29 Years of Music at the Meeting House
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The following is a list of the approximately 180 programs in the Music at the Meeting House series, arranged with the most
recent first. When a person or group has performed more than once, we often give one listing, followed by the multiple dates. We have
divided the list of events into two parts: Programs created especially for Music at the Meeting House, and programs where the performers or groups present programs from their repertoire. These lists
are followed by a partial list of instrumentalists, mostly from recent programs, who have performed in Music at the Meeting House events; and a partial list of vocalists who have also performed in recent
special programs.
Special Programs Created for the Series
Heartland: Music of the Mid-West,
music containing the names of Midwest states and cities, and other regional music, with soloists Amanda Santo, Jason Shealy, Sarah Izzo Hamel; instrumentalists John Banker and Ian Frenkel (May 5, 2019). The Music of Holy Week,
featuring the choir of the Greenville Baptist Church, Marilyn Knight, organist, Donald Dame, guest organist, Klancy Martin, soloists Arielle Rogers and Jason Shealy (April 14, 2019). A Latin Christmas,
including vocalists Amanda Santo, Grace Norton, Arielle Rogers, and Jason Shealy, the Hornithology Horn Quartet, and The Greenville Baptist Church Ring-A-Lings (December 2, 2018). Spring Fever,
popular spring songs, vocalists Amanda Santo, Arielle Rogers, and Jason Shealy; violinist Wendy Rios Dawber, pianist Marie Kane, and organist Marilyn Knight (March 25, 2018). Silent Night, Joyful Night: The Christmas Carols of Northern Europe,
including vocalists and instrumentalists (December 3, 2017). The Music of Harvest Festival and Thanksgiving,
the Choir of the Greenville Baptist Church, Trumpeter Gino Villarreal, Marilyn Knight, organist, and narration by Jeff Brooke Stewart (November 12, 2017). The New England Church Organ Tradition: A Concert in Honor of Marilyn Knight,
Stephen Martorella, guest organist (October 22, 2017). Music of the South,
music containing the names of southern states and cities, and southern regional music: vocalists Amanda Santo, Susan Izzo, Jason Shealy, and the Riverboat Ramblers -- John
Banker, Sherman Kahn, Sal Ranniello, and Joe McWilliams (October 1, 2017). Holy Week, the Passion of Christ, the Greenville Baptist Church Choir, organist Donald Dame, organist Marilyn Knight, trumpeter Klancy Martin, soloist Arielle Rogers, pastor Angie Henrichon (April 2,
2017). An American Christmas, with solo vocal and instrumental performances, together with a brass quartet organized by Elizabeth Gates (December 11, 2016) The Songs of World War I,
performed by a quintet from The Navy Band Northeast, with solo performances by Jason Shealey (November 13, 2016) The Hymns of Fanny Crosby,
led by Pastor Emeritus Jeff Brooke Stewart, with the choir of the First Baptist Church in America and Marilyn Knight on the pipe organ (October 23, 2016) The Songs of Nelson Eddy,
commemorating the 50th anniversary of his passing, sung by the Rhode Island Opera Theater (October 2, 2016) An Old English Christmas,
featuring the West Bay Chorale and the Jubilate Ringers (December 5, 2015) Music of the American Civil War,
commemorating the 150th anniversary of its end, the Providence Brigade Band and Philip Martorella, piano soloist (November 18, 2015) Glorious Sounds of Music,
a tribute to Rogers and Hammerstein, Rhode Island Opera Theater (RIOT), (September 20, 2015) Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound,
