Historic Staples Candlelight Concert to be Held on December 16, 17th
The 82nd Annual Candlelight Concert will be presented at Staples High School Auditorium on Friday, December 16 at 8:00pm and Saturday, December 17 at 3:00pm and 8:00pm.
This annual gift to the Westport community showcases the talents of our nationally recognized musicians and performers. The Staples Symphonic Orchestra, Symphonic Band and Choral Ensembles will perform traditional Candlelight favorites such as “Sing We Noel” and “Hallelujah Chorus.” Also featured will include movements from Tchaikovsky's “Nutcracker Suite," music from the movie "Home Alone" by John Williams, and the first movement of Dan Forrest's “Jubilate Deo.”
Tickets will be available to the public on Thursday, Dec. 1, starting at 9am. You can get tickets online at www.staplesmusic.org (4 ticket maximum). Order promptly, tickets historically sell out fast. There is no charge for Candlelight tickets.
2022 Music At MoCA Concludes With Heida Hermanns Performance
MoCA Westport celebrated 50 years of the Heida Hermanns legacy on Saturday night, featuring performances by previous winners of the Heida Hermanns International Music competition, as far back as 1972. The Heida Hermanns International Piano Competition brings together top young performers (voice, piano, strings) from around the world to compete for significant prize money and recognition.
The evening's music included a bouquet of light works for woodwinds and piano, and soprano voice and piano. The complete program is here. Performances included the following artists:
Bart Feller, flute, Margaret Kampmeier, piano, Diane Lesser, oboe, Todd Palmer, clarinet, Mark Timmerman, bassoon, Emilia Simone Westney, soprano, William Westney, piano
The concert was the final performance in the 2022 Music at MoCA Concert Series. Details on the 2023 Music at MoCA concert series will be announced soon; the first concert will be Talisk (Scottish Folk) in February 2023. Learn more: https://mocawestport.org/music-at-moca-talisk/
Photos By J.C. Martin For WestportLocalPress.com Group photo contributed. Click on an image to enlarge and open gallery.
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Master Plan for Downtown Updated: Reconnecting the Riverfront
Press ReleaseFirst Selectwoman Jennifer Tooker has announced that the project to develop and design a master plan for key Downtown parking and pedestrian areas called Reconnecting the Riverfront is moving into its second public engagement phase.
Design and engineering firm Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc.(Langan) has partnered with Connect the Dots to continue to manage the public engagement scope of this project.
The Downtown Plan Implementation Committee (DPIC) is coordinating the project along with Langan. Chaired by Randy Herbertson, DPIC includes Town department heads and resident constituents. DPIC typically holds a public monthly meeting on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 8:30 AM. Meeting notices can be found on the Town calendar on the Town website, westportct.gov.
Initial design concepts and the second public survey can be found on the DPIC website, downtownwestportct.com All are invited to provide feedback, both on the survey and on an ongoing basis in the comments section.
First Selectwoman Tooker stated, “This is an important next step in developing specific plans, which will include preliminary design concepts and cost estimates for the Jesup and Imperial Lot areas (for future consideration) and design and construction documents for Parker Harding. The Parker Harding project would be the first of these projects to be advanced through the appropriate Town planning and funding bodies.”
She continued, “Continuing to revitalize and energize Westport’s central business district is a key focus of my administration. It is very important to invite and consider public opinion in these efforts, and I appreciate the hard-working team managing this project. I encourage everyone to take a few moments and participate in this second survey.”