Danbury Concert Association
Beautiful music, where you live
Our 2026/2027 series continues...
With two concerts in Spring 2027, both on Sunday afternoons and followed by meet-the-artist receptions open to everyone.
It all happens at the Veronica Hagman Concert Hall, located inside the Visual & Performing Arts Center of Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, Connecticut.
Kathryn Lewek, soprano
Zach Borichevsky, tenor
Sunday, March 21, 2027 at 3 p.m.
Met Opera superstars, back by popular demand
They wowed our audience in 2025 with their vocal virtuosity. We can’t wait to hear their thrilling new program, filled with more drama, passion, and timeless music.
The Brubeck Brothers Quartet
Sunday, June 6, 2027 at 3 p.m.
“Nothing compares to their unique brand of inventiveness.” (Jazz Age)
Be there when these four dynamic performers (Dan
Brubeck, drums; Chris Brubeck, bass and trombone;
guitarist Mike DeMicco; and pianist Chuck Lamb)
transport us to the intersection of classical and jazz.
Artists , dates , and times subject to change.
Admission
Spring mini subscriptions are back!
Enjoy two concerts for $45 per adult, on sale here. (Or purchase by regular mail, using this order form.) Questions? Call 203.938.8766.
Or buy single tickets to the concert of your choice, right up to curtain time
Tickets go on sale from WCSU’s Eventbrite page starting 4 weeks before each concert date ($30 per adult plus an EB convenience fee)... or get your ticket for $30 at the VPAC lobby box office (open one hour before curtain).
18 and under? Admission is FREE, courtesy of the Danbury Cultural Commission.
Refer a friend and receive a $50 Barbaries Restaurant gift card when they become a new DCA subscriber! Quantities are limited, for questions contact ams818@optonline.net.
About the DCA
Danbury’s a special city when it comes to the arts!
Well before large-screen TVs, Interstate 84, or the internet came to town, people here made and supported “community music.”
Starting in the 1930s, the Danbury Music Centre was the go-to place to learn an instrument, sing in a chorus, or perform with fellow music lovers. Once some music center members asked “how about bringing professional musicians to town for concerts?” a new idea took shape.
The Danbury Concert Association was officially spun off from the Music Centre in 1957 and has brought internationally renowned talent to southwest Connecticut every year since (with the exception of the “Covid era”).
Our “first home” was the high school auditorium (where DCA concerts often sold out). An arrangement with Western Connecticut State University in the 1990s let us move to Ives Concert Hall (on the school’s main campus). When WCSU’s state-of-the-art Visual & Performing Arts Center opened in 2014, we were thrilled by its striking architecture and excellent acoustics. With open, in-the-round seating for 350 it’s a “pitch-perfect” venue for live music!
Many of our musicians who perform on the world’s foremost stages tell us how fortunate we are to have the use of this state-of-the-art concert hall. We agree, and so do our audiences!
Photos, from the top: 1991 News-Times article; Main Street, Danbury; renowned composer and Danbury resident Charles Ives, (1874-1954)
Danbury Concert Association
2025/26 Officers and Board of Directors
Kathryn Taylor Kloss, President
Elise Glynn, Secretary
Deborah Hindin, Treasurer
Rick Beckerman
Ellen Dubois
Andrea Ondak
Anne Shields
Corinne Silvert
Honorary Board Members
Lawrence Huntley
James Pegolotti
We’ve met some amazing musicians!
