EMMANUEL CONCERT SERIES
Music at
Emmanuel
Sharing the joy of music and the beauty of our parish with one and all.
Since 1993, The Emmanuel Concert Series has brought nationally and internationally known organists and choral ensembles to Chestertown.
The Concert Series showcases Emmanuel's beautiful and highly regarded Harrison & Harrison organ, and has presented a lively and varied mix of established concert organists and highly talented younger players. The Concert Series Committee strives for a diverse, interesting, and high quality roster of performers.
The Emmanuel Concert Series season is generally made up of five concerts between September and May. Concerts are usually on Friday evenings or Sunday afternoons.
Subscribers may purchase a full season's series for a very affordable price. The Emmanuel Concert Series is entirely supported by its subscribers and a generous grant from the Kent County Arts Council.
To read more about our Harrison & Harrison organ, click here.
TICKET PURCHASE
Regular Subscriptions to the five concerts may be purchased for $90 per adult or $20 for children and students with ID.
One may become a Patron for $150 or a Benefactor for $200. Patrons and Benefactors are listed in each concert program.
Contributions above the subscription ticket price are tax deductible.
A limited number of single-concert tickets, priced at $20.00 for adults and $5.00 for children will be available at the door. Students with I.D. are welcome free of charge.
FOR TICKET PURCHASE
Write to:
Emmanuel Church Concerts
PO Box 875
Chestertown, MD 21620
or call Emmanuel at (410) 778-3477
Announcements relating to weather emergencies or unexpected cancellations will be posted on the church’s website. We regret that we are unable to contact our subscribers, patrons, and benefactors on an individual basis when such changes occur.
SEASON SCHEDULE
2025-2026
Nataly (Seoyoung) Pak, Organist Friday, September 26, 2025 7:00 p.m.
She is a student at the Yale University Institute of Sacred Music and a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory.
Christa Rakich, Organist Friday, November 7, 2025 7:00 p.m.
She is Visiting Professor of Organ at Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio and maintains Artist-in-Residencies at St. John’s Episcopal Church in West Hartford and the Congregational Church of Somers.
Jeffrey Brillhart, Organist Friday, March 20, 2026 7:00 p.m.
He is Director of Music and Fine Arts at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church in Pennsylvania and on the music faculty at Yale University and The Curtis Institute of Music, where he teaches Organ improvisation.
Ken Cowan, Organist and Lisa Shihoten, Violinist Friday, May 1, 2026 7:00 p.m.
Ken is an Emmanuel audience favorite and an Associate Professor of Organ, at the Shepherd School of Music, at Rice University in Houston, Texas. His wife, Lisa, is a chamber musician, soloist, and teacher. She is also a member of the prestigious New York City-based Jupiter Symphony Chamber Players.
Marvin Mills, Organist Friday, May 15, 2026 7:00 p.m. He is an organist at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Kensington, Maryland. He is also music director of the acclaimed National Spiritual Ensemble,and guest artist with the Ritz Chamber Players, based in Jacksonville, Florida.
Special Services – No ticket required:
Sunday, November 2, 2025 All Saints Evensong 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 21, 2025 Advent/Christmas Lessons & Carols 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 26, 2026 Eastertide Evensong 6:00 p.m.