In addition to the regular first Sunday series of classical concerts, mid-month we host performances of a wide variety of local musicians ranging from jazz, to choral, to klezmar. These concerts are usually on the third Sunday, but can vary. These are often concerts in which the offering is shared between the church and the musician. All Sunday concerts are at 3:00 PM.

CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT

There will be a concert by two very fine cellists at 3 pm, pm Sunday, June 17, 2018, at St. Matthias Church in Asheville. The cellists are Brenda Leonard and Ben Smith. The program will include a mix of Classical and Popular music centered around the idea of love—it’s Father’s Day, after all! We take seven of the Greek ideas of love and play music that relates to each one. There’s storge, of course: the love of a parent for a child, which is appropriate for this holiday. But there’s also agape, for which we play Bach’s My Heart Ever Faithful, and philia (brotherly love or friendship) represented by a movement of the duet our friend John Moody wrote for us. Eros is represented by the Love Theme from the Godfather and philautia (love of self) by a canon by Max Reger;) There are works by Mendelssohn, Hindemith, and Dvorak, as well as a song from a famous musical, a couple of movies, and a real oldie-but-goodie. 

The church is located in Asheville just off South Charlotte Street at Max Street on the hill across from the Asheville Public Works Building (1 Dundee St.). Donations will go to the Church Restoration Fund.