Charlotte Congregational Church is excited to welcome pianist Annemieke McLane (see bio and program below) back to perform a concert to benefit our partner in Uganda, Malayaka House:https://malayakahouse.

She will play selections from her newly released (12/2023) collection titled, "Bach and My Bicycle" among others. Annemieke writes: "I hope you will enjoy this concert for awareness of the power of love, thanks for helping hands, the little things that add up. Malayaka house stands for love, care, dreams…we need this more than ever in this world with so much loneliness due to many things. Give hope. Mother Teresa: "We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop."

Pianist Annemieke (Spoelstra) McLane was born in the Netherlands and received her Master degrees in piano pedagogy and piano performance (Uitvoerend Musicus/DMA here) at the conservatory in Zwolle with Rudy de Heus. She was a finalist in Paris for the Lily and Nadia Boulanger competition. She moved to Vermont, where she worked as a piano teacher at her home studio and at St. Michael's College for 11 years, as well as a pianist for the SMC chorale under the direction of Prof. Dr. Nathaniel Lew.

Please join us for a lovely afternoon of music, friendship and Malayaka House. Donations are encouraged and welcomed.

Jul 27, 2024, 8 AM to 12 PM

Jul 28, 2024, 1 to 4 PM

Aug 1, 2024, 4 to 9 PM