Some of the (many) artists who have performed for DCA audiences
Pianists Andre Watts / Richard Goode / Frederic Chiu / Leon Bates / Christopher O’Riley / Kevin Kenner / Cecile Licad / Claude Frank / Llewellyn Sánchez-Werner / Michael Brown / Joel Fan / Ilya Yakushev / Andrew Armstrong / Horacio Gutiérrez / Jeewon Park / Anne-Marie McDermott / Robert Blocker / Gary Graffman / Orli Shaham / Gilles Vonsattel / Xiayin Wang / André-Michel Schub / Ying Li
Instrumentalists Isaac Stern, violin / David Shifrin, clarinet / Ransom Wilson, flute / Salvatore Accardo, violin / Tessa Lark, violin / Elena Urioste, violin / Alicia Weilerstein, cello / Donald Weilerstein, violin / Nicholas Canellakis, cello /Jacob Reuven, mandolin / The Romeros, guitar / Pamela Frank, violin / Raman Ramakrishnan, cello / Raphael Bell, cello / Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin / Abigél Králik, violin
Vocalists Alan Held, bass baritone / Marilyn Horne, mezzo soprano / Joan Sutherland, soprano / Lucy Shelton, soprano / Disella Lárusdóttir, soprano / The West Point Glee Club / William Sharpe, baritone / Brian Cheney, tenor / Danielle Talamantes, soprano /Kathryn Lewek, soprano / Zach Borichevsky, tenor
Instrumental ensembles, chamber ensembles, orchestras Camerata RCO / American Brass Quintet /Spanish Brass / Beaux Arts Trio / Daedalus Quartet / Borealis Wind Quintet / Borodin Trio / Juilliard String Quartet / Neave Trio / Walden Chamber Players / Solisti New York / Kalichstein, Laredo, and Robinson / Great Necks guitar trio / Essex Septet & Octet (Ani Kavafian, violin; Ida Kavafian, violin; Steven Tenenbom, viola; Peter Wiley, cello; Timothy Cobb, bass; David Shifrin, clarinet; Frank Morelli, bassoon; William Purvis, French horn) / Weilerstein Trio / Weiss—Kaplan—Newman Trio / Schumann Trio (clarinetist Anthony McGill, violist Michael Tree, pianist Anna Polonsky) / I Musici de Montréal / Lincoln Center Chamber Orchestra / Orpheus / Philharmonia Virtuosi / Moscow Chamber Orchestra / A Far Cry / Orchestra da Camera Italiana / Buffalo Philharmonic (conducted by Aaron Copland) / Zurich Chamber Orchestra
Directions
The Visual & Performing Arts Center is on the west side campus of Western Connecticut State University in Danbury.
There’s free parking adjacent to the VPAC, and accessible parking near its South Arts Entrance, opposite the Campus Center.
For GPS navigation, use:
43 Lake Avenue Extension, Danbury CT 06811
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Help us keep the music playing
The DCA is a 501(c)(3) organization, and donations help sustain the Danbury Concert Association, year after year. All amounts are appreciated, and you can earmark your gift for special purposes, such as honoring your favorite music lovers or celebrating personal milestones.
To make an individual donation
enter any amount on our annual brochure order form, or use this printable form. Mail with your check to the Danbury Concert Association, P.O. Box 432, Danbury, CT 06713
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Angel (up to $249)
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Friend ($250 to $499)
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Sponsor ($500 to $999)
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Patron ($1,000 or more)
Contributions in other forms (such as bank wire transfers; qualified charitable distributions from retirement accounts; or gifts from donor-advised funds or in the form of appreciated securities) are also welcomed. To discuss your specific intentions please call 203.938.8766.
2026/27 community and corporate supporters
Danbury Cultural Commission
The Woman’s Club of Danbury / New Fairfield
Prospector Theatre
Anonymous
Audi Porsche
Caramoor
Coldwell Banker / Sandra Schmidt
Danbury Square Box Co.
faust harrison PIANOS
Hotel Zero Degrees
Jim Barbaries Restaurants
Regional Hospice CT
Ring’s End, Inc.
RVNAHealth
Silver Lining Consignments
The Toy Chest
Union Savings Bank
Waterworks
White Street Smiles
Donations from corporate or community organizations are welcome at four levels:
Supporter ($250 to 499) / Sponsor ($500 to 999) / Leader ($1,000 to 2,499) / or Benefactor ($2,500 or more). For information on program advertising and ticketing, phone 203.826.9121.
Volunteering is another way to support the DCA.
Interested in putting your experience to work with us? We’d love to hear from you!
What they’re saying...
Loyal subscriber: “Each series is better than the last! Thanks for keeping it affordable.”
First-timer: “I’m always looking for ‘experiences.’ This kind of music is new for me... and I like it!”
Recent subscriber: “When we moved here, we found the DCA to be Danbury’s greatest jewel.”
Young student: “It was amazing... and afterward I got to meet the musicians.”
Serious music lover: “The repertoire is thoughtfully selected... the program notes are keepers.”
Numerous: “...coming here is so much easier than going to the city!”
Occasional attendees: “I just like enjoying live music with friends.”
“An afternoon like this helps me ’tune out the other noise’!”
Marcia Klebanow, former DCA president: “... subscribe now... you’ll read the reviews and wish you had been there.”
Ilya Yakushev, pianist, in remarks from the stage, March 2026: “...go to these concerts! ... You are so blessed to have this concert hall...”
Got questions?
Want to know more about our series, tickets or subscriptions, how to donate or volunteer?
Use the form below, or send a message from your email to events@danburyconcert.org
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