St. John’s United Church of Christ will host the November concert of the Full Sound Chamber Group on Sunday, Nov. 18, at 3 p.m. in the church sanctuary, 223 W. College Ave., Bluffton.

The concert, which is free and open to the community, will begin with the piano
“Prelude and Fuge in E-minor” by Mendelssohn. The ensemble continues with “Concrerto Grosso in G-minor” by Corelli (arranged by Tsidqah Loritsch), “Romanze" by Wilhelm Popp, and a “Serenade for Strings” by Tchaikovsky. A hymn (orchestrated by Shalem Loritsch), will complete the concert.

The Full Sound Chamber Group is a group of classical musicians including Shalem
Loritsch, violin; Sarah Longbrake, violin; Chayah Loritsch, viola; Racham Loritsch, cello; Tsidqah Loritsch, double bass, piano.

The Loritsch brothers have been performing together for two years. Shalem is a
violinist with the Central Ohio Symphony Orchestra in Delaware.

Sarah Longbrake, a Kenton resident, is a graduate of Central Michigan University in
music education. She has been teaching private music lessons for violin, viola, and piano full-time since 2004. She is currently a member of the Lima Symphony Orchestra, and performs regularly with other nearby orchestras.