Fancies and Bonbons - Dedication of Schoenstein Op. 172
| Church of the Redeemer, 379 Hammond Street Cost: Free Performing: Choristers & Choir of the Church of the Redeemer; Stuart Forster & Michael S. Murray, Organ; Keisuke Wakao, Oboe; Hailey Fuqua, Soprano |
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| Details: A concert of the 'greatest hits' of the Anglican choral tradition, and fun organ and instrumental music. This is the first is a series of four dedication events to celebrate the new Schoenstein Organ. Festive reception follows. | |
| Works by Parry, Bach, Beethoven, Balfour Gardiner, Bourgeois, Sullivan, Handel. Bio: www.redeemerchestnuthill.org OrganInfo: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=59380 [Map]     107333 | |
Fancies and Bonbons - Dedication of Schoenstein Op. 172
| Church of the Redeemer, 379 Hammond Street Cost: Free Performing: Choristers & Choir of the Church of the Redeemer; Stuart Forster & Michael S. Murray, Organ; Keisuke Wakao, Oboe; Hailey Fuqua, Soprano |
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| Details: A concert of the 'greatest hits' of the Anglican choral tradition, and fun organ and instrumental music. This is the first in a series of four dedication events to celebrate the new Schoenstein Organ. Festive reception follows. | |
| Works by Parry, Bach, Beethoven, Balfour Gardiner, Bourgeois, Sullivan, Handel. Bio: www.redeemerchestnuthill.org OrganInfo: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=59380 [Map]  107334 | |
Hymn Festival
| South Church of Andover, 41 Central Street Cost: Free Will Offering Performing: South Church of Andover, UCC with area musicians |
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| Details: Lift Every Voice - Finding Community Through Song. Don't miss this ecumenical hymn festival featuring musicians of the Merrimack Valley and beyond. Led by Cathy Meyer, South Church's new Minister of Music on the Bozeman organ and Steinway concert grand pianos. A combined choir will meet at 1:30PM to rehearse an anthem for the event. To join the chorus or to bring your own chorus to sing an anthem based on a hymn tune or text, email cathy@southchurch.com. A reception will follow. Free admission; an offering will be taken to benefit those affected by the gas explosions through the Essex County Community Fund. Accessible entrances (with elevator leading to the sanctuary) can be found on the sides of the building, off the parking lots. | |
| Works by https://www.facebook.com/events/146507906297603/ Bio: OrganInfo: [Map] 107379 | |
Connexions Concert I of the 2018-2019 season
| Sudbury United Methodist Church, 251 Old Sudbury Road Cost: Free Will Offering Performing: members and friends of Sudbury United Methodist Church |
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| Details: Jack Beal, contrabass; Ann Carroll Bundy, flute; Tom Gero, guitar; Ciarán Murphy, cello, drums; Jill Gaudet, flute; Bill Hoke, clarinet; Rob Hammerton, bass guitar, vocals, piano; Tricia O' Reilly, vocals; Leslie Bell, flute, vocals; Kevin Francis Murphy, piano, organ and Heather Josselyn Cranson, piano will present the Connexions Concert I of the 2018-2019 season.
The event will feature works by Benedetto Marcello, Jack Beal, Kevin Francis Murphy, George Benson, Georg Gondelman, Alfredo Casella, Francesco Geminiani, Paul Lacome and others. The selections will present a wide assortment of various styles including classical, sacred, folk, rock and popular. Of particular interest will be the "Pagine di guerra" of Casella, a piece that commemorates the Armistice of World War One, the centennial of which we celebrate next month. The Connexions concerts at Sudbury United Methodist showcase the various talents of church members and guest artists who come to share their music. | |
| Works by https://www.facebook.com/connexionsconcerts/ OrganInfo: http://www.sudbury-umc.org/sumc_v1/music/organ/index.html [Map]  107380 | |
Douglas Cleveland Plays the C. B. Fisk Organ, Op. 139
| Memorial Church, Harvard University, Harvard Yard Cost: Free Performing: Douglas Cleveland |
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| Details: Douglas Cleveland performs a recital on the C. B. Fisk organ (Op. 139) of Memorial Church, Harvard University | |
| Contact: Carson Cooman OrganInfo: https://memorialchurch.harvard.edu/organs [Map] 107345 | |
Organ recital celebrating 175th Anniversary of Congregation Beth Israel
| Congregation Beth Israel, 701 Farmington Avenue, W.Hartford, CT Cost: Free Performing: Gail Archer |
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| Details: Gail Archer will perform on Historic 1934 "Austin" organ works by F.Mendelssohn, M.Mussorgskiy,R.Schumann,A.Binder,
L.Lewandowski, H.Adler. | |
| Works by R.Shumann, F.Mendelssohn, M.Mussorgskiy, H.Adler, L.Lewandowski, A.Binder Bio: http://www.gailarcher/artist.html/ Contact: Natalia Ulyanovsky (860)995-8711; n.ulyanovsky@gmail.com [Map] 107362 | |
Dedicatory Evensong - Schoenstein Op. 172 with Celebrity Organist, Professor Thomas Murray
| Church of the Redeemer, 379 Hammond Street Cost: Free Performing: Thomas Murray, Stuart Forster, Michael S. Murray, The Choir of the Church of the Redeemer. |
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| Details: An evensong of the choral music of Stainer, Smith of Durham, Stanford and Parry. Professor Thomas Murray will play an extended prelude and concluding voluntary for this evensong. The prelude begins at 5:00pm.
A festive reception follows.
This is the second dedicatory event for Schoenstein Op. 172. | |
| Works by Stanford, Parry, Stainer, Smith of Durham and others. Bio: www.redeemerchestnuthill.org OrganInfo: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=59380 [Map]  107335 | |
Pipescreams!
