AGO EVENTS CALENDAR

This recital is co-sponsored by Concerts at St. James's. Jeremy Filsell is Organist and Director of Music at St. Thomas, Fifth Avenue.
Jeremy Filsell
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St. James's Episcopal Church

All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit <a href="https://www.reddoormusic.org" target="_blank">(link)</a>. The ancient and beautiful service of Choral Evensong is presented on the fourth Sunday of selected months at St. John’s. Join us on January 26 at 5:00pm for music by the Choir School of Hartford, and Trinity Church Choir; Jackson Merrill, choirmaster; Scott Lamlein, organist.
Choir of Trinity Church, Hartford, Jackson Merrill, choirmaster; Scott Lamlein, organist
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Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church

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The Choir of Christ the Redeemer will sing Choral Evensong with music by Richard Ayleward (Preces & Responses); Leo Sowerby (Magnificat & Nunc dimittis in E minor); H. Balfour Gardiner (Evening Hymn). The congregation will participate in the singing of hymns. Free admission; free-will offering. Reception afterward.
The Choir of Christ the Redeemer; Daniel McKinley, organist & choirmaster
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Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church

Contact: Dan McKinley

Join BAGO Chapter members for a recital by Arvid Gast (Lübeck Conservatory / St. Jakobi Church in Lübeck) followed by a reception in Moseley Hall.
Arvid Gast
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Church of the Advent

All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit <a href="https://www.reddoormusic.org" target="_blank">(link)</a>. The 2020 Pipes Alive! series continues with Cheryl Wadsworth playing the St. John’s organ on Sunday, February 2 at 12:30 p.m.
Cheryl Wadsworth, Organist
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Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church

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Join us to celebrate Women in Music. The Members' Form begins at 6:00 PM with the Concert at 7:00 PM. Performers include: Sophie Michaux (mezzo-soprano), Benjamin Katz (harpsichord), Paul Holmes Morton (theorbo), including works by Barbara Strozzi (1619-1677). This event is co-sponsored by The Cathedral Church of St. Paul
Sophie Michaux, Benjamin Katz, Paul Holmes Morton,
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The Cathedral Church of St. Paul

Come to pray, to listen, and to sing together to lighten the darkness of winter. Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in C - C.V. Stanford, "O Gracious Light" - M.J. Trotta; "O Thou the Central Orb" - C. Wood. All are welcome. A reception will follow the service.
St. John's Choir; Buffy Gray, Director; Andrew Sheranian, Guest Organist
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The Parish of St. John the Evangelist

Contact: 781-749-1535

Master Class
Daniel Roth
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St. Joseph Cathedral

Contact: Ezequiel Menendez

Master Class
Daniel Roth
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St. Joseph Cathedral

We welcome Daniel Roth to the Cathedral of Saint Joseph - widely acclaimed French organ virtuoso, renowned for his brilliant interpretation of organ literature and thrilling improvisations!
Daniel Roth
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St. Joseph Cathedral

Contact: Ezequiel Menendez

Be sure not to miss this amazing organist from Germany!!!
Prof. Martin Schmeding
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The Mother Church - The First Church of Christ, Scientist

Contact: First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston

All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit <a href="https://www.reddoormusic.org" target="_blank">(link)</a>. We welcome concert organist Simon Johnson to the mighty St. John’s pipe organ on Friday, February 21 at 7:30pm. Mr. Johnson is organist at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London.
Simon Johnson, Organist
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All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit <a href="https://www.reddoormusic.org" target="_blank">(link)</a>. The ancient and beautiful service of Choral Evensong is presented on the fourth Sunday of selected months at St. John’s. Join us on February 23 at 5:00pm for music by the professional choral ensemble Voices of Concinnity; Sarah Kaufold, choirmaster and Scott Lamlein, organist.
Voices of Concinnity; Sarah Kaufold, choirmaster; Scott Lamlein, organist
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Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church

