First Free Methodist Church – Past Concerts
Harmonia Orchestra & Chorus: Resurrection
Sunday, March 13, 2022 @ 3:00pm – 6:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Harmonia Orchestra & Chorus presents J.S. Bach's masterpiece St. Matthew Passion, "a drama of superhuman scale wrought in music of profound intimacy."
$25 ($0-$25 in-person)
Harmonia Orchestra & Chorus: Resilience
Saturday, February 5, 2022 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
William Grant Still – Poem for Orchestra
Samuel Barber – Violin Concerto, Op. 14
Sergei Prokofiev – Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100
Samuel Barber – Violin Concerto, Op. 14
Sergei Prokofiev – Symphony No. 5 in B-flat major, Op. 100
$25 ($0-$25 in-person)
Harmonia Orchestra & Chorus: Messiah (Seattle)
Saturday, December 18, 2021 @ 2:30pm – 6:00pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
A timeless classic & a Seattle tradition. Join Harmonia as they once again present the region’s only performances of G.F. Handel’s full, unabridged score.
$25 ($0-$25 in-person)
Seattle Collaborative Orchestra: The Year of Re(new)al
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor – "I. Allegro moderato" & "III. Andante con moto " from from 4 Novelletten for String Orchestra, Op. 52
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Stacy Garrop – Inner Demons
Charles Gounod – Petite symphonie
Ruth Gipps – Seascape for double woodwind quintet, Op. 53
Corentin Boissier – Alice in Wonderland for harp, flute, clarinet, & piano
Edward Elgar – Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Stacy Garrop – Inner Demons
Charles Gounod – Petite symphonie
Ruth Gipps – Seascape for double woodwind quintet, Op. 53
Corentin Boissier – Alice in Wonderland for harp, flute, clarinet, & piano
$20 ($15 senior, $0-$10 student)
Harmonia Orchestra & Chorus: Elegy
Saturday, November 6, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:15pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Hubert Parry – Elegy for Brahms
Johannes Brahms – Ein Deutsches Requiem ("German requiem"), Op. 45
Johannes Brahms – Ein Deutsches Requiem ("German requiem"), Op. 45
$25 ($0-$25 in-person)
Harmonia Orchestra & Chorus: Jubilation
Saturday, October 9, 2021 @ 7:30pm – 9:45pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Online and in-person
Quinn Mason – Toast of the Town
Antonín Dvořák – Žalm 149, Op. 79
William C. White – Psalm 46
Johann Strauss II – Overture to Die Fledermaus
Arias & duets by Giuseppe Verdi, Georges Bizet, Charles Gounod, Engelbert Humperdinck, Gioachino Rossini, & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Amy Beach – Bal masqué, Op. 22
Giacomo Puccini – "Humming Chorus" from Madama Butterfly
Leonard Bernstein – “Make Our Garden Grow” from Candide
Antonín Dvořák – Žalm 149, Op. 79
William C. White – Psalm 46
Johann Strauss II – Overture to Die Fledermaus
Arias & duets by Giuseppe Verdi, Georges Bizet, Charles Gounod, Engelbert Humperdinck, Gioachino Rossini, & Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Amy Beach – Bal masqué, Op. 22
Giacomo Puccini – "Humming Chorus" from Madama Butterfly
Leonard Bernstein – “Make Our Garden Grow” from Candide
$25 ($0-$25 in-person)
Seattle Pacific University: Orchestra Concert
Thursday, February 27, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The SPU Symphony Orchestra explores the dance music of black composers throughout the 19th and 20th centuries in honor of African American Heritage Month.
Free (Free)
Seattle Pacific University: Gospel Choir and Worship Band Vespers
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of prayers, black spirituals, and ecumenical readings celebrating tradition for Black History Month.
Free (Free)
Seattle Pacific University: Wind Ensemble Concert
Friday, February 21, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
David Del Tredici – In Wartime
Cait Nishimura – Chasing Sunlight
Kevin Day – Shimmering Sunshine
Cait Nishimura – Chasing Sunlight
Kevin Day – Shimmering Sunshine
Free (Free)
Seattle Pacific University: Music Alumni Band Homecoming Concert and Reception
Saturday, February 8, 2020 @ 2:00pm – 4:00pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A festive celebration of the history of the Wind Ensemble at Seattle Pacific University, featuring emeriti and former conductors along with current SPU students and alumni.
Free (Free)
SPU Presents Joseph Daley's 'Seven Deadly Sins'
Friday, January 31, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Featuring a genre-bending work by Joseph Daley that includes freely improvised sections and Latin-American grooves. Also featuring original chamber works by SPU student composers.
Free (Free)
LUCO: Carnivale
Saturday, January 25, 2020 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Hector Berlioz – Roman Carnival Overture, H. 95
Michael Daugherty – Fire and Blood
Richard Wagner – Prelude to Parsifal, WWV 111
Ottorino Respighi – Roman Festivals
Michael Daugherty – Fire and Blood
Richard Wagner – Prelude to Parsifal, WWV 111
Ottorino Respighi – Roman Festivals
$20 ($15 senior/student)
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: Home Turf
Saturday, November 16, 2019 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Györgi Ligeti – Concert Românesc: Allegro vivace
Leos Janácek – Suite for Strings
Reena Esmail – Teen Murti
Frederic Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Leos Janácek – Suite for Strings
Reena Esmail – Teen Murti
Frederic Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
$25 / $20 / $15
Seattle Pacific University: Instrumental Concert
Friday, November 15, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
The SPU Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, and small chamber ensembles perform western art music and give a preview of SPU's Sacred Sounds of Christmas.
Free (Free)
Seattle Pacific University: Chamber, Concert, & Women’s Choirs Concert
Friday, November 8, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
An evening of beautiful choral music to warm the soul on a cool autumn evening.
Free (Free)
Orchestra Seattle & Seattle Chamber Singers: Memorials
Saturday, November 2, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Jennifer Higdon – blue cathedral
Huntley Beyer – Circumference (world premiere),
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica”
Huntley Beyer – Circumference (world premiere),
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica”
$25 / $20 / $10 / FREE for youth
LUCO: Vienna Waits for You
Saturday, October 19, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Erich Wolfgang Korngold – Theme and Variations, Op. 42
Alban Berg – Seven Early Songs
Franz Schubert – Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759 "Unfinished"
Maurice Ravel – La valse
Alban Berg – Seven Early Songs
Franz Schubert – Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759 "Unfinished"
Maurice Ravel – La valse
$20 ($15 senior/student)
Orchestra Seattle & Seattle Chamber Singers: Origins
Saturday, October 5, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Carlos Garcia – Vast Array (world premiere)
Darius Milhaud – La Création du monde, Op. 81a
Carol Sams – The Earthmakers
Darius Milhaud – La Création du monde, Op. 81a
Carol Sams – The Earthmakers
$25 / $20 / $10 / FREE for youth
Manhattan String Quartet plays Haydn, Elgar, Beethoven
Saturday, June 29, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Josef Haydn – Quartet in F major, Op. 77, No. 2
Edward Elgar – Quartet in E minor, Op. 83
Ludwig van Beethoven – Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 "Serioso"
Edward Elgar – Quartet in E minor, Op. 83
Ludwig van Beethoven – Quartet in F minor, Op. 95 "Serioso"
Free
Lake Union Civic Orchestra: Nicolai, Jones, Shostakovich
Friday, June 14, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Otto Nicolai – Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor
Samuel Jones – Cello Concerto
Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93
Samuel Jones – Cello Concerto
Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93
$20 ($15 student/senior)
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