a vocal and multi-instrumental event led by Pastor Emeritus Jeff Brooke Stewart (May 31, 2015) Virtual Virtuosity, A Special Organ Concert,
with Randall Steere on the Hauptwerk Virtual Organ (April 12, 2015) A Latin Christmas, including vocalists and The Hornithology Ensemble (December 7, 2014) A Celebration of Hymns,
including singers from The Greenville Vocal Ensemble (September 28, 2014) An Afternoon with Glenn Miller, including vocalists and The Northeast Chamber Ensemble (May 4, 2014) Silent Night, Joyful Night:
Christmas Music of Northern Europe, including vocalists, instrumentalists, and Carillon Women's Chorus (December 8, 2013) Beautiful Dreams and Minstrel Songs: The Music of Stephen Foster
(October 27, 2013) An American Christmas, including vocalists, instrumentalists, the Harmony Heritage Chorus (December 2, 2012) Harvest Home: The Hymns of Thanksgiving,
including Carillon Women's Chorus (November 11, 2012) Music of the Night, including instrumentalists, vocalists and The Northeast Chamber Ensemble (October 7, 2012) Silver and Brass,
an organ and trumpet concert with Marilyn Knight and Klancy Martin An Old English Christmas,
with the Greenville Vocal Ensemble, Harmony Heritage, and other instrumentalists (December 11, 2011) Amazing Grace — How Sweet the Sound, led by Jeff Brooke Stewart, (October 2, 2011)
A Christmas Choral Concert featuring the Greenville Vocal Ensemble (December 5, 2010) An Afternoon with Fanny Crosby, with Carillon Women's Chorus (October 3, 2010) A 2009 Christmas Celebration
(December 20, 2009) canceled due to snow The Life and Ministry of Alexander Morrell with 19th Century Mission Hymns, led by Jeff Brooke Stewart (October 7, 2007) An Advent Celebration
(December 2, 2007) The Life Story of John Colby, led by Jeff Brooke Stewart (October 8, 2006) The Hymns of Isaac Watts,
led by Jeff Brooke Stewart, Marilyn Knight, organist (May 21, 2006) Amazing Grace — The Story of William Cowper and John Newton,
led by Jeff Brooke Stewart, Marilyn Knight, organist (June 5, 2005) Organ concerts by Randall Steere for 100th Anniversary of Lane Pipe Organ, Jeff Brooke Stewart, narrator, PART I
(December 15, 2002); PART II (March 9, 2003) An Afternoon with Charles Wesley, led by Jeff Brooke Stewart, Marilyn Knight, organist (June 9, 2002) An Afternoon with Fanny Crosby,
led by Jeff Brooke Stewart, Carillon Women's Choral Ensemble, Debbie Mollohan, organist (May 6, 2001) Hymn Sing (November 7, 1993) Carol Sing (December 5, 1993) Organ Concert by Randall Steere, with Ross Tucker on Trumpet
(September 30, 1990)
Repertoire Concerts by Invited Soloists and Groups
Melville and the Great White Whale,
an afternoon of music and readings from Melville by the Aurea String Ensemble (June 2, 2019). Songs From the Decades,
Steve Caddick and Avalon with songs from the American Songbook, and a special segment honoring veterans on the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I (November 4, 2018). Folk Meets the Classics,
with Virginia Sindelar, flute, and Phil Goldenberg, classical guitar (October 7, 2018). Springfest, The Berkshire Mountain Wanderers, a concert of German music (June 3, 2018). Spring in Provence,
Harpist Hyunjung Choi and Flutist Susan Thomas (May 6, 2018). "From Bach to Tango/Mambo,"
The Hilltop Trio (Jane Murray, Denise Plaza Martin, and Donna Marie Colbert), joined by the Rhode Island
Philharmonic Youth Oboe Trio (Jacob Migneault, Sarah Jager, and Christine Burns) in a woodwind concert (June 4, 2017) "Village Music,"
