Concert benefits House of Heroes Conn.

In celebration of Veterans Day, the ensemble will perform “Sextet for Piano and Winds” by WWI veteran Gordon Jacob, written as a dedication to fellow veteran and famous British horn player Aubrey Brain. The program will end with the notable chamber music piece, “Sextet Op. 6” by Austrian composer Ludwig Thuille.

NEW MILFORD — St. John’s Concert Series presents the Madera Winds Quintet and Western Connecticut State University faculty member Laurel Larsen, piano, in a recital of two piano sextets on , Nov. 11, at 3 p.m.

In celebration of Veterans Day, the ensemble will perform “Sextet for Piano and Winds” by WWI veteran Gordon Jacob, written as a dedication to fellow veteran and famous British horn player Aubrey Brain. The program will end with the notable chamber music piece, “Sextet Op. 6” by Austrian composer Ludwig Thuille.

The members of Madera Winds include Kerry Walker, WCSU professor of Flute whose CD “American Chamber Works for Flute” was recently released on Centaur. Ralph Kirmser, oboist, is a founding member of Madera who plays in a variety of chamber settings including Morningside Wind Quintet and the Bennington Chamber Music Conference in Vermont where he has served on its board of trustees.

Janet Atherton, also founding member of Madera Winds is a member of the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra and recently retired instrumental teacher with Greenwich Public Schools.

Rosemary Dellinger played principal bassoon for four years with La Orquesta Sinfonica de Maracaibo, Venezuela and currently plays with the American Chamber Orchestra and the St. Thomas Orchestra.

Marjorie Seymour Callaghan, WCSU professor of horn, freelances in many of the local New York and Connecticut orchestras including Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra and serves as a local clinician and lecturer.

The concert will take place at St. John’s Episcopal Church in New Milford, located at 7 Whittlesey Ave. The concert is free and open to the public. The audience is invited to donate to House of Heroes CT (www.hohct.org) in lieu of purchasing tickets. House of Heroes CT serves veterans who need a helping hand by providing financial and/or physical assistance with home repair.