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Organ Spectacular Oct 19, 2008 & International Year of the Organ

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Current Substitute List (PDF) revised September 2008

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Information about the Library and its resources is available here: www.organlibrary.org More than 40,000 compositions are in the permanent collection. Duplicate copies of donated collections are offered for sale--a good deal!

2009 Regional Convention in Boston July 1-4
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October 2008 Newsletter is available on Members Page.

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EVENTS CALENDAR

Tuesday, September 30

12:15 pm

Fred Guzasky: Rheinberger, Glazunov; improvisation.
King's Chapel,
58 Tremont St, Boston.
617-227-2155 Donation $3 h

Thursday, October 2

12:15 pm

Midday Organ Recital.
Adolphus Busch Hall,
27 Kirkland St, Cambridge.
617-496-2222 Free

Friday, October 3

12:15 pm

Kyle Bertulli, organ.
Trinity Church,
Copley Sq, Boston.
617-536-0944 x389 Donation h

Saturday, October 4

9:30 am

(9:30 am to 11:00 am &
2:00 pm to 4:00 pm)
Auditions for Night Song
(Daryl Bichel & Carolyn Darr, dirs).
Society of St Margaret,
17 Highland Park St, Roxbury MA.
617-312-8328

9:30 am

(9:30 am to 5:00 pm)
Chant Camp workshop with
Susan Hellauer - singer, teacher,
researcher, founding member of
Anonymous 4 vocal ensemble.
DiGiovanni Hall at St Paul Church,
29 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge.
978-264-0584 Full day $95

Sunday, October 5

1:00 pm

Paul Cienniwa, organ:
Geoffroy/Lully, Chaumont, Lanes,
Beauvarlet-Charpentier, Corrette.
First Church in Boston,
66 Marlborough St, Boston.
617-267-6730 Donation

1:15 pm

(1:15 pm to 5:00 pm)
Chant Camp workshop.
See Saturday, October 4 at 9:30 am.
Half day $65

2:00 pm

(2:00 pm to 4:00 pm)
Auditions for Night Song.
See Saturday, October 4 at 9:30 am.

3:00 pm

Richard Hill, organ:
Autumn Organ Fest.
St Anthony's Church,
1359 Acushnet Ave,
New Bedford MA.
Donation

4:00 pm

Frances Burmeister, organ:
Alain, Messiaen, Vierne,
Franck, D'Aquin.
Trinity Episcopal Church,
26 White St, Haverhill MA.
978-372-4244 Free h

4:00 pm

Evensong Choir (Forster, dir/org):
Choral Evensong: Karg-Elert,
Gibbons, Smith, Brewer, Gardiner, Leighton. Reception follows.
Christ Church,
Zero Garden St, Cambridge.
617-876-0200 Donation h

7:00 pm Andrus Madsen, organ: Pachelbel.
West Parish Church,

129 Reservation Rd, Andover MA.
978-475-3528 $15 for music pgm

Monday, October 6

6:00 pm

Auditions for Youth pro Musica.
See page 4.

Tuesday, October 7

12:15 pm

Jan Overduin, organ:
Böhm, Cabena, Glass, Pärt.
King's Chapel, 58 Tremont St, Boston.
617-227-2155 Donation $3 h

7:30 pm

William A MacPherson, organ.
Cole Memorial Chapel,
Wheaton College, Norton MA.
Donation

Thursday, October 9

12:15 pm

Midday Organ Recital.
Adolphus Busch Hall,
27 Kirkland St, Cambridge.
617-496-2222 Free

Friday, October 10

12:15 pm

David Enlow, organ.
Trinity Church, Copley Sq, Boston.
617-536-0944 x389 Donation h

7:00 pm

Joyce Painter Rice, organ:
Pachelbel, Telemann, Bach,
Bender, Diemer.
First Baptist Church,
53 Pleasant St, Blue Hill ME.
207-374-5093 Free

