First Free Methodist Church – Past Concerts
SPU Symphony Orchestra: Ravel Piano Concerto
Thursday, March 1, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Ravel – Piano Concerto in G major
Caleb Bantum – Ash-colored for Strings (student composer)
Beethoven – Symphony No. 8 in F major
Caleb Bantum – Ash-colored for Strings (student composer)
Beethoven – Symphony No. 8 in F major
Free
SPU Symphonic Wind Ensemble: Works by Women Composers
Friday, February 23, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Exploring wind ensemble literature composed by women composers.
Free
OSSCS: Echoes of Old England
Saturday, February 3, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:45pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Elgar – Sospiri, Op. 70
Bax – November Woods
OSSCS Concerto Competition winner
Vaughan Williams – Five Tudor Portraits
Bax – November Woods
OSSCS Concerto Competition winner
Vaughan Williams – Five Tudor Portraits
$25 ($20 seniors, $10 students, youth free)
LUCO: Tchaikovsky, Strauss, & Busoni
Saturday, January 13, 2018 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Tchaikovsky – Roméo & Juliette Fantasy Overture
Strauss – Macbeth
Busoni – Indian Fantasy
Strauss – Macbeth
Busoni – Indian Fantasy
$20 ($15 youth/seniors)
OSSCS: Handel's Messiah
Saturday, December 16, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 10:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A complete performance of Handel’s most celebrated oratorio, Messiah.
$25 / $20 / $10 (youth free)
Northwest Girlchoir: Bring Joy!
Saturday, December 2, 2017 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Celebrate the motion and emotion of the season – from spinning dreydls, dancing snow, and cascading “glorias” to tender lullabies and calls for peace.
$23 ($15 seniors, $10 youth/student)
Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: Offenbach, Strauss, & Rimsky-Korsakov
Saturday, November 18, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Offenbach – Orpheus in the Underworld: Overture
Strauss – Don Juan
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade
Strauss – Don Juan
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade
$8 / $5
OSSCS: Dvořák in America
Saturday, November 11, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PST)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Leo Sowerby – Comes Autumn Time
Haydn – Hunting Chorus from The Seasons, Hob. XXI:3
Dvořák – Te Deum, Op. 103
Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 (“From the New World”)
Haydn – Hunting Chorus from The Seasons, Hob. XXI:3
Dvořák – Te Deum, Op. 103
Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 (“From the New World”)
$25 / $20 / $10
SPU All-Choir Concert
Friday, November 3, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 8:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Performances from each vocal ensemble in SPU’s Music Department, including Chamber Choir, Gospel Choir, and Concert Choir.
Free
LUCO: Dvořák, Ravel, & Sibelius
Saturday, October 14, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Dvořák – Othello (Overture)
Ravel – Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Sibelius – The Tempest, Suites No. 1 & 2
Ravel – Piano Concerto for the Left Hand
Sibelius – The Tempest, Suites No. 1 & 2
$20 ($15 youth/seniors)
OSSCS: Mentor & Protégé
Saturday, October 7, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Schumann – Missa Sacra, Op. 147
Brahms – Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Brahms – Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
$25 ($20 seniors, $10 students, youth free)
Northwest Mahler Festival: Mahler Symphony No. 10
Saturday, July 22, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 10:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Wagner – Rienzi Overture
Mahler – Ruckert Lieder
Mahler – Symphony No. 10 (completed by Deryck Cooke)
Mahler – Ruckert Lieder
Mahler – Symphony No. 10 (completed by Deryck Cooke)
$20 ($15 student/senior)
Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra: SMCO Season Finale
Friday, June 16, 2017 @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Shostakovich – Chamber Symphony Op. 110a (arr. Barshai)
Schubert – String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden" (arr. Mahler)
Baermann – Adagio for clarinet and strings
Schubert – String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D. 810 "Death and the Maiden" (arr. Mahler)
Baermann – Adagio for clarinet and strings
$20/$15
Seattle Pacific University: Symphony of Psalms
Friday, June 2, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Premiere performance of Symphony of Psalms composed by SPU Emeritus Professor Dr. Eric Hanson in commemoration of SPU’s 125th Celebration.
Free (Free)
OSSCS: Organ Symphony
Sunday, May 21, 2017 @ 3:00pm – 5:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Vivaldi – Gloria in D major, RV 589
2016 –2017 OSSCS Composer Contest winning composition
Saint-Saëns – Symphony No. 3 in C minor (“Organ”), Op. 78
2016 –2017 OSSCS Composer Contest winning composition
Saint-Saëns – Symphony No. 3 in C minor (“Organ”), Op. 78
$10-$25, youth free
Puget Sound Symphony Orchestra: Victory Fanfare
Saturday, May 20, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Shostakovich – Festive Overture, Op. 96
John Williams – Star Wars Suite
Copland – Symphony No. 3
John Williams – Star Wars Suite
Copland – Symphony No. 3
$5-$8
SPU Symphonic Wind Ensemble Concert
Friday, May 19, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A select ensemble of wind and percussion players.
Free (Free)
Northwest Chorale: Handel's 'Israel in Egypt'
Saturday, May 13, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
A rarely performed epic oratorio by G. F. Handel featuring double choir, guest soloists, and orchestra.
Free
OSSCS: Brahms Requiem
Saturday, April 22, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:45pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Mozart – Ave verum corpus, K. 618
Chopin – Work for piano and orchestra TBD
Brahms – Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
Chopin – Work for piano and orchestra TBD
Brahms – Ein deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
$10-$25, youth free
SPU Faculty Concert: The Elements
Monday, April 17, 2017 @ 7:30pm – 9:00pm (PDT)
First Free Methodist Church, Seattle, WA, United States
Poised between progressive jazz, post-rock, and contemporary classical music, a playful juxtaposition amidst our heady intellects and our groove craving souls.
Free (Free)