Alaine Fink, pianist and Minister of Music at First Presbyterian Church downtown, is starting a new concert series called First with Friends! She spoke with Jim Cunningham about the creation of the series.
Alaine Fink, pianist and Minister of Music at First Presbyterian Church downtown, is starting a new concert series called First with Friends! She spoke with Jim Cunningham about the creation of the series.
First with Friends will take place on Tuesdays at 12:00pm at the church. Alaine explains the motivation for the series, focusing on revitalizing Pittsburgh's downtown area. She encourages residents and professionals to attend, and they are welcome to bring their own lunch and eat in the sanctuary. She hopes to expand the series to include not just classical music, but also jazz, solo organ, and Pittsburgh area student concerts.
The first concert will take place on March 24th and will feature Christopher Wilson, principal trumpet of the PSO. He will play a Torelli sonata to open his program, with Alaine accompanying on organ. PSO principal harpist Gretchen Van Hoeson will perform for the series on April 14th, and PSO associate principal cellist Dale Jeong follows on May 12th. Alaine also teases the programs for those concerts.
Make your way downtown to First Presbyterian Church on 6th Avenue for the inaugural First with Friends concert with Christopher Wilson on Tuesday, March 24th at noon!