Saturday, October 11

9:30 am

Recorders/Early Music MetroWest,
Music of Renaissance Italy:
Palestrina & Bassano.
Singers' workshop led by Fred Jodry.
Trinity Episcopal Church,
81 Elm St, Concord MA.
978-264-0584 Choral program $18,
Visitors $12; Annual Mem $100/85

8:00 pm

Seraphim Singers (Lester, cond);
Musica Sacra (Beekman, cond);
Heinrich Christensen, organ;
Orchestra of Emmanuel Music:
Magnificat Through the Ages:
Bach, Byrd, Dupré, Monteverdi,
Pärt, Schütz, Walmisley.
Grand Ballroom, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center,
415 Summer St, Boston.
www.pilgrimageofhope.com
$20 adv/$25 door

Tuesday, October 14

12:15 pm

Olson/De Cari Duo
(John Olson, guitar;
Gioia De Cari, soprano):
Britten, Champlin, Gershwin.
King's Chapel, 58 Tremont St, Boston.
617-227-2155 Donation $3 h

Thursday, October 16

12:15 pm

Midday Organ Recital.
Adolphus Busch Hall,
27 Kirkland St, Cambridge.
617-496-2222 Free

Friday, October 17

12:15 pm

Angela Kraft Cross, organ.
Trinity Church, Copley Sq, Boston.
617-536-0944 x389 Donation h

7:30 pm

Bálint Karosi, organ:
See Page 1.

7:30 pm

Renaissonics & Friends (Tyson, dir);
Ken Pierce, dancer/historian:
Teaching dances from the 15th,
16th & 17th centuries.
Refreshments. No partner required.
Jewett Hall, First Church Cong,
11 Garden St, Cambridge.
617-661-3353 $8

Saturday, October 18

7:00 pm Andrus Madsen, harpsichord: Pachelbel solo suites, variations
& fantastic fugues.
Second Church, 60 Highland St, West Newton MA.
617-244-2690 Donation $15

7:30 pm

John L Bell, composer &
song collector: "Things Unsaid
& Unsung of Jesus"
West Concord Union Church,
1317 Main St, West Concord MA.
978-369-6309 Donation h

Sunday, October 19

3:00 pm

Intro to the Pipe Organ 101.
Click Here for details on this AGO event.

3:00 pm

Organ Dedicatory Recital.
Click Here for details on this AGO event.

3:00 pm

Organ Plus--An Autumn Event for the Community.
Click Here for details on this AGO event.

3:00 pm

Annual Member Recital of
SE Mass Chapter AGO.
St Thomas Church,
111 High St, Taunton MA.
Donation to church fund

3:00 pm

Fredrick Guzasky & Mark Slawson,
organ: Bruhns, Frescobaldi,
Buxtehude, Rheinberger, Soler,
Bach, Utterback, PDQ Bach.
Second Parish (Unitarian),
685 Main St, Hingham MA.
617-835-5189 $10

4:00 pm

Frances Conover Fitch, organ:
"All Dance" Byrd, Couperin,
Rameau, Bach, Howells, Locklair.
St John's, Gloucester MA.
www.stjohnsgloucester.org

5:00 pm

Robert Barney, hymn leader:
Hymn Sing & Pie Party.
Public invited, bring pie to share.
Trinity Episcopal Church,
81 Elm St, Concord MA.
978-369-3715 h

5:00 pm

Douglas Major, organ.
Reception follows.
St Michael's Church,
26 Pleasant St,
Marblehead MA.
781-631-0657 Donation $10

6:00 pm

Nancy S Timmerman,
organist/director: Concert
Celebrating Organ Spectacular,
Presbyterian Church,
335 Cambridge St,
Burlington MA.
781-272-9190 Donation h

Tuesday, October 21

12:15 pm

Hermann Hudde, guitar:
Sor, Villa-Lobos, de Falla, Tarrega,
Tansman. King's Chapel,
58 Tremont St, Boston.
617-227-2155 Donation $3 h

