MMMH Summer Organ Concert -Musical Thoughts on Lives Lived
Wednesday, May 31, 2023   7:30 PM   Methuen, MA
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Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen Memorial Music Hall
Cost: Tickets: Gen: $15; Sr/Stu: $ - Students with ID: $10, Children: $5
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Details: Organist Randy Steere takes the bench for the second concert of the 2023 Methuen Memorial Music Hall Summer Series. A New England native, Randy received his B.M. degree from Barrington College where he was a student of Alan Brown, and his M.M. from Yale School of Music and Institute of Sacred Music as a student of Dr. Baker. He also holds an M.Div. from Yale Divinity School and a Master of Computer Science from RPI. Following a career in music which included positions in Glastonbury CT, at Barrington College, and at Old South Church in Boston, Randy switched to computers and became an IT Director at a mid-sized law firm for 7 years before running his own consulting and software company for 20 years.
In 2020, he fully retired to become more actively involved in the music world again. He is currently Treasurer of the Merrimack Valley AGO Chapter, a Trustee of the Methuen Memorial Music Hall and heavily involved in the Groton Hill School of Music.
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Works by Bissinger, Fey, Alain, Ireland, Saint-Saëns, Sowande, Vierne, and Weaver
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Pipes Alive! Christa Rakich, organist
Sunday, June 4, 2023   12:30 PM   West Hartford, CT
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St. John's Episcopal Church, 679 Farmington Ave
Cost: Free
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Details: The Pipes Alive! series concludes with artist-in-residence Christa Rakich playing the St. John’s organ on Sunday, June 4, 2023, at 12:30pm.
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Happy 147th Birthday, Opus 801!
Sunday, June 4, 2023   3:00 PM   Boston, MA
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Cathedral of the Holy Cross, 1400 Washington St. Boston, MA 02118
Cost: Free - 17 and under FREE
Details: Cathedral Organ Celebrates 147 Years – Fundraising Concert: June 4, 2023 at 3 p.m.BOSTON — The Cathedral of the Holy Cross celebrates 147 years since 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, several of New England's notable organists will perform variety of works by on the historic pipe organ of 5,298 pipes.

Performers include Leo Abbott, Cathedral Director Emeritus, Rosalind Mohnsen, Immaculate Conception Parish, Malden,Thomas Mellan, International Performing Artist, Brink Bush, International Performing Artist, and Richard J. Clark, Director of Music of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross
Bach, Reger, Rheinberger, Franck, Jongen, Barnekow, & Mushel

Suggested Donation is $25 | $15 for Seniors and Students available online here and at the door.
Children 17 and under are free!

You may also make a donation of any amount larger to the Cathedral Organ Restoration Fund. (link)
Works by Bach, Reger, Rheinberger, Franck, Jongen, Barnekow, & Mushel
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Andrew Scanlon Plays French Masters at the Great Organ
Wednesday, June 7, 2023   7:30 PM   Methuen, MA
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Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen Memorial Music Hall
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Details: After several years at Duquesne University and East Carolina University, Andrew Scanlon has returned to the Greater Boston area to serve as Associate Organist and Choirmaster at The Church of the Advent in Boston. He is a frequent clinician and workshop presenter and is actively involved in the AGO, holding the Fellowship diploma (FAGO), serving on the National Board of Examiners, being a faculty member for four Pipe Organ Encounters, and serving six years on the Committee on Professional Certification.
His program at Methuen Memorial Music Hall consists of works by French Masters.
Works by Franck, Tournemire, Langlais, Gigout, Cochereau and Vierne
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‘Pipes on the Plaza’ Organ Concert Series
Tuesday, June 13, 2023   12:00 PM   Boston, MA
Tuesday June 13, 2023 The Mother Church Extension at the Christian Science Plaza, 250 Massachusetts Ave
Cost: Free
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Details: The Pipes on the Plaza organ concert series is back at the Christian Science Plaza. Experience the glorious sounds of one of the world’s largest pipe organs at our upcoming organ concert at The Mother Church, featuring Manuel Piazza, Interim Assistant Director of Music at Trinity Church Boston.

