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Music Department, First United Methodist Church, 1411 Broadway, Lubbock, Texas 79401 - Tel: (806) 763 0781 - Fax: (806) 763 7252 - music@fumc.com
 
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Scholarships for choral singers available for our 2010-2011 season

For more than 30 years, the FUMC Vesper Concert Series has presented the finest musicians from around the
world and from our own community.  Performers have included Boston Brass, David Briggs, Chanticleer, Clare
College Choir, Gerre Hancock, FUMC Choirs, Gloriae Dei Cantores, Kiev Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, The
Kings Singers, Robert MacDonald, New Zealand, National Youth Choir, John Rutter, John Scott, St. Thomas Choir
NYC, Frederick Swann, Texas Boys Choir, Vienna Boys Choir, and Sir David Willcocks.  All events in our Vesper
Concert Series are offered with free admission, as a ministry to the people of Lubbock and the South Plains.  We
hope that those who come to our concerts will find their hearts and souls enriched as they enjoy the finest
sacred and classical music in the beauty of our FUMC Sanctuary, and that they will experience God,
revealed to us through that music.

All of this is made possible by the generous contributions of the FUMC Friends of Music.
 
 
FUMC VESPER CONCERT SERIES 2010-2011
Admission to our Vesper Concerts is free
 
 
Sunday, September 12, 2010, 5:00 p.m. - The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
 
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge University, England, performs a program of the
finest sacred music, including works by Byrd, Brahms, Fauré, Vaughan Williams and
Howells.
Program details    More information about The Choir of Clare College
 
 
Sunday, October 31, 2010, 5:00 p.m. - Chanticleer
 
Sacred music for the Eve of All Saints, and more..  Called "the world's reigning
male chorus" by New Yorker magazine, this ensemble of twelve voices is known
around the world for its seamless blend and outstanding musicianship.
More information about Chanticleer
 
 
Sunday, December 12, 2010, 5:00 p.m. - Christmas with Dickens
 
A concert of the most beautiful music for Christmas in FUMC Sanctuary, featuring
FUMC Chancel Choir, followed by a musical party in our Dickens Village, with music
sung by all of FUMC Choirs, handbells, brass ensemble, a special presentation
by the children, with Victorian foods and drinks, and more...
 
 
Sunday, April 3, 2011, 5:00 p.m. - Benjamin Britten's 'St. Nicolas'
 
Karl Dent tenor soloist, FUMC Chancel Choir, Caprock Pro Musica
The Choir of All Saints Episcopal School, FUMC Wesley Girls Choir and Boys
Nicolas was one of the saints of the early church.  Britten's cantata, written in 1948,
weaves the legends surrounding his life into a moving story of Christian devotion.
 
 
Sunday, May 1, 2011, 5:00 p.m. - Four Hands, Four Feet!
 
Christopher Betts and Sigurd Øgaard demonstrate the amazing versatility of the
79-rank Forrest Memorial Pipe Organ in a varied program of duets, with music
encompassing the 17th to the 21st Centuries
 
 
Thursday, June 30, 2011, 6:30 p.m. - Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory...
 
Our popular annual patriotic concert featuring FUMC Combined Choirs and the
Westwinds Brass Band, in a lively program of American standards including "Stars
and Stripes Forever" and the "Battle Hymn of the Republic".  This event also features a
salute to our veterans, and a free hot dog and ice cream dinner following the concert
 
 
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