Music and the Arts at Center Church

Music and the Arts at Center Church offers the highest quality music and art, to the Greater Hartford region from a variety of traditions and performers. M&A at Center Church aims to provide opportunities for cultural enrichment, establish and foster relationships with artists and audience members, and encourage all to see Center Church as a place where the many aspects of faith and life – as demonstrated through the arts – can intersect.

All Music and the Arts events are free and open to the public. M&A Events are made possible through monies received from free-will offerings and by the generosity of our donors. If you would like to support Music and the Arts through a donation or sponsorship, please email Bob Gilbert, Center Church’s Director of Music at rgilbert@cchartford.org.

Dear Singers, Directors, and Music Lovers – We hope that both singers and the audience will join us for the 19th annual Messiah Community Sing at Center Church in Downtown Hartford on Sunday, January 5th, 2025. This popular Hartford area event brings together as many as 100 singers from the region to sing the Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah with outstanding area soloists singing the arias and recitatives. This is a free event/concert.  Handel’s Messiah Community Sing/Concert  (Christmas portion and Hallelujah Chorus) Date:  Sunday, January 5, 2025, at 4 PM Singers arrive at 3 and seated by 3:30 PM (Snow date: Sun. Jan 12th, at 4 PM) Location: Center Church Meeting House, corner of Main and Gold Streets in downtown Hartford. Parking:  Free downtown street parking & free parking in the Traveler’s Garage one block east from Church on Prospect Street. (Next to Hartford Club)  Suggested Attire: Holiday colors, semi-formal or “Come as you are”! Scores: We encourage singers to bring their own scores; extra copies will be available to borrow.

You can download the 2024-2025 Music and The Arts brochure here.