A procession of tartan plaid and bagpipes celebrating our church’s Scottish heritage has become an annual tradition for the congregation.
New Texas Sinfonia concludes the season with one of Aaron Copland’s most celebrated works: Appalachian Spring. Originally composed for leading choreographer Martha Graham in 1944, it has been an American classic ever since.
Appalachian Spring follows the lives of a young pioneer couple starting their life together on the spacious frontier. Aaron Copland’s uniquely American sound captures the struggles and joys of their young love, and represents the promise of a new beginning.
“To be great, art... must belong to the country in which it flourishes, not be a pale copy of some art form perfected by another culture and another people.” ~ Martha Graham
New Texas Sinfonia
Weston Jennings, conductor
$20 adults / students and children free admission
$15 early bird tickets available until May 15!
Join us in the Sanctuary for a Pre-Concert Conversation with Music Director Weston Jennings 30 minutes prior to concert start time.
Major funding for this concert provided by The Rogers Foundation
Fiddle Zoo for Kids is a fun and exciting instrument petting zoo for children of all ages.
New Texas Sinfonia concludes the season with one of Aaron Copland’s most celebrated works: Appalachian Spring. Originally composed for leading choreographer Martha Graham in 1944, it has been an American classic ever since.
Appalachian Spring follows the lives of a young pioneer couple starting their life together on the spacious frontier. Aaron Copland’s uniquely American sound captures the struggles and joys of their young love, and represents the promise of a new beginning.
“To be great, art... must belong to the country in which it flourishes, not be a pale copy of some art form perfected by another culture and another people.” ~ Martha Graham
New Texas Sinfonia
Weston Jennings, conductor
$20 adults / students and children free admission
$15 early bird tickets available until May 15!
Join us in the Sanctuary for a Pre-Concert Conversation with Music Director Weston Jennings 30 minutes prior to concert start time.
Major funding for this concert provided by The Rogers Foundation
““The rock stars of Renaissance vocal music.””
Over four decades of performance and a catalogue of award-winning recordings for Gimell, Peter Phillips and The Tallis Scholars have done more than any other group to establish sacred vocal music of the Renaissance as one of the great repertoires of Western classical music.
They have sought to bring Renaissance works to a wider audience in churches, cathedrals and venues on every continent on the planet except Antarctica! These include the Royal Albert Hall, the Sistine Chapel, the Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall New York, the Philharmonic Hall Berlin, Saint Mark's Venice, Seoul Arts Centre Korea, Shakespeare's Globe Theatre London, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Wigmore Hall, Beijing Concert Hall, Megaron Athens and the Opera House Sydney.
It is a delight to have them return to Tyler for what promises to be another highlight in the history of this series.
The Tallis Scholars
Peter Phillips, director
Free admission, no tickets required.
“If Beethoven is a prodigy of man, Bach is a miracle of God. ”
Often regarded as the greatest composer of Western classical music, Johann Sebastian Bach and his compositions have captured the hearts and minds of humankind for centuries. This concert features a diverse selection of his masterpieces for both pipe organ and harpsichord performed by FPC’s Director of Music and Organist, Weston Jennings.
Free admission, no tickets required.
Hear East Texas’ largest pipe organ as it joins with the colossal sounds of brass and percussion for a thrilling performance. The program features both original works for organ, brass, and percussion, as well as inventive arrangements of crowd favorites of the organ repertoire, including Charles-Marie Widor’s Toccata from Symphony No. 5.
Rose City Brass Quintet
Lane Clevenger, trumpet
Jeremy McBain, trumpet
Katie McBain, horn
Heather Mensch, trombone
Tom Mensch, trombone
Gavin Clarke, trumpet
Austin Seybert, trombone
Tyree Hastings, percussion
Weston Jennings, organ
Free admission, no tickets required.
Imagine a piece of music in which each movement evokes one of four delicious chocolate flavors! Chocolats symphoniques by Canadian composer Maxime Goulet is exactly that: a tasting concert with live orchestra that is sure to delight!
Ludwig van Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, which he described as his “most excellent symphony,” stands alongside Sergei Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony in a program that explores many aspects of the symphonic sound.
*Chocolates to enjoy during the second half of the concert will be available for sale during intermission.
New Texas Sinfonia
Weston Jennings, conductor
This program runs approximately 85 minutes with one intermission.
$20 adults / students and children free admission
$15 early bird tickets available until February 2!
Join us in the Sanctuary for a Pre-Concert Conversation with Music Director Weston Jennings 30 minutes prior to concert start time.
Major funding for this concert provided by The Rogers Foundation
Fiddle Zoo for Kids is a fun and exciting instrument petting zoo for children of all ages.
Imagine a piece of music in which each movement evokes one of four delicious chocolate flavors! Chocolats symphoniques by Canadian composer Maxime Goulet is exactly that: a tasting concert with live orchestra that is sure to delight!
