“Christmas in July” Concert to Raise Funds to Give Christmas Presents to Peruvian Orphans

Spring Cypress Church will be hosting a special “Christmas in July” Concert on Saturday, July 23, to support The Buckner Foundation as they collect Christmas gifts for impoverished orphans in Peru

Spring Cypress Church member Roger Yardley during a previous Christmas in Peru mission trip

On Saturday, July 23, Spring Cypress Church will host a fundraising Christmas in July Concert to support The Buckner Foundation in their work to provide 70 impoverished Peruvian orphans at the CIMA Boys Home in Lima, Peru, with Christmas presents this holiday season.

In Peru, a country slightly smaller than Alaska, there live nearly 50,000 orphan children.  17,000 of those children’s parents died of AIDS, while 66% (6.5 million) of all children in Peru live in poverty.  Child labor, sexual exploitation, homelessness, and teen pregnancies are common threats to disadvantaged kids.

In support of Buckner’s annual Christmas in Peru mission trip, during which a troupe of volunteers and Buckner staff will deliver Christmas gifts and humanitarian aid to a number of orphanages in the greater Lima area this December, Christmas in July Concert will focus on raising tax-deductible monetary donations.  Gifts of 70+ identical or similar toys, books, or other items will also be accepted. If donating books or sending Christmas cards, please remember that most of the children only speak Spanish.

Christmas in July Concert attendees will enjoy home baked Christmas cookies, hot cocoa, and eggnog.  Confirmed so far in the musical program, are flutist Jennifer Reddick, vocalist and pianist Jennifer Grassman, classical guitarist Jason Greenberg, The Spring Cypress Church Choir, and other acoustic, Celtic, and classically inspired performances of traditional holiday carols.

What: Christmas in July Charity Concert
When: Saturday, July 23, 7:00 PM
Where: Spring Cypress Church, 6000 Spring Cypress Road, Spring, TX 77379
Tickets: Free Family Event. $10+ Cash/Check Donation Suggested. We can’t accept credit/debit.
More: www.ConcertsAtSpringCypress.com

About Concerts At Spring Cypress: Concerts at Spring Cypress is a free, family friendly concert series hosted in the sanctuary of Spring Cypress Church. www.ConcertsAtSpringCypress.com

About Buckner: Buckner International is a diverse global ministry dedicated to the restoration and healing of orphans and at-risk children and families.  www.Buckner.org

About CIMA Boys Home: CIMA is a non-profit organization that provides a loving home environment, food, health care, and education to homeless boys and those that find themselves in high-risk situations; boys that suffer, have lost hope, are orphans, or abandoned by their families. www.CIMAhope.org

Matthew Smith Live in Concert!!! Sunday, May 22

Matthew Smith

Sunday, May 22^nd

The concert will begin at 7:00 sharp!

Preceding the concert Matthew will give a seminar on hymns at 5:00 PM

Doors open at 4:30

Suggested Donation $10 per person.

Childcare is available to those who pre-register with Jan Morrow.

Email Jan or call 281-320-3660 to get your kids RSVPed!

Matthew Smith is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter who writes brand new music to centuries-old hymn texts. He is a founding member of the Indelible Grace community, whose work has drawn acclaim across denominational lines and is used in churches around the world. Born out of a college ministry, the reimagined hymns have found wide acceptance both among college students and the church at large, joining people who desire to honor tradition with those who want a modern musical approach. His latest album, Watch The Rising Day, explores the tension of living in a broken world while awaiting Christ’s return and the restoration of all things.

Visit Matthew’s website and hear his music at www.MatthewSmith.us

Mission India Seminar & Concert by Opera Singer Robert Adams

Mission India

Saturday, March 26

7:00 PM (doors open at 6:30 PM)

Did you know that in the world’s 2nd most populous country it costs only $2,500 to plant a Christian church? India’s over 1 billion people are hurting. They are seeking and they are responding to Jesus in record numbers. This “nation of nations” offers extraordinary opportunities to bring the Good News to millions. Come learn about this wonderful organization and celebrate God’s work with us.

www.MissionIndia.org

Valentines Weekend – A Romantic Evening of Classical Guitar with Isaac Bustos

Isaac Bustos, classical guitarist

Bring your loved ones to Spring Cypress Church on Saturday, February 12, to enjoy a phenomenal classical guitar performance by one of Texas’ most prestigious guitarists – Isaac Bustos. The whole family will be enthralled!  Refreshments of homemade desserts and fresh coffee will follow the concert.

♥ Saturday, February 12, 2011
7:00 PM (doors open @ 6:30)
Suggested Donation: $15 per person
Isaac Bustos on Classical Guitar (www.BustosGuitarist.com)

Isaac holds a Bachelor of Music degree in guitar performance from the University of New Hampshire, where he was the only guitarist to ever hold a full scholarship, a Master of Music degree from the University of Texas at Austin where he also completed a Doctor of Musical Arts degree under the tutelage of world-renowned American guitarist Adam Holzman. Isaac is currently on faculty at Texas A&M University Department of Performance Studies where he is director of Guitar Studies.

World Renowned Classical Phenomenon Valerie Hartzell Takes the Stage this November!

Classical guitar sensation, Valerie Hartzell

UPCOMING EVENT:
Saturday, November 6, 2010
7:00 (doors open @ 6:30)
6000 Spring Cypress Rd.
Donations accepted & appreciated!
Valerie Hartzell & Jason Lee Greenberg
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Valerie Hartzell is an award winning, internationally renowned classical guitarist. She began her classical guitar studies on a half-size Ramirez at the age of three. At the age of six, she studied with maestro Alexandre Lagoya at the Académie Internationale d’Eté in Nice, France.

