Church to host cello concert on First Friday

Lancaster cellist Sara Male will be featured in a 30-minute concert on First Friday, May 3, at 8 p.m. at First Reformed Church, 40 E. Orange St., Lancaster. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m.

The selections will include Saint-Saens' "The Swan," Haydn's "Divertimento," and "Sicilienne" by Maria Theresia von Paradis. Male will be accompanied at the piano by Larry Hershey.

Male is the principal cellist of the York Symphony Orchestra, acting principal cellist of the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra (LSO), and chair of the LSO board of directors. She regularly performs with the Reading Symphony, Kennett Symphony, and Harrisburg Symphony, and she is a member of Duo Chiaroscuro. She also collaborates in chamber-music programs with her husband, violist Peter Kenote. A private teacher, Male received the LLMEA 2022 Teacher of the Year Award. She holds degrees from Victoria Conservatory of Music in Canada, Rutgers University, and the Mannes College of Music in New York City.

For more information, call the church office at 717-397-5149.

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