“An Evening of the Classics”

View a clip on You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdsvdUoTxfo&list=PLXIdZfGpfWCT_tL_ziNpyemdgMXwydGtp&index=14 The Plymouth Arts Center proudly presents another evening of fine performances in the semi-annual Joseph Sartori Concert Series “An Evening of the Classics,” on Saturday, April 6, 2019, 7:30 PM. The concert performers are: Andrea Armstrong soprano, Plymouth; Christopher Guy, tenor, Plymouth; Thomas Carlton Roberts, baritone, Sheboygan; and Emmie Christensen, singer, songwriter and pianist, Sheboygan. The concert series is generously sponsored by the Sartori Company.

Tickets for the concert are $13 (tax incl.) for Adults and $7 (tax incl.) for Students. Children under 5 are free. Please visit the Plymouth Arts Center at 520 E. Mill Street, downtown Plymouth, WI; call: (920) 892-8409; email: info@plymoutharts.org; or purchase online: www.plymoutharts.org.

CHRISTOPHER GUY is an Elementary Intellectual Disabilities Teacher in the Sheboygan Area School District. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Music from Silver Lake College and is currently working toward his Master’s Degree in Education through Saint Mary’s University in Minnesota. Christopher has performed as a soloist, choir member, and music director throughout the Fox Valley and Southeastern WI. Besides his passion for education and music, Christopher is also a certified TOPSoccer coach, which combines his passion for children with disabilities with his love of soccer. He has coached children of varying abilities from the age of four to the high school varsity level. Christopher is happily married to his wife, Emily. They reside in Plymouth, WI with their dog, Baxter, and cat, Squirt.

THOMAS CARLTON ROBERTS IS a 2015 graduate of Silver Lake College with a degree in Vocal Performance and Pedagogy. He studied under Dr. Rachel Ware Carlton, Division Director of Undergraduate and Graduate Music. While in college, he had directed, produced, written, choreographed and performed in the College’s Annual Scholarship Gala, and held positions as President and Vice President with the Collegiate National Association for Music Educators. Thomas also performed with the Silver Lake Chorale for four years acting as President and Vice President. Thomas is well-known to local audiences from his appearances in community theater productions with groups including The Masquers Inc., Sheboygan Theatre Company, Peter Quince Performing Company and the Plymouth Arts Center’s Mill Street Live show. After taking two summers off, Tom performed his 4th summer series with the Mill Street Guild this past year. When he’s not on stage you can find him working as a Strategic Risk Advisor for The McClone Agency. Thomas is married to fellow Mill Street Live performer, Tricia Roberts, and they are the proud parents of one year old, Hugh and are expecting a baby in May.

ANDREA ARMSTRONG recently moved to Plymouth from her hometown in Alma, MI. In 2017, she graduated from Calvin College with a BA in Business, with concentrations in Human Resources and Marketing. She is currently a Human Resource Administrator for Piggly Wiggly Midwest, LLC. Music and the arts have always been an integral part of Andrea’s life. She began voice lessons at the age of nine and has been singing at churches, community events, and recitals throughout her life. Her love for music extends to the stage, where she has garnered roles in community theatre musical productions, both in Michigan and most recently at the Sheboygan Theatre Company. Andrea is also a dancer, studying ballet, tap, jazz, pointe and Cecchetti ballet technique during her growing up years. Presently, Andrea enjoys singing with the Praise Team at Hope Reformed Church in Sheboygan.

EMMIE CHRISTENSEN Emmie Christensen is a singer/songwriter, musician and dancer who has been playing musical instruments since she was young and dancing since she was even younger. Currently she teaches dance classes and private piano, voice and violin lessons in the Sheboygan area and has been doing so for almost six years. She also has been playing at art openings at the Plymouth Arts Center since she was young and has continued to do so every spring.

The Joseph Sartori Concert Series was initiated at the Plymouth Arts Center as a tribute to the late Joseph Sartori in honor of his musical talent and in appreciation of the Sartori Family’s generous contribution to the Plymouth Arts Center. “AN EVENING OF THE CLASSICS” made its debut at the Plymouth Arts Center in November 2008 by Ensemble `Eclatant, directed by Riley McKinch. The Joseph Sartori Concert Series is presented twice per year in April and October and is coordinated by Barb Zirwes-Nysse, Plymouth Arts Center’s Performing Arts Coordinator. The fall concert will be held Saturday, October 5, 2019. Performers who wish to be considered for future concerts may contact the Plymouth Arts Center by emailing: donna@plymoutharts.org

Jim Sartori, CEO of the Sartori Company, offered these comments after the first show: “our dad, Joseph Sartori, while known primarily for his work with S & R Cheese/Sartori Company, for most of his life, was also known as a highly accomplished pianist. Joseph’s aunt, Ada Lombardi, an acclaimed concert pianist with the Philadelphia Philharmonic Orchestra, taught Joseph the piano, and especially “The Classics.” While he did not pursue a musical career, as his aunt thought he should, he did continue to play, practically daily, for the rest of his life. The Steinway grand piano used for “An Evening of the Classics” is the one our dad bought in the early 1960s. He played for his own enjoyment, as well as that of his family and friends. Many pianists who have played “Papa Joe’s” Steinway at the Plymouth Arts Center speak highly of its sound and feel privileged to have the opportunity to play such a wonderful instrument. Our dad will be listening to the concert, and the Sartori family is proud to be a part of “An Evening of The Classics.”