Ludwig van Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony, which he described as his “most excellent symphony,” stands alongside Sergei Prokofiev’s Classical Symphony in a program that explores many aspects of the symphonic sound.
*Chocolates to enjoy during the second half of the concert will be available for sale during intermission.
New Texas Sinfonia
Weston Jennings, conductor
This program runs approximately 85 minutes with one intermission.
$20 adults / students and children free admission
$15 early bird tickets available until February 2!
Join us in the Sanctuary for a Pre-Concert Conversation with Music Director Weston Jennings 30 minutes prior to concert start time.
Major funding for this concert provided by The Rogers Foundation
Smooth jazz and good eats sponsored by Fine Arts @ FPC.
Fiddle Zoo for Kids is a fun and exciting instrument petting zoo for children of all ages.
Although commonly referred to as ‘violin sonatas,’ Ludwig van Beethoven’s Sonatas for Pianoforte and Violin, as he called them, put the violin and piano on equal footing in a way never before heard. This concert features two of his sonatas, namely the 7th and 8th, each capturing the relentless passions of Beethoven’s middle period.
Here to bring these works to life are two of Belgium’s leading young musicians: violinist Jolente de Maeyer and pianist Nikolaas Kende. Praised for their 'symbiotic playing', 'pervasive lyricism' and their 'powerful yet poetic playing', the De Maeyer - Kende duo is being recognized as one of the leading musical duos in Europe.
Jolente De Maeyer, violin
Nikolaas Kende, piano
Free admission, no tickets required.
As principal organist for the daily services and state occasions at Westminster Abbey, including the recent funerals of HM Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, as well as the coronation of King Charles III, Peter Holder has held the post of Sub-Organist of Westminster Abbey since October 2017. As a recitalist, he performs in cathedrals and concert halls across the world. Following his BBC Proms solo debut in 2019 performing Janáček’s Glagolitic Mass, Ivan Hewett, writing for The Daily Telegraph, remarked that '…it was Peter Holder’s wild organ solo which stole the show.'
Experience musical memories of these iconic British occasions performed on the grand Casavant pipe organ by acclaimed organist Peter Holder.
Free admission, no tickets required.
Don’t Miss the Fall Festival!
Don’t miss our annual Fall Festival set for 4-6 p.m., Oct. 29, in the Fellowship Hall.
The event is free to the public and the public is welcome to attend. You do not have to be a member of the congregation to attend.
Join in on the fun by playing the numerous games set up, bounce in the bouncy house and enjoy snacks and of course, there will be CANDY, CANDY, and more CANDY!
Dress in your best costume. The event is open to children up to 18 years of age.
If you need more information, contact Rev. McLean at bmclean@fpctyler.com.
We hope to see you there!
Beginning with the sparkling sound of sleigh bells, Mahler’s Fourth Symphony takes the listener on a grand, sunlit journey from earth to heaven. Unlike his other symphonies, joy, humor and delight run through the work, concluding with a child’s vision of heaven, sung by a solo soprano.
New Texas Sinfonia is delighted to be joined by internationally-acclaimed soprano Molly Fillmore whose vibrant voice will give life to this masterpiece by Gustav Mahler.
New Texas Sinfonia
Molly Fillmore, soprano
Weston Jennings, conductor
Join us in the Sanctuary for a Pre-Concert Conversation with Music Director Weston Jennings 30 minutes prior to concert start time.
Join the congregation for its inaugural Food Truck Fellowship Event! There will be two food trucks on hand for the congregation to try out: C Rojo’s Tacquiera (Tacos/Mexican) and Fire Flame Azian Fuzion (Asian/Cajun). You can follow the links below to check out the trucks’ Facebook pages. Please bring cash if you plan to attend! The Food Truck Fellowship will be held in the FPC Tyler parking lot. We hope you try out these two amazing food trucks and have fun with other members of the congregation.
Beginning with the sparkling sound of sleigh bells, Mahler’s Fourth Symphony takes the listener on a grand, sunlit journey from earth to heaven. Unlike his other symphonies, joy, humor and delight run through the work, concluding with a child’s vision of heaven, sung by a solo soprano.
New Texas Sinfonia is delighted to be joined by internationally-acclaimed soprano Molly Fillmore whose vibrant voice will give life to this masterpiece by Gustav Mahler.
New Texas Sinfonia
Molly Fillmore, soprano
Weston Jennings, conductor
Join us in the Sanctuary for a Pre-Concert Conversation with Music Director Weston Jennings 30 minutes prior to concert start time.
Fiddle Zoo for Kids is a fun and exciting instrument petting zoo for children of all ages.
Always challenging conventional categorization, Sir Karl Jenkins transcends musical boundaries and is one of the most performed composers in the world today. His work The Armed Man for choir and ensemble was commissioned by the Royal Armouries in Great Britain to mark the transition from one millennium to another and was dedicated to victims of the Kosovo crisis. With over 3,000 performances worldwide since its premiere in 2000, his Mass for Peace reflects on the passing of ‘the most war-torn and destructive century in human history’ and looks forward in hope to a more peaceful future.
