First Presbyterian Church of Austin Music & Arts Ministry

05/13/2022

Get your tickets NOW for LuluFest 2022 on Saturday, June 11 at 7 pm at FPCA! https://lulu-fest.com/home

Back in person, this year's LuluFest will feature an array of fabulous women band leaders: Rose Sinclair (steel guitar) and her Band; Claire Daly (baritone sax), Suzi Stern (vocals), Peggy Stern (piano), with sidemen Alex Coke (flute and tenor sax), Aaron Allen (bass), Daniel Dufour (drums). The Festival this year includes a much-awaited first showing of a film archive of our first 17 years: "Festival: The Wall Street Jazz Festival (2004-2015) & LuluFest (2017-2022)", a film by Anne Lewis & Peggy Stern.

Home page of LuluFest 2022 June 11th, an event from Austin, TX. LuluFest … “Where the traditions meet the progressives, and all the leaders are women”

10/30/2021

Jazz in worship.... every week at 8:45 at First Presbyterian!
We remember Rich Harney at our piano... and Elias Haslinger, Alex Coke, Peggy Stern, Daniel Dufour.... we thank you for making jazz music inspire our worship experience!

# jazzworship

Jazz at St. James' remembers two Austin jazz musicians as it returns to an in-person event this year

10/20/2021

Grab a ticket for Alex Coke’s CD release event tonight!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alex-coke-carl-michel-sextet-at-the-draylen-mason-studiokmfa-tickets-179274383507

10/09/2021

Our own favorite saxophonist....
Congratulations Alex!

Congratulations to AFS member, Alex Coke, on his induction into the Austin Jazz Society Hall Of Fame! ✨👏👏👏🥳🎉✨ Check out his performance and induction celebration at https://youtu.be/vxSp4-F_Jww.

07/30/2021

This Sunday, August 1! Come for our last summer outdoor service and sing along with our favorite retreat music leaders, Chad and Colleen Gallion! See you at 8:45! masks encouraged.

05/23/2021

Happy Pentecost! 🕊

05/21/2021

And that’s a wrap! Our final service music recording session before we begin live worship services in June!

05/11/2021

"Mothering God"
Text by Jean Janzen
Music by Tom Trenney

Beth Judd, soprano
Austin Haller, piano

05/04/2021

“This is My Song” by Jason Krug
Handbell Ensemble

04/22/2021

Join us at noon today!