Operettas & Performances

2025 Children’s Operetta

Children’s Operetta - “Fit For a King”
August 9th, 2025, 7:30 pm at the CSA Meeting House
 
In a re-imagined story of the “Emperor’s New Clothes” five travelers arrive in a village in time for the birthday celebration of a very vain King. As the travelers try to trick the King with promises of a regal new outfit, they are pursued by a Sheriff and his deputies. Members of the Court dance, sing and plan the celebration as an evil Court Jester schemes.
 
Children entering first grade through eighth grade are invited to participate in the 2025 Children’s Operetta. The first rehearsal and auditions will be held on Monday July 28th at 1:00pm in the Meeting House.
 
Those entering third grade and above will have an opportunity to audition for speaking/singing parts. All children will be cast in the show.
 
Parents/Caregivers are requested to accompany their children to the first rehearsal and attend a brief informational meeting. We look forward to sharing this musical theater experience
 
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CSA Choir Concert CD's and Flash Drives for sale!

July 16, 2025
 
On July 26, 2024, the Assembly Choir gave a special concert that included many beloved pieces. Now you can purchase a professional recording of the concert to enjoy any time. CD is $15, or flash drive for $20. The flash drive also includes the Centennial concert performed on July 29, 2000. List of songs performed at each concert are available below. Buy now at the Assembly Office during regular office hours. All proceeds go to the Pilgrim Fund.
 
Many thanks to Director Ken Cox, Pianists T.J. Lymenstull and Susan Day, and the CSA Choir for this beautiful music!
 
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2000 CD cover
 
  
 
Pilgrim Praise, CSA Centennial Choral Concert. Click here for a list of songs.
 
 
 
 
 
Assembly Choir Documentary
 
Also last summer our Communications/Archives Intern Annie Hessler created a very special documentary about the Assembly Choir. It is available to view on our YouTube channel, and you can also access it here. 
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CSA 2025 Summer Concert Series

The Congregational Summer Assembly (CSA) will host three special concerts this summer.
 
The public is welcome and there is free admission.
 
The first concert, the Dutton Family Concert, will take place on Friday, July 11th at 6:30pm on the CSA ballfield. The New Third Coast (N3C), who played this concert NewThirdCoastThe power folk trio The New Third Coastlast summer with great success, is returning this year. They will be playing music from the 50’s to modern day. Bring beach chairs and an evening picnic! Please note that alcohol is prohibited on CSA property. This is a perfect event for the whole family to soak up some evening sun and hear great tunes. Dancing is encouraged!
 
“The New Third Coast is an excellent power folk trio that will bring a variety of instruments and sing great three-part harmonies,” CSA Choir Director Ken Cox said. The concert will be held on the CSA ballfield and attendees are encouraged to bring towels, chairs, and an evening picnic. Bring your whole family to this casual-in-the-extreme time together! There will be dancing, singing along, and limerick writing happening along with tunes from the 50’s to the present day. The road in front of the Assembly Building will be blocked off.
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On Saturday, July 26th at 7:30pm at the CSA Meeting House, Czech-American pianist Karolina Chapmanova brings the genius of Franz Schubert to life in a uniquely powerful Burrows-Getz concert. Seen through the intimate lens of Karoline von Esterházy, his eternal beloved, this original drama concert weaves music, storytelling, and historical insight into a stunning portrait of one of music’s most poetic souls. The culmination of the concert will be Schubert’s final piece, the Piano Sonata in B-flat Major, D. 960 - his poignant and sublime farewell to the world. The performance, narrated by CSA’s Music Director Ken Cox, combines music and theatre.
 
Finally, the third concert this summer at the CSA will be the Armstrong Concert, held on Saturday, August 2nd at 7:30pm in the Meeting House. Thomas Riccobono, the conductor of the Benzie Area Symphony and Instructor of Low Brass at the Interlochen Academy and Summer Music Festival will bring a brass group made up of the finest brass players at Interlochen. 
 
Riccobono has performed in symphonies across the world, from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra to the Spoleto Festival Orchestra in Italy. His work has taken him to China, Colombia, Germany, and back home to Michigan. In addition to solo and classical work, he performed with several commercial acts, including the Temptations and Bernadette Peters. This is a concert you definitely won’t want to miss!
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