Music Moves Hartford 12-13-2025
Music Moves Hartford (MMH), was formed in 2018 as a collaborative effort between
Christ Church Cathedral in Hartford and Cuatro Puntos, a non-profit organization that works
to amplify persecuted, silenced or underrepresented musicians. Marianne Vogel (formerly
music director at Gilead Congregational Church in Hebron) now coordinates MMH as part of
her role as Music Director at the Episcopal Cathedral in Hartford. She says, “Music
Moves Hartford is a true community-based choir of people from all walks of life.” The
group rehearses at Hands On Hartford, an organization helping hundreds of people receive
food, housing, and medical and behavioral health resources. Each week as many as 30-40
people gather to sing and build community. In this concert MMH will perform some of their
own pieces of music and lead a carol sing to get us into the spirit of the season. A reception
following the concert will provide an opportunity to meet the group and thank them for coming.
In addition to this concert, MMH is also performing at Hartford Stage, Center Church and
South Congregational Church in Hartford during this holiday season.
Recommended donation $20 at the door.
Your donation will support their on-going mission to support singers from all walks of life.
Registration Required – donation at the door. Please reserve your tickets by going here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/music-moves-hartford-ushers-in-the-christmas-season-tickets-1975881168765?aff=oddtdtcreator
Buildings and Grounds committee meeting at St. Peter’s parish hall, 7pm. For more information contact Curt Kraemer.
In March of 1857, the largest sale of human beings in the history in the United States took place at a racetrack in Savannah, Georgia. During the two days of the sale, raindrops fell unceasingly on the racetrack. It was almost as though the heavens were crying. So, too, fell teardrops from many of the 436 men, women, and children who were auctioned off during the two days. The sale would thereafter be known as “the weeping time.”
This play is the first theatrical production of the Sanctuary Performing Arts (SPA) inside St. Peter’s church, will dramatically portray the events of that fateful day. This event marks the fourth consecutive year St. Peter’s and SPA joins with the Coalition on Diversity and Equity (CoDE) to sponsor an event marking the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Adapted for the stage and directed by Ms. Laurie Maria Cabral who has a long career in community theater in CT. She was founder of the Hole in the Wall Community Theater in New Britain. A total of 17 people will bring this to life for us all. This is a must-see event, and we anticipate a sold-out crowd. Reception to follow with a conversation session with the cast in the parish hall.