First United Methodist Church Music Program Opportunity
 

First United Methodist Chancel Choir

The First United Methodist Church Chancel Choir meets every Wednesday night from 7:00 to 8:30 pm from late August through May. We perform a variety of music ranging from the classics (Bach, Brahms, Mendelssohn, Mozart, etc.) to contemporary, and work closely with Pastors Blaine and Annie to relate the anthems sung to the theme of the message of the week. We sing for the 9:45 service on the first, third and fifth Sundays of the month, and the 11:10 service on the second and fourth Sundays. Exceptions are singing for both services for Rally Sunday, Thanksgiving Sunday, Special Music Sunday in December, Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday. We also perform a special evening Christmas Concert, and a cantata on Palm Sunday. Past cantatas include Easter Carols arranged by Robert Shaw, and The Seven Last Words of Christ by Dubois. This year we will perform excerpts from Bach’s Passion According to St. John. Our Director is James Werner who has an extensive resume as a performer and conductor.

First United Methodist Church’s Artistic Outreach to the Community

First United Methodist Church is proud of its long history of supporting the arts in Grand Junction. The sanctuary has long had a reputation for its excellence as a concert venue – great acoustics and fine pipe organ, grand piano and clavinova. We are proud to be the rehearsal home of a number of performing groups including High Desert Opera, The Schumann Singers, The Senior Theater and the Celtic Concerts. On the second Wednesday of every month from September through May we open our doors for a free concert series, “Little Noon Music” featuring the best musicians in the grand valley.