Our
Winter
Concert Series features
nationally known artists performing before a packed
house. The series consists of three concerts, one each in
January, February and March.
For musical events not a part of either T.G.I.V. or our Winter Concert Series, please visit our Special Events page.
January 18, 2010
The Dick Hyman Trio • The Great American Songbook
Throughout a busy musical career that began in the early '50s, Dick Hyman has functioned as pianist, organist, arranger, music director, and composer. His versatility in all of these areas has resulted in film scores, orchestral compositions, concert appearances and well over 100 albums recorded under his own name. While developing a masterful facility for improvisation in his own piano style, Mr. Hyman has also investigated ragtime and the earliest periods of jazz and has researched and recorded the piano music of Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton, James P. Johnson, Zez Confrey, Eubie Blake and Fats Waller, which he often features in his frequent recitals. Other solo recordings include the music of Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers and Duke Ellington.
In addition to his activities in the jazz and concert worlds, Mr. Hyman has had a prolific career in New York as a studio musician and won seven Most Valuable Player Awards from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. He acted as music director for such television programs as Benny Goodman's final appearance (on PBS) and In Performance at the White House. He received an Emmy for his original score for Sunshine's on the Way, a daytime drama, and another for musical direction of a PBS Special on Eubie Blake. In years past, Dick Hyman was music director for Arthur Godfrey and orchestrator of the hit musical Sugar Babies.
Dick has served as composer/arranger/conductor/pianist for the Woody Allen films Zelig, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Broadway Danny Rose, Stardust Memories, Hannah and Her Sisters, Radio Days, Bullets Over Broadway, Mighty Aphrodite, Everyone Says, I Love You, Sweet and Lowdown, The Curse Of The Jade Scorpion and Melinda. Other scores have included Moonstruck, Scott Joplin, King of Ragtime, The Lemon Sisters, and Alan and Naomi. His music has also been heard in The Mask, Billy Bathgate, Two Weeks Notice and other films. He has been music director of the production The Movie Music of Woody Allen, which premiered at the Hollywood Bowl.
February 15, 2010
The New Christy Minstrels • 1960's Folk and Popular Music
The New Christy Minstrels is an American folk music group that came to prominence in the 1960's. Formed by Randy Sparks in 1961, the group had several Top 40 folk music hits, including This Land is Your Land, Green, Green, Today and Ramblin'. The New Christy Minstrels' film score for the 1964 comedy movie, Advance to the Rear, featuring Glenn Ford and Stella Stevens, was the first complete soundtrack ever made in the folk music style.
March 8, 2010
Paul Todd • Showman On the Keyboards
A critically acclaimed prolific writer, entertainer, composer, arranger, and singer, Paul Todd has been amazing crowds since he won the prestigious National Yamaha Keyboard Contest at the young age of fourteen. His career began with classmate singer Linda Eder as The Paul and Linda Show, playing clubs and opening for such celebrities as The Pointer Sisters, Rich Little, The Gatlin Brothers, and Joan Rivers. After beginning his own solo career, Paul has experienced all facets of the music industry, and has headlined in theaters and concert halls worldwide. His Broadway performances include the Beacon Theater, where he performed in a special production of A Night on Broadway, with Broadway greats: Hinton Battle, Carla Burns, and Danielle Furland. As a Christian artist, he has worked with some of his favorites, including; Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, and Phil Driscol.
Season tickets for all three concerts are now available at the church. Please call the church office at 639.0001 for further information.
For musical events not a part of either T.G.I.V. or our Winter Concert Series, please visit our Special Events page.
January 18, 2010
The Dick Hyman Trio • The Great American Songbook
Throughout a busy musical career that began in the early '50s, Dick Hyman has functioned as pianist, organist, arranger, music director, and composer. His versatility in all of these areas has resulted in film scores, orchestral compositions, concert appearances and well over 100 albums recorded under his own name. While developing a masterful facility for improvisation in his own piano style, Mr. Hyman has also investigated ragtime and the earliest periods of jazz and has researched and recorded the piano music of Scott Joplin, Jelly Roll Morton, James P. Johnson, Zez Confrey, Eubie Blake and Fats Waller, which he often features in his frequent recitals. Other solo recordings include the music of Irving Berlin, Harold Arlen, Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers and Duke Ellington.
In addition to his activities in the jazz and concert worlds, Mr. Hyman has had a prolific career in New York as a studio musician and won seven Most Valuable Player Awards from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. He acted as music director for such television programs as Benny Goodman's final appearance (on PBS) and In Performance at the White House. He received an Emmy for his original score for Sunshine's on the Way, a daytime drama, and another for musical direction of a PBS Special on Eubie Blake. In years past, Dick Hyman was music director for Arthur Godfrey and orchestrator of the hit musical Sugar Babies.
Dick has served as composer/arranger/conductor/pianist for the Woody Allen films Zelig, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Broadway Danny Rose, Stardust Memories, Hannah and Her Sisters, Radio Days, Bullets Over Broadway, Mighty Aphrodite, Everyone Says, I Love You, Sweet and Lowdown, The Curse Of The Jade Scorpion and Melinda. Other scores have included Moonstruck, Scott Joplin, King of Ragtime, The Lemon Sisters, and Alan and Naomi. His music has also been heard in The Mask, Billy Bathgate, Two Weeks Notice and other films. He has been music director of the production The Movie Music of Woody Allen, which premiered at the Hollywood Bowl.
February 15, 2010
The New Christy Minstrels • 1960's Folk and Popular Music
The New Christy Minstrels is an American folk music group that came to prominence in the 1960's. Formed by Randy Sparks in 1961, the group had several Top 40 folk music hits, including This Land is Your Land, Green, Green, Today and Ramblin'. The New Christy Minstrels' film score for the 1964 comedy movie, Advance to the Rear, featuring Glenn Ford and Stella Stevens, was the first complete soundtrack ever made in the folk music style.
March 8, 2010
Paul Todd • Showman On the Keyboards
A critically acclaimed prolific writer, entertainer, composer, arranger, and singer, Paul Todd has been amazing crowds since he won the prestigious National Yamaha Keyboard Contest at the young age of fourteen. His career began with classmate singer Linda Eder as The Paul and Linda Show, playing clubs and opening for such celebrities as The Pointer Sisters, Rich Little, The Gatlin Brothers, and Joan Rivers. After beginning his own solo career, Paul has experienced all facets of the music industry, and has headlined in theaters and concert halls worldwide. His Broadway performances include the Beacon Theater, where he performed in a special production of A Night on Broadway, with Broadway greats: Hinton Battle, Carla Burns, and Danielle Furland. As a Christian artist, he has worked with some of his favorites, including; Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, and Phil Driscol.
Season tickets for all three concerts are now available at the church. Please call the church office at 639.0001 for further information.