Welcome! Since 2017, the SFORZANDO concert series has hosted talented musicians and ensembles from throughout Indiana and beyond to present a wide variety of concerts, from Renaissance motets to 21st-century jazz and everything in between. Featured artists/ensembles include: Echoing Air, VOCE, Trio Pastorale, Catacoustic Consort, The Archibald Quartet, Trio Pastorale, Josefien Stoppelenburg, and more! The name comes from a musical term borrowed from Italian which indicates to play with a strong emphasis, but is also a nod to the initials of the parish (St. Francis [In-The-Fields], Zionsville).
Each concert is presented in the nave at St. Francis and is free to the public with suggested donations (as you are able) of $10 per person or $20 per family. All concerts conclude with a reception in the narthex, allowing you to meet the performers in a friendly and refreshing atmosphere. For more information, please reach out to our Music Director, Robert Bolyard, at music@stfranciszionsville.org.
Our Next Concert:
Giant of the Baroque
Sunday, August 10th, 2025 | 4:00 pm
St. Francis is thrilled to host Andrew Flory on the Indiana stop of his national tour, where he will bring his engaging artistry to showcase a chronological evolution of solo theorbo works by Baroque masters Alessandro Piccinini, Giovanni Girolamo Kapsberger, and Robert de Visée.
Highlights from last season:
Forgotten Clefs: Gems from a French Publishing House
Sunday, March 16th, 2025 | 4:00 pm
Renaissance Wind Ensemble Forgotten Clefs returns to St. Francis to perform an exciting array of French Renaissance and Baroque music.
Purdue University
Fort Wayne
Chamber Treble Singers
& University Singers
Friday, February 28th, | 7:00 pm
Inspired by the Hebrew tenet that translates to “The world is sustained by three things: by truth, by justice, and by peace,” this powerful choral concert meditates on the importance of social justice that relies on truthful and peaceful action. The repertoire of this concert includes a wide array of pieces, including works by Eleanor Daley, Jeff Enns, Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, and Mari Isabel Valverde, among others.
Tales from the Isles:
An Evening of British Songs and Stories
Sunday, October 20th, 2024 | 4:00 pm
Jared Hancock (baritone) and Colleen McGonigle (mezzo-soprano) join collaborative pianist Rebecca Edie the program of English song, including two complete song cycles by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Edward Elgar.