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: Various local Organists |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit http://www.reddoormusic.org.
Pipescreams! is Friday, October 26, 7:30 p.m. Hear the celebrated St. John’s Austin organ played by a stunning cast of costumed players in this spooktacular concert. The music will be kooky, creepy, dramatic, doleful – featuring old favorites as well as some pieces you may not have heard before. Reception with ghoulish treats follows the concert. Fun for all ages. Don’t miss it! Co-sponsored by the Greater Hartford Chapter, American Guild of Organists. | |
| Contact: music@sjparish.net [Map]  107274 | |
Inaugural Recital - KEN COWAN - Schoenstein Op. 172
| Church of the Redeemer, 379 Hammond Street Cost: Free Performing: Ken Cowan |
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| Details: To inaugurate the new Schoenstein organ at the Church of the Redeemer, Ken Cowan will play works by Bach, Widor, Mulet, Saint-Saëns, Karg-Elert, Laurin, and Wagner.
A festive reception follows. | |
| Works by Bach, Widor, Mulet, Saint-Saëns, Karg-Elert, Laurin, and Wagner. Bio: http://organistkencowan.com OrganInfo: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=59380 [Map]  107336 | |
A Weekend of Music and Reflection with Composer Dan Schutte
A Weekend of Music and Reflection with Composer Dan Schutte
| St. Catherine of Siena,, 265 Stratton Brook Rd Cost: Suggested Donation: Gen: $10; Sr/Stu: $10 - $25 per family Performing: Dan Schutte |
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| Details: Sing-along with Dan Schutte, the composer of “Here I Am Lord,” “City of God,” “Mass of Christ the Savior,” and much more, in concert on Friday, October 26, at 7:30 in St. Catherine of Siena Church, West Simsbury, CT. Dan will also lead a workshop for Choir members (and those who would like to be choir members) on Saturday, October 27, from 9-Noon, also at St. Catherine. The event is sponsored by NPM (National Pastoral Musicians)-Hartford Chapter. There is a suggested minimum donation of $10 per person, $25 per family for the concert. The Workshop requires membership in NPM-Hartford $20 per person or $100 per parish, plus $5 per person. For more information email szybert.music@gmail.com or call 860-217-0600. | |
| Works by [Map] 107340 | |
Hector Olivera Plays at Methuen
| Methuen Memorial Music Hall, 192 Broadway Cost: Tickets: Gen: $12; Sr/Stu: $12 - Tickets are not being sold in advance Performing: Hector Olivera |
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| Details: Hector Olivera is one of the most sought after international concert organists. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He began playing the pipe organ when he was three years of age. At age five, he played for Eva Peron. At twelve, he entered the University of Buenos Aires. And, by eighteen, had performed for heads of state and celebrities throughout Latin America.
Ticket revenue from this event will be added to our Scholarship Fund, to help the Music hall Board of Trustees to annually award scholarships to graduating high school students who plan to pursue a degree in a music-related field. | |
| Works by Bedard, Vierne, Bach, Piazella, and Guilmant; with improvisations by Hector Bio: OrganInfo: [Map] 107332 | |
Conversations with Jack Bethards
| Church of the Redeemer, 379 Hammond Street Cost: Free Performing: Jack Bethards, Michael S. Murray |
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| Details: An interactive discussion on the design and building of the new organ for the Church of the Redeemer by Schoenstein's President and Tonal Director, Jack M. Bethards. Michael S. Murray will improvise demonstrations of the instrument. A reception follows. | |
Bio: OrganInfo: [Map]  107337 | |
Silent Film - The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
| Zeiterion Theatre, 684 Purchase St Cost: Tickets: Gen: $7.50; Sr/Stu: $ Performing: acc. by Bernie Anderson at the Wurlitzer |
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| Details: https://zeiterion.org/cabinet-of-dr-caligari | |
| OrganInfo: http://www.emcatos.com/PipeOrganPops_Satellite/organ%20specifications/zeiterion%20theatre.pdf [Map] 107356 | |
OFFICIAL SEASON OPENING: The Investiture Concert featuring Widor's Mass for Two Choirs and Two organs
| Trinity Episcopal Church, 220 Prospect Street Cost: Free Will Offering Performing: Chorus Angelicus & Gaudeamus, plus special guests from Connecticut Children’s Chorus Men’s Choir. Dr. Ezequiel Menéndez, organ, Gabriel Löfvall, director |
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| Details: Do not miss Chorus Angelicus & Gaudeamus as they perform their annual INVESTITURE CONCERT on Saturday, October 27, at 4:00 p.m., at their home base, Trinity Episcopal Church, Torrington. The Investiture Ceremony represents that very special moment in which choral students are being promoted to their new upper choirs. The season’s Head Choristers and Choral Scholars are also publicly announced, as well as choristers with best attendance records. All five choirs of Chorus Angelicus & Gaudeamus participate of this sonic feast that features choral works from around the globe! This year we go French and our showcase masterwork will be Charles-Marie Widor amazing Mass for Two Choirs and Two organs, inspired by the magnificent Cavaillé-Coll organ at Saint-Sulpice in Paris. Widor revolutionized the art of organ playing and composition in France and you can experience it now at home, in Torrington! Special guests include organist extraordinaire Dr. Ezequiel Menéndez, and the young singers | |
Works by Bio: [Map]  107365 | |
Silent Film - Nosferatu
| Knight Auditorium, Babson College, 231 Forest St Cost: Tickets: Gen: $10; Sr/Stu: $ - $5 for age 18 & under Performing: acc. by Bernie Anderson at the Wurlitzer |
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| Details: http://emcatos.com/PipeOrganPopsAndSilentsInTheHouse/Events/Public_Events___Tickets/public_events___tickets.html | |
| OrganInfo: http://www.emcatos.com/PipeOrganPops_Satellite/organ%20specifications/babson%20college.pdf [Map] 107357 | |
29th Annual Cathedral Organ Benefit Recital
| Saint John's Seminary, 127 Lake St. Cost: Suggested Donation: Gen: $20; Sr/Stu: $10 Performing: Mark Dwyer |
