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 | |
Young New Artists on the Hidden Gem of the Merrimack Valley
| Methuen Memorial Musical Hall, 192 Broadway Cost: Tickets: Gen: $12; Sr/Stu: $12 Performing: Paige Busse, Marshall Joos, Colin Lapus, Benjamin Pajunen, Joshua Pak |
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| Details: Come hear the next generation of up and coming organists on the Great Organ at the Methuen Memorial Musical Hall. With works by Mendelssohn, Dupré, Bonnet, Messiaen, Salomé, Karg-Elert, Gigout and Jongen. Methuen Memorial Music Hall- 192 Broadway, Methuen MA 01844. Doors open @ 7:30pm. | |
| Bio: (link) Contact: 978-685-0693 OrganInfo: (link) [Map] 107490 | |
Young New Artists on the Hidden Gem of the Merrimack Valley
| Methuen Memorial Musical Hall, 192 Broadway Cost: Tickets: Gen: $12; Sr/Stu: $12 Performing: Paige Busse, Marshall Joos, Colin Lapus, Benjamin Pajunen, Joshua Pak |
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| Details: Come hear the next generation of up and coming organists on the Great Organ at the Methuen Memorial Musical Hall. With works by Mendelssohn, Dupré, Bonnet, Messiaen, Salomé, Karg-Elert, Gigout and Jongen. Methuen Memorial Music Hall- 192 Broadway, Methuen MA 01844. Doors open @ 7:30pm. | |
| Bio: (link) Contact: 978-685-0693 OrganInfo: (link) [Map] 107491 | |
Young New Artists on the Hidden Gem of the Merrimack Valley
| Methuen Memorial Musical Hall, 192 Broadway Cost: Tickets: Gen: $12; Sr/Stu: $12 Performing: Paige Busse, Marshall Joos, Colin Lapus, Benjamin Pajunen, Joshua Pak |
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| Details: Come hear the next generation of up and coming organists on the Great Organ at the Methuen Memorial Musical Hall. With works by Mendelssohn, Dupré, Bonnet, Messiaen, Salomé, Karg-Elert, Gigout and Jongen. Methuen Memorial Music Hall- 192 Broadway, Methuen MA 01844. Doors open @ 7:30pm. | |
| Bio: (link) Contact: 978-685-0693 OrganInfo: (link) [Map] 107492 | |
An Evening of Mendelssohn and Rheinberger
| St. Mary's Church, 8 Church St Cost: Free Will Offering Performing: St. Mary's Choirs |
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| Details: On Friday, May 24 at 7 PM, St. Mary's Adult, Youth and Children’s Choirs will together present a program of fine choral music by the composers Josef Rheinberger and Felix Mendelssohn. Accompanied by Orchestra they will perform Rheinberger’s Mass in C, op. 169 as well as selections from Mendelssohn’s Elijah and St. Paul. This event is free and open to all. | |
| Contact: Kevin Lyczak [Map] 107499 | |
Richard Gress is here to IMPRESS on the Great Organ
| Methuen Memorial Musical Hall, 192 Broadway Cost: Tickets: Gen: $12; Sr/Stu: $12 - Children: $5 Performing: Richard Gress |
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| Details: A recipient of the AGO's Pogorzelski-Yankee Memorial Scholarship, Richard Gress will be performing works by Bruhns, Bach, Reger, Franck and Duruflé, and this event is surely not to be missed. Methuen Memorial Music Hall- 192 Broadway, Methuen MA 01844. Doors open @ 7:30pm. | |
| Bio: (link) Contact: 978-685-0693 OrganInfo: (link) [Map] 107493 | |
Richard Gress is here to IMPRESS on the Great Organ
| Methuen Memorial Musical Hall, 192 Broadway Cost: Tickets: Gen: $12; Sr/Stu: $12 - Children: $5 Performing: Richard Gress |
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| Details: A recipient of the AGO's Pogorzelski-Yankee Memorial Scholarship, Richard Gress will be performing works by Bruhns, Bach, Reger, Franck and Duruflé, and this event is surely not to be missed. Methuen Memorial Music Hall- 192 Broadway, Methuen MA 01844. Doors open @ 7:30pm. | |
| Bio: (link) Contact: 978-685-0693 OrganInfo: (link) [Map] 107494 | |
Grand Organ Music of Great Britain
| St James's Episcopal Curch, 1018 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: Vaughn Mauren, organist |
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| Details: After many months of anticipation, the extensive re-building and enlargement of the three-manual Austin Organ at St James's is complete! Please join us for a very special recital to re-dedicate this marvelous instrument. Vaughn Mauren, Organist and Choirmaster at St James's, has chosen a program of "Grand Organ Music of Great Britain," with selections by Elgar, Stanford, Howells, Bairstow, Whitlock, and Walton. Organ specs here: (link) No tickets are required for this special event. | |
| Bio: (link) Contact: concerts@stjameswh.org OrganInfo: (link) [Map] 107500 | |
Grand Organ Music of Great Britain
| St James's Episcopal Church, 1018 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: Vaughn Mauren, organist |