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BOSTON — The Cathedral of the Holy Cross celebrates the 144th anniversary of the dedication of its principal organ, the 101-rank E. & G. G. Hook & Hastings opus 801, on February 23, 1876. To honor the instrument’s birthday, the public is invited to enjoy an organ concert on Sunday, February 23 at 3 p.m. in the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston’s South End. Associate Organist and Choirmaster of The Church of the Advent, Jeremey S. Burns, will perform a variety of works including works by Franck, Widor and Alain on the historic pipe organ of 5,318 pipes. Donations will fund the upkeep and restoration of the Cathedral organ. Suggested Donation: $20 | $10 Seniors and Students
Jeremy S. Bruns
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Cathedral of the Holy Cross

Contact: Richard Clark richard_clark@rcab.org

This recital features Rev. Benjamin Straley, former Organist and Associate Director of Music at Washington National Cathedral and widely hailed as one of the finest service players and liturgical musicians of his generation. Rev. Straley holds Masters in both Music and Divinity from Yale University, as well as a Certificate in Anglican Studies from Berkeley Divinity School, and is a priest in the Episcopal Church. He was featured in the May 2015 issue of The Diapason as one of the “Top 20 under 30” young organists in the country. Rev. Straley also serves as sub-dean of the Greater Hartford Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. This free to the public pipe organ series is sponsored by St. Mary’s Credit Union is intended to showcase the Wicks organ at First Church in Marlborough and share this resource with the wider community. 
Rev. Benjamin Straley
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First Church in Marlborough, UCC

Contact: earmsby@gmail.com

Calling all pianists! A half-day hands-on workshop designed with you in mind. This is your opportunity to experience playing a mighty pipe organ. Under the guidance of professional teachers, you will play short pieces using stops, manuals and pedalboard. Refreshments and lunch are included. Free but registration is required. Please pass the word on to your pianist friends. Sponsored by the Springfield Chapter of The American Guild of Organists. Info:<a href="https://www.agohq.org" target="_blank">(link)</a>. Register by emailing dianne.rechel@westhartfordwomeninnetworking.com Please do not call the church. Thank you
Springfield Chapter of AGO
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St. John's Episcopal Church

Charlie Chaplin's classic 1925 silent movie "The Gold Rush" accompanied by Rob Humphreville on the Russell & Co. (III/46) 2016 organ.
Charlie Chaplin accompanied by Rob Humphreville
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First Parish in Concord

Contact: D E Huenneke

All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit <a href="https://www.reddoormusic.org" target="_blank">(link)</a>. The 2020 Pipes Alive! series continues with Grant Wareham playing the St. John’s organ on Sunday, March 1 at 12:30 p.m.
Grant Wareham, Organist
Works by
Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church

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A free recital of varied repertoire performed by students of Boston Organ Studio, featuring Fisk organ Op. 55 in Old West Church.
Members of Boston Organ Studio
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Old West Church

Lenten Choral Evensong featuring Johannes Brahms' Lass dich nur nichts nicht dauren, Susan Labarr's Grace before sleep on a text by Sara Teasdale, George Dyson's Mag and Nunc in F major and Daniel Hathaway Preces and Responses. Thomas Handel, guest organist. All are invited to a candlelight reception in the parish hall following the service.
St. Andrew's Senior Choir, Thomas Handel, guest organist
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St Andrew's Episcopal Church

Contact: Wardie Mannix

Carrie Cheron & El Dorado Ensemble perform songs, solos, fantasies & dances by Guédron, Moulinié, Mesangeau, du Caurroy, Caroubel, Ballard and others. The music is in styles ranging from the rustic to the very refined, and includes a spectacular set of vocal variations on Boesset’s “N’espérez plus mes yeux”, as well as a beautiful (and seldom-heard) lute suite by Mesangeau, and a rousing instrumental and vocal finale (“Grand Ballet”) by Moulinié.
Carrie Cheron, mezzo-soprano, with El Dorado Ensemble (Carol Lewis, Karen Burciaga, Hannah Davidson, Mai-Lan Broekman, Alice Mroszczyk, viols; Olav Chris Henriksen, lute & renaissance guitar)
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Lindsay Chapel, First Church in Cambridge Congregational