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| Details: Mark Dyer plays Bach, Sowerby, Franck, Handel, and Whitlock on the beautiful Hook & Hastings (1902), Opus 1833 at St. John's Seminary in Brighton — restored by the Andover Organ Company in 2015. Funds benefit the Cathedral's 1875 E&GG Hook, Opus 801 organ | |
| Works by https://www.facebook.com/events/338712200034292/" size="100" /> Bio: http://archive.theadventboston.org/music/choirs.htm OrganInfo: [Map]  107383 | |
Evensong followed by Pipe Organ and Cello Concert featuring music of Bach, Pachelbel, Mendelssohn, Cooman and Woodman
| St. Johns Episcopal Church, 23 High Street Cost: Free Performing: Organist: Margaret Angelini, Cello Quartet: A Concord of Cellos (Eric Benedict, Jennifer Beal Cole, Julian Cole, Cynthia Forbes) |
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| Details: You are invited to St. John's Episcopal Church in Sharon for an afternoon filled with music as we introduce our new pipe organ to the community. The free musical celebration on October 28 begins with an Evensong dedication at 3:30 followed by a concert at 4:30. You are welcome to attend either or both musical events and we hope you will join us for light refreshments following the concert. | |
| Works by Bach, Pachelbel, Mendelssohn, Cooman, Woodman Contact: www.stjonssharon.church, stjohnschurch.sharon@gmail.com, 781-784-3400 [Map]  107384 | |
Choral Evensong
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: St. John's Schola; Scott Damlein, Choirmaster |
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| Details: All events are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit http://www.reddoormusic.org.
The ancient and beautiful service of Choral Evensong is presented on the last Sunday of selected months at St. John’s. Join us on October 28 at 5:00, with music by the St. John’s Schola; Scott Lamlein, choirmaster.
What is Choral Evensong? “Evensong … is a very tiny fragment of something else: it is a fragment of the worship which is offered to God by Christian people every hour in every part of the world. When you come to Evensong here it is as if you were dropping in on a conversation already in progress — a conversation between God and people which began long before you were born and will go on long after you are dead.”
Why celebrate Evensong? Evensong offers to us the opportunity to gather and spend time in prayer while listening and participating in music that is especially selected to bring us into | |
| Contact: music@sjparish.net [Map]  107275 | |
Spooktacular!
| The Tabernacle Church, Washington Street Cost: Suggested Donation: Gen: $10.; Sr/Stu: $ Performing: Brink Bush, Frank Corbin, Gigi Mitchell Velasco, Kyle Bertulli and Mary Jodice |
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| Details: A concert of Spooky Organ music hosted by the Tabernacle Church in downtown Salem Mass. Family friendly event with organ demonstrations at 4pm and 5pm with a concert at 6pm. Fun for all! | |
| [Map] 107378 | |
Libor Dudas 20th Anniversary Concert at Old North Church
| Old North Church, 193 Salem Street Cost: Tickets: Gen: $40; Sr/Stu: $ - Students $15; Benefit Performing: Dr. Libor Dudas |
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| Details: Dr. Libor Dudas will perform an organ concert in celebration of his 20 years as Organist and Music Director at the Old North Church. The program will feature the world premiere of Old North (the imploring organ), an original piece composed in Libor's honor by John Morrison along with works by Bach, Bennett, and Boellman. Dr. Dudas will be playing Old North’s historic organ, built in 1759 by Thomas Johnson. Admission includes the concert and a festive reception in the Old North Parish House following the performance. Tickets are $40 ($15 students). Please call 617-523-6676 for tickets or order online at https://libordudasconcert.eventbrite.com. Sponsor ($250) and Patron ($500) tickets include admission for two to the concert and reception, and recognition in the programs of this anniversary concert and the annual Old North Christmas Concert on 12/9/18. All proceeds benefit the music ministry at the Old North Ch | |
| Works by Bio: OrganInfo: [Map] 107382 | |
Halloween Silent Film Night Nosferatu
| Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St Cost: Tickets: Gen: $20; Sr/Stu: $18 - Students 15, 12 and under free. Performing: James Kennerley |
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| Details: James Kennerley will provide a thrilling improvised soundtrack to the classic 1922 horror film Nosferatu.
The Film: German Expressionist film Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror. Released in 1922 as the first film adaptation of Bram Stoker's Dracula (with names changed due to studio copyright issues), Nosferatu is as haunting as they come and is still recognized today as one of the most chilling vampire films of all time.
In this highly influential silent horror film, the mysterious Count Orlok (Max Schreck) summons Thomas Hutter (Gustav von Wangenheim) to his remote Transylvanian castle in the mountains. The eerie Orlok seeks to buy a house near Hutter and his wife, Ellen (Greta A Schroeder). After Orlok reveals his vampire nature, Hutter struggles to escape the castle, knowing that Ellen is in grave danger. Meanwhile Orlok's servant, Knock (Alexander Granach), prepares for his master to arrive at his home. | |
| Works by https://www.facebook.com/events/164300057574974/ Bio: http://www.foko.org/events/nosferatu/ Contact: porttix.com OrganInfo: http://www.foko.org/stop-list/ [Map]  107318 | |
Jonathan Ryan in Concert with Pre Concert Dinner for AGO Members
| St Joseph Parish, 1382 Highland Ave Cost: Free - Dinner is $15 payable at door; reservati Performing: Jonathan Ryan |
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| Details: Jonathan Ryan in Concert
Friday November 9th, 7:30 PM
St. Joseph’s Church
1382 Highland Ave, Needham, MA 02492
Pre-concert Dinner 6:00 PM
Linse Room, Lower Level of the Church
Experience Jonathan Ryan in Concert! He is a multi-prize winning classical musician. Lauded for his strong communicative skills in a variety of styles, exceptional use of the instrument’s capabilities, and bold programming, he has emerged as one of North America’s premier young concert artists. With a repertoire spanning the 16th- to 21st-centuries, he has performed at celebrated venues, festivals, and conventions throughout the North America and Europe.
