Past Cultural Events
2010
Feb 11 – 13 ~ Boulder International Film Festival .
Friday, March 5 and Saturday, March 6 at 7:30 pm ~ Boulder Bach Festival.
April 10 and 17 ~ Resonance Women's Chorus will present Strange Thing
April 8 and 10: The Cantata Project: Bach Canata workshop sponsored by The Renaissance Project.
2009
VICKI ROBIN the best-selling author of Your Money Or Your Life and the founder of Transition Whidbey Island (WA), Jan. 14
Nebraska Wesleyan University Choir ~ Thursday, January 15, 2009 7:30 PM
March 13 7:30 p.m. Brandenburg #5, Concerto for Two Violins, Lutheran Mass in F major
March 14 7:30 p.m. Brandenburg #3, Harpsichord Concerto #2, Lutheran Mass in A major
Saturday, April 18: Resonance Women’s Chorus" BraveSouls and Dreamers
May 17th: Worship Service, 10:30 am
Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb, FUMC Chancel Choir and Friends
May 31 ~ 10:30 am. Celebrate the Holy Spirit on Pentecost.
June 6 at 7:30 pm and June 7 at 4:00 ~ Boulder Chorale sings Carl Orff's Carmina Burana.
Sesquicentennial Drama Premieres Oct. 24-25
In this year of celebration of Boulder’s 150th birthday, retired theatre teacher and director Jean Hodges has written a play, “Rolling Back—Growing Forward”, to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the First United Methodist Church. On Sat., Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. and Sun., Oct. 25 at 3 p.m., a cast of some thirty-five persons will bring to life the history of our church.
November 1st ~ 10:30 am
Chancel Choir and Friends plus Orchestra perform Mozart's Requiem. 10:30 am during All Saint's Day Worship Service.
November 7th at 7:30 pm and Nov. 8th at 4 pm
Celestial Harmony: Songs of the Spheres. The Boulder Camerata in their debut concert exploring the sonic landscape of round, rondo cycle and orb. Featuring works ancient and new by Lauridsen, Gorecki, Josquin, Bill Douglas.
December 1, 2009, 7:00 PM Boulder County AIDS Project World AIDS Day Concert with Denver Gay Men's Chorus
Saturday, Dec 12, 2009 at 7:30 pm & Sunday, Dec 13, 2009 at 4:00 pm
In the Moon of Wintertime: Songs of the Season - Boulder Chorale
Sunday, December 13 10 AM – 2 PM Art Sale in conjunction with the UMW Bake Sale – Celebrate the season with very fine artwork in the Parlor. Watercolor students of Joan Wolbier. Joan is the artist that designed our FUMC 150th logo.
Friday Saturday, December 18 at 7:30 pm
Niwot Timberline Symphony in collaboration with Colorado Choral Arts Society
Bach and Handel Extravaganza and Sing-Along Christmas Carols
Saturday, December 19 at 7:30 pm
Noël nouvelet - Saint Martin’s Chamber Choir and the Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado (featuring Evanne Browne as a soloist with the ensembles.)
November 22nd ~ 10:30 am
Celebration of FUMC's 150 year anniversary with the premiere of 2 newly commissioned works of music, a new hymn by Julian Rush, special guests, and more.
2008
Sound Circle and Resonance Women's Chorus ~ Margie Adam in concert
with special guests The Raging Grannies and Vox Feminista; Sue Coffee, Artistic Director Saturday, February 9th
Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado and St. Martin's Chamber Choir~ February 16
Boulder Bach Festival- March 15
Jim Hightower- March 31
Piano Recital, Margaret King Patterson, Friday, April 11
Organ Recital, Julie Vidrick Evans, Sunday, April 13
Resonance Women’s Chorus - "Journey", Saturday, April 26
Boulder Concert Chorale and the Jefferson Symphony Orchestra present An Evening at the Opera: Songs of the Stage, Evening at the Opera, Friday, May 2
Jubilate! Sacred Singers Concert I Want to Be Ready ~ Saturday, May 17
1st United Methodist Church’s Chancel Choir Music for Peace and Justice Sunday ~ Sunday, May 18
Restoring the Soul: Faith and Community Partnerships and Mentors Matter present a free Lunch Time Forum ~ May 22, Thursday
Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado ~ Saturday, September 13, 7:30pm
Concerto Metamorphoses
Music presented at PFLAG Mountain West Regional Conference Friday and Saturday, September 19-20 ~ United We Can! An Intergenerational Call to Action presented by The Colorado Coalition of PFLAG Chapters.
The Boulder Chorale ~ Saturday, 8 November at 7:30 PM and Sunday, 9 November at 4:00PM Concert Chorale with Kutandara Marimba Misa Tariro – Premiere
How Can I Keep From Singing, an evening of choral singing hosted by Sound Circle and Resonance Women's Chorus ~ Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 7:00 pm
Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado ~ Fri Nov 14, 7:30pm
French Connections
Kailin Yong Peace Project ~ Saturday, November 15, 7:30 PM
The Boulder Chorale ~ Saturday, Dec 13, 2008 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, Dec 14, 2008 at 04:00 PM Songs of the Season - Concert, Chamber and Women’s Chorales with the Apollo Chamber Brass
FUMC’s Annual Children’s Christmas Pageant ~ Sunday, December 7
First United Methodist Church Chancel Choir ~ Sunday, December 14 at 10:30 AM Worship
2007
Margaret King Patterson, Piano Recital ~ Sunday, March 25
Resonance Women’s Chorus ~ Sat., April 21 & Sun., April 22
Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado ~ Sunday, April 22
Boulder Guitar Orchestra ~ Saturday, April 28
Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado ~ Sunday, September 16 Festive Bach and Handel
Progressive Dinner & American Guild of Organists Organ Recital ~ Sunday, Sept. 23
Edith Sinclair Downing Presentation ~ Sunday, September 23
Boulder a cappella Choral Festival ~ Friday, October 5 - Sunday October 7
Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss am Rhein ~ Monday, October 1
Boulder Chorale ~ Saturday, November 3
Opera by Alexandra Eddy ~ November 10
Baroque Chamber Orchestra of Colorado ~ November 11
Debut of the Boulder Baroque ~ November 17
Denver Gay Men's Chorus Holiday Concert ~ December 2
Boulder Chorales with the Kutandara Marimba Ensemble ~ Saturday, Dec 15