Central Lutheran Arts Programming Begins with Flute & Organ Duo
Sunday | March 23 | 2-4 pm
Central Lutheran Church | 259 W Wabasha St.
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Flauto Dolce – Stacie Lightner, organ and Donna Hryniewicki, flute – will present a concert of music by Emma Lou Diemer, Aaron Copland, Gustav Jensen, and more on Sunday, March 23, at 2 pm at Central Lutheran Church in Winona.
The Twin Cities based duo performs a wide range of music to as broad an audience as possible. Admission is free and all are welcome to attend. A freewill offering will be collected to defer the duo’s travel expenses.
The duo’s performance marks the beginning of an exciting year of Arts programming at Central Lutheran. Information on upcoming events including a violin and piano concert in support of Ukraine, return of the Rochester Area Handbells, a unique celebration of J.S. Bach, the annual Messiah Sing-In, and more will be announced in the coming months.
About Flauto Dolce
Sister Stacie Lightner grew up on a farm outside Garden City, Kansas. She started piano lessons when she was five years old, and organ lessons when she was eighteen. She earned bachelor’s degrees in organ performance and religious studies from The University of Kansas and then spent a year studying organ in Germany on a Fulbright Scholarship. She returned to KU to pursue a master’s degree in church music, followed by a Doctor of Music in organ performance at McGill University in Montreal. During her doctoral studies she developed a passion for hymnody and liturgy while simultaneously serving as the chapel organist at a Presbyterian seminary and singing in an Anglo-Catholic church choir that specialized in chant and Renaissance polyphony. She then returned to the Midwest, where she served in several churches in Nebraska. In March 2018, Sister Stacie was consecrated a Deacon in the ELCA. She is a member of the Deaconess Community of the ELCA and therefore uses the title “Sister.” She is currently Cantor at St. Paul-Reformation Lutheran Church in St. Paul.
Flutist Donna Hryniewicki works as an Instructional Designer in the Twin Cities where she also maintains a busy private music studio teaching flute, clarinet, saxophone, and piano. Donna is familiar with Winona. Her master’s degree is from Saint Mary’s University of MN. Donna earned a Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) from the University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) and is an active regional performer. Learn more and listen to samples of the duo.
For more information, please contact A. Eric Heukeshoven, Director of Worship, Music & Arts at 507-474-7144 or aeheukeshoven@centrallutheranchurch.org.
A. Eric Heukeshoven is a member of the River Arts Alliance. To learn more about the benefits of membership, please visit: riverartsalliance.org/membership/.