Mr. Ryan will be playing a diverse program of music, from the Renaissance to the modern day. .
Prior to the program, AGO Members are invited to a pre-concert dinner, beginning at 6:00 PM. The cost is $15 cash or check payable to Boston Chapter AGO at the door. Reservations deadline is Tuesday, November 6th.
To view the concert program, | |
Works by Bio: [Map]  107371 | |
All Saints Day Organ Recital & Choral Compline
| Christ Church (Episcopal), 569 Main Street Cost: Free Will Offering Performing: Robert Potterton III and the Christ Church Choir |
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| Details: Come and enjoy fellowship with light refreshments before settling in for a performance of French organ music presented by Robert Potterton III, followed by a short traditional end-of-day worship led by our Parish Choir. | |
| Works by https://www.facebook.com/events/1093271774161598/ Bio: http://christchurchfitchburg.org/staff-and-lay-leadership.html Contact: 978-342-0007 OrganInfo: http://www.christchurchfitchburg.org/our-organ.html [Map]  107363 | |
Music at Trinity: Durufle Requiem
| Trinity Lutheran Church, 73 Lancaster Street Cost: Free Will Offering Performing: Trinity Choir, St. John's Schola Cantorum, Sean Redrow, Organist, Jane Shivick, Soprano, Mark Mummert, conductor |
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| Details: On All Saints' Day, the Trinity Choir and St. John's Schola Cantorum present Maurice Durufle's Requiem with Jane Shivick, Soprano, Sean Redrow, Organist, conducted by Cantor Mark Mummert | |
| Works by https://www.facebook.com/events/192292428293546/ Bio: http://trinityworc.org/music-at-trinity/ Contact: Mark Mummert OrganInfo: http://trinityworc.org/welcome/history/pipe-organs/ [Map]  107257 | |
Notre-Dame Comes to Hartford with Johann Vexo (Widor Mass and Organ Recital)
| St. Joseph Cathedral, 140 Farmington Ave Cost: Free Will Offering Performing: Johann Vexo |
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| Details: Featuring: Mass for Two Organs and Two Choirs, Op. 36 by Charles-Marie Widor
Johann Vexo, Grand Orgue
Dr. Ezequiel Menéndez, Choeur Orgue
Cathedral of Saint Joseph Schola Cantorum; Chorus Angelicus and Gaudeamus, under the direction of Dr. Gabriel Löfvall | |
| Works by Featuring Widor Mass Bio: http://www.concertartists.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/vexo_full_bio.pdf Contact: Ezequiel Menendez OrganInfo: Austin Organ https://www.hartfordcathedral.org/uploads/9/0/0/6/90060259/austinorgan-stops.pdf [Map] 107364 | |
Divine Encounters
| Eliot Church, 474 Centre St Cost: Tickets: Gen: $25; Sr/Stu: $18 - in advance, $22/$15 Performing: Seraphim Singers |
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| Details: Encounters with the divine explored in choral works by Vaughan Williams, Frank Ferko, Christina Whitten Thomas, Victoria, Schumann, Poulenc and more. | |
| Bio: www.seraphimsingers.org Contact: info@seraphimsingers.org [Map] 107349 | |
Divine Encounters
| First Church (Congregational), 11 Garden St. Cost: Tickets: Gen: $25; Sr/Stu: $18 - in advance, $22/$15 Performing: Seraphim Singers |
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| Details: Encounters with the divine explored in choral works by Vaughan Williams, Frank Ferko, Christina Whitten Thomas, Victoria, Schumann, Poulenc and more. | |
| Bio: Contact: info@seraphimsingers.org [Map] 107350 | |
All Souls Requiem
| Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church, 188 Elliott Street Cost: Free Performing: Choir of Christ the Redeemer; Daniel McKinley, Minister of Music/Organist & Choirmaster |
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| Details: The Choir of Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church and an instrumental ensemble, conducted by Dan McKinley, will present the Luigi Cherubini Requiem in C Minor as the service music for the annual All Souls Eucharist. Reception afterward. | |
| Works by Cherubini Contact: Dan McKinley [Map] 107367 | |
Boston Organ Studio Recital
"Israel in Egypt" by Handel
| Congregation B'Nai Shalom, 117 East Maiin Street Cost: Free - Active Duty Military and all veterans wi Performing: Dr. Robert P. Eaton/ Assabet Valley Mastersingers |
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| Details: "Israel in Egypt", the drama of the exciting story of the Hebrew escape from slavery in Egypt. is enhance by frequent use of double choruses in painting the fright of various plagues as well asin fervent songs of victory and of praise for the glorious triumph of their Lord. | |
| Contact: Alene Cole 978-562-9838 [Map] 107381 | |
Theatre Organ Concert
| Shanklin Music Hall, 130 Sandy Pond Rd Cost: Tickets: Gen: $25; Sr/Stu: $ - $15 for age 18 & under Performing: Jonathan Ortloff at the Wurlitzer |
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| Details: http://emcatos.com/PipeOrganPopsAndSilentsInTheHouse/Events/Public_Events___Tickets/public_events___tickets.html | |
| OrganInfo: http://www.emcatos.com/PipeOrganPops_Satellite/organ%20specifications/shanklin%20music%20hall.pdf [Map] 107358 | |
The Bach Project
| The Parish of All Saints - Ashmont, 209 Ashmont Street Cost: Tickets: Gen: $25; Sr/Stu: $18 Performing: The Bach Project at Ashmont Hill Chamber Music |
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| Details: The Bach Project at Ashmont Hill Chamber Music is delighted to announce its second season of concerts after its sold-out debut in 2017. Under the direction of Andrew Sheranian, this ensemble of professional singers and instrumentalists, drawn from the Handel and Haydn Society, Boston Baroque, Emmanuel Music, Trinity Church in Copley Square, and the Church of the Advent, will perform organ, instrumental, and choral music of Johann Sebastian Bach. They will be joined by the All Saints' Boys Choir.
