The Third at First Concert Series offers a place to hear excellent musicians perform on the third Saturday of each month, October through July. Founded in 2014 by Junko Ueno Garrett and the church’s former music director, Sébastien Vallée, the series presents world-class musical artists, the church’s resident ensembles and exciting local performers in downtown Pasadena. The musical offerings range from intimate piano and chamber music recitals to jazz to full-scale orchestra-choral works. All concerts are offered free of admission charge. Generous supporters of fine music make this possible as church funds are not used to support the series.
First United Methodist Church of Pasadena is located east of Old Pasadena in the Playhouse District and serves people from throughout the city, neighboring communities and the surrounding San Gabriel Valley.
All Third@First concerts are free, however, a freewill offering will be taken to cover costs.
Events listed are subject to change according to local health officer recommendations pertaining to COVID-19. If you have questions, please check with the event organizer.
Information on our events calendar is provided as a free service for the public, and events being displayed are not endorsed by Playhouse Village Association, unless otherwise noted. We strive to ensure that the information is as complete and accurate as possible; however, due to circumstances beyond our control, event information may, on occasion, change or be omitted. If in doubt, check with the organizer of an event to confirm its information.