Contact: For more information, call (617) 776-0692 or go to (link)

Virtuoso Baroque instrumental works by Italians who settled in London with its lively musical scene. The program includes trio sonatas by Locatelli, Platti, and Tessarini, a capriccio for strings and continuo by Veracini, a flute concerto by Sammartini, and a cello sonata by Cervetto
Musicians of the Old Post Road
Works by
First Parish
Kids free in Section B!

All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit <a href="https://www.reddoormusic.org" target="_blank">(link)</a>. An evening of incredible jazz! Join us on Saturday, March 7 at 7:30pm, in the marvelous acoustics of St. John’s Church, for a unique concert teaming up the Nat Reeves Trio with the St. John’s Youth and Adult Choirs. The featured work will be A Little Jazz Mass by English composer Bob Chilcott. Snow date: March 14 at 7:30pm.
Nat Reeves Trio, St. John's Youth and Adult Choirs
Works by
Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church

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“Do you *really* know what happens after you press the key? Come spend a few hours with Jonathan Ortloff and Jonathan Ambrosino at the Ortloff Organ Company workshop in Needham and find out. We’ll discuss and demonstrate design, construction, and mechanism, and dispel some of the myths and misconceptions of scaling and voicing, using Ortloff Opus 2, which will be set up on the shop floor, as a guide.”
Jonathan Ortloff, Jonathan Ambrosino
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Ortloff Organ Company
Limit 20 people

Carrie Cheron & El Dorado Ensemble perform songs, solos, fantasies & dances by Guédron, Moulinié, Mesangeau, du Caurroy, Caroubel, Ballard and others. The music is in styles ranging from the rustic to the very refined, and includes a spectacular set of vocal variations on Boesset’s “N’espérez plus mes yeux”, as well as a beautiful (and seldom-heard) lute suite by Mesangeau, and a rousing instrumental and vocal finale (“Grand Ballet”) by Moulinié.
Carrie Cheron, mezzo-soprano, with El Dorado Ensemble (Carol Lewis, Karen Burciaga, Hannah Davidson, Mai-Lan Broekman, Alice Mroszczyk, viols; Olav Chris Henriksen, lute & renaissance guitar)
Works by
Somerville Museum
children admitted free
Contact: For more information, call (617) 666-9810 or go to (link)

In this workshop, co-sponsored by the MVAGO and New Hampshire AGO chapters, organist Heinrich Christensen will offer an exploration of Baroque touch, articulation, registration, and pedaling, with a particular focus on their application to the organ music of J S Bach. Christensen will discuss how historical understanding and performance practice can inform our playing today. Ample time for questions and discussion, with a reception to follow. Free to all and friends are welcome to attend. To help with the organization, please register by sending an email to Hugh Hinton, MVAGO Sub-Dean: hugh.hinton@verizon.net
Heinrich Christensen
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All Saints Episcopal Church

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Organist David Peckham
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Knight Auditorium, Babson College
Age 18 & Under $5

All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit <a href="https://www.reddoormusic.org" target="_blank">(link)</a>. The ancient and beautiful service of Choral Evensong is presented on the fourth Sunday of selected months at St. John’s. Join us on March 22 at 5:00pm for music by the St. John’s Schola; Scott Lamlein, organist and choirmaster.
St. John's Schola, Scott Lamlein, organist and choirmaster
Works by
Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church

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Co-sponsored with Trinity College Chapel. "Rare musicality and lovely lyrical grandeur." - The Los Angeles Times
Chelsea Chen
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Trinity College Chapel