Wednesday, October 22

12:15 pm

Richard Hill, organ:
Autumn Airs.
Unity Church, 13 Main St,
North Easton MA.
508-238-6081

Thursday, October 23

12:15 pm

Midday Organ Recital.
Adolphus Busch Hall,
27 Kirkland St, Cambridge.
617-496-2222 Free

Friday, October 24

12:15 pm

Douglas Major, organ.
Trinity Church, Copley Sq, Boston.
617-536-0944 x389 Donation h

7:30 pm

Scott Foppiano, organ;
accompanies Lon Chaney in "Phantom of the Opera" with
guests from Portland Ballet Co.
Halloween costume contest
precedes the show.
Merrill Auditorium at City Hall,
389 Congress St, Portland ME. h
207-553-4363 Don. $12, <21 Free

8:00 pm

Sietze de Vries, organ.
All Improvisations
Pre-concert talk at 7 pm
First Lutheran Church, 299 Berkeley St Boston
617.536.8851 flc-boston.org

Saturday, October 25

10:00 am

YOI Pedals, Pipes, and Pizza.
See Page 8.

7:00 pm

Peter Krasinski, organ:
Movie Night with improvised
accompaniment.
The Dover Church,
17 Springdale Ave, Dover MA.
508-785-0957 Donation $10 h

Sunday, October 26

2:00 pm

Cathedral Organ Benefit Recital.
Organists: Leo Abbott, Margaret Angelini, Stephanie Budwey, Richard Bunbury, Larry Carson, Glenn Goda,
Janet Hunt, Rosalind Mohnsen.
Cathedral of the Holy Cross,
1400 Washington St, Boston.
617-542-5682 Free h

3:00 pm

Richard Hill, organ:
Mendelssohn, Foote, Amy Beach, Guilmant, Joplin, others.
St Thomas Aquinas Church,
97 South St, Jamaica Plain MA.
617-524-0240 Donation for organ

3:00 pm

Rivers Symphony Orchestra
(Tierney, cond);
John Whiteside, organ;
Junko Watanbe, soprano:
Poulenc Organ Concerto;
Haydn Symphony #94;
Mozart Exultate Jubilate.
Christ Church,
1132 Highland Ave, Needham MA.
781-235-6840 $10 h

3:00 pm

Festival Service for the Day of the
Reformation: Bach Cantata #79
"Gott, der Herr, ist Sonn' und Schild"
First Lutheran Church,
299 Berkeley St, Boston.
671-536-8851 Free

4:00 pm

44th Annual Choir Festival.
See Back Page.

4:00 pm

A Joyful Noyse:
Victoria Reichert-Facilides, soprano;
Rebecca Hawkins, violin;
Martins Aldins, recorder;
Hannah Davidson, gamba;
Sharyn Duncan, harpsichord.

Music of the Purcell brothers.
Taylor House,
50 Burroughs St,
Jamaica Plain MA.
617-983-9334 Donation $10 h

4:30 pm

Els Biesmans, organ: Prelude Recital
5:00 pm Solemn Choral Evensong
& Benediction. Advent Parish Choir
(Dwyer, cond; Wood, org):
Tomkins, Mundy, Ayleward.
Church of the Advent,
30 Brimmer St, Boston.
617-523-2377 x41 Donation h

5:00 pm

King's Chapel Choir & Soloists
(Christensen, dir; Wood, org);
Jodi Hagen, violin:
Pinkham In Praise of Music,
Schubert An die Musik,
Britten Hymn to St Cecilia,
Purcell Music for a While,
Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music.
King's Chapel,
58 Tremont St, Boston.
617-227-2155 Donation $12/8 h

