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Bringing quality musical programming to the Clarksville and Howard County communities, and beyond, with a mission to Enliven, Educate, and Entertain. The St.

Louis Church Concert Series is an outgrowth of the vibrant music ministry at St. Louis Church, led by Artistic Director Colleen Daly Eberhardt. We seek to present first-rate musical experiences for audiences within and beyond the St. Louis congregation. Equally important, we aim to offer a range of performance and learning opportunities for parish musicians and to showcase their talents as they bring freshness to the works they are performing, while working alongside professional musicians. Season after season, the concert series renews its pledge to ENLIVEN, EDUCATE, and ENTERTAIN, the three-pronged commitment for the concert series at large and guiding principles for each program. Visit https://www.stlconcertseries.org/ for more information about our history and program offerings and to support our work. Plan to join us soon.

10/07/2026

🕯️Thank you for joining us for our annual Concert by Candlelight, and a special thank you to Gut, Wind, and Wire for a truly serene, transportive evening 🎶

10/02/2026

✨Tonight✨ We’re opening our 21st season by going back several centuries.

Ancient Airs and Dance features the trio Gut, Wind, and Wire taking audiences on a musical journey into the past, pairing a new season with melodies and traditions that have endured for hundreds of years.
The program moves from Renaissance dance music and tunes associated with Shakespeare’s plays to Scottish Baroque music, traditional Irish sets, and contemporary works.

The concert’s title nods to Ottorino Respighi’s early 20th-century orchestral suites Ancient Airs and Dances, which were inspired by music of the Italian Renaissance. Gut, Wind, and Wire returns to some of the original melodies that fascinated Respighi, while also exploring music from John Playford’s English Dancing Master and Renaissance dance collections dating as far back as 1508.

Old tunes. Centuries-old traditions. A brand-new season. Please join us in the chapel on October 2 for this memorable evening. Details and tickets: https://www.stlconcertseries.org/2026-october-2

10/01/2026

Finally, meet the multitalented Mindy!

Mindy Rosenfeld (flutes, fifes, bagpipes) plays historic and modern flutes, recorders, whistles, crumhorns, bagpipe and early harp. Mindy is a member of San Francisco’s Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, and a guest artist with American Bach Soloists, Apollo’s Fire, Carmel Bach Festival, Catacoustic Consort, Musica Angelica, Opera Lafayette, Oregon Bach Festival, Portland Baroque Orchestra, San Diego Bach Collegium, among others. She has an undergraduate degree from the Peabody Conservatory and a graduate degree from the San Francisco Conservatory. Mindy is a founding member of the Baltimore Consort and divides her time between performing, teaching, and a crazy amount of driving to and from Mendocino, her coastal Northern California home.

Concert by Candlelight is TOMORROW, so purchase tickets early to receive a discount! https://www.stlconcertseries.org/2026-october-2

09/30/2026

Meet Gut, Wind, and Wire’s resident lute player!

Ronn McFarlane has released over forty CDs on Dorian and Sono Luminus, including lute solo collections, lute songs, lute duets, music for flute & lute, viola da gamba & lute, the complete lute music of Vivaldi, and Baltimore Consort albums. In the tradition of the lutenist/composers of past centuries, Ronn has composed new music for the lute. These original compositions are the focus of his solo CD, Indigo Road, which received a Grammy Award Nomination. Other CD releases, One Morning and Barley Moon, feature “Ayreheart,” an ensemble brought together to perform Ronn’s original music. Ronn’s most recent solo album, The Celtic Lute, features his arrangements of traditional Scottish and Irish music from the 17th and 18th centuries. �
Tomorrow we’re introducing the third member of the four-decade trio, and you can hear them live on Friday by purchasing tickets: https://www.stlconcertseries.org/2026-october-2

09/29/2026

Gut, Wind, and Wire is named for the natural elements that bring our instruments to life: gut strings, wire strings, and wind (breath). Meet the members of the trio: Mark Cudek, Ronn McFarlane, and Mindy Rosenfeld, and don’t miss their performance at our Concert by Candlelight this Friday!