Program
Choral, orchestral, and organ works, including
BWV 159 Anh. Motet: Ich lasse dich nicht
BWV 1056: Violin Concerto in G minor
BWV 548: Fugue in E minor “The Wedge”
BWV 234. Mass in A major | |
| Works by https://www.facebook.com/events/521466071616924/ Bio: http://www.ahchambermusic.org/concerts Contact: 617-436-3520 OrganInfo: http://www.cbfisk.com/instruments/opus_103 [Map] 107351 | |
Toccata
| King's Chapel, 58 Tremont Street Cost: Tickets: Gen: $20; Sr/Stu: $15 - Tickets at the door: $20, $15 (stud/seni Performing: Heinrich Christensen |
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| Details: What is a toccata? It’s known as a musical composition for a keyboard instrument designed to exhibit the performer’s touch and technique. This wonderfully loose definition has inspired composers to “touch the organ” and create the compositions represented in this historical survey of organ works from the Renaissance to the modern era. Wrap up your Thanksgiving weekend, as organist Heinrich Christensen performs on King’s Chapel renowned C.B. Fisk organ in the historic, 18th-century sanctuary. This one-hour program includes works by Bach, Bélier, Bernstein, Dubois, Frescobaldi, Muffat, Pachelbel, Pinkham, Sark, Shlominski, Sweelinck, Vierne, Widor, and Woodman.
Tickets ordered in advance online: $15, $10 (students & seniors)
Tickets at the door: $20, $15 (students & seniors)
To purchase online, visit brownpapertickets.com and search for King's Chapel.
Validated concert parking available at One Beacon Street Garage. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. | |
| Works by https://www.facebook.com/events/1899544937018407/ Contact: Heinrich Christensen [Map] 107373 | |
Music at Trinity: Advent Lessons and Carols
| Trinity Lutheran Church, 73 Lancaster Street Cost: Free Will Offering Performing: Trinity Choir and Cantor Mark Mummert, organist and conductor |
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| Details: The Annual Advent Lessons and Carols on the First Sunday of Advent includes scripture readings (lessons) and hymns and choral works (carols) for the season, with prayers and the lighting of the Advent wreath. All are welcome to this service of Christian worship. A free-will offering will be received to benefit the Music at Trinity series. | |
| Works by https://www.facebook.com/events/1182940841848193/ Bio: http://trinityworc.org/music-at-trinity/ Contact: Mark Mummert OrganInfo: http://trinityworc.org/welcome/history/pipe-organs/ [Map]  107258 | |
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: St. John's Youth and Adult Choirs; Scott Lamlein, Choirmaster; Floyd Higgins, Organist |
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| Details: All events are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit http://www.reddoormusic.org.
An amazing start to the Advent season – arrive early to get a good seat! In the tradition of King’s College, Cambridge, prepare your soul for the Christmas miracle with carols for choir and organ. This event is a long-standing tradition at St. John’s – a “must” to center your soul during the Advent season. Sunday, December 9 at 3:00pm.
The St. John’s Adult and Youth Choirs; Scott Lamlein, choirmaster; Floyd Higgins, organist | |
| Contact: music@sjparish.net [Map]  107296 | |
Boston Organ Studio Recital
Boston Organ Studio Recital
Christmas with Kennerley
| Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St Cost: Tickets: Gen: $27-50; Sr/Stu: $ - Reserved seating, 12 and under free Performing: James Kennerley, ChoralArt Singers, Kotzschmar Festival Brass |
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| Details: James Kennerley continues a beloved holiday tradition by celebrating the season in grand style with music on the Kotzschmar Organ. The program will include a variety of holiday classics, from traditional carols to modern favorites. There is always the possibility of some new organ transcriptions or even new compositions from Mr. Kennerley. The festive sounds of the Kotzschmar Brass, the beautiful voices of the ChoralArt Singers, and by a special guest vocal soloist will join the organ for a vibrant celebration of the holiday season. This is a holiday tradition that is not to be missed. | |
| Works by Bio: Contact: https://boxoffice.porttix.com/747/748 OrganInfo: [Map]  107319 | |
Pipes Alive! - Diana Chou, Organist
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: Diana Chou |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit http://www.reddoormusic.org.
Back by popular demand, the Pipes Alive! series continues with Diana Chou playing the St. John’s organ on Sunday, January 6 at 12:30 p.m. Diana is a Yale Graduate Student and Organ Scholar, St. Paul’s-on-the-Green, Norwalk.
Join us for half-hour organ concerts featuring St. John’s magnificent Austin pipe organ, on the first Sunday of the month, January through June, 12:30 p.m. with regional organists. Free! | |
| Contact: music@sjparish.net [Map]  107277 | |
Theatre Organ Concert
| Knight Auditorium, Babson College, 231 Forest St Cost: Tickets: Gen: $15; Sr/Stu: $ - $5 for age 18 & under Performing: Luke Staisiunas at the Wurlitzer |
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| Details: http://emcatos.com/PipeOrganPopsAndSilentsInTheHouse/Events/Public_Events___Tickets/public_events___tickets.html | |
| OrganInfo: http://www.emcatos.com/PipeOrganPops_Satellite/organ%20specifications/babson%20college.pdf [Map] 107359 | |
New World Trio: Ensemble-in-Residence at the Red Door
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: New World Trio |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit http://www.reddoormusic.org.
