Early Northern Organ Works
| First Lutheran Church of Boston, 299 Berkeley Street Cost: Free Performing: Patrick R Walker |
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| Details: Patrick Walker presents an evening of early English, Dutch, and German organ works on the beautiful Richards, Fowkes & Co. organ at First Lutheran Church in Boston.
Featured composers:
John Bull
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
Franz Tunder
Dietrich Buxtehude
Georg Böhm
Johann Sebastian Bach
Patrick is a MM candidate in both organ performance and composition at Boston University and studies with Peter Sykes. | |
| Bio: (link) OrganInfo: (link) [Map]     107627 | |
Caroline Robinson in Concert
| The Memorial Church, Harvard University, 1 Harvard Yard Cost: Free Performing: Caroline Robinson |
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| Details: Caroline Robinson is a Doctoral Candidate at the Eastman School of Music. She is aconcert organist, teacher, continuo player, and Eastman School of Music Theory Department teaching assistant and instructor. | |
| Bio: (link) OrganInfo: (link) [Map]  107586 | |
Boston Organ Studio Recital
Ken Cowan, International Concert Organist
| First Parish in Concord, 20 Lexington Road, Concord, MA 01742 Cost: Free Performing: Ken Cowan |
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| Details: Recital on the 2016 Russell & Company pipe organ.
III, 46 ranks | |
| Contact: huenneke@gmail.com [Map] 107605 | |
Ken Cowan Dazzles!!
| First Parish in Concord, 20 Lexington Road Cost: Free Performing: Ken Cowan |
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| Details: Ken Cowan is one of North America’s finest concert organists. Praised for his dazzling artistry, impeccable technique and imaginative programming by audiences and critics alike, he maintains a rigorous performing schedule which takes him to major concert venues and churches in America, Canada, Europe, and Asia. | |
| Works by (link) Bio: OrganistKenCowan.com Contact: 978-369-9602 OrganInfo: (link) [Map] 107620 | |
Conversation with Dr. Joseph Swain, author of Sacred Treasure: Understanding Catholic Liturgical Music
| St. Joseph Parish Middle School Dining Room, 110 May Street, Needham, MA 02492 Cost: Free Performing: Dr. Joseph Swain, Colgate University |
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| Details: Dr. Swain is author of Sacred Treasure: Understanding Catholic Liturgical Music. You can get a good synopsis of the book here: (link) | |
| Contact: Fr. David Michael [Map] 107623 | |
A Merry Music Hall Christmas!
| Methuen Memorial Music Hall, 192 Broadway (Route 28) Cost: Tickets: Gen: $20; Sr/Stu: $ - Children: $5 Performing: Ray Cornils, organ; Robinson Pyle and Greg Gettel, trumpets |
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| Details: Known for his entertaining programming, Ray Cornils teams with trumpeters Robinson Pyle and Greg Gettel for a program of seasonal music in the festively decorated Methuen Memorial Music Hall. Join us for an evening of spectacular sights and sounds.
http://mmmh.org | |
| Contact: 978-352-0406 mmmhtickets@gmail.com (link) OrganInfo: (link) [Map] 107621 | |
A Merry Music Hall Christmas!
| Methuen Memorial Music Hall, 192 Broadway (Route 28) Cost: Tickets: Gen: $20; Sr/Stu: $ - Children: $5 Performing: Ray Cornils, organ; Robinson Pyle and Greg Gettel, trumpets |
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| Details: Known for his entertaining programming, Ray Cornils teams with trumpeters Robinson Pyle and Greg Gettel for a program of seasonal music in the festively decorated Methuen Memorial Music Hall. Join us for an afternoon of spectacular sights and sounds.
http://mmmh.org | |
| Contact: 978-352-0406 mmmhtickets@gmail.com (link) OrganInfo: (link) [Map] 107622 | |
Boston Organ Studio Recital
A Celebration of Christmas
| St. Paul's Church Harvard Square, 29 Mt. Auburn St. Cost: Tickets: Gen: $35; Sr/Stu: $ - 2 price levels: $25 and $35 Performing: St. Paul's Harvard Square Choir of Boys and Men |
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| Details: Enjoy Christmas in Harvard Square and join us for beautiful music performed by the choir of boys and men. | |
| Bio: (link) [Map] 107618 | |
Christmas Pilgrimage
| Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street Cost: Tickets: Gen: $30-40; Sr/Stu: $10 - Kids free in Section B! Performing: Musicians of the Old Post Road |
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| Details: This Holiday program explores the guiding light of Epiphany. The ensemble will premiere Christoph Graupner’s cantata Das Volk so im Finstern wandelt (The people that wandered in darkness), Telemann’s New Year cantata Der mit Sünden beleidigte Heiland, and pastorales by Heinichen and Pez
With vocal soloists soprano Jessica Petrus, alto Sophie Micheaux, tenor Jason McStoots, and baritone Bradfod Gleim | |
| Bio: (link) [Map]  107514 | |
Boston Organ Studio Recital
Candlelight Festival of Lessons and Carols
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: St. John's Choir, Scott Lamlein, choirmaster, Floyd Higgins, organist |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit (link). 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 15 at 3:00pm.