Mark Cudek (bass viol, cittern, percussion) is the former Chair of the Historical Performance Department at the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University, Artistic Director of the Indianapolis Early Music Festival, and a founding member of the Baltimore Consort. In recognition of his work as Founder/Director of the Peabody Renaissance Ensemble and also the High School Early Music Program at the Interlochen Arts Camp, Mark received from Early Music America the 2001 Thomas Binkley Award and the 2005 Award for Outstanding Contribution to Early Music Education. He has toured and recorded with Apollo’s Fire and Hesperus, and regularly performs with the Folger Consort. In his youth, Mark worked as a café guitarist in the Virgin Islands. He is the 2014 recipient of the Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association’s Global Achievement Award and in 2018 was promoted to full Professor. Mark retired from Peabody I 2024.

Stay tuned to meet more of the band tomorrow, and purchase tickets to Concert by Candlelight here: https://www.stlconcertseries.org/2026-october-2

09/25/2026

🎶 Bagpipes, cittern, fifes, flutes, lute, percussion, and viol—this is not your everyday concert lineup. Curious to hear what they sound like together? Our opening concert of the season is your chance— and this is your sneak peak!

“Ancient Airs and Dances” features the trio Gut, Wind, and Wire, taking audiences on a musical journey into the past and bringing centuries-old music to life on instruments rarely heard on today’s concert stages. The program travels from Renaissance dance music and tunes associated with Shakespeare’s plays to Scottish Baroque music and traditional Irish sets, with contemporary compositions adding a modern voice to the mix.

Please join us in just one week as we open Season 21 with a concert full of history, energy, and unexpected sounds!

Details and tickets at https://www.stlconcertseries.org/2026-october-2

09/24/2026

We’re opening our 21st season by going back several centuries!

🕯️Ancient Airs and Dance features the trio Gut, Wind, and Wire taking audiences on a musical journey into the past, pairing a new season with melodies and traditions that have endured for hundreds of years.

🕯️The program moves from Renaissance dance music and tunes associated with Shakespeare’s plays to Scottish Baroque music, traditional Irish sets, and contemporary works.

🕯️The concert’s title nods to Ottorino Respighi’s early 20th-century orchestral suites Ancient Airs and Dances, which were inspired by music of the Italian Renaissance. Gut, Wind, and Wire returns to some of the original melodies that fascinated Respighi, while also exploring music from John Playford’s English Dancing Master and Renaissance dance collections dating as far back as 1508.

Old tunes. Centuries-old traditions. A brand-new season. Please join us in the chapel on October 2 for this memorable evening. Details and tickets at https://www.stlconcertseries.org/2026-october-2

09/22/2026

Woo-hoo! Welcome back!

🎼The St. Louis Concert Series is so excited to share our 21st season of music with you! Featuring acclaimed ensembles fresh new voices alike, we can’t wait to enliven, educate, and entertain you this season.

🕯️Stay tuned for updates on our next concert in less than 2 weeks: Concert by Candlelight featuring Gut, Wind and Wire, and purchase tickets at https://www.stlconcertseries.org/tickets

05/17/2026

Today’s the day! We can’t wait to welcome you in just a few hours! Our season culminates with a spectacular 20th anniversary celebration that honors our storied history and sets the stage for the future. Full orchestra, chorus, and beloved artists from seasons past and present unite to revisit the most exciting and memorable moments from two decades of performances. Conducted under the batons of maestros Terry Eberhardt, Heather Lauffer Adelsberger, and Paul J. Carroll, this stirring tribute commemorates and reflects on our history, celebrates community, and looks to the future with inspiration, joy, and hope.

Details

Date: Sunday, May 17, 2026
Time: 4:00 PM
Location: St. Louis Church (12500 Clarksville Pike, Clarksville, MD 21029)
Admission: Free
Learn More at www.stlconcertseries.org/2026-may-17

05/16/2026

We’ll see you tomorrow!

We can’t wait to welcome you to our 20th Season Anniversary Concert. We are honored to welcome back some of the best of our community, and to look forward to the future with hope that the best is yet to come.

Can’t wait? Enjoy a sneak peak featuring our friends at The Atlantic Reed Consort conducted by our own Terry Eberhardt!

Details:
Time: May 17, 2026 at 4 p.m.
Location: St. Louis Church (12500 Clarksville Pike, Clarksville, MD 21029)
Admission: Free

Address

12500 Clarksville Pike
Clarksville, MD
21029

Website

http://www.stlconcertseries.org/

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