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| Details: After many months of anticipation, the extensive re-building and enlargement of the three-manual Austin Organ at St James's is complete! Please join us for a very special recital to re-dedicate this marvelous instrument. Vaughn Mauren, Organist and Choirmaster at St James's, has chosen a program of "Grand Organ Music of Great Britain," with selections by Elgar, Stanford, Howells, Bairstow, Whitlock, and Walton. No tickets are required for this special event. | |
| Bio: (link) Contact: concerts@stjameswh.org OrganInfo: (link) [Map]  107502 | |
Inaugural Concert on the Newly Acquired 1953 Steinway Concert Grand
| Methuen Memorial Musical Hall, 192 Broadway Cost: Tickets: Gen: $10; Sr/Stu: $10 Performing: Hugh Hinton |
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| Details: Join us for our Inaugural Concert on the our newly acquired 1953 Steinway Concert Grand bequethed to our Hall by the late William A. Goodwin. Hugh Hinton- Sub-Dean of the MVAGO has so graciously agreed to play for us with works by Haydn, Schoenberg, and Debussy, you will not be disappointed. Methuen Memorial Music Hall- 192 Broadway, Methuen MA 01844. Doors open @ 7:30pm. | |
| Bio: (link) Contact: 978-685-0693 OrganInfo: (link) [Map] 107495 | |
The GMChorale's Alchemy Choir Performs June 1 in Glastonbury CT
| First Church of Christ, Congregational, 2183 Main Street Cost: Free Will Offering Performing: Alchemy, the vocal chamber ensemble of the GMChorale; Joseph D'Eugenio, Artistic Director |
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| Details: Alchemy, the vocal chamber ensemble of the GMChorale, offers a series concerts that often feature collaborations with local ensembles and performers. Now in its third season, and led by founding director Joseph D’Eugenio, the ensemble, known for its ability to adapt its sound to a broad variety of repertoire, took the name \"Alchemy\" in recognition of the ancient, mystical art of creating gold through transformation and refinement. Already recognized for its vocal beauty, richness, and subtlety, this 24-voice ensemble brings a touch of gold to interpretations of Romantic and contemporary choral music. This season’s concerts, called \"Come to the Music\" features a cappella and accompanied choral music by Schumann, Brahms, Bruckner, Duruflé, Fauré, Siegfried, Vaughan Williams, Britten, Thompson, Vierne, and Clausen. Allan Conway accompanies. No tickets are required; a free will donation will be accepted. | |
| Bio: (link) Contact: gmcmedia@gmchorale.org [Map]  107444 | |
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 | |
Alchemy in Concert
| United Congregational Church of Tolland, 45 Tolland Green Cost: Free Performing: Alchemy, the vocal chamber ensemble of the GMCHorale |
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| Details: Alchemy, the 24-voice vocal chamber ensemble of the GMChorale, offers a series concerts across the state that often feature collaborations with local ensembles and performers. Now in its third season, and led by founding director Joseph D’Eugenio, the ensemble, known for its ability to adapt its sound to a broad variety of repertoire, took the name “Alchemy” in recognition of the ancient, mystical art of creating gold through transformation and refinement. Already recognized for its vocal beauty, richness, and subtlety, this 24-voice ensemble brings a touch of gold to interpretations of Romantic and contemporary choral music. | |
| Bio: (link) Contact: gmcmedia@gmchorale.org OrganInfo: (link) [Map]  107503 | |
Lamlein in Concert on the 1864 Hook in Worcester
| Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St Cost: Free Performing: Scott Lamlein |
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| Details: Cited by The American Organist magazine as infusing his music with “virtuosic flair and fire,” Scott’s performances bring a unique emotional and spiritual inspiration to his audiences. Listeners find a place of solace, a time of wonder and awe. His playing has been described as inspiring, uplifting, powerful and flawless. | |
| OrganInfo: (link) [Map]  107450 | |
Young Artist Showcase - 1864 Hook in Worcester
| Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St Cost: Free Performing: Christopher Holman |
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| Details: Since winning the Albert Schweizer Competition, American organist Christopher Holman has performed on some of the most important historic and modern organs in Europe and North America. As a guest artist, he has most recently appeared at the BachFest Leipzig, Festival international de l’orgue ancienne in Sion, Switzerland (the oldest organ in the world), and the Eastman Rochester Organ Initiative. He has released two recordings, and his performances have been broadcast on German and Swiss national television and radio. Also active as a scholar, his research has most recently been published in Oxford University’s journal Early Music, and he is Editor of the journal Vox Humana and Director of Musicology for Bach Society Houston. | |
OrganInfo: [Map]  107451 | |
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