Bach's “St Matthew’s Passion” Piano Concert
As Easter approaches, Free Christian Church is excited to present a performance of Bach's St Matthew’s Passion on April 1st at 7pm. The concert will feature musicians Fernando Castro, Yerim Krueger, and Diane Lim, and will take place at Free Christian Church, located at 31 Elm St in Andover, Ma. This event is free and open to the public.
Composed in 1727, Bach’s “St Matthew’s Passion” recounts the story of Christ's Passion as told in the Gospel of Matthew and is widely acclaimed as one of the masterworks of Baroque sacred music. The Latin title of this composition, Passio Domini nostri J.C. secundum Evangelistam Matthæum, translates to "The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew." We hope that this performance will be a source of inspiration and reflection for all who attend!
For more information email: info@freechristian.org
Performers:
Dr. Diane Lim:
Pianist Diane Lim holds B.M. and M.M. degrees from the Juilliard School and a D.M.A. from the Eastman School of Music. She has studied piano with Rosina Lhevinne, Martin Canin and Barry Snyder. Her New York debut took place during the 1999 season in Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall and featured the New York premiere of “Bagatelles for Piano Quartet” (1997) by the noted composer George Tsontakis. Among her numerous awards are the Juilliard School’s Josef Lhevinne Prize, National Arts Club Competition, Leopold Schlepp Foundation Award and Kosciusko Foundation Chopin Competition Prize. Dr. Lim was formerly on the piano faculty at SUNY-Geneseo and at the Hochstein Music School in Rochester, New York. She was on the faculty at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge where she was a regular performer on the school’s annual “Septemberfest” Concert Series. Dr. Lim currently teaches at Phillips Academy, Andover.
Yerim Krueger
Yerim began to play the piano at the age of 5, studied at Sunhwa Art school in Seoul, Korea and as her family relocated, she studied at Royal Academy of Music in London, UK and graduated from Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London, UK (BMus, 2003). Since moving to the US in 2007, Yerim has been working extensively as a music educator and a collaborative musician in the Northshore area. Some of her roles included positions as a teaching artist and a pianist for the Urban Voices Program of Metropolitan Opera Guild of NYC, as a Yamaha Music Educator of Lexington, MA and a pianist at Treble Chorus of New England, Andover. She has been playing in numerous concerts as a collaborative pianist in venues such as Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Merrimack College, National Heritage Museum, Winchester Community Music School and Boston College. Currently, Yerim is working as an organist at Old South Presbyterian Church in Newburyport. She is also a piano faculty at Instrumental Music School of Concord and Carlisle and at St. Paul's Choir School in Harvard Square, Cambridge.
Fernando Castro
Fernando Castro is the Music Director of Free Christian Church- Andover. He was born in Brazil and began his studies in music at the age of eleven. He graduated in music from the School of Music of Espirito Santo- Brazil, then moved to the US to advance his education. He has performed in Oklahoma, Texas, Massachusetts, and Rio de Janeiro- Brazil. He has also served in the Bison Jazz Orchestra as a Jazz Pianist, where he played around the state of Oklahoma, representing his college. He holds a degree in Music from Oklahoma Baptist University, where he majored in Piano and graduated in 2012. He also holds a Master's Degree in Education from Gordon College- MA, and graduated in 2017. He has taught Piano, music theory, and voice in many music schools in Brazil, where he taught children, teens, and adults. In addition, Fernando was the founder and conductor of the Cobilandia Children’s Choir, a choir composed of underserved children who performed at churches and malls in Brazil. His musical influences are Jazz, Brazilian Music, and Central American Music.