April 17, 2024

Rarely Played Music at PrincetonUMC Benefit

LOCAL MUSICIANS: Presenting a benefit concert on Saturday, April 20 at 2 p.m. at Princeton United Methodist Church are, from left, Julia Hanna, Paul Manulik, and Scott Collins. Not pictured, Steven Hanna.

Rarely played music will be featured at a benefit concert for Princeton United Methodist Church (PrincetonUMC) on Saturday, April 20 at 2 p.m., followed by a reception. All are welcome, and no tickets are required; a free-will offering will benefit the church. The musicians are Julia Hanna, piano; Scott Collins, clarinet; Steven Hanna, clarinet; and Paul Manulik, viola.

The concert will include works by Bach, Bolcom, Horovitz, and Zinzadse, closing with “The Meeting,” a technical tour-de-force for two clarinets by A. Ponchielli, a 19th century Italian composer. “It is rarely performed, and we are excited to share it with everyone,” said Collins.

Collins performs with the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, the Bay Atlantic Symphony, and other regional ensembles and is a conductor with the Youth Orchestra of Central Jersey and the eighth grade symphonic orchestra at the Community Middle School in Plainsboro. Julia Hanna is a pianist at PrincetonUMC, Westminster Choir College, and with the Princeton Girl Choir. Steven Hanna teaches music in Allentown. Manulik directs the Princeton String Academy.

PrincetonUMC is located at the corner of Nassau Street and Vandeventer Avenue. Parking is available in the lot behind the church and on the street. For more information, call (609) 924-2613 or email office@PrincetonUMC.org.