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 | |
| Contact: music@sjparish.net [Map]  107278 | |
Choral Evensong
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: St. John's Youth Choir; Scott Lamlein, Choirmaster |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit http://www.reddoormusic.org.
The ancient and beautiful service of Choral Evensong is presented on the last Sunday of selected months at St. John’s. Join us on January 27 at 5:00, with music by the St. John’s Youth Choir; Scott Lamlein, choirmaster.
What is Choral Evensong? “Evensong … is a very tiny fragment of something else: it is a fragment of the worship which is offered to God by Christian people every hour in every part of the world. When you come to Evensong here it is as if you were dropping in on a conversation already in progress — a conversation between God and people which began long before you were born and will go on long after you are dead.”
Why celebrate Evensong? Evensong offers to us the opportunity to gather and spend time in prayer while listening and participating in music that is especially selected to bring | |
[Map]  107279 | |
Pipes Alive! - Kyle Swann, Organist
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: Kyle Swann, Organist |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit http://www.reddoormusic.org. Back by popular demand, the Pipes Alive! series continues with Kyle Swann playing the St. John’s organ on Sunday, February 3 at 12:30 p.m. Kyle is organist and choirmaster at Grace Episcopal Church, Hartford.
Join us for half-hour organ concerts featuring St. John’s magnificent Austin pipe organ, on the first Sunday of the month, January through June, 12:30 p.m. with regional organists. Free! | |
| Contact: music@sjparish.net [Map]  107280 | |
Handel's Messiah: American Baroque Orchestra and Singers
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: American Baroque Orchestra and Singers |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit http://www.reddoormusic.org.
Full of famous choruses – such as the great Hallelujah – and based on Italian folk songs and carols, Handel’s Messiah tells a story of wonder and triumph. Experience this timeless masterwork in its earliest version, as conceived by artistic director Mark Bailey, on Saturday, February 9th at 7:30pm. Snow date: February 16th, 7:30pm | |
| Contact: music@sjparish.net [Map]  107287 | |
Choral Evensong
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: Choir School of Hartford and Trinity Church Choir; Jackson Merrill, Choirmaster |
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| Details: All events are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit http://www.reddoormusic.org.
The ancient and beautiful service of Choral Evensong is presented on the last Sunday of selected months at St. John’s. Join us on February 24 at 5:00, with music by the Choir School of Hartford, and the Trinity Church Choir; Jackson Merrill, choirmaster.
What is Choral Evensong? “Evensong … is a very tiny fragment of something else: it is a fragment of the worship which is offered to God by Christian people every hour in every part of the world. When you come to Evensong here it is as if you were dropping in on a conversation already in progress — a conversation between God and people which began long before you were born and will go on long after you are dead.”
Why celebrate Evensong? Evensong offers to us the opportunity to gather and spend time in prayer while listening and participating in music that i | |
| Contact: music@sjparish.net [Map]  107303 | |
Pipes Alive! - Nathan Lively, Organist
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: Nathan Lively, Organist |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit http://www.reddoormusic.org.
Back by popular demand, the Pipes Alive! series continues with Nathan Lively playing the St. John’s organ on Sunday, March 3 at 12:30 p.m. Nathan is organist and choirmaster at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Washington Depot.
Join us for half-hour organ concerts featuring St. John’s magnificent Austin pipe organ, on the first Sunday of the month, January through June, 12:30 p.m. with regional organists. Free! | |
| Contact: music@sjparish.net [Map]  107304 | |
Music at Trinity: Jonathan Dimmock, Organist
| Trinity Lutheran Church, 73 Lancaster Street Cost: Free Will Offering Performing: Jonathan Dimmock |
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| Details: San Francisco's Jonathan Dimmock plays an organ recital of diverse works to kick-off the 50th anniversary celebration of the installation of the Noack Organ Company's Opus 40 tracker organ. All are welcome. A free-will donation will be received to benefit the Music at Trinity series. a birthday reception and a chance to greet the artist will follow the concert in Jeppson Hall. | |
| Works by https://www.facebook.com/events/1078256055662485/ Bio: https://www.jonathandimmock.com/ Contact: Mark Mummert OrganInfo: http://trinityworc.org/welcome/history/pipe-organs/ [Map]  107259 | |
Boston Organ Studio Recital
Celtic Fire: CitySingers of Hartford
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: CitySingers of Hartford; Suzanne Gates, Artistic Director |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit http://www.reddoormusic.org. The sacred Celtic tradition is a flame that ignites the imagination with captivating melodies and entrancing poetry. CitySingers of Hartford will explore this tradition and trace its evolution from ancient roots in concert on Saturday, March 9 at 4pm. Our musical journey will inspire our listeners with verse that reflects the Celtic spirit, and musical expression in chant, beautiful folk melodies and compositions by celebrated composers such as Turlough O’Carolan, Sean O’Riada, and Michael McGlynn. CitySingers will be joined by Celtic musicians known throughout our region, who will add traditional color and style to the music with Irish harp, wooden flute, fiddle, mandolin, concertina, bodhran and double bass, along with pipe organ and highland pipes. Suzanne Gates, artistic director. | |
| Contact: music@sjparish.net [Map]  107305 | |
Peter Niedmann, Organist
| Church of Christ, Congregational, 1075 Main Street, Newington, Connecticut Cost: Free Will Offering Performing: Peter Niedmann, Organist |
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| Details: Peter Niedmann, prize winner AGO National Improvisation Competition. Music of Bach, Vierne, Wammes, and more. | |
| Works by Bach, Vierne, Wammes, more Bio: http://www.peterniedmann.com/bio/ Contact: 860-666-4689 OrganInfo: https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=53054 [Map] 107242 | |
Johann Sebastian Bach: The Traveller
| First Lutheran Church, 299 Berkeley Street Cost: Tickets: Gen: $20-70; Sr/Stu: $15-65 Performing: Benjamin Alard |
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| Details: A fast-rising star on the international stage, Benjamin Alard has been hailed for his “intellectual mastery” (The Globe and Mail) in his performances of Johann Sebastian Bach’s music. Join him in his BEMF concert series début in a journey through the great master’s music for harpsichord and organ. Before settling in Leipzig, Bach spent much of his early life traveling across Germany, gaining fame for his virtuosic keyboard playing. Bach immersed himself in the local German styles but just as eagerly exposed himself to music from Italy, France, and England. Experience the vivid contrasts of a youthful Bach’s intense keyboard writing, at turns electrifying and serene, as he explored (and often tried to surpass) these diverse influences. Pre-Concert Talk at 7pm. http://www.bemf.org/pages/concerts/18-19/alard.htm | |
| Works by J.S. Bach Contact: 617-661-1812 OrganInfo: https://flc-bostonmusic.org/flc-pipe-organ [Map]  107316 | |
Bach Birthday Bash on Kotzschmar Organ
| Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St Cost: Tickets: Gen: $20; Sr/Stu: $18 - Students $15, 12 and under free Performing: James Kennerley |
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| Details: Portland’s Municipal Organist, James Kennerley performs Bach on the Kotzschmar Organ!
