FUPC will be hosting the second Light on the Hill concert on March 30th. “An Evening of Spanish Music” will include seven pieces of Spanish music with Pedro Rubio and Ana Benavides. One of the pieces, “Adiós a la Alhambra” by Jesús de Monasterio, is an example of the alhambrismo movement of the 19th century…. Read more »
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An Evening of Spanish Music
An Evening of Spanish Music, the second in the Light on the Hill concert series, will take place in the FUPC Sanctuary at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, March 30, 2023. The concert is free and the public is invited. Pedro Rubio, clarinet, and Ana Benavides, piano, have been performing together since 1991. Rubio was educated at the Royal… Read more »
Chamber Music Concert March 6
FUPC is preparing for a chamber music concert on Monday, March 6, in the sanctuary at 695 E. Calvin in Fayetteville. The musicians are a quartet of music professors from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. All of them have extensive performance credentials. Nophachai Cholthitchanta, clarinet Timothy McDuff, viola Pecos Singer, cello Hyun Kim, piano The… Read more »
Annual Report for 2022
The church’s annual report is available online: 2022 Annual Report
The Labyrinth
FUPC has a classical labyrinth on the grounds, built by Shelby Smith as an Eagle Scout project. This is a perfect time to get to know the labyrinth as a spiritual experience. The classical labyrinth is an ancient symbol that has been used for thousands of years as a tool for spiritual exploration and personal… Read more »
Nophachai Cholthitchanta, Clarinet
Nophachai Cholthitchanta, a clarinet professor at the University of Arkansas, a member of The Lyrique Quintet, and principal clarinetist of the Arkansas Philharmonic, will be featured at the upcoming Chamber Music Concert on March 6, 2023. Cholthitchanta was the principal clarinetist of the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra and a member of the Orchestre Mondial Des Jeunesses Musicales,… Read more »
Pecos Singer, Cello
Cellist Pecos Singer, Principal Cello with the Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra (APO), and a member of the Symphony of Northwest Arkansas as well as a teacher at the University of Arkansas, will be featured in the Chamber Music Concert at FUPC on March 6, 2023. Singer was previously a Fellow at Bard College. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, Jazz… Read more »
Timothy McDuff, viola
Violist Tim MacDuff, like his fellow performers at the upcoming Light on the Hill Chamber Music Concert, is a member of the faculty of the University of Arkansas. A native of New York, MacDuff completed a Bachelor of Music degree at the Crane School of Music and a Master of Music degree at Rice University. He also… Read more »
Selections from Bruch’s Acht Stücke, Op. 83
The Light on the Hill Chamber Music concert, scheduled for March 6, includes works by Mozart and Schumann, who may be familiar to many of us. But the third piece on the program is Acht Stücke for Clarinet, Cello, and Piano, op. 83 by Max Bruch, who may not be as familiar. Bruch was a… Read more »
The Present Word 2024
FUPC has three spiritual growth groups for adults: Open Door, Thoughtful Christians, and the Present Word. All three groups meet during the Sunday School hour at 9:30 on Sunday mornings. This is conveniently scheduled between the two worship services. The Present Word, led by Dennis Brewer and Jane Steinkraus, meets in Calvin 201 and on… Read more »