Junwen Liang, Classical Pianist

Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 4 pm

“…an extremely gifted and promising young artist” --- Rorianne Sharade, New York Concert Review. Inc.

Originally from Nanning, China, Junwen began his piano studies at the age of nine and made his solo debut at thirteen. During his years as a student, he performed at distinguished venues across the United States, including Stockton University Performing Arts Center, The Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts in New Jersey, Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State, Barnes Hall at Cornell University, Cohen Family Studio Theater, Robert J. Werner Recital Hall in Cincinnati, Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, and the Academy of Music at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia. 

In addition to his solo career, Junwen extends his musical talents engaging as a collaborative pianist with professional instrumentalists and singers in the thriving music scenes of Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore County, Maryland.

Most recently, Junwen graduated with a Graduate Performance Diploma from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, under the tutelage of Richard Goode. His past mentors include Christopher Guzman (Penn State), Roberto Plano, Edward Auer (Indiana University), and Charis Dimaras (Ithaca College).

Seasonal Jazz with Jeff Stabley

Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 4:00PM

Dred (Perky) Scott – vocals
Steve Rudolph – piano
Hassan Shakur – bass
Jeff Stabley – drums

“This is a chance for music fans to see world-class musicians playing the highest quality music” says percussionist Jeff Stabley, adjunct faculty and instructor of Jazz Studies, Percussion, and Improvisation at York College who leads this ensemble of talented local and regional, and at times national and international musicians.

Following the concert, there will be a reception held in the Lovelace Commons. Parking is free in the lot across the street from the church. 

Choral EVensong with Christyan Seay

Friday, November 1, 2024 at 6:30PM

The choir of St. John Episcopal, will present a service of Choral Evensong for All Saints’ Day. This service has been the principal evening liturgy of the Anglican and Episcopal tradition since the year 1549, when Thomas Cranmer combined the two monastic services of Vespers and Compline. It has become one of the most cherished of all Anglican traditions.

Following Evensong, A short concert will be presented by Christyan Seay, graduate of the Pennsylvania State University and a resident of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.  As a trained vocalist, he studied voice with the late Dr. Thomas Houser and Dr. Anthony Leach (Pennsylvania State University).   Active in recital, oratorio and opera, Mr. Seay has performed extensively throughout central Pennsylvania and abroad, including performances with the Harrisburg, Lancaster and West Shore Symphonies, The Pennsylvania Consort, the Harrisburg Opera Association, Opera Lancaster, Opera North and Concert Operetta of Philadelphia.  He has performed at Weill Recital Hall in New York City as well as Smetana Hall in Prague (Czech Republic). In June 2024, Christyan traveled to Paris, France to take part in a performance of The Tribulation Suite (a suite of negro spirituals composed by Roger Holland and conducted by Dr. Anthony Leach).

Parking Lot Services will be enforcing the parking lot on the evening of the Evensong. They have provided St. John attendees with a code to use for the evening (A2JY3) free of charge.

Ensemble Chaconne

Sunday, September 29, 2024 AT 4:00 pM

Ensemble Chaconne (Peter H. Bloom, baroque flute; Carol Lewis, viola da gamba; and Olav Chris Henriksen, baroque lute) transports the audience to the salons and palaces of 18th century Europe with The Glorious Ones – Treasures by the Late Baroque Masters.  Praised by Classical Voice of North Carolina as “a powerhouse of great playing,” the ensemble performs gems by J.S. Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Telemann and other leading composers of the baroque era.   Now celebrating its 39th season, the ensemble tours widely in the U.S. and abroad.  They’ve been praised for “vitality and character, style and verve.” (MusicWeb International)

Ensemble Chaconne’s extensive career includes performances for The National Gallery in London, The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park Florida, The National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa, The Edison Theatre in St Louis, The Yale Center for British Art, Jordan Hall in Boston, Spivey Hall in Atlanta, Connecticut Early Music Festival, King’s Chapel Boston, The Morton Arboretum Chamber Series  in Chicago, The Nielsen Series in Des Moines, and the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Residency at Davidson College, to name a few.