featuring Walter Buckingham, musician and musical historian from Old Sturbridge Village (May 7, 2017). Where Everything is Music,
an afternoon of music and poetry read and performed by the Aurea Ensemble (May 22, 2016) The Brown University Madrigal Singers,
celebrating centuries of women composers in an afternoon of a capella song (May 1, 2016) Celtic Style,
with Nikki Engstrom and Sean Brennan performing as "Stanley and Grimm" (April 3, 2016) Le Canal en Octobre (From Harmonica to Hurdy Gurdy) Chris Turner and Friends
(October 18, 2015) Shady Rill in Concert, with Patti Casey and Tom MacKenzie (May 3, 2015) The Romance of Strings, presented by The Aurea String Quartet (November 16, 2014)
Con Brio, presented by The Brass Roots Trio (October 26, 2014) Ringing Under the Shed, outdoors bell ringing concert featuring The Jubilate Ringers (June 8, 2014) Around the World with Saxophones,
featuring The Asylum Quartet (April 13, 2014) Kyrie Road Band from First Baptist Church, Wickford, RI (November 17, 2013) Harmony Heritage Chorus Singing Barbershop Style
(June 9, 2013) The Greenville Vocal Ensemble (at the North Scituate Baptist Church, May 6, 2012) (December 5, 2010) (December 2, 2007); The Greenville Choral Ensemble
(April 9, 2006) (October 9, 2005) (April 30, 2000) (April 19, 1998) Encore for Your Pleasure (June 5, 2011) (November 29, 2009) (October 21, 2007) Old Timey Fiddle Music
by Kevin and Dianna Fallon (May 5, 2013) An Afternoon at the Opera, by singers from Rhode Island College Opera Workshop (April 21, 2013), (April 11, 2010), (April 19, 2009) (April 6, 2008)
September Rain, Lori Jo Gardiner, vocalist (August 11, 2012), (May 16, 2010) Generations, a Barbershop Quartet (May 20, 2012) From Bach to Ragtime
featuring the Northeast Chamber Ensemble (November 13, 2011) Encore for Your Pleasure
(June 5, 2011) (November 29, 2009) (October 21, 2007) (December 11, 2005) (December 12, 2004) (April 7, 2002) A Classical Guitar Concert by Scott Sanchez (May 1, 2011) Fish Eyes,
a play, by members of Christ Church, Episcopal Lincoln, RI (March 13, 2011) Afternoon Organ Concert by Donald Dame (November 14, 2010) Matt Snyder and His Bluegrass Band, Cabin Fever
(May 2, 2010) North Sea Gas, a folk band from Edinburgh, Scotland (October 4, 2009) L'Esperance Mandolin Ensemble, Joshua Bell, Director (May 31, 2009) Nancy Tutunjian Berger, Vocalist and Victor Dal Pozzal, Pianist
(May 3, 2009) RI BONES, a trombone choir (October 6, 2008) The Three Amigos (November 16, 2008) Six in the City,
a Sextet from the Harmony Heritage Chorus (November 30, 2008) Newport Navy Nautical Notes & Sea Chanteys by the Newport Navy Choristers, JoAnn Lowenthal, Director (April 20, 2008) Guitar Ensemble
from the RI College Guitar Studio (May 2, 2008) Eight Hands and a Piano (April 15, 2007) Coventry Senior Center Harmonica Band (April 29, 2007) The Brass Odyssey
Quintet (May 6, 2007) Acoustic guitar, percussion, flute, vocal music by Chris and Meredith Thompson (November 5, 2006) (September 12, 2004) (May 18, 2003
) (May 18, 2003) (May 12, 2002) (November 5, 2000) Warren/Bristol Methodist Church Choir; Ocean Bones Trombone Ensemble, The Belles (December 3, 2006) Horace Mann Dixieland Pops
(April 30, 2006) The Little German Band — polkas, marches, waltzes (November 6, 2005) (October 26, 2003) Ocean Bones Trombone Ensemble
(December 3, 2006) (May 15, 2005) Carillon Women's Chorus (April 17, 2005) (May 6, 2001) (April 25, 1999) (May 2, 1993) A Musical Smorgasbord,
Durocher, Seivard, and Pike ARC Singers of Northern Rhode Island (April 4, 2004) The Men of Hope/The Voices of Faith: Shepherd of the Valley Gospel Choir (April 18, 2004)
