On Sunday, November 23 at 11:30 AM, the Grand Prize Winner of the 2011 Brevard Music Festival Concerto Competition, pianist Joseph Stern Kingma, returns to First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan to perform a “Coffee Concert” of virtuoso music for piano by Frederick Chopin and W.A. Mozart. All proceeds will benefit the Outreach Ministries of First Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Kingma has been praised for his “dazzling technique” and “uniquely personal” approach to music in concert appearances throughout the United States. He has won prizes at numerous competitions, including the 2010 Brevard Music Festival Piano Competition, the 2010 Rice University Concerto Competition, and the 2012 Sorantin International Young Artist Competition, and has also competed internationally as a semi-finalist in the 2010 American Paderewski International Piano Competition, the 2011 Young Concert Artist International Competition, and the 2012 New Orleans International Competition.
First Presbyterian Church is located at 178 Oenoke Ridge, across from the Roger Sherman Inn. Coffee Concerts are 30 minutes of music and musical conversation with complimentary gourmet coffee and biscotti. Childcare for infants is provided. There is no cost, but a donation in support of the church’s Outreach Ministries is greatly appreciated. For additional information, please call (203) 966-0002.