March 17, 2025

“Sound the Trumpet!” First Friday Concert

First Reformed Church 40 E Orange Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Trumpeter Doug Albert will be featured in a free 30 minute First Friday concert on March 1, 2024 at First Reformed Church, 40 E. Orange Street, in downtown Lancaster. Mr. Albert will perform on four trumpets (B-Flat, E-Flat, Piccolo, and Flugelhorn). Selections will include "The Trumpet Shall Sound" from George Frederic Handel's ‘Messiah’, along with […]

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First Friday: Sounds of Spring

First Reformed Church 40 E Orange Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Lancaster Violinist Melody Brubaker Cliff will be featured in a free 30 minute First Friday concert on April 5, 2024 at First Reformed Church, 40 E. Orange Street, in downtown Lancaster. Ms. Cliff’s passion is sharing the joy of music as concertmaster for Allegro Orchestra of Lancaster and as Orchestra Director for the Lower Dauphin […]

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First Friday: Classical Cello

First Reformed Church 40 E Orange Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Lancaster Cellist Sara Male will be featured in a free 30 minute First Friday concert on May 3, 2024 at First Reformed Church, 40 E. Orange Street, in downtown Lancaster. Sara is principal cellist of the York Symphony Orchestra, acting principal cellist of the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra and Chair of the LSO Board of Directors. […]

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First Friday Concert: Classical Guitar

First Reformed Church 40 E Orange Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Award-winning classical guitarist, Andrew Oswinkle, will be featured in a free 30 minute First Friday concert on June 7, 2024 at First Reformed Church, 40 E. Orange Street, in downtown Lancaster. A native of Baltimore, Andrew has advanced degrees in classical guitar from Peabody Conservatory, and is an enthusiastic performer, bringing his music to formal […]

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First Friday Concert: Jazz Piano

First Reformed Church 40 E Orange Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Lancaster jazz pianist Colin Mekeel, will be featured in a free 30 minute First Friday concert on July 5, 2024 at First Reformed Church, 40 E. Orange Street, in downtown Lancaster. Mekeel is the founder of the Temple Avenue jazz combo. A graduate of HACC Lancaster, the Manheim Township resident cites jazz pianist Ellis Marsalis […]

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Organic Reflections Returns: Historic Organ Debut

First Reformed Church 40 E Orange Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

The inaugural concert on the Hill Byrne Christiansen Memorial Organ will be held at 8 PM on First Friday, August 2, featuring organist Larry Hershey in a concert that will include “Prelude on ‘Sine Nomini’” by Leo Sowerby, “Elegy” by John Ireland, and “Resurrection” from Symphonie-Passion by Marcel Dupre. The historic instrument is a restored […]

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Art in the Garden

40 East Orange Street Lancaster, PA, 17602

On First Friday, September 6, the public is invited to stroll through the gardens and watch local artists at work or shop for a work of art that catches the eye at a free plein air event in the courtyard of First Reformed Church, 40 E. Orange Street, in downtown Lancaster. The event will be […]

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“Organic Reflections: The Lighter Side from Living Composers”

First Reformed Church 40 E Orange Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Organic Reflections welcomes guest organist Ken Krause to the console of the Hill Byrne Christiansen Memorial Organ for a free 30 minute concert at 8 PM on First Friday, September 6, featuring a program of music from living composers including “Procession” by Russell Schulz-Widmar, and “Grand Choeur in d-Minor” by Paul Fey, at First Reformed […]

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Organic Reflections: Graveyard Gems

First Reformed Church 40 E Orange Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Organist Larry Hershey returns to the console of the Hill Byrne Christiansen Memorial Organ for a free 30 minute concert at 8 PM on First Friday, October 4, featuring a program entitled “Graveyard Gems” at First Reformed Church, 40 E. Orange Street, in downtown Lancaster. The program includes Johann Sebastian Bach’s most famous work, “Toccata […]

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Organic Reflections: For All the Saints

First Reformed Church 40 E Orange Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Organist Larry Hershey will play a free 30 minute concert, “For All the Saints” on the majestic Hill Byrne Christiansen Memorial Organ at 8 PM on First Friday, November 1, in the historic 1854 First Reformed Church, 40 E. Orange Street, in downtown Lancaster. The program includes "Rejoice in Celebration of St. Michael" by Grimoaldo […]

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Morrison to Play Pipe Organ Dedication

First Reformed Church 40 E Orange Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Internationally acclaimed concert organist, Alan Morrison, will play the dedicatory concert for the recently completed Hill Byrne Christiansen Memorial Pipe Organ at First Reformed Church, 40 East Orange Street in downtown Lancaster on Sunday, November 17 at 3:00 PM. The organ, in loving memory of Rita Jane (Barton) Hill Byrne and The Reverend Ronald and […]

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First Friday Concert – “Epiphany: Season of Light”

First Reformed Church 40 E Orange Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Organist Larry Hershey will play a free 30 minute concert at First Reformed Church, 40 E. Orange Street, in downtown Lancaster on First Friday, January 3 at 8 PM.  Selections will include “How Brightly Shines the Morning Star” by Max Drischner, “Praeludium in E Minor” by Nicolaus Bruhns, and Bruce Simmond’s “Prelude on “lam sol […]

First Friday Concert – “Epiphany: Season of Light”

First Reformed Church 40 E Orange Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Organist Larry Hershey will play a free 30 minute concert at First Reformed Church, 40 E. Orange Street, in downtown Lancaster on First Friday, January 3 at 8 PM.  Selections will include “How Brightly Shines the Morning Star” by Max Drischner, “Praeludium in E Minor” by Nicolaus Bruhns, and Bruce Simmond’s “Prelude on “lam sol […]

First Friday Concert – “Romantic Flourishes”

First Reformed Church 40 E Orange Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Organist Larry Hershey will play a free 30 minute concert of “Romantic Flourishes” at First Reformed Church, 40 E. Orange Street, in downtown Lancaster on First Friday, February 7 at 8 PM.  Selections will include Felix Mendelssohn’s “Allegro maestoso e vivace” from Sonata No. 4, “Canon in B Major” by Robert Schumann, and “Rhosymedre” (My […]

First Friday Concert – “Invocation for the Soul”

First Reformed Church 40 E Orange Street, Lancaster, PA, United States

Organist Larry Hershey will play a free 30 minute concert in commemoration of the World Day of Prayer at First Reformed Church, 40 E. Orange Street, in downtown Lancaster on First Friday, March 7 at 8 PM.  The program, “Invocation for the Soul” will include Denis Bedard’s “Dialogue on Te Deum” along with “The Good […]