ANSONIA - The seven-time Grammy-winning Paul Winter Consort will present its first concert of 2017 at the Church of the Assumption to benefit Massaro Community Farm of Woodbridge.
This will be the culmination of a yearlong campaign celebrating Massaro's 100 years of farming in the neighboring Woodbridge and Ansonia communities.
The 5 p.m. concert will be preceded by a pre-concert reception at 3 p.m., which will include live music, hors d'oeuvres, a silent auction, and a champagne toast to Massaro’s centennial.
After the concert there will be a meet-and-greet reception with the musicians.
The church is at 61 N. Cliff St.
“We are very excited to be able to partner with the Church of the Assumption in Ansonia in bringing this event to the area as part of Assumption's 'Sundays at Five' music series,” said farm executive director, Caty Poole.
“Originally, the Massaro family’s farm straddled both Woodbridge and Ansonia, so it’s particularly fitting to host the concert at this church.”
Proceeds for this gala concert will benefit Massaro Community Farm’s Centennial Campaign, an effort to raise funds for a pavilion/program learning center, improved safety paths and parking, and continued food donations to the community. In 2016, the farm donated more than 9,000 pounds of organic produce to local hunger relief agencies.
"I have many reasons for being excited about our concert in Ansonia”, said Paul Winter, “the opportunity for our Consort to play in the extraordinary acoustic space of the Church of the Assumption, and to celebrate Massaro Community Farm, this remarkable oasis
of nature, food, and community. Now, more than ever before, we need contexts like these, for gatherings like this, to affirm the multifaceted efforts of all people concerned about the future of the planet."
“Originally, the Massaro family’s farm straddled both Woodbridge and Ansonia, so it’s particularly fitting to host the concert at this church.”
Proceeds for this gala concert will benefit Massaro Community Farm’s Centennial Campaign, an effort to raise funds for a pavilion/program learning center, improved safety paths and parking, and continued food donations to the community. In 2016, the farm donated more than 9,000 pounds of organic produce to local hunger relief agencies.
"I have many reasons for being excited about our concert in Ansonia”, said Paul Winter, “the opportunity for our Consort to play in the extraordinary acoustic space of the Church of the Assumption, and to celebrate Massaro Community Farm, this remarkable oasis
of nature, food, and community. Now, more than ever before, we need contexts like these, for gatherings like this, to affirm the multifaceted efforts of all people concerned about the future of the planet."
This information is taken from a press release from Nicole Mikula, event coordinator.
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