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All Abendmusik events are held in the beautiful sanctuary of First-Plymouth Church, 2000 D Street, Lincoln, unless otherwise noted.

Encore - 40 Years of Abendmusik Favorites

Sunday, September 23 at 4:00 p.m.                                             TICKETS

  Our beloved founder, Jack Levick, reunites with present   and past members of the Abendmusik Chorus and             Plymouth Brass for a gala celebration of Abendmusik’s       40th Anniversary. A repertoire of favorites from                 Abendmusik’s four decades of inspiring performances will   once again feature Jack’s magical conducting and inimitable organ playing.

This Grass is Blue 

Friday, October 19 at 7:00 p.m.                                                 TICKETS

  Playing more than 125 concerts each year, Monroe           Crossing is one of the most popular bluegrass bands of       our time. Their airtight harmonies, razor sharp                 arrangements and on-stage rapport make them an             audience favorite across the United States. Named in       honor of Bill Monroe, ‘The Father of Bluegrass Music,’ Monroe Crossing will dazzle the audience in this dynamic concert, which will also feature our chamber choir, ABENDCHOR, in a unique and unexpected fusion of electrifying styles–old, new, borrowed, and blue!

Handel’s Messiah

Sunday, November 25 at 4:00 p.m.                                              TICKETS

  Begin your holiday season on Thanksgiving weekend with   Lincoln’s annual performance of Handel’s Messiah. Hear     our chamber choir, ABENDCHOR, and chamber orchestra   in a splendid rendition of Handel’s great oratorio and       two jubilant coronation anthems –Zadok, the Priest and     The King Shall Rejoice. The program will conclude with everyone in attendance raising the roof of First-Plymouth Church, singing along with the majestic “Hallelujah Chorus.”

Let Heaven and Nature Sing

Saturday, December 15 at 7:00 p.m.                                             TICKETS

Sunday, December 16 at 4:00 p.m.                                            

  Join us for an Abendmusik Christmas spectacular with       the Abendmusik Chorus, Plymouth Brass and Plymouth       Ringers. In response to the standing-room-only crowds       the last two years, there will be two performances of       this year’s Christmas concert. Join us as we repeat the     sounding joy of the holiday season and proclaim the wonders of God’s love!

New Years Last Blast with the Plymouth Brass 

Monday, December 31 at 8:00 p.m.                                             TICKETS

  Celebrate the 35th Anniversary of one of Lincoln’s             musical treasures – the Plymouth Brass–in this eclectic       program of brass and organ favorites. Come prepared to     make a final 2012 memory, and to blast into the New         Year.

Concordia Choir with René Clausen

Friday, March 8 at 7:00 p.m.                                                      TICKETS

  One of America’s most celebrated college choirs will         make a stop in Lincoln during its national tour. Hailing       from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, the         Concordia Choir and conductor René Clausen are             internationally renowned. For nearly 100 years, this           72-voice group has ranked among the nation’s finest a cappella choirs. The group has performed in nearly every major hall in the United States, including Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center. Do not miss their incredible performance in the favorable acoustics of First-Plymouth.

Pipedreams Live!

Saturday, March 9 at 7:00 p.m.                                                 TICKETS

  Come hear First-Plymouth’s Lied Organ like you’ve never           heard it before — all 6 keyboards, 71 pedals, 110 ranks and       6,327 pipes! Be treated to a fourhand/four-foot organ duo       version of Wagner’s thrilling “Ride of the Valkyries;” a             soothing Chopin concerto featuring First-Plymouth’s new         Steinway piano; Widor’s Mass for two choirs and two organs;   an unusual organ trio for three organists on one bench; even   a special appearance from the accordion. Acclaimed organists Wilma Jensen, Anne Wilson, Christopher Marks and Tom Trenney collaborate in this one-of-a-kind event to be narrated by Michael Barone, the voice of American Public Media’s Pipedreams.

Elijah by Felix Mendelssohn

Sunday, April 28 at 4:00 p.m.                                                    TICKETS

  Previously performed to celebrate Abendmusik’s fifth,       fifteenth and twenty-fifth anniversaries, Felix                   Mendelssohn’s epic masterwork, Elijah, brings the 40th     anniversary season to a dramatic and climactic close.         The combined forces of the Abendmusik Chorus, Doane     Choir, York College Choir and Abendmusik Orchestra will bring new life to Elijah’s miraculous story and Mendelssohn’s incomparable score.