All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit <a href="https://www.reddoormusic.org" target="_blank">(link)</a>. For more than three decades, the New World Trio has brought the excitement and intimacy of chamber music to live audiences throughout New England. Founded in 1985 by violinist Anhared Stowe, New World provides a unique experience for music lovers with its mix of both standard repertoire and contemporary works. With each performance, New World brings new vitality to established masterworks; these are paired with contemporary pieces, with each complementing the other in depth and beauty. “…New World has been (Hartford’s) one reliable source of chamber music since its founding…” says the Hartford Courant.
New World Trio
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Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church

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Join us at First Lutheran Church Boston for this year's Bach Birthday 335 Celebration. A German Lunch is served around noontime. Choral Vespers will be held at 5:00 PM. This event is co-sponsored by First Lutheran Church.
Bach Birthday Bash 335
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First Lutheran Church

A free recital of varied repertoire performed by students of Boston Organ Studio, featuring Fisk organ Op. 55 in Old West Church.
Members of Boston Organ Studio
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Old West Church

All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit <a href="https://www.reddoormusic.org" target="_blank">(link)</a>. The 2020 Pipes Alive! series continues with Zachary Schurman playing the St. John’s organ on Sunday, April 5 at 12:30 p.m.
Zachary Schurman
Works by
Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church

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A free recital of varied repertoire performed by students of Boston Organ Studio, featuring Fisk organ Op. 55 in Old West Church.
Members of Boston Organ Studio
Works by
Old West Church

All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit <a href="https://www.reddoormusic.org" target="_blank">(link)</a>. Join us for a beautiful chamber music concert on Friday, April 24 at 7:30pm by Leonid Sigal and friends. Mr. Sigal is well known for his series at the Wadsworth Atheneum, “Sunday Serenades,” where he and his HSO colleagues perform repertoire inspired by the artwork on display. He has planned a program of Prokofiev, Fauré and Beethoven.
Leonid Sigal
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Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church

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Join us for a recital by David Enlow of the Church of the Resurrection NYC, NY. A reception will follow in Moseley Hall. This event is co-sponsored by Church of the Advent.
David Enlow
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Church of the Advent

All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit <a href="https://www.reddoormusic.org" target="_blank">(link)</a>. The ancient and beautiful service of Choral Evensong is presented on the fourth Sunday of selected months at St. John’s. Join us on April 26 at 5:00pm for music by the St. John’s Youth Choir, with the Youth Choir of Christ Church, Congregational, Newington; Scott Lamlein and Peter Niedmann, choirmasters.
St. John's Youth Choir with the Youth Choir of Christ Church, Newington; Scott Lamlein and Peter Niedmann, choirmasters
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Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church

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French Baroque cantatas and instrumental works, featuring Elisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre’s cantata Le Passage sur la mer rouge (based on the biblical story), Clerambault’s epic cantata Leandre et Hero, along with Clerambault’s Sonata La Felicite and an overture by Charpentier With soprano Teresa Wakim
Musicians of the Old Post Road
Works by
Harvard-Epworth Church
Kids free in Section B!

All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit <a href="https://www.reddoormusic.org" target="_blank">(link)</a>. The 2020 Pipes Alive! series continues with Michelle Horsley playing the St. John’s organ on Sunday, May 3 at 12:30 p.m.
Michelle Horsley, Organist
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Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church

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Join us for our Annual Members' Recital and Meeting. Rev. Rita Powell, Episcopal Chaplain at Harvard, will discuss Clergy/Musician Relations. Our own Daryl Bichel's Persimmon Catering will provide the meal. 5:30 PM Appetizers/Dinner 7:00 PM Members' Recital 7:45 PM Dessert and Meeting Parking Available
Members' Recital
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The Parish of All Saints, Ashmont

All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit <a href="https://www.reddoormusic.org" target="_blank">(link)</a>. The 2020 Pipes Alive! series continues with Benjamin Straley playing the St. John’s organ on Sunday, June 7 at 12:30 p.m.
Benjamin Straley, Organist
Works by
Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church

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