Tyler Civic Chorale and Orchestra
Weston Jennings, artistic director
$25 adults in advance/$30 adults at the door
Students and Children Free Admission
Always challenging conventional categorization, Sir Karl Jenkins transcends musical boundaries and is one of the most performed composers in the world today. His work The Armed Man for choir and ensemble was commissioned by the Royal Armouries in Great Britain to mark the transition from one millennium to another and was dedicated to victims of the Kosovo crisis. With over 3,000 performances worldwide since its premiere in 2000, his Mass for Peace reflects on the passing of ‘the most war-torn and destructive century in human history’ and looks forward in hope to a more peaceful future.
Tyler Civic Chorale and Orchestra
Weston Jennings, artistic director
$25 adults in advance/$30 adults at the door
Students and Children Free Admission
A procession of tartan plaid and bagpipes celebrates First Presbyterian Church’s Scottish heritage and is an annual tradition for the congregation. Join us as special guest musicians, the Fort Worth Scottish Pipes & Drums, return to lead the celebration.
Fort Worth Scottish Pipes & Drums
Free admission and no tickets required.
The event is followed by a luncheon outside on the lawn.
Since 2008, Voices of Faith has sought to give young musicians a space to explore their artistic discipline through a God-honoring repertoire.
“Bach is the beginning and end of all music.”
Often regarded as the greatest composer of Western classical music, Johann Sebastian Bach and his compositions have captured the hearts and minds of humankind for centuries. This concert features a diverse selection of his masterpieces for both pipe organ and harpsichord performed by FPC’s Director of Music and Organist, Weston Jennings.
Free admission, no tickets required.
“Cohesive yet full of temperament..vibrant, intelligent.. ”
Returning to Tyler after a stunning performance in 2019, the Verona Quartet has firmly established itself amongst the most distinguished ensembles on the chamber music scene today. The group’s singular sense of purpose most recently earned them Chamber Music America’s coveted 2020 Cleveland Quartet Award, and a reputation for its “bold interpretive strength, robust characterization and commanding resonance” (Calgary Herald). The Quartet serves on the faculty of the Oberlin College and Conservatory as the Quartet-in-Residence. You won’t want to miss this powerhouse quartet just before they return to Carnegie Hall later this season!
Verona Quartet
Jonathan Ong, violin
Dorothy Ro, violin
Abigail Rojansky, viola
Jonathan Dormand, cello
Free admission, no tickets required.
Smooth jazz and good eats sponsored by Fine Arts @ FPC.
“Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.”
With music of joy, hope and renewal, join New Texas Sinfonia in welcoming the New Year! The program includes timeless favorites by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Florence Price, and Antonin Dvořák.
New Texas Sinfonia
Weston Jennings, conductor
Join us in the Sanctuary for a Pre-Concert Conversation with Music Director Weston Jennings 30 minutes prior to concert start time.
Fiddle Zoo for Kids is a fun and exciting instrument petting zoo for children of all ages.
“Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.”
With music of joy, hope and renewal, join New Texas Sinfonia in welcoming the New Year! The program includes timeless favorites by Ralph Vaughan Williams, Florence Price, and Antonin Dvořák.
New Texas Sinfonia
Weston Jennings, conductor
Join us in the Sanctuary for a Pre-Concert Conversation with Music Director Weston Jennings 30 minutes prior to concert start time.
Nothing warms the heart more than songs for the holidays! Come celebrate the season with the Tyler Civic Chorale in a fun and heart-warming winter wonderland.
Tyler Civic Chorale
Weston Jennings, artistic director
$25 adults in advance/$30 adults at the door
Students and Children Free Admission
Nothing warms the heart more than songs for the holidays! Come celebrate the season with the Tyler Civic Chorale in a fun and heart-warming winter wonderland.
Tyler Civic Chorale
Weston Jennings, artistic director
$25 adults in advance/$30 adults at the door
Students and Children Free Admission
Since 2008, Voices of Faith has sought to give young musicians a space to explore their artistic discipline through a God-honoring repertoire.
Music lovers of all ages, you are warmly invited to a Carnival of the Animals!
For over a century, Camille Saint-Saëns’ great zoological fantasy The Carnival of the Animals has been entertaining audiences with its merry musical depiction of animals. Whether young or old, you are invited to join us in costume for this exciting event!
New Texas Sinfonia
Weston Jennings, conductor
Music lovers of all ages, you are warmly invited to a Carnival of the Animals!
For over a century, Camille Saint-Saëns’ great zoological fantasy The Carnival of the Animals has been entertaining audiences with its merry musical depiction of animals. Whether young or old, you are invited to join us in costume for this exciting event!
New Texas Sinfonia
Weston Jennings, conductor
