Community Concert Series 27th Season

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Emmanuel has welcomed the community to enjoy music in our beautiful sanctuary for decades. This season we present five Sunday concerts featuring diverse programs from world-class musicians and regional performers. A dessert reception will be held after each event to meet the performing artists. Find details below and on our EVENTS page.

 

All events are free thanks to our generous sponsors. Thank you to those who have contributed to our concert campaign! If you would like to support the Concert Series, print the form found at the CONTRIBUTE button below and return by mail, or visit our GIVING page.

 

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2025-2026 Season

Ronn McFarlane

Lute

Sunday, October 5, 2025 • 3 pm

Grammy-nominated lutenist Ronn McFarlane brings the lute -- the most popular

instrument of the Renaissance -- into today’s musical mainstream with artistry and 

accessibility. His most recent release, "And So Flows the River" (2023) with viola da gamba
player Carolyn Surrick, features an eclectic blend of Renaissance, Baroque, original music,

hymns, and folk tunes from the British Isles and Sweden. McFarlane will present a
program of Renaissance era music from England and Scotland alongside his own 

original compositions. 

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115th Annual Carol Sing

A Hanover Tradition

Sunday, December 14, 2025 • 7 pm

​Join in this Christmas carol singalong, a festive evening with music of the season,

stories of the carols from Steve McKonly and Landy Grimm, and accompanied

by a live 30-piece community orchestra of professional and community musicians.

This event will be livestreamed on YouTube. View the 2024 Carol Sing recording HERE.

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Beijing Guitar Duo 

Classical Guitar

Sunday, March 15, 2026 • 3 pm

Praised for their beautiful tone and cross-cultural flair, guitarists Meng Su and Yameng Wang have appeared in leading venues worldwide, including the Concertgebouw, Palau de Música, Tchaikovsky Hall, and the National Theatre in Beijing. Frequent collaborators with orchestras and chamber ensembles, they tour across North America, Europe, Australia and Asia. Their debut CD, “Maracaípe,” earned a Latin Grammy nomination for its title piece. The duo's program will include works by Cesar Franck, Debussy, Granados and Gnattali. 

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John Samuell

Piano

Sunday, April 19, 2026 • 3 pm

At just 13, pianist, organist, harpsichordist, and composer John Samuell is already earning international
recognition. In 2025 he won the 8th Rosalyn Tureck International Bach Competition (ages 28 and under)
and currently studies composition, counterpoint, orchestration, improvisation and analysis with
Dr. Bohdan Syroyid. At Emmanuel, this emerging young artist will perform works by Mozart,
Chopin, and Brahms.

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Westminster Ringers

Handbell Choir

Sunday, May 3, 2026 • 3 pm

The gifted players of the Westminster Ringers bring exceptional artistry to advanced handbell repertoire, performing with both technical brilliance and musical sensitivity. The ensemble appears throughout the East Coast, performing on Malmark Handbells, Choirchimes, Cymbells, and a variety of percussion instruments.

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