FREE GOOD FRIDAY CONCERT, EASTER WEEK SERVICES, COMMUNITY BREAKFAST & EASTER EGG HUNT
Brownsville Community Church
Brownsville, Vermont
Thursday April 13, Friday April 14 & Sunday April 16
On Friday, April 14th, Brownsville Community Church will sponsor the first of a series of free concerts open to the public in 2017. The first concert will be a Good Friday Concert which starts at 1:30 which will be followed by a brief service at 2:30.
The April 14th Concert will feature treasured works from Bach and more including original compositions and an improvisation. These pieces will be performed by Christian Huebner on the organ, Sten Bowen on piano, Skip Downing on trumpet and Alexandria Leary on piano.
Sten Bowen, an English major at Gordon College in Wenham, MA, moved with his wife, Amy, to Los Angeles to pursue his musical career. While in California, Sten toured and recorded with various artists for a number of years. The Bowen’s now live with their two children in Reading Vermont.
Edmund “Skip” Downing, principal of Bywater Piano Tuning, studied at Gordon College, played the Trumpet in the Air Force and presently teaches at Vermont Christian School and the Upper Valley Music Center. He is a sought after trumpet player, performing in local shows and with groups in the area.
Another gifted artist, Windsor’s Alexandria Leary, will be on piano. Allie is a talented young musician who plays with expression and maturity uncharacteristic for her age. She is currently studying under the area’s top piano performance instructor.
Christian Huebner, Pastor of Brownsville Community Church, grew up in West Windsor, Vt. After pursuing a gift for music from an early age with his first position as organist and choir director at age 11, he completed a double masters in Organ Performance and Choral Conducting. Christian studied with local Organ Master, Harriette Slack Richardson after which he studied under Dr. Judy Congdon and Dr. Jonathan Biggers. Christian studied improvisation with Dr. Gerre Hancock and has been recorded and broadcast by BBC Radio. Rev. Huebner is a composer, scholarship and competition winner in Organ Performance and he has appeared with the Rochester and Binghamton Philharmonics. And, he was the director of the 120 voice Binghamton University Chorus.
Watch for other Brownsville Community Church concerts this coming summer and fall.
On Thursday, April 13 at 7 p.m. there will be a Maundy Thursday Service preceded by a potluck soup & bread supper at 6:00.
Easter Sunday celebrations on April 16 will start with an outdoor sunrise service at 7:00 a.m. on the hill above Albert Bridge School.
A community breakfast will follow at 7:30 in Fellowship Hall at the Church.
And, an Easter Sunday service will begin at 9:00 at the Church.
After the service, children are invited to participate in a very special Community Easter Egg Hunt outside in Tribute Park adjacent to the Church starting at about 10:15.
These free-to-the public concerts are organized by the Brownsville Community Church Pastor and Music & Choir Director, Reverend Christian Huebner. The Brownsville Community Church is located on the Brownsville-Hartland Road, between Albert Bridge School and the Brownsville Town Hall. The Church phone number is 802-484-5944, the email address is bcchurch@myfairpoint.net and you can visit the Brownsville Community Church at www.brownsvilleumc-vt.org. A free-will offering will be received at the concert to help offset costs.
Please come and enjoy this free concert and Easter celebrations. Bring your friends, neighbors and family!
Brownsville Community Church
66 Brownsville Hartland Road
802-484-5944
www.brownsvilleumc-vt.org
bcchurch@myfairpoint.net
Rev. Christian Huebner, Pastor
Submitted by Linda Ley
802-484-3200