Free concerts Fourth Presbyterian Church Chicago.
When: Each Friday of the year at 12:10 p.m., free Noonday concerts. September through June in the Sanctuary or Buchanan Chapel (except when otherwise noted). To get to Buchanan Chapel enter door to the left of the main church entrance. Walk all the way to the back and walk up the stairs or take the elevator to the 2nd floor. July and August in the courtyard off Michigan Avenue, by the fountain.
Where: Fourth Presbyterian Church, 126 E Chestnut St, 312.787.4570
Weekday evening and Sunday afternoon concerts are also offered periodically throughout the year.
Tickets are not required for concerts unless otherwise indicated.
January–June Concert Schedule
January 2020
Friday, January 10
Chen Family
12:10 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel
Friday, January 17
David Jonies
Organ
12:10 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Tuesday, January 21
Chicago Ensemble
7:30 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel
— Tickets may be purchased here —
Friday, January 24
Lyric Opera Stage Artists
12:10 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Friday, January 31
John Sherer
Organ
12:10 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Friday, January 31
St. Olaf College Choir
7:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary
— Details available here—
February 2020
Friday, February 7
Victoria Holland and Diana Schmuck
Voice and Piano
12:10 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel
Friday, February 14
Cole Seaton
Tenor
12:10 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel
Friday, February 21
Renoir Trio
12:10 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel
Tuesday, February 25
Chicago Ensemble
7:30 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel
— Tickets may be purchased here —
Friday, February 28
John Sherer
Organ
12:10 p.m. in the Sanctuary
March 2020
Friday, March 6
Katie Calmuggio
Voice
12:10 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel
Monday, March 9
Morehouse College Glee Club
7:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Friday, March 13
Steven Betancourt
Organ
12:10 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Friday, March 20
Jenny Shin
Flute
12:10 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel
Friday, March 27
John Sherer
Organ
12:10 p.m. in the Sanctuary
Tuesday, March 31
Chicago Ensemble
7:30 p.m. in Buchanan Chapel
— Tickets may be purchased here —
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The Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago was organized on February 12, 1871, through the merger of two older congregations, founded in 1848 and 1855.
The new congregation spent six months refurbishing North Presbyterian’s existing church building on the southeast corner of Wabash and Grand and rededicated the renovated structure on Sunday, October 8, 1871. A few hours later the church burned to the ground in the Chicago Fire.
In February 1874 they dedicated a stone church on the northwest corner of Rush and Superior Streets that they would use for just over forty years.
In 1911 Fourth Church had outgrown its property at Rush and Superior. They purchased a plot of land three blocks north, on what would later become Michigan Avenue, and the cornerstone for a new edifice was laid on September 17, 1912.
The Sanctuary was designed by architect Ralph Adams Cram, the parish buildings around the courtyard by architect Howard Van Doren Shaw, and the stained glass windows by Charles J. Connick. The interior painting and decoration of the Sanctuary was overseen by Frederick Clay Bartlett. The new church was dedicated in 1914.Except for the Water Tower complex which survived the Chicago Fire of 1871, Fourth Church is now the oldest surviving structure on Michigan Avenue north of the river.
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