Thacher Hall Benefit Concert

Suggested Donation Tickets available here via credit card

Adults: $20, Youth under 18 FREE

Cash or check donations accepted at the door

Revel in the sensational acoustics and beauty of Thacher Hall while you listen to the sounds of our 1920 Steinway piano played by the Director of Music at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Matthew Wiencke. And, take pleasure in supporting not only the preservation of our American Gothic building but also our mission of affordable arts programming, including our free children's concert later in April.

The concert will feature works by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, Rachmaninoff, and several other numbers too. Light refreshments included. Learn more about our featured pianist below and we hope to see you on April 6!

The suggested donation for this event is $20 per person (free for youth under 18!). Please register online here. We'll also be accepting cash and check at the event. Want to do more? You can also make a more generous online donation here.

Matthew C. Wiencke is a pianist and organist. He has performed both as a soloist and with a wide variety of ensembles across New England and the Midwest. He served as piano accompanist for the Bel Canto Chamber Singers from 2004-2011 and Thetford Chamber Singers from 2013-2022. Highlights include performances of Bach’s B Minor Mass, Fauré’s Requiem, and motets by Poulenc. He also was music director, producer, and pianist for Wild Swan Theatre from 1995-2005; productions include Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, Our Town, and I’ll Be Loving You Always at the Boothbay Playhouse. At Williamstown Theater Festival he worked as pianist and music director, as well as assistant to Blythe Danner. Other venues as pianist/organist include Northern Stage, Moonlighters Swing Band, and minister of music at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church.

He currently serves as director of music at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Osterville, Massachusetts and teaches piano privately. He studied piano with A. DeWayne Wee, voice with Anton Armstrong, and music theory and composition with Charles Forsberg at St. Olaf College; and piano with David Volkhausen (Juilliard faculty), and pianist/composer John Koch. He has also studied music counterpoint and composition with Jon Appleton, and voice and conducting with Melinda O’Neal, at Dartmouth College.

Parking Note:  There is no parking at Thacher Hall. Parking is available just across Route 6A from Thacher Hall around the Common, as well as at the Post Office. Overflow parking is also available at the Chapter House Inn parking lot (west side). Crossing attendants will be available to assist with crossing Route 6A at the designated crosswalk in front of Thacher Hall. If you need accessible parking information, please email events@thacherhall.org.

Accessibility Note:  Thacher Hall is a historic building and is not accessible via wheelchair - a short flight of stairs is required for entrance into the Hall and the restrooms are located on the lower level (accessed via stairs).

Ticket proceeds enable Thacher Hall to continue to share the arts with the Yarmouth Port community and preserve this architectural gem for future generations.

Suggested Donation Tickets available here via credit card

Adults: $20, Youth under 18 FREE

Cash or check donations accepted at the door