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Atlanta Chamber Players: Season Closing Concert
Atlanta Chamber Players:
Season Closing Concert
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$20 Adult
$15 for Seniors and FPC Members
Free for Students
Program Information:
Igor Stravinsky: L’Histoire du Soldat
Paul Schoenfield: Café Music
Max Bruch: Kol Nidrei
George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue
Musicians:
Elizabeth Remy Johnson - Harp
Helen Hwaya Kim - Violin
Jens Korndoerfer - Organ
Charae Krueger - Cello
Catherine Lynn - Viola
Elizabeth Pridgen- Piano
Alcides Rodriguez - Clarinet
Challenge the Stats: Rhythm of the Roots 2021
The event provides a platform to highlight and celebrate some of the top-performing artists of color in the city of Atlanta.
This concert will be livestreamed on our Concerts@First page.
A Feast for the Soul: Solo and Chamber Works
Join us for an afternoon with five of Atlanta’s finest musicians in a program full of virtuosic fireworks and profound emotions.
Following their acclaimed performances over the past year, the Coucheron siblings return together with FPC’s own organist Jens Korndörfer, and will be joined by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Oboe Elizabeth Koch Tiscione and Trombonist Jeremy Buckler.
Julie Coucheron - Piano
David Coucheron - Violin
Jens Korndörfer - Organ
Elizabeth Koch Tiscione - Oboe
Jeremy Buckler - Trombone
This concert will be livestreamed on our Concerts@First page.
Where Do We Go From Here: Performance and Discussion
Join us as we honor the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and highlight leaders and artists who are continuing his legacy.
Watch the livestream here.
Co-hosted by:
Angelica V. Hairston, CTS Executive Director
Tyrone Webb, CTS/FPC Residency Production Manager
Performance and Discussion:
Drew Alexander Forde, Social Media Content Creator - Violist
Malesha Jessie Taylor, Founder and Executive Director, Muse Salon - Soprano
Special Appearance by:
Tony Sundermeier, Senior Pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta
This event is presented as part of Challenge the Stats in Residence at First Presbyterian Church of Atlanta.
Chinese New Year Celebration: Emory Cooke Noontime Concert series
The Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta rings in the Chinese New Year - the Year of the Ox - with both western strings - the Vega Quartet (founded in Shanghai) with guest violinist Helen Kim; and an ensemble of traditional Chinese instruments led by Yao Lu playing the Guzheng.
This concert will be livestreamed on our Concerts@First page.
2020-21 The Bilingual Barber of Seville Studio Tour
We are excited to announce The Bilingual Barber of Seville will return after a sold-out run during the 18-19 season! In this updated take on a classic, opera’s most famous barber, Figaro, plays the role of translator as Rossini’s sparkling, witty score takes center stage. Created by stage director Kristine McIntyre, the 45-minute adaptation is performed in Spanish and English and demonstrates the power of love to triumph over adversity of every kind.
Learn more at atlantaopera.org.
Bach’s Lunch Co-presented with the Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta
Co-presented with the Emory Chamber Music society of Atlanta. The international award-winning Vega Quartet performs music of Haydn and Borodin Quartets in the first "Bach's Lunch" Series concert of 2021, with guest violinist David Coucheron.
Watch on Facebook or livestreamed on our Concerts@First page.
Rejoice Greatly! Music of Christmas and Advent
Music of Advent and Christmas
Join us for our annual Christmas concert on Sunday, December, 13, at 10:25 a.m. Under the direction of Dr. Daniel Bara, members of our choir and orchestra are going to perform highlights from Handel’s Messiah and festive carols and anthems.
Chamber Music Showcase
The Atlanta All Star Chamber Music Team returns to First Presbyterian Church for a special Thanksgiving concert - Perfect to give thanks to the enormous support and attention their previous concerts have gotten. Don't miss this special opportunity to hear some of Atlanta's finest musicians perform works by Schumann, Mozart, Piazzolla and Mendelssohn.
Watch the livestream here at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 8, 2020.
Julie Coucheron - piano
Jens Korndoerfer - organ
David Coucheron- violin
Helen Kim - violin
Charae Krueger - cello
Christopher Rex - cello
Yinzi Kong- viola
William Ransom- piano
Stuart Stephenson - trumpet
Maria Valdes - soprano
Vega Quartet (David Coucheron, Jessica Wu, Yinzi Kong, Guang Wang)
Bach’s Lunch Co-presented with the Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta
This concert will be livestreamed. Stay tuned for updates as we monitor the potential for live audiences.
Beethoven 2020 - Violin and Cello Sonatas #2, Sonata #2 in G Minor, Op. 5, #2; Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24, “The Spring”.
Christopher Rex, cello
Amy Schwartz Moretti, violin
William Ransom, piano
Bach’s Lunch Co-presented with the Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta
This concert will be livestreamed. Stay tuned for updates as we monitor the potential for live audiences.
Beethoven 2020 - Violin and Cello Sonatas #1
Charae Krueger, cello
Helen Kim & Margeaux Maloney, violin
Julie Coucheron & William Ransom, piano
Chamber Music Celebration
Following the tremendous success of our Chamber Music Extravaganza concert last month, Concerts@First is delighted to welcome back Atlanta's finest chamber musicians for an encore performance. The concert will be livestreamed here and on the Concerts@First Facebook page.
Featuring:
David Coucheron - Violin
Julie Coucheron - Piano
Helen Hwaya Kim - Violin
Yinzi Kong - Viola
Jens Korndoerfer - Organ
Charae Krueger - Cello
Christopher Rex- Cello
Elizabeth Pridgen - Piano
William Ransom - Piano
MILESTONE Moments
Weddings
Weddings at First Presbyterian Church are worship services during which two people are united in the presence of God. From the historic beauty of the Tiffany stained-glass windows to our stately stone edifice, every element of a wedding here supports this sacred union.
Read more about weddings at FPC.
Baptisms
As a congregation of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), we share the sacrament of baptism of people of all ages during our worship services.
For more information or to schedule a baptism, For more information or to schedule a baptism, contact Katie Covington via email at kcovington@firstpresatl.org or phone: (404) 228-7712.
Memorial Services
Our Care Ministry is available to provide spiritual support and assist with the planning of funerals and memorial services.
For more information about services, receptions, and interment in the Memorial Garden at First Presbyterian Church, contact Rev. Rob Sparks via email at rsparks@firstpresatl.org or phone: (404) 228-7763.