Gala to aid church organ repair

The Goshen Festival Singers in Litchfield will present a gala benefit for the Warren Congregational Church organ restoration fund at 6 p.m. Dec. 15 in Warren.

The antique pipe organ in the church is in need of some long overdue repairs and renovations.

This dinner-concert is one of many fundraising activities that will be held in order to raise money for the necessary work on the instrument.

Phase one of the organ restoration project, repairing and updating the blower and wind system, is currently under the direction of S.L. Huntington Co. in Stonington.

The Goshen Festival Singers is made up of singers from Litchfield, Goshen, Bethlehem, Harwinton, New Milford, Torrington, Warren and Watertown.

They are best known for their performances at the Goshen Congregational Church’s Annual Feast and Song.

They also perform at churches, assisted-living and nursing-home facilities and many community events.

This year’s benefit in Warren, presented by the Warren Congregational Church’s Music Committee, and Litchfield Distillery, the corporate sponsor, will be held at the church on Sackett Hill Road.

It will include a fourcourse, gourmet dinner and holiday musical directed and accompanied by Cindy Iffland on piano and Diane Taylor, flutist.

Tickets are $25. Seating is limited and reservations are required by calling the church office at 860-868-