Friends of Music 2018–2019 Season

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Friends of Music at Pasadena Presbyterian Church offers an extensive annual series of concerts featuring nationally and internationally known artists, local performers, and PPC's resident ensembles. All programs are open to the public free of charge (a voluntary offering is taken).

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Delirium Musicum Chamber Orchestra

The conductorless chamber orchestra that made such a profound impression last season returns with an exciting new program.
Saturday, October 6, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
Free Admission ~ Voluntary offering

Robert Huw Morgan, organist

University Organist, Stanford University
Saturday, November 10, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
Free Admission ~ Voluntary offering

74th Annual Candlelight & Carols

“A Pasadena Holiday Tradition for the Whole Family™,” featuring the resident musicians of Pasadena Presbyterian Church accompanied by the Friends of Music Orchestra.
Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Free Admission ~ Voluntary offering

Alexander Frey, organist

The internationally hailed virtuoso organist presents an imaginative program.
Monday, January 14, 2019 at 8:00 p.m.
Free Admission ~ Voluntary offering

Brilliant Britten

Celebrating the compositional prowess of Benjamin Britten
Saturday, February 9, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.
Free Admission ~ Voluntary offering

A Walt Whitman Retrospective

A selection of Whitman’s writings set to music
Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.
Free Admission ~ Voluntary offering

22nd annual Good Friday Devotional Concert

Featuring Felix Mendelssohn’s towering oratorio Elijah
Friday, April 19, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.
Free Admission ~ Voluntary offering

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The “King of Instruments” takes center stage in this free concert, as Pasadena Presbyterian Church’s magnificent Æolian-Skinner pipe organ is heard with other instruments.
Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.
Free Admission ~ Voluntary offering

Jazz for the City: The Bill Cunliffe Trio

Enjoy an early summer’s evening program of jazz with a Friends of Music favorite!
Saturday, June 1, 2019 at 7:30 p.m.
Free Admission ~ Voluntary offering