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Join us for the dedication of this year’s HEN Habitat build!

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First Presbyterian Church and Purple Carrots Productions are pleased to announce a Bob Dylan Tribute as the November 2019 Music for Mission concert. Using the same format as the popular Leonard Cohen and Joni Mitchell Tributes, musicians are invited to submit video recordings of two Dylan songs for consideration. We are looking for a variety of musical styles to interpret the span of Dylan's catalog. Both solo acts and larger groups are encouraged to submit. We plan to pick 1...0 acts to perform two songs each. The concert will be held on Friday, November 8 at First Presbyterian Church (FPC), Lexington, KY. FPC seats 450 people, has a concert piano and excellent acoustics. Professional sound and lighting technicians will ensure a high quality concert.

Local sponsors provide funding to pay the musicians and technical staff. Each act will receive $200 for each song performed. Tickets are free and the audience is asked to make donations to the featured non-profit organization. The beneficiary for this tribute, Greenhouse 17, is committed to ending intimate partner abuse in families and communities.Over the last 10 years, Music for Mission has raised over $114,000 to support local non-profits.

Send submissions to Marlon Hurst, Director of Music and Arts, at mhurst@fpclex.org by August 1 with subject line: BOB DYLAN TRIBUTE SUBMISSION. Please send You Tube links, NOT MP3 files. List two other songs you would consider performing if chosen, in case duplicate songs are submitted. Selected artists will be announced August 30.

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Join us for the next LexArts Gallery Hop Friday, May 17th, from 5-8 p.m. Light refreshments will be served as you have the opportunity to view our current exhibit of paintings by Robbin Weingartner. Following a career as a commercial artist and metalworker, Weingartner returned to painting following a major upheaval in his life that caused him to re-evaluate his artistic expressions and begin to create art that was direct and spontaneous. The paintings in this exhibit are the result of that exploration. For more information on the artist and his work, visit our webpage at fpclex.org/In-the-Gallery.

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Thank you to the over 400 people who turned out for Friday night’s Music for Mission concert with Regina Carter and Xavier Davis, co-produced with the Origins Jazz Series. Their performance was an artistic achievement AND over $4,000 was raised to support the work of the Central Music Academy.

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Join us for the final concert of the 2018-19 Music for Mission series Friday, May 3rd, at 7:30 pm!

Regina Carter, recipient of the 2018 Doris Duke Artist Award and hailed by the New York Times as "the finest jazz violinist of her generation," comes to FPC in concert with pianist Xavier Davis. Xavier is the first person to receive the prestigious "New Works Grant" twice from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation under the auspices of Chamber Music America. He has won awards at... several festivals as well as in Down Beat magazine.

Presented in partnership with the Origins Jazz Series, donations collected at this concert benefit our mission partner Central Music Academy, which provides free private music lessons in all areas for at-risk youth.

Tickets are available at no cost by contacting the FPC Office at office@fpclex.org or by phone at 859.252.1919. Tickets are not required for entry; however, tickets do guarantee seating. Doors open to ticket holders 30 minutes before the concert. Visit fpclex.org for more information about music and other events at FPC!

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Some images from our Palm/Passion Sunday celebrations. Our confirmands learned “what does it mean to break bread” by baking it, and our Children’s Choir sings in worship.

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Here is a series of short videos of John Rutter talking about his Requiem, which will be presented in the context of the Maundy Thursday liturgy at First Presbyterian on 4/18 at 7 pm. In the first four clips, Rutter discusses the origins of and influences upon the work. Beginning with clip 5, he walks through each movement at a time.