Where:
First Parish Bedford MA UU
75 Great Road
Bedford, MA 01730
Admission:
$20
Categories:
Music
Event website:
https://uubedford.org/music-concert
"The Songs of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rodgers"
15th Annual Valentine's Day Concert
Cynthia Mork, Ben Sears (vocals) and Bradford Conner (piano)
With Special Guest Pianist Leslie Amper
Scrumptious chocolate reception to follow!
Suggested Donations Collected at the door: $20 adults $15 seniors and students
Proceeds to benefit First Parish
Ben Sears and Bradford Conner, founders and producing directors of the American Classics ensemble, along with mezzo soprano Cynthia Mork will perform romantic favorites from the films of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rodgers, including "Night and Day," "Cheek to Cheek," and "They Can't Take That Away From Me".
The second part of the program will feature piano solo masterpieces by Debussy and Ravel, performed by acclaimed pianist, Leslie Amper. A winner of the National Endowment for the Arts Solo Recitalist Fellowship Grant, Ms. Amper has performed in concert series with Monadnock Music, Emmanuel Music, Pittsburgh Symphony Concerts at the Point, Friday Musicale of Jacksonville, Florida, New Hampshire Music Festival and Harvard University’s Fromm Music Foundation Concerts, as well as in England, Italy, and Austria.
Join us after the concert for a reception featuring a selection of chocolate treats.