THE GRETCHEN R. IBEN ARTS SERIES

WINTER 2024

ABOUT THE IBEN ARTS

ALL CONCERTS are free. Westminster Church presents these concerts for the enrichment of our church and community and hopes that you will take the time to join us here on Moss Avenue at Malvern Lane to hear some of the best music presented in the Central Illinois area.

The concerts are largely underwritten by the Gretchen R. Iben trust established in her memory by Westminster Church. if you are interested in great music here at Westminster, you can join us in supporting these events. All donations over $25 are recognized below and in programs throughout the season.

If you would like to help the Gretchen R. Iben Arts Series in a significant way, consider becoming a patron of the arts. All donations are tax-deductible. Donations are acknowledged in the programs remaining in the season.

Level of Support
Whole Note  –  $500 & above  |  Half Note  –  $250 to 499
Quarter Note  –  $100 to 249   |  Eighth Note  –  $50 to 99
Sixteenth Note  –  $25 to 49

Mail your donation to:  Gretchen R. Iben Arts, 1420 W Moss Avenue, Peoria Illinois 61606
Please write on the memo line of your check IBEN

Free-will offerings will also be accepted for the continued support of the GRETCHEN R. IBEN ARTS. There are offering plates in the Narthex as you leave.  If you would like to donate to the series, you can leave your offering there … with our thanks!

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WE THANK THE FOLLOWING SUPPORTERS OF THE IBEN ARTS

2023-2024 SEASON

WHOLE NOTE  ($500 and above)
Carol Borders

HALF NOTE  ($250-499) 
Joyce Blumenshine
Dick & Norma Helfrich

QUARTER NOTE  ($100-249)
Abbie Alexander
Anna Bussian
Margaret ‘Peggy’ Carter
Kathleen Cloce
Helja & Douglas Antola Crowe
Verena Grossmann
Barbara Gurtler
Gail Hintze
Karl & Carol Kleimenhagen
Alice Nash
Kristan H. McKinsey & Bennett Johnson

EIGHTH NOTE  ($50-99)
Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Beck
Wayne & Suzanne Brinkman
Eleonore Hansen
Dennis & Julie Herridge
Gail Hintze
John Jost

SIXTEENTH NOTE  ($25-49)
Martin Cain
Arthur Gross
Ruth M. Lewis
Judith Marcus
Laura Shane
Leslie Smith
Janice Swanson
Ilga Williams

2024-2025 SEASON OFFERINGS

Sunday  | September 15, 2024  |  4:00 PM

DEAR ROBERT… MY DEAREST CLARA…
“A LOVE STORY”

SOLEE LEE-CLARK, PIANIST

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Sunday | October 27, 2024 | 4:00 p.m.

EARLY MUSIC GROUP ON PERIOD INSTRUMENTS

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SPRING 2024

Sunday | November 17, 2024 | 4:00 p.m.

KAIA STRING QUARTET

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Sunday | December 15, 2024 | 4:00 p.m.

FESTIVAL OF NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS

WESTMINSTER CHOIR

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Sunday | January 12, 2025 | 4:00 p.m.

MILLIKIN CHOIR

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February 2025 (Date TBD)

DAVE HOFFMAN

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Sunday | March 8, 2025 | 4:00 p.m.

THE HAT TRIO

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Sunday | April 27, 2025 | 4:00 p.m.

KAREN STEWART & H. WILLIAM GLAZIER

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May/June 2025 (Date TBD)

BACHFEST

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“As a newcomer to Westminster,  I’ve found it to be a most welcoming fellowship.  I look forward to going to services and events and find the warmth of the congregation to be most helpful to a newcomer to the entire area.  I find sermons challenging … music beautiful and well prepared … and a dignity in the worship that is all too lacking in most Protestant congregations.  Mix this with an open atmosphere where it is OK to question and still be seen as a good Christian, and I know I’ve found one important ‘home’ in Central Illinois.”