POSTPONED: “The English Anthem" at St James's, W. Hartford

Concerts at St James’s has postponed the choral concert “The English Anthem,” previously scheduled for March 14, 2020, at 7:30 pm at St James’s Episcopal Church, 1018 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford.

The concert will be offered in the future, on a date to be announced.

“The Town of West Hartford has advised against holding events that are likely to attract 100 or more people, and we want to do our part to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus,” said Vaughn Mauren, organist and choirmaster at St James’s and Artistic Director of Concerts at St James’s. “Obviously we are disappointed not to be able to present this program as scheduled, but public health is more important at this time.”

A new date will be announced as soon as possible. To receive updates about this event, subscribe to Concert at St James’s mailing list at http://bit.ly/CSTJWH-Mail-list.

For more information, write to concerts@stjameswh.org or call 860-676-2228.

Concerts at St James’s presents musical performances of the highest caliber for the refreshment and enrichment of the West Hartford community. Highlights of recent seasons include performances by VOCES8 and the Vienna Boys Choir; the famed men’s choir Chanticleer will open the 2020-2021 season on October 10. Chamber music artists have included cellist Owen You, violinist Colin Jacobsen, and clarinetists Romie de Guise-Langlois, all in concert with pianist Alan Murchie. Concert organists Jeremy Filsell, Vaughn Mauren, and Greg Zelek have performed in solo recitals. The generous acoustic of the sanctuary, a Steinway A grand piano that has been called “the new best piano in town,” and a newly restored and re-voiced three-manual 1962/2018 Austin Organ make St James’s an in-demand performance space for local ensembles. Annual concerts by the combined choirs of St James’s Episcopal Church have included the Requiems of Mozart, Brahms, Duruflé, and Fauré, with musicians of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra.