Lunch ‘n Listen

First Evangelical Lutheran is home to the Lunch ‘n Listen Music Series, which began in 1979 under the leadership of Dr. Hermann Wolff and continues under the direction of Carol Richert and Susan Russell. This series of monthly noontime free concerts brings hundreds of people into our church to enjoy the talents of regional professional musicians as well as the beauty of our church sanctuary.

All concerts being on the first Wednesday of the month at noon. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. for “brown baggers”. During the concerts, parking is free between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. in the municipal lot across the street, with a reusable permit available in the church lobby. Handicapped parking is available on Catherine St. which runs along the west side of the church.

 

Click for an article by the Poughkeepsie Journal on our Lunch ‘n Listen series.

Below is the 2018-2019 schedule of performances.

Oct 3, 2018	Fall Piano Parade	Student Artists
Nov 7, 2018	Amelia Seyssel and Maria Rivera White, with Marla Rathbun	Art Songs
Dec 5, 2018	James Fitzwilliam	Seasonal Organ selections
Jan 9, 2019	Golden Age Singers	Songs from yesteryear
Feb 6, 2019	Ariana Barkeshli	Classical piano
Mar 6, 2019	Hyde Park Chamber Ensemble	Classical music
Apr 3, 2019	Marta Elena Knapp	Soprano
May 1, 2019	Kevin and Carol Becker with Rich Keyes	Folk music
Jun 5, 2019	Helen Avakian and Terry Champlin	Classic guitar stylings