Christ Episcopal Church Poughkeepsie

Celebrating over 250 years of Service and Worship

Past Christ Church Concerts

"Bach to Broadway"

Saturday, October 7 at 7:30 pm

Christ Episcopal Church Sanctuary

Nathan Avakian:

NYTOS Touring Theatre Organ

James Fitzwilliam:

Gress-Miles Pipe Organ

Tickets at the Door – Suggested Donation: $15   

"Intimate Serenades"

Chamber Concert by Friends of the Hudson Valley Philharmonic

Sunday, August 13 at 7:30 pm

Christ Episcopal Church Sanctuary

David Wroe – conductor

 Frances Duffy – harp soloist

Jazz Benefit Concert

Sunday, June 25th at 3:00pm in the Tent @ Christ Church

Bob Arthurs/Steve LaMattina Jazz Duo

Jazz Standards, American Song Book, Original Compositions

To benefit the Christ Church Music Fund – Donations received at the door. 

Hudson Valley Bachfest

Saturday, June 17th @ 3:00pm – Music for Keyboard 

Sunday, June 18th @ 3:00pm – Choir and Orchestra Concert

Martel Recital Hall in Skinner Music Building @ Vassar College

Suggested Donation at the door: $20

Free for students and Vassar community with ID

Friends of the Philharmonic Players Association

Sunday, May 21st


Celebratory Concert and Fundraiser @ 4:00pm


Silent Auction, Art Sale, and Food @ 3:00pm


Concert Music by Chopin, Mozart, Villa Lobos, Saint-Saens and more!

Cappella Festiva Spring Concert

Saturday, May 13 @ 7:00pm 

Resonant Reflections –

Music of Coleridge-Taylor, Bonds, Gjeilo, Gimon, Lloyd, Vaughan Williams, and Whitacre.
Tickets at the door or online: $20/15/5: https://www.cappellafestiva.org/

Philharmonic Chamber Series, Concert #5

Music for Violin, Oboe, Harp, and Piano

Sunday, April 30 at 5 PM

“From Baroque to Blues”

Music for String Orchestra

Featuring the Erehwon Ensemble 

Sunday, April 23 at 7:30 PM

Music of Vivaldi, Schostakovich, Williams, Mendelssohn, and more.

Read more about this new ensemble in MidHudson News

Tickets available at

EREHWON ENSEMBLE

Sunday, March 19 at 5:00pm:

Philharmonic Chamber Concert #4

Philharmonic Brass Quintet, with James M. Fitwilliam, Organ

Performing music by Bach, Handel, Sousa, Cheetham and Gigout

David Baldwin, Trumpet 1     James Osborn, Trumpet 2     Marjie Callahan, French Horn
Paul Bellino, Tenor Trombone     Dan Vaitkus, Bass Trombone    James Fitzwilliam, Organ

Sunday, February 26 at 5:00pm:

Philharmonic Chamber Concert #3

Bach’s Toccata, Adagio, and Fugue in C Major, BVW564

James M Fitzwilliam, organ

Charles Ives’ Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano 

Marla Rathbon, violin & Cynthia Peterson, piano

“The Magic Flute” for Two Flutes

Carole Cowan, violin & Marcia Gates, flute

Sonata No. 1 in B-flat Major for Two Violins by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges

Emily Garrison & Rachel Crozier, violins

Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante, K 297b

Joel Evans, oboe; Larry Tietze, clarinet; Nick Caluori, horn; Jeff Marchand, bassoon; Ruthanne Schempf, piano

Sunday, January 22nd at 5:00pm 

Philharmonic Chamber Series

The Cara Quartet

Amy Hersh, flute; Katherine Sinsabaugh, viola; Jacqueline Stern, cello

playing Mozart

and

The Handman String Quartet

Rachel Handman and Stephen Minor, violins; Elizabeth Handman, viola; Chris Santos, cello

playing “Strum” by Jesse Montgomery

and

The Hudson Valley String Quartet:

Marka Young & David Fiedler, violins; Lauren Byrne, viola; Jeanne Fox, cello

playing Mozart and Debussy Quartets

and

Chris Santos, cello & James M. Fitzwilliam, piano

playing Prokofiev Cello Sonata

Cappella Festiva Autumn Concert 

Saturday afternoon, November 19th at 2:00pm

Chamber Choir will present Magnificat in C by Johann Pachelbel and other pieces. James Fitzwilliam, organ & piano

Philharmonic Chamber Series

Saturday, November 12th at 7:30 pm 

Hudson Valley String Quartet:

Quartet in D Major, (“Lark”) Op. 64, No. 5 by Franz Joseph Haydn
String Quartet in F Major, (“American”) Op. 96, No. 12 by Antonín Dvořák

Performed by Marka Young & David Fiedler, violins; Lauren Byrne, viola; Jeanne Fox, cello.

Cello Suite No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008 by J.S. Bach

Performed by Chris Santos, cello

Five Duos for Two Cellos  by Halsey Stevens

Performed by Susan Seligman and Nanette Koch, cellos

Sunday, Sept 25, 2022

Hot Werk Ensemble

Lois Hicks-Wozniak, saxophones
Brad Hubbard, baritone saxophone
J. Brooks Marcus, percussion 
 
Suggested donation: $15 for this interactive concert
 
Works by: Dan Cooper, José Elizondo, Brad Hubbard, Lois Hicks-Wozniak, Olivia Kieffer, Catherine Likhuta, Marc Mellits, Domenico Scarlatti