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, Hot Horns, 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:
The Indiana Brass, featuring Santa Claus
The 26th Annual Christmas Brass Concert
featuring the Indiana Brass
Monday, December 15th, 2025 | 4:00 pm
A seasonal highlight and longtime tradition at St. Francis, this concert features festive fun for the whole family as the world-class Indiana Brass brings your favorite holiday music to life. “YULE” not want to miss it! A reception will follow.
Recent concerts:
Hot Horns presents
ALL THAT JAZZ
…and more!
Sunday, October 19th, 2025 | 4:00 pm
Beginning with a New Orleans-style Dixieland parade, this internationally acclaimed and entertaining brass quintet – with percussion! – will take us on a musical journey through Jazz. Hot Horns, formerly called Bay Street Brassworks, was originally founded in 1995, and since that time has delighted audiences across the country (having toured all lower 48 States) and abroad!
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.
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.
