2026 Programs
Christopher Houlihan Organ Recital
Sunday, April 19, 2026, 3 p.m.
Christopher Houlihan has established an international reputation as a “passionate and intelligently virtuoso musician” (Gramophone), hailed for his “glowing, miraculously life-affirming performances” (Los Angeles Times). He will create a program for South Church’s Casavant organ that showcases its unique features and tonalities.
For reservations, call (413) 253-2977 or email office@amherstsouthchurch.org .
Suggested donation: $20
Amherst Regional High School Hurricane Singers
Tuesday, May 12, 2026, 7 p.m.
A concert directed by Todd Fruth
Free-will donation shared by ARHS and South Church
Reading Frederick Douglass Together
Sunday, July 5, 2026, 3-5 p.m.
A community reading and discussion of Frederick Douglass’s influential speech, What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? sponsored in partnership with the Town of Amherst Department of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
This program is funded by a grant from Mass Humanities, which receives support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
On Instagram: @masshumanities @masscultural #RFDT26
Fall Programs to Be Announced
A book group discussion is among the programs being considered.