Concerts on Colonial Mission Statement
The Concerts on Colonial Concert Series seeks to involve the community in experiencing different kinds of music that has the attributes to positively enrich lives balancing classical, jazz, and other quality genres from local and national artists with the highest quality possible while free and open to the public. Through this, we provide a service to the community of our sanctuary, musical instruments, and hospitality through which we open doors to our neighbors and to potential new members.
September 28, 2025, 3pm
Jason Vieaux
Grammy-winner Jason Vieaux, “among the elite of today’s classical guitarists”, is described by NPR as “perhaps the most precise and soulful classical guitarist of his generation”. In appearances from New York’s Lincoln Center to Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw and the Seoul Arts Center, Jason Vieaux has cemented his reputation as an artist of brilliance and uncompromised mastery. Cited for his “eloquent and vibrant performances” on disc (Gramophone Magazine) he is hailed as “virtuosic, flamboyant, dashing and, sometimes ineffably lyrical” (New York Times) on stage. Sought after for his extensive concerto repertoire, Vieaux has performed with a long list of orchestras including Cleveland, Toronto, St. Louis, Houston, Columbus, and has made premiere recordings with the Nashville Symphony and the Norrköping Symphony.
November 16, 2025, 3:00pm
Vintage Brass Quintet and Susquehanna Youth Chorales
The Harrisburg based Vintage Brass Quintet will return with the Susquehanna Youth Chorales. The Vintage Brass Quintet has performed at community functions throughout Central Pennsylvania, including Faith Immanuel. The retired/self-employed musicians provide an energetic concert with a variety of songs with their trumpets, tuba, French horn and trombone.
The Susquehanna Chorale is widely recognized as one of the premier vocal ensembles in the mid-Atlantic region and beyond. Presenting programs of varied repertoire from many styles and time periods, the Chorale is noted for its velvet blend, passionate expression, and artistic excellence. The auditioned choir has performed throughout the East Coast including engagements at the Washington National Cathedral, the Chautauqua Institution in New York, and conventions of the American Choral Directors Association. The Susquehanna Chorale is deeply committed to developing future generations of singers and audience members through the power of music.
April 19, 2026, 3:00pm
Don Braden
Don Braden is a musician of the highest caliber. Having spent years as the saxophonist with greats like Betty Carter, Wynton Marsalis, Freddie Hubbard and Roy Haynes, he has developed an extensive knowledge of every aspect of jazz performance. He is an imaginative, technically excellent, soulful saxophonist, and his harmonic and rhythmic sophistication give him a unique approach to improvising as well as composing and arranging. Most important of all: he has a beautiful sound, and he swings!
At age 13, he started playing tenor sax in middle school band class, and two years later, joined his first professional band — influenced by and performing the music of “contemporary jazz” groups, like The Crusaders. After being introduced to acoustic jazz in high school by educator Jamey Aebersold, Braden went on to be chosen first chair for the McDonald’s All-American High School Jazz Band and the McDonald’s All-American High School Marching Band, and to receive a Yamaha Instrument Award. After his acceptance to Harvard University in 1981, Braden divided his time between studying engineering and performing at jazz clubs around the Boston/Cambridge area. In 1984, Braden moved to New York City where his first gigs were with the Harper Brothers Quintet and with organist Dr. Lonnie Smith, and then with Betty Carter. After touring with the Wynton Marsalis Quintet for over seven months, he recorded with Betty Carter on her Grammy Award-winning album, “Look What I Got” (Verve-Polygram). Following gigs in Europe , Japan and the Americas with Tony Williams, Roy Haynes, and many others, Braden was a member of the Freddie Hubbard Quintet from 1989 to 1991. Since 1991 he has worked with Tom Harrell, the Mingus Big Band, Kenny Barron, J. J. Johnson, the Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, and others, as well as with his own groups. Braden’s thirteenth recording as a leader, “Workin” (HighNote), features his organ trio with Kyle Koehler and Cecil Brooks III on drums and was released in 2006.