The St. John’s Adult and Youth Choirs; Scott Lamlein, choirmaster; Floyd Higgins, organist | |
| Contact: (link) [Map]  107536 | |
A Celebration of Christmas
Christmas Pilgrimage
| First Unitarian Church, 90 Main Street Cost: Tickets: Gen: $30-40; Sr/Stu: $10 - Kids free in Section B! Performing: Musicians of the Old Post Road |
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| Details: This Holiday program explores the guiding light of Epiphany. The ensemble will premiere Christoph Graupner’s cantata Das Volk so im Finstern wandelt (The people that wandered in darkness), Telemann’s New Year cantata Der mit Sünden beleidigte Heiland, and pastorales by Heinichen and Pez
With vocal soloists soprano Jessica Petrus, alto Sophie Micheaux, tenor Jason McStoots, and baritone Bradfod Gleim | |
| Bio: (link) [Map]  107515 | |
Carols by Candlelight - A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols
| Church of the Redeemer, 379 Hammond Street, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 Cost: Free Will Offering Performing: Choir of the Church of the Redeemer; Michael S. Murray; Stuart Forster |
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| Details: In the tradition of King's College, Cambridge, The Choristers and Choir of the Church of the Redeemer sings this hallowed service of Nine Lessons and Carols.
Michael S. Murray, Director of Music
Stuart Forster, Organist
Music by Archer, Carter, Daquin, Forster, Lloyd, Mathias, Nixon, Ravenscroft, Victoria, Vierne, Whitacre, & Willcocks. | |
| Bio: (link) OrganInfo: (link) [Map]  107597 | |
First Night Organ Recital
Pipes Alive! - Scott Lamlein, Organist
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal 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 (link). Back by popular demand, the Pipes Alive! series continues with Scott Lamlein playing the St. John’s organ on Sunday, January 5 at 12:30 p.m. | |
| Bio: (link) Contact: (link) OrganInfo: (link) [Map]  107537 | |
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 (link). 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: (link) [Map]  107538 | |
* Chapter Event - Jeremy Filsell in concert
| St. James's Episcopal Church, 1018 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: Jeremy Filsell |
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| Details: This recital is co-sponsored by Concerts at St. James's. Jeremy Filsell is Organist and Director of Music at St. Thomas, Fifth Avenue. | |
[Map]  107556 | |
Choral Evensong - Choirs of Trinity Church, Hartford
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: Choir of Trinity Church, Hartford, Jackson Merrill, choirmaster; Scott Lamlein, organist |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit (link). 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. | |
| Contact: (link) [Map]  107539 | |
Organ Recital: Arvid Gast
Pipes Alive! - Cheryl Wadsworth, Organist
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: Cheryl Wadsworth, Organist |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit (link). The 2020 Pipes Alive! series continues with Cheryl Wadsworth playing the St. John’s organ on Sunday, February 2 at 12:30 p.m. | |
| Bio: (link) Contact: (link) OrganInfo: (link) [Map]  107540 | |
Fifth Annual Women in Music Festial
| The Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 138 Tremont St Cost: Free Performing: Sophie Michaux, Benjamin Katz, Paul Holmes Morton, |
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| Details: 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 | |
[Map]  107589 | |
Celebrity Organ Concert: Simon Johnson
| <a href="https://www.reddoormusic.org/event/simon-johnson-organist/" target="_blank">(link)</a>, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: Simon Johnson, Organist |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit (link). 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. | |
| Bio: (link) Contact: (link) OrganInfo: (link) [Map]  107541 | |
Choral Evensong - Voices of Concinnity
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: Voices of Concinnity; Sarah Kaufold, choirmaster; Scott Lamlein, organist |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit (link). 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. | |
| Contact: (link) [Map]  107542 | |
Pipes Alive! - Grant Wareham, Organist
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: Grant Wareham, Organist |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit (link). The 2020 Pipes Alive! series continues with Grant Wareham playing the St. John’s organ on Sunday, March 1 at 12:30 p.m. | |
| Bio: (link) Contact: (link) OrganInfo: (link) [Map]  107543 | |
Boston Organ Studio Recital
| Old West Church, 131 Cambridge St Cost: Free Performing: Members of Boston Organ Studio |
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| Details: A free recital of varied repertoire performed by students of Boston Organ Studio, featuring Fisk organ Op. 55 in Old West Church. | |
Bio: OrganInfo: [Map]  107582 | |
The Lure of London
| First Parish, 225 Boston Post Road Cost: Tickets: Gen: $30-40; Sr/Stu: $10 - Kids free in Section B! Performing: Musicians of the Old Post Road |
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| Details: 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 | |
Bio: [Map]  107516 | |
Workshop: Organbuilding 101
| Ortloff Organ Company, 178 Crescent Rd Cost: Tickets: Gen: $35.00; Sr/Stu: $ - Limit 20 people Performing: Jonathan Ortloff, Jonathan Ambrosino |
