In our 16th Season
Friday evenings at 5:30. Doors open at 5:15.
Masks are optional.
Thank Goodness It’s Friday!
Whether you’re ending your week or starting your weekend, every Friday evening First Presbyterian Church invites our Santa Fe neighbors and visitors from all over the world to our sanctuary to enjoy a short concert (30-45 minutes) of music: organ, voice and piano, choral, chamber music, solo instrumental, jazz, and more.
If you would like to perform on the TGIF Concert Series, please see our program submission requirements.
Contact Dr. Linda Raney, Music Director, tgif@fpcsantafe.org
Upcoming Concerts
Luke Raffanti, Piano
TGIF, Dec 27, 5:30pm
We close out the holiday season with a deslightful concert by Luke Raffanti, who plays Chopin for us on the piano. Doors to the sanctuary open at 5:15pm and the concert begins at 5:30pm. The concert is free with donations accepted.
John Garlisch, Organ
TGIF, Jan 3, 5:30pm
Start your new year with our Friday night concert featuring John Garlish playing music by Krebs, J. S. Bach, Dupre, Buxtehude, Frahm, Heron, and Pepping. Doors to the sanctuary open at 5:15pm and the concert begins at 5:30pm. The concert is free with donations accepted.
Atalaya String Quartet
TGIF, Jan 10, 5:30pm
This Friday both relax and be energized by the Atalaya String Quartet, playing Mendelssohn’s String Quartet, op 44 no 2. Doors to the sanctuary open at 5:15pm and the concert begins at 5:30pm. The concert is free with donations accepted.
Concert Schedule
2024
December
6 — First Presbyterian Church Bell Choir
13 — eternal Summer Symphony Orchestra
20 — Travis Bregier, baritone
27 — Luke Raffanti, piano
2025
January
3 — John Garlisch, organ
10 — Atalaya String Quartet
17 — Flutissimo! Flute Choir
24 — First Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir
31 — Johanna Hongell-Darsee and Scott Darsee, Medieval Music
February
7 — Christoph Wagner, cello, and Kristin Ditlow, piano
14 — Santa Fe Flute Choir
21 — Black Mesa Brass Ensemble
28 — Jeong Hoon Lee, flute and Haewon Yang, piano
March
7 — Michael Tortorella, piano
14 — eternal Summer Symphony Orchestra
21 — Linda Raney, organ: Bach’s Birthday
28 — Andrew Egbuchiem, countertenor
April
4 — Thomas Shoebotham, cello and Sam Jacobs, piano
11 — Carol Redman and Baroque Instruments
18 — First Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir: Good Friday
25 — David Solem
May
2 — Haewon Yang, piano
9 — High Desert Saxophone Quartet with Peggy Abbott
16 — First Presbyterian Church Bell Choir
23 — Greg Dufford, clarinet, and Peggy Lyon Bull, piano
30 —Folias Duo (Classical/Jazz) flute and guitar
June
6 — Flutiss X 4
13 — Flaviano Prosperini, violin, and Charlotte Rowe, piano
20 — eternal Summer Symphony Orchestra
27 — Travis Bregier, baritone
July
4 — Mark Clark, organ
11 — Andrew Paulson, baritone and Richard Bentley, piano
18 — Toby Blumenthal, piano
25 — Chaney Doane, piano
August
1 — Kimberly Marshall, Organ
8 — Santa Fe Summer Organ Academy Participants
15 — Bryan Hutchinson, piano
22 — Matteo Bitetti, tenor and Richard Bentley, piano
29 — eternal Summer Symphony Orchestra
September
5 — Gioioso-Dvorak String Quartet in A-flat Major
12 — Eclectify, blues band from Paris
19 — Tracy Carr, oboe, and Mark Dal Porto, piano and composer
26 — David Solem
October
3 — Black Mesa Brass Ensemble
10 — Linda Mack and Linda Hirt, piano four-hand
17 — eternal Summer Symphony Orchestra
24 — Sean Stanton, baritone, and Kristin Ditlow, piano
31 — David Solem
November
7 — Tri-M Productions: Musical Theatre Review
14 — Kehar Koslowsky, mezzo soprano
21 — David Solem
28 — High Desert Harps
December
5 — First Presbyterian Church Bell Choir
12 — eternal Summer Symphony Orchestra
19 — Travis Bregier, baritone
26 — Luke Raffanti, piano