Tuesday, October 28

12:15 pm

Amanda Keil, mezzo-soprano;
Barbara Poeschl-Edrich, harp:
Regner, Caplet, Britten/Humphrey,
song attr. to Ann Boleyn.
King's Chapel, 58 Tremont St, Boston.
617-227-2155 Donation $3 h

Thursday, October 30

12:15 pm

Midday Organ Recital.
Adolphus Busch Hall,
27 Kirkland St, Cambridge.
617-496-2222 Free

Friday, October 31

12:15 pm

Michael Kleinschmidt, organ.
Trinity Church, Copley Sq, Boston.
617-536-0944 x389 Donation h

12:00 midnight

Mark Steinbach, organ.
Sayles Hall, Brown University.
401-863-2344 Free h

Saturday, November 1

7:30 pm

Hereford Cathedral Choir
of Men & Boys.
Durufle Requiem
All Saints Church, 10 Irving St, Worcester
$25/10 508.752.3766x16 allsaintsw.org

Sunday, November 2

3:00 pm

Lee Ridgway, organ:
Froberger, Pachelbel, Distler,
CPE Bach, JS Bach, Pinkham.
First Church of Deerfield,
71 Old Main St,
Deerfield MA.
413-773-5323 Donation $10 h

4:00 pm

Evensong Choir (Forster, dir/org):
Choral Evensong: Duruflé, Byrd,
Leighton, Stanford, Tavener. Reception follows.
Christ Church,
Zero Garden St, Cambridge.
617-876-0200 Donation h

5:00 pm

Trinity Parish Choir (Barney, dir);
Brass & Organ:
Prelude Recital & Choral Evensong.
Trinity Episcopal Church,
81 Elm St, Concord MA.
978-369-3715 Donation h

7:30 pm

Larry Palmer, organ.
Festive program featuring the music of Hugo Distler on the 100th anniversary of his birth
Adolphus Busch Hall, 27 Kirkland St Cambridge
617.496.2222 Click Here for details on this AGO event.

Monday, November 3

6:30 pm

Choir of the Church of the Advent
(Dwyer & Wood, conds):
All Souls' Requiem:
Anerio Missa pro Defunctis,
Gregorian Chant interpolations.
Church of the Advent,
30 Brimmer St, Boston.
617-523-2377 x41 Donation h

Thursday, November 6

12:15 pm

Midday Organ Recital.
Adolphus Busch Hall,
27 Kirkland St, Cambridge.
617-496-2222 Free

12:30 pm

Rosalind Mohnsen, organ.
Goddard Chapel,
Tufts University,
Medford MA.
617-627-3427 Free

Friday, November 7

12:15 pm

Jared Johnson, organ.
Trinity Church, Copley Sq, Boston.
617-536-0944 x389 Donation h

Saturday, November 8

9:30 am

Recorders/Early Music MetroWest:
Music of Isaac, Josquin, & their
contemporaries. Singers' workshop led by Michael Barrett.
Trinity Episcopal Church,
81 Elm St, Concord MA.
978-264-0584 Choral program $18
Visitors $12; Annual Mem $100/85

8:00 pm

Newport Baroque Orchestra;
Laura Gulley & Julie McKenzie, violins;
Audrey Cienniwa, cello;
Paul Cienniwa, harpsichord:
Music of the 17th century
featuring Biber.
42 Dearborn St, Newport RI.
401-621-6123 $25/$10 (ages 6-18)
-10% srs, sts, mil, WGBH, AAA, EMA h

Sunday, November 9

2:30 pm

Merrimack Valley Philharmonic
(Monseur, cond);
Emily Halpern Lewis, harp:
Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon
of a Faun, Danses Sacred & Profane
for Harp & Strings;

Ravel Introduction & Allegro
for Harp & Orchestra;

Prokofiev Symphony #6.
Rogers Center for the Arts,
Merrimack College,
315 Turnpike St, Andover MA.
978-372-8237 $18/12, <5 yrs $5
subscriptions $60/42

3:00 pm

Colin Andrews, organ.
St Joseph Memorial Chapel,
College of the Holy Cross,
Worcester MA.
508-793-2296 Free h

3:30 pm

Harmonious Blacksmith
(Aaron Sheehan, tenor;
Justin Godoy & Héloïse Degrugillier, recorders; Catherine Liddell, lute):
The Cult of Melancholy -
Music of John Dowland.

