About Us
Community Concerts at Epworth is a neighborhood concert series whose mission is to bring high quality concerts of diverse styles and genres to the North Berkeley area in an accessible format for all. The concerts are free of charge so that all can have access to great music. We accept donations at the performances which will be used to bring our musicians to the larger community where music is hard to come by, such as homeless shelters, prisons and inner city schools. The concerts are about one hour in length and accessible for all ages.
Community Concerts is a service of Epworth United Methodist Church to the wider community.
Message from Caroline Lee,
Artistic Director of Community Concerts at Epworth
2024-2025 season marks our tenth anniversary of bringing music to our community. Our world have gone through so much in the last decade: a once in a century pandemic, political upheavals, and wild fires, to name a few. Through it all, many of our audience have commented that Community Concerts at Epworth has been an oasis - a sanctuary to rest in the presence music that transcends.
Our theme for our tenth season is Celebrations and Conversations. We will open the season with a celebratory porch concert and a cook out with a line up of groups that call Epworth their home, including the Redwood Virtuosi, who brought music to the neigborhood from the steps of Epworth during the pandemic, as well as the Berkeley Jazz Workshop and Kairos Youth Choir.
The rest of the season, we delve into a more conversational music making, featuring small ensembles. In a world fragmented by soundbites, memes, and other forces that sow division and misunderstanding, we explore intimacy, deep conversations and understanding through sonatas, dance music, and quartets that invite us to lean in and listen deeper.
We look forward to welcoming you to another year of great music!