Artist Concert Series
Rocky River Presbyterian Church (RRPC) is excited to announced that our Artist Concert Series is in full swing! The series offers free concerts, all open to the public. This program is an opportunity for you and our community to enjoy a variety of professional musicians in a comfortable, intimate setting. All are welcome, including children. Parking is free. Handicapped accessible. Click here for directions to the Church: 21750 Detroit Rd. (1 mile east of Clague Rd.).
UPCOMING EVENT THIS SEPTEMBER – ANDREW SORDS – STAYED TUNED FOR INFORMATION
As a prolific recitalist, Sords has appeared in La Jolla, Washington, D.C., Maui, New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, and at St. Augustine’s (FL) EMMA Series at Flagler College. Sords has toured to Australia with concerti by Mendelssohn, Mozart, and Vaughan-Williams, as well as virtuoso programs for the Brunswick Beethoven Festival and the Arden Crescent Series. The Brahms “Double” concerto has been a popular vehicle of late: Sords has been featured with cellists John Walz, Joseph Johnson, Sawyer Thomson, and Scott Lykins in recent performances. A 2015 Canada tour with the Mendelssohn Piano Trios and Violin Sonata was reprised in 2017 with all-Brahms programs in Oshawa, Montreal, Guelph, and Toronto. First invited by San Miguel de Allende’s (Mexico) ProMusica Series in 2011, Sords has returned with six varied recitals; with pianist Eriko Izumida, the two returned to West Palm Beach’s Norton Museum Series and introduced baroque rarities to Cathedral of St. John’s Concert Series (Cleveland). Sords has been a frequent soloist in the Caribbean, appearing in Puerto Rico, Anguilla, St. Maarten, Trinidad and Tobago, Grand Cayman, and the U.S. Virgin Islands – and “STRINGS MAGAZINE” profiled a series of performances with the Trinidad and Tobago Youth Philharmonic. |
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PAST EVENT
Sunday May 4th, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. – RRPC Sanctuary Songs from the 50’s and the 60’s with The Avon Lake Women’s Chorus with Special Guest Steppin’ Out. Avon Lake Women’s Chorus began in 1948 at the Avon Lake United Church of Christ. It was started by a group of women who enjoyed singing at church, but wanted to sing a variety of secular music. They perform everything from holiday music to old favorites, pop melodies, gospel, and rock ‘n’ roll. Although they began with just Avon Lake members, they now have singers from Amherst, Avon, Bay Village, Elyria, Lorain, North Ridgeville, Rocky River, Sheffield Lake, Sheffield Village, and Westlake. New members are always welcome!! Steppin’ Out began as an all-female choir in 1956, named the Valley View Mothersingers. In 1970 they became affiliated with the North Olmsted PTA Council and changed their name to the North Olmsted Choralaires. Finally, in 1986, the group added dance numbers and became an all-female show choir called Steppin’ Out. Today, the legacy continues with the Steppin Out Quartet, still offering entertainment on a smaller scale, but with the same big hearts for music! COST: Free – Good-Will Offerings Appreciated |
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PAST EVENT
Saturday, March 22, 2025, at 7:00 PM – RRPC Sanctuary COST: Free – Good-Will Offerings Appreciated |
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PAST EVENTFriday, November 22, 2024 – 7:30 PM – RRPC SanctuaryBlueWater Chamber Orchestra – BlueWater Chamber Orchestra is committed to expanding the boundaries of what a chamber orchestra can be. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Daniel Meyer, the orchestra is creating an era of lively creative performance and educational experiences. Special educational and outreach concerts have taken the orchestra to Cleveland Metropolitan School District facilities, Rocky River, and Mansfield. BlueWater musicians also perform in various smaller ensembles throughout the region. Committed to welcoming new audiences while serving established chamber music aficionados, BlueWater celebrates the luminous world of inspiring chamber orchestra music. COST: Free – Good-Will Offerings Appreciated. Learn more about BlueWater Chamber Orchestra here |
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PAST EVENTSunday, November 17, 2024 – 4:00 PM – RRPC Sanctuary*
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PAST EVENTOctober 22, 2024Apollo’s Fire – Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos Apollo’s Fire is an international Baroque orchestra whose home is right here in Northeast Ohio. This Grammy-winning ensemble will be performing at our very own Rocky River Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, October 22, in the main sanctuary. The event entitled, “Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos” begins promptly at 7:30 PM – please arrive 15 minutes early. Jeannette Sorrell leads the exhilarating Apollo’s Fire musicians in Bach’s masterpieces – featuring daredevil violinist Alan Choo in No. 4 and dazzling guest trumpeter Caleb Hudson of the Canadian Brass in No. 2. Learn more about Cleveland Repertory Orchestra here |
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PAST EVENT:May 2024:Violinist Andrew Sords & Friends – “An Afternoon of Romantic Chamber Music”
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