Nate Steele is a musician and researcher based in Boston. Born and raised in Western Mass, Nate began his cello studies with Anne Werry at the Northampton Community Music Center, and enjoyed many summers at Greenwood Music Camp. In middle and high school, he spent his weekends commuting to Boston to play in the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, and to participate in the New England Conservatory’s Prep Program, where he studied with Emmanuel Feldman. He went on to complete his undergraduate degree at Harvard, majoring in Social Studies and Music. During this time, he also pursued additional studies in cello performance with Lluis Claret at the New England Conservatory and Phoebe Carrai at the Longy School of Music.
 
Nowadays, Nate can be found at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston where he works full-time in the Musical Instrument Collection, caring for and researching historic musical instruments. For this performance, he will be playing on an American bass viol made by Charles P. Kellogg in Belchertown, c. 1835. 
 
Nate is particularly passionate about collaborative music-making, and has performed with a host of orchestras and chamber groups including the Albany Symphony, Apollo Ensemble, Cape Ann Symphony, and Mercury Orchestra. He has participated in international tours to Korea, Hong Kong, Spain, Peru, and Argentina, and performed at festivals including the Bowdoin International Music Festival, Orford Musique, and Mostly Modern.


Allison Monroe specializes in historical musical repertoires on bowed strings and voice. As the Director of the Five College Early Music Program in western MA (2023-present), she coaches ensembles, teaches courses, coordinates the Program’s activities and faculty, and oversees the Loeb Instrument Collection. She formerly taught at Case Western Reserve University (2018-2023), where she also earned a DMA in Historical Performance Practice. Her performing credits include the Boston Camerata, Blue Heron, Alkemie, Piffaro, Newberry Consort, Ensemble L’Harmonie des saisons, Les Délices, Apollo’s Fire, and Indianapolis Baroque Orchestra. Allison is also Cofounder and Artistic Director of medieval band Trobár. She can be heard on Trobár’s first album Il Dit / Elle Dit, as well as The Queen’s Rebels’ Fair and Princely Branches (for which she was also Artistic Director), and Les Délices’ Noel, Noel and The Highland Lassie.

The congregation was gifted a beautiful 9' grand piano, which means that we have a beautiful upright Weber piano that is in need of a loving home.  This was the choir's practice piano.  
If you would like to come by the church to see the instrument, send an email to [email protected] to arrange a day and time.
If you would like to make a donation to the church, that is up to you, but thank you for thinking about it.

Music is a special gift at Hatfield Congregational, and one best enjoyed in person.  If, however, you can't make it to church, you can still listen to it on any of our posted Sunday Service videos,  Here are a couple of recent selections that have been taped in HD.  We hope you enjoy. 

All of us at the church want to say "Thanks!" to our Music Director, Anthony Tracia and to our all volunteer choir for the time and talent they put in to help make our worship that much more uplifting.  And please know, you are more than welcome to come and join us on any Sunday.
​Rev. Randy