Johann Sebastian Bach was born in March of 1685. Come and join us as we celebrate the musical legacy of this prolific composer who has created some truly spectacular music, especially for the pipe organ. | |
| Works by https://www.facebook.com/events/170897860242169/ Bio: http://www.foko.org/events/bach/ Contact: porttix.com OrganInfo: http://www.foko.org/stop-list/ [Map]  107320 | |
Choral Music for the Soul: Durufle Requiem
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: St. John's Choir; Scott Lamlein, Choirmaster; Larry Allen, Organist |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit http://www.reddoormusic.org.
The Duruflé Requiem has firmly obtained its place in the choral canon after that of Gabriel Fauré, which was performed as part of this series last season. The composer based his work on the Gregorian chants for the Mass of the Dead. It is truly a quintessential reflection of early 20th century Parisian liturgical musical culture. The St. John’s 40-voice choir of children and adults joins forces with Hartford’s favorite organist, Larry Allen, along with trumpet and timpani, in this sublime performance, on Saturday, March 23 at 3pm. | |
[Map]  107306 | |
New World Trio: Ensemble-in-Residence at the Red Door
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: New World Trio |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit http://www.reddoormusic.org. 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. | |
| Contact: music@sjparish.net [Map]  107307 | |
Music at Trinity: Sean Redrow, Organist
| Trinity Lutheran Church, 73 Lancaster Street Cost: Free Will Offering Performing: Sean Redrow |
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| Details: Worcester's own Sean Redrow presents an organ recital of diverse works to conclude the month long 50th anniversary celebration of the installation of the Noack Organ Company's Opus 40. All are welcome. A free-will donation will be received to benefit the Music at Trinity series. A reception to greet the artist will follow the concert in Jeppson Hall. | |
| Works by https://www.facebook.com/events/1801351513265866/ Bio: http://trinityworc.org/music-at-trinity/ Contact: Mark Mummert OrganInfo: http://trinityworc.org/welcome/history/pipe-organs/ [Map]  107260 | |
Pipes Alive! - Scott Lamlein, Organist
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: Scott Lamlein, Organist |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit http://www.reddoormusic.org. Back by popular demand, the Pipes Alive! series continues with Scott Lamlein playing the St. John’s organ on Sunday, April 7 at 12:30 p.m. Scott is Director of Music and Organist at St. John’s Episcopal Church, West Hartford, and Artistic Director of its Music at the Red Door concert series.
Join us for half-hour organ concerts featuring St. John’s magnificent Austin pipe organ, on the first Sunday of the month, January through June, 12:30 p.m. with regional organists. Free! | |
| Contact: music@sjparish.net [Map]  107308 | |
Music at Trinity: James MacMillan: St. Luke Passion
| Trinity Lutheran Church, 73 Lancaster Street Cost: Free Will Offering Performing: Trinity Choir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Festival Chorus, Worcester Children's Chorus, Mark Mummert, Organ, Joshua Rohde, Conducting |
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| Details: Music at Trinity presents the annual Passion presentation with James MacMillan's St. Luke Passion. The 75-minute work for chorus, children's chorus, organ, and orchestra will be a joint effort between WPI and Trinity Church. All are welcome. A free-will donation will be received to cover the cost of this large passion project. As the work is not suitable for small children, child care will be available. | |
| Works by https://www.facebook.com/events/642478322757423/ Bio: http://trinityworc.org/music-at-trinity/ Contact: Mark Mummert OrganInfo: http://trinityworc.org/welcome/history/pipe-organs/ [Map]  107261 | |
Boston Organ Studio Recital
Organ Improvisations on the Stations of the Cross
| Memorial Church, Harvard University, Harvard Yard Cost: Free Performing: Thomas Sheehan and Carson Cooman |
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| Details: Thomas Sheehan and Carson Cooman perform a Holy Week recital of improvisations on the Fourteen Stations of the Cross using the Skinner and Fisk organs of Memorial Church, Harvard University | |
| Contact: Carson Cooman OrganInfo: https://memorialchurch.harvard.edu/organs [Map] 107346 | |
Spring Chamber Music: Suzanne Bona and Brenda Miller
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: Suzanne Bona and Brenda Miller |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit http://www.reddoormusic.org.
