About this Event
We are thrilled to welcome Nashville based singer-songwriter to Red Tree Presbyterian Church for IMMANUEL a one-of-a-kind advent concert.
There will be refreshments and bevs! Please invite your friends!
Admission is free but you must reserve a spot!
6pm - doors open w/ refreshments
7pm - concert
PARKING:
Parking is available in the Thompson Street Garage or on nearby streets. Parking is free after 6:00 PM!
About IMMANUEL:
“Melanie Penn dazzles with her musical gift.” - Huffington Post
"If you buy only one holiday album this season, this is it." -Christianity Today
"Melanie Penn has risen to the challenge of creating original Christmas music that neither exploits nostalgia nor struggles to be trendy."- World Magazine
"If you haven’t heard Melanie Penn’s sweet pop sounds before, let Immanuel be your introduction... Penn has really created a work of art that should be cherished for years and years to come." -CCM
"artful, worshipful originals, new Christmas carols that will add depth and beauty to your Advent playlist" -The Gospel Coalition
"In rare cases, a Christmas album will sweep you off your feet and take you on a 40+ minute journey that lifts your spirit higher than when you started". - UTR Media, Selected Best Christmas Album
“Immanuel is an experience you won’t want to miss” - The Christian Beat
“With a heart that has tasted the goodness of God in the midst of suffering, Melanie Penn exudes a worshipful sweetness that can’t be easily replicated." - Hallels
Melanie Penn is a storyteller, worship leader, and songwriter focused on Biblical storytelling at the intersection of faith and culture. For many years she was a mainstay in the New York City theatre scene, most notably playing Sandy on the Broadway national tour of Grease! starring Frankie Avalon.
While still performing in musicals, Melanie started writing songs in her East Village apartment. Her first singer-songwriter album was called Wake Up Love (2010), and was met with unexpected critical acclaim. Six more albums followed in continued collaboration with Shive: Hope Tonight (2015); Immanuel (2017); Immanuel: The Folk Sessions (2019), More Alive Vol. I and Vol. 2 (2020/2022) and The Rising: A Resurrection Album (2025).
The Immanuel project, Melanie’s songwriting journey through the Christmas story, was called a songwriting tour de force by Christian and mainstream press. It reached No. 1 on Amazon’s Christian, Worship and Holiday Download charts.
As a worship leader, Melanie served for almost 20 years at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York. She continues a long relationship with Redeemer as an Artist Ambassador for Redeemer City to City, the church planting organization founded by the late pastor and theologian Tim Keller.
This Advent please look for Immanuel: The Acoustic Sessions which is the complete Immanuel playlist recorded with some of music’s most acclaimed bluegrass players. Mel lives in Nashville.
Event venue & nearby stays
530 S State St, 530 South State Street, Ann Arbor, United States
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