Trinity Presents  |  Methodism  |  Messages  |  Wed Night Fellowship Meal RSVP  |  Trinity Preschool         Sandi Patty   Sunday, October 28, 2007 6pm     In the midst of her Women of Faith tour, 2004 Gospel Music Hall of Fame inductee Sandi Patty will make a one-night stop in Little Rock to open the twenty-first season of Trinity Presents Performance Series! Joining her in this performance will be the Chancel Choir of Trinity United Methodist Church. The liner notes of Sandi Patty’s album, Hymns of Faith … Songs of Inspiration, go beyond typical mentions of thanks. They provide a glimpse into the heart of the singer, who admits to having felt far away from God in times past. Her praises to the God of second, third and fourth chances reveal that changes have taken place. Twenty-eight years have passed since Sandi’s Song came out in 1979. In that time, she amassed five Grammy Awards, 39 Dove Awards, four Billboard Music Awards, and sold 11 million albums. Now married to Don Peslis, their blended family consists of eight children. They adopted Sam, the youngest, together. Sandi Patty’s career excelled after she won her first two GMA Dove Awards in 1982, and began singing backup for Bill Gaither and the Bill Gaither Trio. She headlined her first national tour in 1984, and reached national acclaim after her rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner” was included during the ABC Statue of Liberty rededication broadcast on July 4, 1986. This exposure led to multiple mainstream television appearances including The Tonight Show, Christmas in Washington, and Walt Disney Fourth of July Extravaganza. Patty’s latest book, Falling Forward. . .into His Arms of Grace welcomes us into Sandi’s world of big families, busy tour schedules, conversations with women around the country, and personal conversations with God. It doesn’t tell people how to live. But it does show God’s amazing creativity in using broken people to glorify him. Join us in kicking off our twenty-first season by welcoming Sandi Patty to the Trinity Presents stage!       Pedals & Pipes - A David Glaze Organ Extravaganza   Sunday February 10, 2008 6 pm   Forget what you think you know about organ music! If you have only experienced the pipe organ in the context of the beautiful sanctuary of a church, you haven’t heard the other personalities of this wonderful instrument. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to hear the “king of instruments” presented in all its glorious versatility. In his 24th year as Trinity United Methodist Church’s Diaconal Minister of Music, David Glaze has used his immense musical talents to minister to his church family and to help create meaningful, memorable worship experiences week after week. But that’s certainly not the end of the story. Sure, he’s a technical wizard on the organ, a master at the piano, but David is also an accomplished and talented entertainer. As any of you who have attended one (or all!) of his eleven prior Trinity Presents performances know, David is a showman of multiple talents and abilities. From organ concerts to piano performances to full blown Christmas musical spectaculars, David has awed, inspired and entertained Trinity Presents audiences from the very beginning of our series. (Remember the tap dance number a few years back?) The program will feature a wide variety of musical styles that will showcase Trinity’s wonderful pipe organ. You’ll hear everything from classic organ “war-horses” to numbers you’d never expect to hear played on the organ. We don’t want to give too much away in this description, but we can promise you that you are in for a fun-filled, entertaining, perhaps educational (but not too educational!), romp across the keyboards, pedals, and pipes! We guarantee you will laugh, be amazed, and maybe wipe away a tear or two as you experience this incredible concert event. Mark your calendars, tell your friends, and join us for what will no doubt be an evening you will long remember!   TRINITY PRESENTS COLLEGIATE PERFORMANCE SHOWCASE   Sunday, March 30, 2008 6pm   In an effort to bring you “the best of the best” each and every season, the Trinity Presents Board of Directors looks for new and innovative ways to identify and secure talented performers in a variety of disciplines. In the past, this has meant bringing artists in from both coasts and as far away as Vienna, Austria! But for one of our offerings this year, we decided to look a little closer to home and try to find those “rising stars” in our own state. Every professional musician, vocal or instrumental, has to be given a place and time to showcase their talents and develop their performance skills. We want to nurture that local talent and perhaps provide a means of jump-starting a major career or two! You’ll be able to say you “knew them when.” We have contacted the faculty of the music departments of Arkansas colleges and universities and will begin an application process in mid-December. The applicants will submit audition video recordings and supplemental information about themselves. Through a screening process overseen by the Trinity Presents Board of Directors, the finalists will be selected and will participate in the performance here on the Trinity Presents stage on Sunday, March 30, 2008. Cash prizes will be awarded to the finalists that evening and an overall winner will be announced. The exciting part of this performance is not only knowing that we are helping young, aspiring artists to further their futures in music, the contents of the program will be a surprise until you arrive! Please make plans to join us for the very first of what we hope will be many years of Trinity Presents Collegiate Performance Shocases. We look forward to welcoming all of you to this very special event. We know that our always loyal and supportive Trinity Presents audience will want to be here to support these talented young people!       Joe Utterback, jazz pianist   Sunday, April 27, 2008 6pm   Blues, ballads, Broadway, and standard jazz favorites blossom in the jazz improvisations of Yamaha Artist Joe Utterback. His piano improvs - “a composite of the greatest American jazz and piano styles of the century” (Pianoforte) - owe much to his admiration of Bill Evans, Art Tatum, Erroll Garner, Oscar Peterson, and Sarah Vaughan. His style is known for “its deeply personal quality, dynamic ability to involve the audience, haunting melodies and colorful sonorities” (Accent). Utterback has been performing jazz for more than forty years, since his first gig at the age of seventeen in Wichita, Kansas. His jazz journey has taken Joe throughout the United States and Europe, with long-term engagements in such jazz centers as St. Louis, Kansas City, and San Francisco. Dr. Joe performs annually for the Tony Awards gala reception, in the lobby of The Empire State Building during the December holiday season, and at a weekly gig at Regents on 53rd. He gives frequent solo concerts throughout the United States. Joe’s career in the recording industry dates from a 1960’s vinyl recording of Christmas Eve at the Wurlitzer on the now demolished theater organ in Wichita’s Miller Theater. In 1996, Connoisseur Society, Inc. released Joe’s first solo jazz piano CD, Gershwin: Porgy and Bess Jazz Suite Four additional Connoisseur CDs followed. In 2004, Joe recorded Dr. Joe’s JAZZ GOSPEL and Jazz Dreamz under his own publishing label Jazzmuze, Inc. In June 2005, Connoisseur released Stardust, recorded right after 9/11. With wonderful ballads, the CD is late night listening par excellence! Joe is actively involved in local studio work, recording with New York City cabaret singers. A Kansas native, Dr. Joe holds degrees in piano from Wichita State University, and a Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Kansas. He teaches at Sacred Heart University, Fairfield CT; directs the Stratford Sister Cities Chorus; and serves as Director of Music and Organist at the First Congregational Church of Stratford, Connecticut.     View the 20 year history of Trinity Presents Performances     • Home • Adult Ministries • Children's Ministries • Youth Ministries • Choir Ministries • Location & Schedule • Contact Us •   QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WE'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU. SEND US AN EMAIL!