St Martin's Church,
Orchard Ave at Wayland Sq, Providence RI.
401-621-6123 $20/18/10

7:30 pm

Janette Fishell, organ.
Adolphus Busch Hall, 27 Kirkland St, Cambridge
Music of J. S. Bach 617.496.2222

Thursday, November 13

12:15 pm

Midday Organ Recital.
Adolphus Busch Hall,
27 Kirkland St, Cambridge.
617-496-2222 Free

Friday, November 14

12:15 pm

Brian Jones, organ.
Trinity Church, Copley Sq, Boston.
617-536-0944 x389 Donation h

8:00 pm

Bálint Karosi, organ: Bach.
Pre-concert talk at 7:00.
First Lutheran Church,
299 Berkeley St, Boston.
671-536-8851 Free

8:00 pm

Carol Lewis, viola da gamba:
Echoes of the Danube:
German, Italian & English Music:
Schenk, Virgiliano, Corkine, Bach.
Lindsay Chapel,
First Church Congregational,
Mason & Garden Sts, Cambridge.
617-776-0692 $22/17

Sunday, November 16

3:00 pm

Masterworks Chorale,
Rossini Petite Messe Solennelle.
See Page 10.

3:00 pm

Colin Andrews, organ.
St Joseph Memorial Chapel,
College of the Holy Cross,
Worcester MA.
508-793-2296 Free h

3:00 pm

Carol Lewis, viola da gamba:
Echoes of the Danube:
German, Italian & English Music:
Schenk, Virgiliano, Corkine, Bach.
Somerville Museum,
Central St at Westwood Rd,
Somerville MA.
617-666-9810 $17/12

4:00 pm

Harvard University Choir
(EE Jones, dir); Frank Kelley, tenor:
Britten St Nicolas.
Memorial Church,
Harvard University, Cambridge.
www.memorialchurch.harvard.edu
$10/5

7:30 pm

James David Christie & Friends, Music for organ & strings.
Adolphus Busch Hall, 27 Kirkland St Cambridge
617.496.2222

Thursday, November 20

12:15 pm

Midday Organ Recital.
Adolphus Busch Hall,
27 Kirkland St, Cambridge.
617-496-2222 Free

Friday, November 21

12:15 pm

Richard Webster, organ.
Trinity Church, Copley Sq, Boston.
617-536-0944 x389 Donation h

7:30 pm

Renaissonics & Friends (Tyson, dir);
Ken Pierce, dancer/historian:
Teaching dances from the 15th,
16th & 17th centuries.
Refreshments. No partner required.
Jewett Hall, First Church Cong,
11 Garden St, Cambridge.
617-661-3353 $8

Sunday, November 23

3:00 pm

Jacob Street, James David Christie, organ: Hommage à Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992).
St Joseph Memorial Chapel,
College of the Holy Cross,
Worcester MA.
508-793-2296 Free h

4:00 pm

Rosalind Mohnsen, organ.
Trinity Episcopal Church,
26 White St, Haverhill MA.
978-372-4244 Free

Friday, November 28

12:15 pm

Andrew Sheranian, organ.
Trinity Church, Copley Sq, Boston.
617-536-0944 x389 Donation h

Sunday, November 30

5:00 pm

Joe Dan Harper, tenor;
Aaron Engebreth, baritone
(Florestan Recital Project);
Heinrich Christensen, organ:
Songs for Voice and Organ
by Daniel Pinkham.
King's Chapel,
58 Tremont St, Boston.
617-227-2155 Donation $12/8 h





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