Brownsville Community Church
PO Box 176
66 Brownsville Hartland Road
Brownsville, Vermont 05037
802-484-5944
www.brownsvilleumc-vt.org
bcchurch@myfairpoint.net
Rev. Christian Huebner, Pastor
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 8, 2016
Fall Foliage
Organ & Brass Concert
Hymn Sing
&
“Concert of Pies”
Brownsville Community Church
Brownsville, Vermont
Sunday, October 16 at 5:00 p.m.
Free Admission
On Sunday, October 16th, Brownsville Community Church will sponsor the second of a series of free concerts open to the public. The second concert will be an Organ & Brass Concert and Hymn Sing starting at 5:00 to be followed by a “concert of pies”.
The October 16th Concert will feature treasured works from Bach, Handel, Mendelssohn, Gustav Holsts,
" Jupiter from 'The Planets' " arranged for Organ, Trumpet and French Horn and more performed by Christian Huebner on the Organ, Skip Downing on Trumpet and Diane Fleck on French Horn.
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.
Edmund “Skip” Downing, principal of Bywater Piano Tuning, studied at Gordon College, played the Trumpet in the Air Force and presently teaches at the Upper Valley Music Center. He is a sought after trumpet player, performing in local shows and with groups in the area.
Diane Fleck grew up in a musical family where it was common to hear multiple instruments being practiced throughout the house. Though she started playing trumpet in 4th grade, by 6th grade she had switched to the lovely French horn which she has been playing ever since. While attending Dartmouth, she was a member of the wind symphony, marching band, and various brass chamber groups. Since graduating, she continues to delight in playing French horn as a member of the Upper Valley Community Band as well as the Mid Vermont Christian School band.
The last concert of the year will be an Advent Concert and Carol Sing on Sunday, December 18th.
These free-to-the public concerts are organized by the Brownsville Community Church Pastor and 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 & hymn sing and bring your friends, neighbors and family!
Submitted by Linda Ley
802-484-3200