Please note: Due to the continuing health advisory in the Hartford area, this performance will proceed on Thursday, June 8, indoors in the community room at the Amos Bull House. Masks will be available. It will also be livestreamed on the Butler-McCook House & Garden Facebook page.

Bring a lawn chair and a picnic dinner and enjoy music in the lovely setting of the Butler-McCook historic garden on the Richard P. Garmany Fund Music & Education Terrace at the Amos Bull House. Celebrate a featured artist’s exhibition opening at the Amos Bull & Butler-McCook Houses and experience free tours of the first floor of the Butler-McCook House & Garden.

June Featured Artist: Kris Allen Quintet

Saxophonist Kris Allen will be supporting his latest release, June, praised by Downbeat Magazine (4.5 stars) for its “subtlety, suppleness and sense of urgency,” in a performance featuring Allen’s quartet with special guests.

Sponsored by: the Richard P. Garmany Fund at Hartford Foundation for Public Giving; the Greater Hartford Arts Council’s United Arts Campaign with major support from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving; and the Evelyn W. Preston Memorial Trust Fund, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee. 

Registration appreciated, but walk-ups always welcome! See the other programs in our Sunset Sounds Concert Series! 

This program takes place outdoors. In case of severe weather, the program will proceed on Friday, June 9th. Registrants will be notified at the email address on file. If you have any questions, contact Assistant Site Administrator Jana Colacino at jana.colacino@ctlandmarks.org. 

CTL Members, sign in to our ticketing site to access your benefits.

While there is no admission fee for Sunset Sounds, donations to support ongoing programming at the Butler-McCook House & Garden are always appreciated!