To view the concert program and learn more about our upcoming organ concerts, please visit christianscience.com/organconcert.
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North American Debut - Paul Fey
Wednesday, June 14, 2023   7:30 PM   Methuen, MA
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Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen Memorial Music Hall
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Details: Prolific German composer and YouTube sensation Paul Fey makes his North American debut at Methuen Memorial Music Hall playing music associated with Leipzig. Paul concertizes widely throughout Europe and often release recordings from historic instruments on YouTube. His YouTube channel has over 17,000 subscribers. On it, he showcases with his personal Hauptwerk instrument a new composition practically every week. These compositions can be purchased and downloaded instantly from his online store. His works have been played in concerts and services, as well as online, by organists around the world.
His program will close with the world premiere of "Fantasie on Simple Gifts", a work commissioned in memory of Lisa Compton Bellocchio specially for this performance.
Works by Bach, Kuhnau, Stölzel, Mendelssohn, Karg-Elert and Fey
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Free Summer Concerts at Redondo Beach Pier featuring Tribute Thursdays
Saturday, July 1, 2023   6:00 PM   Redondo Beach, CA
Saturday July 1, 2023 Redondo Pier, 100 Fisherman's Wharf
Cost: Free
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Details: Free Summer Concerts at Redondo Beach Pier featuring Tribute Thursdays
presented by Redondo Pier Association and MemorialCare Women's & Children's Hospital Long Beach

Thursdays & Saturdays
July 1 - August 31, 2023
6:00 - 8:00 P.M.

Redondo Beach Pier
100 Fisherman's Wharf
Redondo Beach, CA 90277

JULY
Saturday, July 1 Casual Cult (Modern Rock)
Thursday, July 6 Vitalogy (Pearl Jam Tribute)
Saturday, July 8 Jehlad & Moonshine Soul (R&B/Soul)
Thursday, July 13 Danny Freyer (Frank Sinatra Tribute)
Saturday, July 15 Greg & Good Company (Indie Rock)
Thursday, July 20 Flogging Seagulls (80s Tribute)
Saturday, July 22 CC Stugino ft. Andrea Buchanan (Blues/Rock)
Thursday, July 27 Runnin' Down a Dream (Tom Petty Tribute)
Saturday, July 29 Ernando & The Nandos (Pop)

AUGUST
Thursday, August 3 Dark Desert Highway (Eagles Tribute)
Saturday, August 5 Novocaine (All-Dentist Rock Band)
Thursday, August10 Infinite Sadness (Smashing Pumpkins Tribute)
Saturday, August 12 Valencia Odds | The Odd Band (Neo Soul/R&B)
Thursday, August 17 Bear Supply (Yacht Rock Tribute)
Saturday, August 19 Intent (Reggae)
Thursday, August 24 Running Hot (Rolling Stones Tribute)
Saturday, August 26 1969 (Classic Rock)
Thursday, August 31 Twisted Gypsy (Fleetwood Mac Tribute)

Events are weather permitting and schedule is subject to change. For more information visit redondopier.com
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Variations on America
Sunday, July 2, 2023   4:00 PM   Brewster, NY
  United Methodist Church, 83 Main Street
Cost: Tickets: Gen: $15; Sr/Stu: $15
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Details: 5/16/23
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Variations on America: Complete works of Charles Ives for pipe organ to be performed in historic concert

Brewster, NY: Today, the Putnam Chorale in conjunction with organist Zacchaeus Lock announced the joint concert Variations on America, to be held at the First United Methodist Church of Brewster, NY, on Sunday, July 2, 2023, at 4pm.
The concert will feature patriotic anthems and music by American composers of all sorts, concluding with an historic performance of the complete compositions of Charles Ives for solo pipe organ.

The Methodist Church in Brewster is historically relevant as it was the venue where Charles Ives himself first performed his "Variations on America", his most famous composition for the pipe organ, in 1892. Although the instrument Ives performed on has not survived to the present day, performer Zacchaeus Lock says "just sharing the same space he played in is incredible, I can feel the presence of those concertgoers from over a century ago."

Charles Ives, born and raised in Danbury, CT, worked in insurance; today, however, he is most well known for his musical composition, which was groundbreaking and ahead of its time in many ways. Ives studied the organ as a child and played in churches all over the area—his compositions for organ came relatively early in his development, more approachable to a general audience than some of his later compositions. Despite this, Ives's Variations on ...
Works by Charles Ives
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Fab Film Music - Kotzschmar Organ
Saturday, July 15, 2023   7:00 PM   Portland, ME
Saturday July 15, 2023 Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St, Portland, ME
Cost: Tickets: Gen: $5-25; Sr/Stu: $ - price include fees
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Details: James Kennerley plays the Kotzschmar Organ and welcomes the Kotzschmar Brass and Percussion to Merrill Auditorium in this fun and touching tour through the greatest music in film history. Join us for a concert of music that has the power to move and thrill audiences, kids and adults alike!

The program includes themes from John Williams’ beloved classics, Star Wars, Superman, Harry Potter, and Indiana Jones. The program also includes Hans Zimmer’s monumental score to Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar which combines elements of minimalism, ambient, and contemporary classical music traditions into a spectacular, hypnotic soundscape that includes frequent use of the pipe organ.
Works by John Williams, Hans Zimmer, and more!
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