First Baptist
Church of Glendale
Palm Sunday and Easter at First Baptist Church of Glendale
Celebrate with us the triumphant entry and resurrection of our Lord over two Sundays. Beginning with Palm Sunday on April 13th, and Easter Sunday on April 20th. We will be presenting an extended worship program led by our Composer-in-Residence, Dr. Adam Gilberti.
Sunday, April 13th - Palm Sunday
Prelude 10:45am
Worship 11am
Sunday, April 20th - Easter Sunday
Prelude 10:45am
Worship 11am
Featuring the Adam Gilberti Percussion Ensemble
A Look Back at The Year of Our Lord 2024 here at First Baptist Church of Glendale
Thank you to all our members, guests, council, and staff who made this past year an extraordinary time full of fellowship, discipleship, and love.
Please enjoy some of the highlights from our past events below:
Avent 3 featuring the Adam Gilberti Percussion Ensemble as well as a string and wind ensemble and chorus featuring members of the Game Music Ensemble at UCLA
Advent 1 featuring the Los Angeles Recorder Orchestra
Easter Worship Service
LA Camerata early music concert
Academy of Scoring arts presents an in depth look at the music of Kris Bowers
Advent 2 featuring members of the Los Angeles Brass Alliance
Vacation Bible School
Cinbellera opera program with early music ensemble performs Puccini’s Julius Ceasar
The Phillips Graduate Institute of Campbellsville University held their Master’s ceremony in our sanctuary
Previous Events
ELEMENTS OF THE PHYSICAL WORLD: An Inaugural Celebration of the 1926 Estey Pipe Organ
Join us for an epic evening of pipe organ music featuring a full 100 piece orchestra and choir. Every selection of the evening will feature the massive, historical, and restored 1926 pipe organ, played by a variety of professional organists including Christoph Bull and our resident organist, Dr. Adam Gilberti.
Produced in collaboration with the Game Music Ensemble, the East West Cultural Association of America, and First Baptist Church of Glendale, our program will extend across genres and eras, highlighting the best organ music from the classical repertoire, video game and film music, and new commissions made exclusively for this space.
This event is FREE but tickets are required for admission.
Glendale Festival Orchestra, Baroque Orchestra and Choir
Adam Gilberti, Jose Daniel Ruiz, John Simons & Christopher Thaxter, conductors
Selections from:
Vivaldi: Gloria, Saint-Saëns: Symphony 3, Strauss: An Alpine Symphony
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Final Fantasy VI, World or Warcraft
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest & more!
and world premieres of:
Bei Bei Monter : Rhapsody of Water & Fire, for Guzheng, Organ & Orchestra
Spencer Bambrick: Stained Glass Window
Adam Gilberti: Tahoma (Mt. Rainier) from National Parks Symphony
With:
Christoph Bull, Organ
Bei Bei Monter, Guzheng
David Erick Ramos, Ocarina
PARKING
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Free parking will be provided courtesy of the Glendale Unified School District. Please park at the lot found at 223 N Jackson St, Glendale, CA 91206
Additional parking may be found at the Artsakh lot on 115 N Artsakh Ave, Glendale, CA 91206
Please allow at least 5 minutes to walk from the lot to the venue.