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“We hope that this concert will put Lovely Lane on the map as the amazing concert and musical venue it truly is. Come and see for yourself.”

-Walter Jackson,
Concert Committee Chair

 

 

“part of the church’s mission in Baltimore lies in its ongoing outreach to the community. Lovely Lane is an asset to organizations in Baltimore that need a place to meet.”

-Rev. Nancy Nedwell
Pastor of Lovely Lane UMC

 



Saturday, October 13, 2007
7pm - 9pm
Lovely Lane United Methodist Church
2200 Saint Paul Street
Baltimore, Maryland, 21218

Featuring reknowned artists
James Harp and Jared Denhard.

Tickets: $20.00 in advance and $25.00 at the door.
To purchase tickets, call 410-235-8656 or 410-889-1512.

About this event:

This is the first ever benefit concert for restoration of the 1930 ’s Austin organ in the newly renovated church sanctuary of Lovely Lane UMC with graciously donated musical performances by the legendary Baltimore musicians, James Harp and Jared Denhard.

Proceeds from the concert will go to the Lovely Lane Restoration Fund. The concert celebrates the newly restored Lovely Lane Austin organ, an Opus 1738, commissioned for the church in 1930 by Austin Organs of Hartford, Connecticut. The casing for the original organ, which glitters in the newly renovated sanctuary today, was likely designed by the church’s architect, Stanford White. In 2006 David Storey of Baltimore was commissioned to rebuild the Austin organ’s console, but much more work needs to be done.

The Concert Committee Chair, Walter Jackson, feels strongly that Lovely Lane’s importance to Baltimore lies not only in its long history and tradition, but also in its future. “We hope that this concert will put Lovely Lane on the map as the amazing concert and musical venue it truly is. Come and see for yourself.”

Already, Lovely Lane hosts a wide variety of musical talent from the Baltimore Folk Music Society to an African Drum class for children. Reverend Nancy Nedwell, pastor at Lovely Lane, says “part of the church’s mission in Baltimore lies in its ongoing outreach to the community. Lovely Lane is an asset to organizations in Baltimore that need a place to meet.”


About the artists:

James Harp, pianist, organist, singer, composer, lecturer, writer and conductor has been the Artistic Administrator of the Baltimore Opera Company since 1989 and has been the Chorus Master since 1993. Since 1983, he is also the organist for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and has been the Organist and Choirmaster for St. Mark’s Lutheran Church since 1987. He has lectured extensively on opera in many venues, including the Towson Arts Festival, the Maryland Opera Society and is on the faculty of the Johns Hopkins School of Continuing Education where he lectures on the repertory of the Baltimore Opera.

Jared Denhard, Celtic harper, storyteller, highland piper and trombonist has been a long-time member of O’Malley’s March. He currently performs with the Baltimore Victorian Consort, the Lexington Brass Quintet, and the Fezziwig Brass Band and the Celtic repertory ensemble, Keltia. He is a visiting artist with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s Arts Excel educational outreach program and is a popular performer at Celtic, classical and jazz events in the Mid-Atlantic region.