Musicians With A Mission: Food Aid Concert Planned

DANBURY — The Danbury Deanery of Episcopal Churches, the Reverend James E. Curry Bishop Suffragan (retired) as honorary chair, will present a benefit concert called “Musicians with a Mission … Food Aid Danbury 2004” on Sunday, May 16.

The concert will begin at 3 pm. It will be presented in Ives Concert Hall, 181 White Street on the midtown campus of Western CT State University.

The audience will be invited to a complimentary reception following the performance.

Norwalk Youth Symphony Concert Orchestra, conducted by Richard Brooks, and The Trinitones, Trinity-Pawling School’s elite vocal music group of 14 a cappella singers, under the direction of Paul Nelson, Trinity-Pawling School Director of Performing Arts, will perform a program of familiar and classical music, creating a unique performance collaboration of youthful musical talent.

All proceeds from the concert will be distributed to The Danbury Dorothy Day Hospitality House and The Daily Bread Ecumenical Food Pantry.

Dorothy Day, on Spring Street in Danbury, serves daily a nourishing meal free to an average of 80 guests. Dorothy Day also operates a 16-bed shelter.

The Daily Bread Ecumenical Food Pantry is located within St James Episcopal Church, 25 West Street in Danbury. Daily Bread is open two days a week serving as a food bank of non-perishable food for 60 to 70 clients twice per week.

The Danbury Deanery of Episcopal Churches is a group of nine churches in The Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut, including St John’s Episcopal Church in Sandy Hook and Trinity Episcopal Church of Newtown. Additional church members of the diocese

Christ Church in Roxbury, St Mark’s in Bridgewater, St John’s in New Milford, St Paul’s in Brookfield, St James of Danbury, St

Norwalk Youth Symphony Concert Orchestra members come from many towns throughout Fairfield County.

The Trinitones represent Trinity-Pawling at many functions throughout the school year both on and off campus.

Concert tickets, which include the post-concert reception, are $15 for general seating. Anyone who cannot attend the performance is being asked to consider sponsoring tickets for a group of children or senior citizens, who without such a gift would not otherwise be able to attend. Sponsorships of all amounts are gratefully appreciated and are fully tax deductible.

For more information call  203-938-9290.