
Leonard Bernstein West Side Story Suite, arr. Penaforte, Somewhere and America

Tickets for Music in the Meetinghouse concerts are available at the door only. They are $30 for adults; $20 for seniors and $10 for students.