She has performed in Europe, Canada, the U.S. and has appeared on television in Nice, France. From September 29 to October 5, 2002 she toured the Carolinas which promoted her first cd, Fuoco! She has performed in many festivals, including the Eastfield College Guitar Festival and Competition in Mesquite, the Tennessee Festival at MTSU, the East Carolina University (ECU) Competition and Festival in Greenville, NC, the MANC Guitar Competition Festival in Greensboro, NC and the Pennsylvania Academy of Music Festival, where she shared the stage with Eliot Fisk. In March of 2007, Valerie performed with studio members of the Houston Grand Opera at the Rienzi Recital Series.

Valerie has also performed as a guest soloist for the New York City Classical Guitar Society, the Troubadour Series at Wofford College, The Charlotte Guitar Society, Arizona State University, Austin Classical Guitar Society, Appalachian University, Texas State University, the Elon Guitar Society, and Auburn University.

She was a prizewinner at the Portland Guitar Competition, the ECU Competition and Festival, and the Appalachian Guitar Festival and Competition. She has won 1st prizes at the 10th International Guitar Competition “Simone Salmaso” in Italy and at the Concours de Guitare Classique Heitor Villa-Lobos in France.

At the Peabody Conservatory, Valerie studied with Manuel Barrueco on scholarship earning her Bachelor’s Degree in 1997. She was awarded a Graduate Teaching Fellowship at Radford University and was placed as Adjunct Faculty while studying for her Master’s Degree in Music, receiving her performance degree in May of 1999. Currently, she is Adjunct Faculty at the Houston Community College.

Recently, Valerie was featured in the 2010 ChamberArt Music Festival in Madrid, Spain where she was a featured soloist in a six concert tour. This included performances in Madrid’s Ateneo Theater, Calatravas Cathedral and the Nicolas Salmerón Culture Center.

In September, Valerie will be performing the Fantasia para un getilhombre by Joaquin Rodrigo with the Kingwood Pops Orchestra. Please visit our Tour page here for more information.

Valerie is the creator and Director of the “Classical Minds” Guitar Institute and Competition as part of the Texas Music Festival at Moores School of Music, University of Houston and is the director of the Greater Houston Guitar Guild.

Jennifer Grassman & The Young English Singers featuring Paul English & Horace Young

Houston Area Church Opens its Doors to Host a Free Multicultural Concert Series

Spring Cypress Church and Recording Artist Jennifer Grassman bring Family Friendly Live Music to the Northwest Houston Community

Jennifer Grassman

July 14, 2010 – Spring, Texas – Beginning on Saturday, August 14, the beautiful, acoustic sanctuary of Spring Cypress Presbyterian Church will play host to a concert series spearheaded by resident recording artist Jennifer Grassman. Dubbed Concerts at Spring Cypress, its goal is to provide the northwest Houston community with family friendly performances of artistic integrity, without the cover charge or trek downtown.

“I’m very excited to kick off Concerts at Spring Cypress,” said Grassman. “For me it’s not just about giving our community a wonderful thing to do on a Saturday night, it’s also about recognizing local and touring musicians, and giving them not only a comfortable and acoustic venue, but an appreciative audience to play to.”

The debut Concerts at Spring Cypress event will feature a performance by Grassman herself, as well as a new jazz group called The Young / English Singers, which is lead by renowned pianist Paul English and recording artist Horace Alexander Young.

Paul English

English is well-known to Texas audiences as an exceptional jazz pianist who has performed and recorded with such greats as Dizzy Gillespie, Arnett Cobb, David Liebman, Fathead Newman, Will Kennedy and John Patitucci. A prolific and versatile composer, English has written music for symphony and chamber orchestras, as well as jazz and theater groups, film and television.

Young is a versatile recording artist, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and composer. He has appeared on over sixty-four recordings and performed numerous times with the likes of Sam “Lightnin” Hopkins, B.B. King, Bill Withers, McCoy Tyner, The Manhattans and Regina Belle. Having performed in nineteen countries across five continents, Young conducted the National Symphony of South Africa (NSO) during a nationally televised concert in 1993 honoring South African composer-pianist Abdullah Ibrahim. Young was the first Black American to conduct an orchestra.

Horace Alexander Young

Young and English’s latest collaboration is the vocal power-group, The Young / English Singers. Made up of sixteen respected vocalists and recording artists, including Catherine Woodruff, Kayce Glasse and Danielle Reich, they perform classic songs like Somewhere There’s Music and How High The Moon, in addition to more unusual selections such as Bach’s Fugue in D Minor arranged for vocals.

Upcoming Event:
Saturday, August 14, 7:00 PM (doors open at 6:30)
Jennifer Grassman & The Young / English Singers
Free Concert (Cash Donations will be accepted)
Spring Cypress Church, 6000 Spring Cypress Rd. Spring, TX 77379

About Jennifer Grassman
Jennifer Grassman is a classically-trained vocalist, pianist, composer and recording artist, whose third album, Serpent Tales & Nightingales, received national attention when it received accolades from Christianity Today. More info: www.JenniferGrassman.com

About Spring Cypress Church
Spring Cypress Church is a community of faith committed to God, caring for one another and communicating the gospel of Christ to the world. It is a member of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). More info: www.SpringCypressChurch.com

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CONTACT :
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Church Office: 281.320.3650

Saturday, August 14

The debut Concerts @ Spring Cypress event will feature YES! (The Young English Singers) and Jennifer Grassman on August 14! Please visit the CALENDAR page for details.