Festiva

ABOUT FESTIVA! CELEBRATING GOD'S GIFTS OF THE ARTS . . .

Begun in 2001 as the Sundays@Four Arts Series, FESTIVA is an outreach ministry of First Presbyterian Church of Greenwood, South Carolina.
The series was begun by Dr. Charles T. (Chuck) Gaines, former Minister of Music, and Rev. Robert P. Glick, Organist at First Presbyterian Church, to offer cultural arts performances to the community with no admission charge. The name FESTIVA was adopted to encompass performances that are not necessarily on Sundays at 4:00.
The series is hosted by First Presbyterian Church of Greenwood and funded by private donations and grants. Donations to FESTIVA are tax deductible and may be made payable to First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 426, Greenwood, SC 29648.

2011-2012 Season

September 21, 2011 at 7:00 P.M.
Seminar with Matthew Smith and Indelible Grace 5:00 P.M.
MATTHEW SMITH is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter who writes brand new music to centuries-old hymn texts. He is a founding member of the Indelible Grace community, whose work has drawn acclaim across denominational lines and is used in churches around the world. Born out of a college ministry, the re-imagined hymns have found wide acceptance both among college students and the church at large, joining people who desire to honor tradition with those who want a modern musical ap-proach. His latest album, Watch The Rising Day, explores the tension of living in a bro-ken world while awaiting Christ's return and the restoration of all things
November 17, 2011 at 7:30 P.M.
CRAIG CRAMER is Professor of Organ and Artist in Resi-dence at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. He also serves as organist at St. David of Wales Episcopal Church in Elkhart, Indiana. One of the most traveled organists of his generation, Cramer maintains an active recital career across the United States and in Europe, and he is regularly invited to play some of the most impor-tant historic organs in the world. Dr. Cramer's performances are frequently heard on American Public Media's program, "Pipedreams." This concert is a joint venture between FESTIVA and Erskine College.
Festiva concert flyer
December 11, 2011 at 6:30 P.M. at First Baptist Church
The combined choirs of Greenwood area churches will present A SER-VICE OF LESSONS AND CAROLS. First celebrated on Christmas Eve in 1880 in Truro, Cornwall, England, the worship service illustrates the loving purposes of God and the story of redemption through Scripture readings, choral anthems, and carols.
February 19, 2012 at 4:00 P.M.
DAVID CHAMPOUILLON is a Performing Artist for Bach Trumpets and Professor of Trumpet and Jazz at East Tennessee State University. He is in demand throughout the nation in all genres, especially in the performance of jazz and Baroque trumpet literature.
REED GALLO is Assistant Professor of Music at Lander University in Greenwood. He directs the Wind Ensemble and brass chamber ensembles. He has toured as a soloist and in professional ensembles and currently freelances in South Carolina and Georgia.
March 4, 2012 at 4:00 P.M.
The text of the creation story from the book of Genesis set to the soaring musical lines created by Franz Joseph Haydn will be pre-sented by the GREENWOOD FESTIVAL CHORALE, under the direction of Dr. Charles T. Gaines. Robert Glick will accompany the Chorale in Haydn's Creation on the church's Goulding & Wood pipe organ.