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| Details: “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.” | |
[Map]  107590 | |
Choral Music and Jazz at the Red Door: The Nat Reeves Trio and St. John's Choirs
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: Nat Reeves Trio, St. John's Youth and Adult Choirs |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit (link). 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. | |
| Bio: (link) Contact: (link) [Map]  107544 | |
The Lure of London
| Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street Cost: Tickets: Gen: $30-40; Sr/Stu: $10 - Kids free in Section B! Performing: Musicians of the Old Post Road |
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| Details: 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 | |
| Bio: (link) [Map] 107517 | |
Choral Evensong - St. John's Schola
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: St. John's Schola, Scott Lamlein, organist and choirmaster |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit (link). 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. | |
| Contact: (link) [Map]  107545 | |
* Chapter Event - Chelsea Chen in Concert
| Trinity College Chapel, 300 Summit Street Cost: Free Performing: Chelsea Chen |
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| Details: Co-sponsored with Trinity College Chapel. "Rare musicality and lovely lyrical grandeur." - The Los Angeles Times | |
[Map]  107557 | |
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 (link). 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: (link) [Map]  107546 | |
Bach Birthday 335
| First Lutheran Church, 299 Berkeley St Cost: Free Performing: Bach Birthday Bash 335 |
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| Details: 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. | |
OrganInfo: [Map]  107591 | |
Boston Organ Studio Recital
| Old West Church, 131 Cambridge St Cost: Free Performing: Members of Boston Organ Studio |
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| Details: A free recital of varied repertoire performed by students of Boston Organ Studio, featuring Fisk organ Op. 55 in Old West Church. | |
Bio: OrganInfo: [Map]  107583 | |
Pipes Alive! - Zachary Schurman
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: Zachary Schurman |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit (link). The 2020 Pipes Alive! series continues with Zachary Schurman playing the St. John’s organ on Sunday, April 5 at 12:30 p.m. | |
| Bio: (link) Contact: (link) OrganInfo: (link) [Map]  107547 | |
Boston Organ Studio Recital
| Old West Church, 131 Cambridge St Cost: Free Performing: Members of Boston Organ Studio |
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| Details: A free recital of varied repertoire performed by students of Boston Organ Studio, featuring Fisk organ Op. 55 in Old West Church. | |
Bio: OrganInfo: [Map]  107584 | |
David Enlow in Concert
Spring Chamber Music: Leonid Sigal and Friends
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: Leonid Sigal |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit (link). 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. | |
| Contact: (link) [Map]  107548 | |
Choral Evensong - St. John's Youth Choir
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: St. John's Youth Choir with the Youth Choir of Christ Church, Newington; Scott Lamlein and Peter Niedmann, choirmasters |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit (link). 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. | |
| Contact: (link) [Map]  107549 | |
Dramatic Return
| Harvard-Epworth Church, 1555 Massachusetts Ave Cost: Tickets: Gen: $30-40; Sr/Stu: $10 - Kids free in Section B! Performing: Musicians of the Old Post Road |
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| Details: 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 | |
| Bio: (link) [Map] 107518 | |
Pipes Alive! - Michelle Horsley, Organist
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: Michelle Horsley, Organist |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit (link). The 2020 Pipes Alive! series continues with Michelle Horsley playing the St. John’s organ on Sunday, May 3 at 12:30 p.m. | |
| Bio: (link) Contact: (link) OrganInfo: (link) [Map]  107550 | |
Dramatic Return
| Worcester Historical Museum, 30 Elm Street Cost: Tickets: Gen: $30-40; Sr/Stu: $10 - Kids free in Section B! Performing: Musicians of the Old Post Road |
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| Details: 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 | |
| Bio: (link) [Map]  107519 | |
BAGO Annual Meeting
| The Parish of All Saints, Ashmont, 209 Ashmont S Cost: Free Performing: Members' Recital |
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| Details: 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 | |
| OrganInfo: (link) [Map]  107592 | |
Pipes Alive! - Benjamin Straley, Organist
| Music at the Red Door - St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Avenue Cost: Free Performing: Benjamin Straley, Organist |
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| Details: All concerts are free admission, with a suggested donation. For full details, visit (link). The 2020 Pipes Alive! series continues with Benjamin Straley playing the St. John’s organ on Sunday, June 7 at 12:30 p.m. | |
| Bio: (link) Contact: (link) OrganInfo: (link) [Map]  107551 | |
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