At Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, we have had a long tradition of presenting fine musical performances involving both members of our congregation and visiting artists. Now on the eve of celebrating our 50th anniversary as a congregation we wish to spread our love of God’s gift of music to our community by creating our Community Concert Series. This series will annually feature a collection of varied musical presentations by local and visiting musicians offered to the community at large. All concerts will be presented free of charge, with a free-will offering being collected.

Saturday September 16th, 2006 at 7:30 p.m.
A recital of French music for flute and clarinet will be performed, containing works by Claude Debussy, George Bizet, Gabriel Faure and others. Featuring Prince of Peace member Bruce Currie on clarinet, Laurel Tempas on flute, and Lyudmila Lakisova-Alotta on piano.

Thursday October 26th, 2006 at 7:30 p.m.
In conjunction with the Hoffman Estates Sister Cities Commission, a concert presented by The French Barbershop Quartet. This professional four voiced mixed ensemble has performed throughout France at festivals, theaters and open-air concerts. They are performing at Prince of Peace as part of their 2006 U.S tour that includes stops at the U.S Midwestern Barbershop Competition in Rochester MN and Barbershop Quartet Festival in Elkhorn, WI. A reception will follow their one-hour concert.

Sunday December 10th, 2006 at 4:00 p.m.
Prince of Peace will present its annual Christmas Extravaganza and Dinner. This family celebration rings in the Christmas Season with song and drama and features the Prince of Peace Adult Choir, Hand Bell Choir, Instrumental Ensemble, Children’s Choirs and Sunday School Children. A community dinner follows the program and is a wonderful way to learn and celebrate the true meaning of Christmas. The program is free, but reservations are required for dinner and can be made by calling the church office at 847.885.7010 after November 20th.

Sunday February 18th, 2007 at 3:00 p.m.
Prince of Peace is honored to have Mark Mazullo, Assistant Professor of Music History and Piano at Macalester College, St. Paul, MN, and son-in-law to our very own Pastor Don Myrom, present a piano recital. Professor Mazullo has received numerous grants to travel to Russia and France to view and listen to rare material connected to Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, particularly Shostakovich’s 24 Preludes and Fugues. Mazullo has performed recitals at the Music Academy in Sarajevo, Bosnia, performed works of Beethoven and Prokofiev with the St. Paul Civic Symphony and Civic Orchestra of Minneapolis and has regular appearances on the Schubert Clubs Courtroom Concert Series and Macalester’s Janet Wallace Fine Arts Faculty Recitals.

Sunday March 11th at 3:00 p.m.
Our Inaugural season concludes on Sunday March 11th at 3:00 p.m. with a concert of music by Franz Schubert. Schubert’s Mass in G is the focal work on a concert that will feature the Prince of Peace Adult Choir and Orchestra and guest soloists conducted by Director of Music Scott Uddenberg. As with our well-received Mozart concert last spring, this concert will focus on the sacred music of Schubert, and the impact his faith in God had on his work. All will experience an uplifting afternoon of music by a master.

Bach gave us God’s word,
Mozart gave us God’s Laughter,
Beethoven, gave us God’s fire…
God gave us Music so that me might pray without works

Free to the community
These performances are offered free to the community to help spread the Word of the Gospel and the love of music. Many of the artists involved in these concerts share their talents as gifts to God and to the public. As it is with many positive ventures, however, there are costs involved to produce concerts of fine quality worthy to offer to the community at large. If you would like to offer your financial support for these concerts, it is most welcome, and can be addressed to Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, marked for the music program. If you would like to receive further mailings about concert  information, please contact the church office, 847.885.7010 or church@princeofpeace.net, and ask to be placed on the Community Concert Series Mailing List.