Sunday Baroque host and flutist Suzanne Bona, along with pianist and internationally recognized music educator Brenda Moore Miller, will perform a varied program of music for flute and piano on Saturday, April 27 at 3pm. Sunday Baroque began in September of 1987 as a local, 90-minute radio show hosted by Fairfield, CT native Suzanne Bona. It has since grown into the enormously popular, 6-hour program that airs every Sunday on WSHU…and which is distributed to 170 stations across the country and heard by more than a quarter million listeners nationwide. | |
[Map]  107309 | |
Choral Evensong
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: Trinity Boys Choir from Trinity on the Green, New Haven; Walden Moore, Choirmaster |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit http://www.reddoormusic.org.
The ancient and beautiful service of Choral Evensong is presented on the last Sunday of selected months at St. John’s. Join us on April 28 at 5:00, with music by the Trinity Boys Choir, from Trinity-on-the-Green, New Haven; Walden Moore, choirmaster.
What is Choral Evensong? “Evensong … is a very tiny fragment of something else: it is a fragment of the worship which is offered to God by Christian people every hour in every part of the world. When you come to Evensong here it is as if you were dropping in on a conversation already in progress — a conversation between God and people which began long before you were born and will go on long after you are dead.”
Why celebrate Evensong? Evensong offers to us the opportunity to gather and spend time in prayer while listening and participating in music that is | |
| Contact: music@sjparish.net [Map]  107310 | |
Theatre Organ Concert
| Knight Auditorium, Babson College, 231 Forest St Cost: Tickets: Gen: $15; Sr/Stu: $ - $5 for age 18 & under Performing: Phil Kelsall at the Wurlitzer |
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| Details: http://emcatos.com/PipeOrganPopsAndSilentsInTheHouse/Events/Public_Events___Tickets/public_events___tickets.html | |
| OrganInfo: http://www.emcatos.com/PipeOrganPops_Satellite/organ%20specifications/babson%20college.pdf [Map] 107360 | |
Pipes Alive! - Jackson Merrill, Organist
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: Jackson Merrill, Organist |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit http://www.reddoormusic.org.
Back by popular demand, the Pipes Alive! series continues with Jackson Merrill playing the St. John’s organ on Sunday, May 5 at 12:30 p.m. Jackson is organist and choirmaster at Trinity Episcopal Church, Hartford.
Join us for half-hour organ concerts featuring St. John’s magnificent Austin pipe organ, on the first Sunday of the month, January through June, 12:30 p.m. with regional organists. Free! | |
[Map]  107311 | |
Theatre Organ Concert
| Shanklin Music Hall, 130 Sandy Pond Rd Cost: Tickets: Gen: $25; Sr/Stu: $ - $15 for age 18 & under Performing: Phil Kelsall at the Wurlitzer |
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| Details: http://emcatos.com/PipeOrganPopsAndSilentsInTheHouse/Events/Public_Events___Tickets/public_events___tickets.html | |
| OrganInfo: http://www.emcatos.com/PipeOrganPops_Satellite/organ%20specifications/shanklin%20music%20hall.pdf [Map] 107361 | |
Carson Cooman performs Contemporary Music for Organ
| Memorial Church, Harvard University, Harvard Yard Cost: Free Performing: Carson Cooman |
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| Details: Carson Cooman performs a recital of contemporary organ music by Thomas Åberg, Burkhard Mohr; premieres of new works by Flemming Chr. Hansen and Lynn Trapp; and a performance in honor of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) of Andreas Willscher's Organ Symphony No. 1, "Gravestones." | |
| Works by Thomas Åberg, Burkhard Mohr, Flemming Chr. Hansen, Lynn Trapp, Andreas Willscher Contact: Carson Cooman OrganInfo: https://memorialchurch.harvard.edu/organs [Map] 107347 | |
Music at Trinity: Nathanial Gumbs, Organist
| Trinity Lutheran Church, 73 Lancaster Street Cost: Free Will Offering Performing: Nathaniel Gumbs |
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| Details: Yale University's brilliant young organist Nathaniel Gumbs plays an organ recital of diverse works on Trinity's Noack organ. | |
| Works by https://www.facebook.com/events/2008889932535821/ Bio: http://trinityworc.org/music-at-trinity/ Contact: Mark Mummert OrganInfo: http://trinityworc.org/welcome/history/pipe-organs/ [Map] 107262 | |
Boston Organ Studio Recital
Thomas Sheehan performs on the Skinner and Fisk organs of Memorial Church, Harvard
| Memorial Church, Harvard University, Harvard Yard Cost: Free Performing: Thomas Sheehan |
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| Details: Thomas Sheehan performs a recital on the Skinner and Fisk organs of Memorial Church, Harvard University | |
| Contact: Carson Cooman OrganInfo: https://memorialchurch.harvard.edu/organs [Map] 107348 | |
Pipes Alive! - Christa Rakich, Organist
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: Christa Rakich, Organist |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit http://www.reddoormusic.org.
Back by popular demand, the Pipes Alive! series continues with Christa Rakich playing the St. John’s organ on Sunday, June 2 at 12:30 p.m.
Christa Rakich, Organ Artist-in-Residence at St. John’s, West Hartford, recently retired from a position as Music Director at St. Mark the Evangelist Church in West Hartford. She lives in Bloomfield and maintains an active career as a performer and recording artist. She has served on the faculties of Westminster Choir College, Brandeis University, New England Conservatory, and the University of Connecticut, and as Assistant University Organist at Harvard. Previous Artist-in-Residencies have included the University of Pennsylvania and First Lutheran Church in Boston.
As a Fulbright Scholar, Christa studied for two years with Anton Heiller at the Hochschule für Musik in Vienn | |
| Contact: music@sjparish.net [Map]  107312 | |
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