Atwater-Donnelly (May 16, 2004) Wet Paint — Christian soft rock (November 9, 2003) Mychal Gendron and Susan Thomas
(guitar and flute) (November 30, 2003) Jeff Hunt, Baritone (April 27, 2003) Joy Praise Team (October 20, 2002) Mychal Gendron,
classical guitarist (November 3, 2002) A Guitar Jazz Concert, with Matthew Kearns and Matthew Macualy (October 21, 2001) Shekinah Glory Praise and Gospel Group,
Steve Grenier, Director (November 11, 2001) The Lighthouse Quintet, bell ringers, part of Woodbury Ringers, Ethel Thompson, Dir. (December 9, 2001) Pipe Dream,
a 9-member flute choir, Deborah James, Dir. (November 20, 1994) (April 29, 2001) The Happy Notes, a musical variety group, Helene Martin, Dir. (October 22, 2000) The Narragansett Brass Ensemble
(December 17, 2000) The Taubl Family from Derry, NH, strings, harp, vocal (May 21, 2000) Vincent Capaldi, Lyric Tenor (June 4, 2000) New Dawn Ministries presenting Country & Old Tyme Gospel Music
(October 24, 1999) The Sentinels from Zion Bible Institute (November 7, 1999) Mixed Ensemble from Shepherd of the Valley United Methodist Church (December 5, 1999)
Carillon with Theresa Viveiros, Harp, Stephanie Torres, flute (April 25, 1999) Ocean State Brass Quintet (May 16, 1999) Philips Memorial Baptist Church Trio
(May 23, 1999) Blackstone Valley Heritage Chorale (December 6, 1998) (December 8, 1991) (November 18, 1990) Ed DeMayo, Music Ministry (November 1, 1998) The Providence Brigade Band
(November 15, 1998) Coastal Brass (March 29, 1998) Runaway Harmony (April 26, 1998) (April 14, 1996) Newport Community Baptist Combined Mass Choir
(October 19, 1997) Castle Heights Guitar Duo (November 16, 1997) Oaklawn Choral Bells (December 7, 1997) (May 23, 1993) (December 2, 1990) Kristin Anderson Fox,
oboe and Thomas E. Greene, acoustic guitar (March 17, 1996) Maranatha (Gospel of John in Word and Song) (May 5, 1996) The Foster Fling (September 22, 1996)
Susan LaRosa Maehre (October 27, 1996) Moses Brown Bell Ringers (December 8, 1996) Frank, Peg, and Bob (vocal, guitar, piano) (October 22, 1995) Gospel Ambassadors
(Olney Street Baptist Church) (November 19, 1995) Christmas Near and Far, Brian Larkin, organist (December 10, 1995) An Easter Cantata: I Am
Shepherd of the Valley United Methodist Church Choir (April 2, 1995) Amici Musicae, instrumental and vocal (April 23, 1995) Abigail Schneider, harpist and Jane Cohen,
flutist (May 21, 1995) West Bay Brassworks (2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tuba) (October 16, 1994) Mair-Davis Duo (mandolin and classical guitar) (December 11, 1994)
Good News Chorale presenting Good News World, a cantata (March 6, 1994) Many Splendored Strings,
Joseph Smith classical and folk guitar; Georgia Houle, Celtic harp and autoharp (April 24, 1994) As You Like It, instrumentalists (May 22, 1994) Rev. Stephen Hammond,
soloist, pianist, guitarist, recorder (November 14, 1993) Veritones (November 28, 1993) The Life of Christ, a piano sermon by Rev. Hubert Swetnam (March 21, 1993) Henri St. Louis,
organist, and Marie Pamental, recorder (October 25, 1992) New Covenant Singers (November 15, 1992) The Moscow Project (March 29, 1992) The Blended Spirits
(May 3, 1992) Prism of Praise, Calvary Portuguese Baptist Church Choir, (May 17, 1992) Theresa Bergeron, harpist and Kristine Cerep,
soloist (September 29, 1991) Cordially Yours (October 20, 1991) Fantastic Flutes (November 17, 1991) Spirit Choral Group (March 17, 1991) American Band Saxophone Quartet
with Muriel Halloran, soprano (April 7, 1991) King Philip Chorus (May 19, 1991)
A Partial List of Instrumentalists and Solo Vocalists from Recent Years
