St. Luke’s Episcopal Church will be offering a free midday concert series every Tuesday in October. Beginning at 12:10 p.m. each week, the community is invited to enjoy about 45 minutes of music by outstanding local and regional performers.

On Oct. 1, organist Karen S. Eddinger will offer a program featuring 20th century compositions for the organ. Eddinger is minister of music at Trinity Lutheran Church, Reading, Pennsylvania. A magna cum laude graduate of Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey, Eddinger holds a bachelor of music degree in church music.

On Oct. 8, organist Dustin Shelton will perform. Shelton is the director of music ministries at Milford Hills United Methodist Church. He also accompanies for the Salisbury-Rowan Choral Society and the Singing Saints Choir based in Concord. Shelton received his bachelor’s degree in sacred music from Catawba College in 2013. He received his master’s degree in church music from Mercer University (Macon, GA) in 2016.

The Oct. 15 concert features mezzo-soprano, Andrea Petska. Originally from Iowa, Petska studied under Dr. Robert Larsen while earning her degree in vocal performance. After graduation, Petska moved to Philadelphia where she was a regular artist with the Main Line Opera Guild and performed at several churches doing solo work from “Messiah” and “Elijah.” Petska also studied with Barbara Paver at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. She moved to the greater Charlotte area in 2019 and has sung at St. Patrick’s Cathedral and St. Mark’s Catholic Church where she is a staff singer.

On Oct. 22, St. Luke’s will welcome the Horn Society of the Carolinas. The Horn Society of the Carolinas was formed in February 2009 after a local debut of a fabulous piece written for 8 horns. The group includes amateur and professional players from the North and South Carolina area.The Horn Society of the Carolinas has performed at local Scottish Games, Octoberfests and regional horn Workshops. The Oct. 22 program will include pieces with different flavors. The audience will hear Handel to Sousa to Rodgers & Hammerstein and perhaps a little barbershop mixed in as well.

The series will conclude with a performance entitled “Love, Death, and Art” featuring local actor, Mary Ann McCubbin as well as several other local actors.

The entire community is invited each Tuesday in October at 12:10 p.m. A free-will offering opportunity to support arts ministries at St. Luke’s will be available. St. Luke’s is located at 131 W Council St. in downtown Salisbury. More information may be found at www.SLS.church or on the church’s Facebook page.