The Bruce Porter Memorial Music Series was founded in 2011 to honor the life and work of Bruce Porter. Porter was a Granby native whose contributions as organist, choir director and music director of South Congregational Church included hosting classical music recitals at the church. The series has been dedicated to enriching the community by providing the opportunity for fine musicians to share their gifts with audiences in the Farmington Valley ever since.
Between 2011 and 2020, with the support of the Greater Hartford Arts Council and the Granby Education Foundation, the series presented a wide variety of performers playing both classical and jazz, as well as the popular silent films accompanied by live improvisations on the organ by Jason Roberts. The 2019-20 season finished in March with a packed house for a performance of the Celtic Fire program presented by CitySingers of Hartford. A week later, the pandemic struck. All plans for the series were put on hold.
We are pleased to announce that the Bruce Porter Memorial Music Series will present two concerts this spring. Both will be held in the sanctuary of the Granby Congregational Church – South Campus, 242 Salmon Brook Street.
The first concert on Sunday, March 22, at 4 p.m., will feature Baroque music performed on period instruments. The performers will be Deborah Robin on recorders, Leonor Snow on flute, Berit Strong and Laura Mazza-Dixon on viola da gamba, Asher Scarlato on organ and Anne Mayo on harpsichord.
The second concert on Friday, April 10, at 7 p.m., will be a tribute concert given by the students of the internationally-recognized Brazilian pianist, Luiz de Moura Castro, who taught at the Hartt School for many years and performed on the BPMMS in 2012.
Both events are free and open to the public. For more information contact mazzadixon@gmail.com