Soprano Diane Penning and Pianist Henry Koperski bring you “The Great American Songbook”

Mother and son soprano Diane Penning and composer/musician Henry Koperski are both classically trained artists who enjoy sharing their love and excitement for the lyrics and melodies of the Great American Songbook which encompasses significant 20th century American standards, popular songs and Broadway repertoire. In addition, Henry will share original music from his newly released album “Spring Water.” Henry and Diane have respectively travelled the world performing and are excited to bring their shared collaboration closer to home. Penning as a symphony pops artist with over 30 orchestras nationwide and Koperski as pianist/accompanist for luminaries including Alan Cumming, Chita Rivera, Kristin Chenoweth, Bowen Yang and many others. Diane holds a BM in music from the University of Michigan and a MM in voice performance from Western Michigan University. Henry Koperski double majored in Jazz Saxophone Performance and Classical Bassoon Performance earning a Bachelor of music at Western Michigan University. For more on the artists, visit: www.dianepenningmusic.com and www.henrykoperski.com

Sunday Afternoon Live! concerts are free to the public, and include a family friendly reception where patrons can meet the artists and enjoy fellowship with each other.

The mission of Sunday Afternoon Live! is to enrich the cultural life of the greater Battle Creek Community and to continue the tradition of the First Congregational Church as a patron of artistic creativity and expression. We endeavor to do this by sponsoring a series of free concerts that present musical artistry that is exciting, beautiful, varied and enjoyable. We will underwrite the concerts by means of donors and sponsors in order to make the concerts available to the entire community.

For the past 10 years, we have enjoyed a partnership with the Michigan Humanities and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs for grant funding to help support the series. Due to recent funding cuts, this source of funding is not currently available, so we will be relying totally on the generosity of local business and patrons to keep this popular series free to the public. Your support is appreciated!
If you would like to support this series, you may go to our webpage to make a donation. FCCBC.org/giving Please leave a note to designate the donation to Sunday Afternoon Live! Thank you so much for your support!