Category: Church Community Concerts

The church sponsors a Community Sacred Music Concert Series. Guest artists, ensembles, and choirs perform at 2:00 PM on Sunday afternoons. All concerts are open to the public with free admission.

Cellist: Zachary Sweet

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Church Community Concerts

Faxon-Kenmar United Methodist Church
1301 Clayton Avenue
Williamsport, PA 17701

CELLIST: ZACHARY SWEET


Sunday, October 8, 2017
2:00 PM
Free Admission

 

Zachary Sweet is a cellist from Ithaca, NY. Currently he is on the faculty at Colgate, Mansfield and Binghamton Universities, Ithaca Talent Education, Music Together of Ithaca, and Artistic Director of Ithaca Free Concerts.

As a performer, Mr. Sweet has performed extensively throughout the Tri – State area as soloist, chamber musician and orchestral player. Zachary is principal cellist of the Colgate University Orchestra, and plays regularly with the Orchestra of the Southern Finger Lakes, Binghamton Philharmonic, TriCities Opera, and Cayuga Chamber Orchestra. During the summers he is a Resident Artist at Alfred University’s “MostArts Festival,” and teaches at Ithaca College Suzuki Institute, Intermountain Suzuki Strings Institute, Ozarks Suzuki Institute, and Ithaca College’s Summer Music Academy.

Zachary completed his Master’s in Performance and Literature at the Eastman School of Music in 2006 where he served as a Departmental Assistant for Alan Harris. During his time there he was a member of the Eastman Chamber Society, and was a fellow at the Aspen Music Festival.

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3rd Annual Festival Choir 2017

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Faxon-Kenmar United Methodist Church (1301 Clayton Ave.) is organizing the ANNUAL FESTIVAL CHOIR, directed by David Koskey, Director of Music Ministry, which will perform Sunday, May 7, 2017 at 2pm. This is a unique community choir open to all persons of faith who enjoy singing sacred choral music.

Faxon Festival Choir

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Faxon Festival Choir

The singers of the 2016 Faxon Festival Choir represent the following churches: Faxon-Kenmar UMC; Our Lady of Lord’s Catholic Church; New Covenant UCC; Pine St. UMC; Third St UMC; First UMC, Williamsport; First UMC, Muncy; Covenant Central Presbyterian; Christ Episcopal Church; Greenview Alliance Church; and First Southern Baptist Church.

If you would like to sing in the 2017 Faxon Festival Choir, please sign up in the church office (570-323-7272).  Rehearsals begin in January 2017, practicing two Sunday afternoons per month January, February, and April (skipping the month of March) with a commitment to attend at least FOUR of the SIX mass rehearsals. CDs for each part are made available to each singer for individual practice.  Performance will be May 7, 2017 at 2:00 PM, closing out the Third Annual Church Community Concert Series. No auditions, only requirement is a love of singing sacred music. Music fee is $20.00. Open to any adult or youth. Plan to join us in 2017!