Sponsorship

FLC’s Parish Arts Concerts are supported by free will offerings and sponsorships. Your Parish Arts Sponsorship will help us continue and expand the program of our music ministry and mission.

Please send your contribution in the enclosed envelope to:

Fairlawn Lutheran ChurchAttn: Parish Arts Ministry3415 W. Market StreetFairlawn, Ohio 44333-3349

Make checks payable to:Fairlawn Lutheran Parish Arts Fund

Note your sponsor level from the categories listed below:

Unless you indicate otherwise, your support will be acknowledged in the concert programs. Please submit your name as you would like it to appear on the program listing. Sponsors at all levels will be notified of all concerts by mail or email.

Your generous support helps to make this offering of music to our community possible.

Thank you!

History

For nearly two decades, the Parish Arts Ministry of Fairlawn Lutheran Church has brought free quality concerts to the Akron area, making it possible for anyone to attend. Featured this year are the University of Akron Choirs, four organists from the Akron chapter of the American Guild of Organists, the Master Singers Chorale, the Baldwin-Wallace Men’s Chorus, the Singing Angels and the choirs from Medina, Revere, Copley-Fairlawn and Firestone high schools.

Attendance and support for these programs has increased through time. We hope you will join us for these concerts and continue to support the efforts of the Parish Arts Committee to bring quality sacred music to the Akron area. These free concerts are made possible by sponsorships and free will offerings.Copper Sponsor - up to $49

Bronze Sponsor - $50-$99 Silver Sponsor - $100-$199Gold Sponsor - $200-$299Platinum Sponsor - $300-$399Diamond Sponsor - $400+

Fairlawn Lutheran Church 3415 West Market Street, Fairlawn, Ohio 44333

If you have questions, please call the church office phone (330-836-7286) or Parish Arts coordinator, Gary Pinter (330-867-3082). You can also visit us on the internet: www.flcs-oh.org

The University of Akron Concert & Chamber Choirs & Men’s Chorus - “The Journey” Sunday, October 16, 2016, 4pmDirected by Dr. Marie Bucoy-CalavanThe University of Akron’s Choral Program is recognized for its vitality and infectiously passionate performances. Both music majors and non-music majors come together and participate in high caliber musical opportunities. This concert will feature works about the different types of journeys we all walk through in life, including the hauntingly beautiful “Komm, Jesu, Komm” by Johann Sebastian Bach, and pieces by Moses Hogan, Thomas Weelkes, Eric Whitacre, and Carol Barnett.

Singing Angels Sunday, February 26, 2017, 4pmCharles Eversole: Artistic DirectorThe Singing Angels, founded in 1964, is a non-profit organization dedicated to youth development through the highest level of artistic achievement in theperforming arts. Comprised of over 150 singers publicly auditioned from ten counties across NE Ohio, their membership encompasses all races, creeds, and economic levels. Their performances include a wide variety of styles, including Broadway, pop, gospel, patriotic, barbershop harmony, and light classical repertoire. Today’s performance will feature the Children’s Earth Anthem, composed by Charles Eversole and commissioned to be performed nationwide in celebration of the 2016 centennial of the National Park Service.

Baldwin-Wallace Men’s Chorus Sunday, March 19, 2017, 4pmDirected by Frank BianchiThe 110-member BW Men’s Chorus is an offering of the BW Community Music School and is open to men from throughout the Greater Cleveland community (including BW faculty, staff and students). This collaborative effort brings outstanding male chorus singing to NE Ohio. This year the Chorus is celebrating their tenth anniversary. The group has performed to standing-room-only audiences, has collaborated in concert with several outstanding music organizations and has received rave reviews from throughout the Greater Cleveland Community. Thechorus performs a wide variety of chorale literature written especially for the male voice. This includes classical literature, as well as some pop and Broadway.

Eleventh Annual High School Choirs - “Music Festival” Sunday, May 7, 2017, 4pmFirestone, Revere, Copley-Fairlawn & Medina High School ChoirsDirected by Chad Pitman, Alice Forney, Basil Kochan & Tyler SkidmoreThe four high school choirs celebrate their eleventh annual High School Music Festival this year. Each choir will perform three selections alone and then join together for a final large-group sacred number (encircling the sanctuary and singing in the round, creating a marvelous effect for the audience).

Master Singers Chorale - “Christmas Concert” Sunday, December 11, 2016, 4pmDirected by Dr. J. D. Goddard This all volunteer, community-based chorale performs annually at Christmas time, presenting new compositions by current composers as well as familiar Christmas selections. They are accompanied by a small ensemble of instruments and occasionally use the organ. Their programs are always inspiring and conclude with a Christmas carol sing-along which is enjoyed by all.

Deans of the American Guild of Organists - “Organ Favorites” Sunday, November 13, 2016, 4pmMary Ragna Yetter, James Storry, Lynn Frey-Steward, Gary J. Pinter Each recitalist will play three favorite compositions. All have served the Akron chapter of the American Guild of Organists as Dean. Mary Ragna is now organist at Kent United Methodist Church; James is Director of Music at the United Methodist Church of Macedonia; Lynn serves as Director of Musicat St. Sebastian Parish in Akron; Gary is Organist-Choir Director at Fairlawn Lutheran.