Upcoming Musical Events
FCC Series 2023 Season
Schedule of Events:
SUMMER LABYRINTH CONCERT SERIES
Start Time: All concerts start at 3:00pm
Admission: Free will offering, $15 suggested donation.
Address: First Christian Church, 16 E. Platte Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Contact: Zahari Metchkov, Series Director
ztmetchkov@yahoo.com
Admission: Free will offering, $15 suggested donation.
Address: First Christian Church, 16 E. Platte Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
Contact: Zahari Metchkov, Series Director
ztmetchkov@yahoo.com
August 6, 6:30 p.m.
On Saturday, August 6 at 6:30 p.m., First Christian Church at 16 E. Platte Avenue is presenting the final program in their summer Music on the Labyrinth series, featuring the Academy Jazz Ensemble, a full-sized big band with a love for jazz. The program will be held outdoors on the labyrinth on the south side of the church, but will move indoors for inclement weather. You may bring a blanket or chair, or just sit on the labyrinth wall. A free will offering will be taken.
The Academy Jazz Ensemble is a full sized big-band that performs and educates in the greater Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak Region and along the Colorado Front Range. The members are public school teachers, private instructors, and other musicians from the area. The ensemble performs in schools, at festivals, and for private events. Their mission is to educate the public about jazz music; to provide an outlet for school music programs where teachers and students can perform and explore jazz music at a professional level; and to continue the tradition of this uniquely American art form. www.academyjazz.org
On Saturday, August 6 at 6:30 p.m., First Christian Church at 16 E. Platte Avenue is presenting the final program in their summer Music on the Labyrinth series, featuring the Academy Jazz Ensemble, a full-sized big band with a love for jazz. The program will be held outdoors on the labyrinth on the south side of the church, but will move indoors for inclement weather. You may bring a blanket or chair, or just sit on the labyrinth wall. A free will offering will be taken.
The Academy Jazz Ensemble is a full sized big-band that performs and educates in the greater Colorado Springs and Pikes Peak Region and along the Colorado Front Range. The members are public school teachers, private instructors, and other musicians from the area. The ensemble performs in schools, at festivals, and for private events. Their mission is to educate the public about jazz music; to provide an outlet for school music programs where teachers and students can perform and explore jazz music at a professional level; and to continue the tradition of this uniquely American art form. www.academyjazz.org
June 24, 6:30 p.m.
On Saturday, June 24 at 6:30 p.m., First Christian Church at 16 E. Platte Avenue is presenting the first program in their summer Music on the Labyrinth series, featuring Peak Big Band, playing a variety of classic and modern big band charts. The program will be held outdoors on the labyrinth on the south side of the church, but will move indoors for inclement weather (no cancellations). You may bring a blanket or chair, or just sit on the labyrinth wall. A free will offering will be taken.
Peak Big Band plays a variety of classic and modern big band charts, ranging from Glenn Miller and Cole Porter to Santana and Guns and Roses. Several members hail from the NORAD band and several have played with big band/jazz greats such as Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Maynard Ferguson and Bill Watrous. Peak Big Band is under the direction of Bryant Letellier, who also plays trombone in the group.
On Saturday, June 24 at 6:30 p.m., First Christian Church at 16 E. Platte Avenue is presenting the first program in their summer Music on the Labyrinth series, featuring Peak Big Band, playing a variety of classic and modern big band charts. The program will be held outdoors on the labyrinth on the south side of the church, but will move indoors for inclement weather (no cancellations). You may bring a blanket or chair, or just sit on the labyrinth wall. A free will offering will be taken.
Peak Big Band plays a variety of classic and modern big band charts, ranging from Glenn Miller and Cole Porter to Santana and Guns and Roses. Several members hail from the NORAD band and several have played with big band/jazz greats such as Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Maynard Ferguson and Bill Watrous. Peak Big Band is under the direction of Bryant Letellier, who also plays trombone in the group.
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