Marilyn Knight, piano and organ Randall Steere, organ Geoff Greene, organ Donald Dame, organ Brian
Larkin, organ Henri St. Louis, organ Steve Martorella, organ
Marie Kane, piano, recorder Lila Kane, piano Philip P. Martorella, piano Brandon Donahue, piano Victor Dal
Pozzal, piano Richard Anatone, piano John Henry Burns, piano Marco LeClerc, piano Rosetta Bacon, piano Cameron Osteen, piano Scott Nicholas, piano Joe McWilliams, piano
Klancy Martin, trumpet Gen Crisafulli, trumpet Travis Heath, trumpet Petty Officer Third Class Geoff Scheusner, trumpet Petty Officer Third Class Alicia Sowders, trumpet
Dennis Martel, trumpet John Banker, trumpet George Proulx, trumpet Gino Villarreal, trumpet Eric Willis, Eb cornet Joe DeOliviera, Eb cornet Stephen Cabral, Bb
cornet Oliver Pineiro, Bb cornet Joel Gates, trombone Petty Officer First Class Dan Smith, trombone
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Joseph Abad, soprano saxophone Tony Speranza, alto saxophone Max Schwimmer, tenor saxophone Andrew
Barnhart, baritone saxophone Sherman Kahn, saxophone
Gerry Heroux, alto horn Michael Brown, alto horn George Proulx, tenor horn
Elizabeth Gates, French horn Sarah Gates,
French horn Anna Gates, French Horn Ellen Donohue-Saltman, French horn Rachel Daley, French horn Douglas Lundeen, French horn Justin Stanley, French horn Sheri Fernandes, French
horn Olivia Kieyla, French horn Susan Winterbottom-Shaddy, French horn Tom Kane, sackbut, euphonium, trombone, baritone Petty Officer First Class Dave Paff, euphonium Petty Officer
Third Class Connor Hailey, tuba Ray Ankrom, Tuba Ben Keating, Tuba Bill Kass, Tuba John Banker, Swiss horn
Sheryl Cohen, flute Jane Cohen, flute Stephanie Torres,
flute Claude Cobert, flute Heidi Kolb, flute Mary Ellen Kregler, flute Virginia Sindelar, flute Janice MacLeod, native American flute
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Margo McGowan, clarinet Sherman Kahn, clarinet Jane Murray, oboe, English horn Kristin Anderson Fox,
oboe Denise Plaza Martin, oboe Donna Marie Colbert, oboe Jacob Migneault, oboe Sarah Jager, oboe Christine Burns, oboe Marie Pamental, recorder Colin Kane,
recorder Susan Wood, bassoon Paul St. George, bagpipe Frank Igoe, bagpipe Chris Turner, harmonica Steve Jobe, hurdy gurdy Geoff Greene, accordion Paul Gluck,
accordion Brian Elliot, accordion
Katherine Winterstein, first violin Amy Sims, second violin Rachel Maloney, violin Wendy Rios Dawber, violin Consuelo Sherba,
viola Emmanuel Feldman, cello Scott Ryder, bass Theresa Viveiros, harp Abigail Schneider, harp Hyunjung Choi, harp Georgia Houle, celtic harp and autoharp
Scott Sanchez,
classical guitar Steve Crosby, classical guitar Phil Goldenberg, classical guitar Joseph Smith, classical and folk guitar
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Lee Baker, acoustic guitar David Geer, acoustic guitar Thomas E. Greene, acoustic guitar John Banker,
banjo Paul Poirier, banjo Steve Caddick, banjo Kevin Fallon, fiddle and banjo Dianna Fallon, fiddle and banjo Peter Nightingale, lute, archlute Tom MacKenzie, acoustical banjo,
guitar, dulcimer, ukulele
Martha Goodman, handbells Gayle Keinard, handbells Tricia Halloran, handbells Kim Mather, handbells
Kemp Schanlaber, drums Sal Ranniello,
drums Kyle Pineiro, snare drum Brian Jean, bass drum
Grace Norton, soprano Aimee-Rose Willett, soprano Amanda Santo, soprano Arielle Rogers, mezzo-soprano Linda
Gabrielle-McDonald, mezzo-soprano Jason Shealy, baritone Jason Linden, baritone Patti Casey Dayle Ankrom
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