Folks! Pipedreams is in España

Follow us as we work through this beautiful European country, a historical country that oddly enough has an incredible organ scene, new and old. We will visit significant churches, organ builder workshops, and meet fabulous organists that are currently and who have formerly uplifted the Spanist organ culture.

We are in our final days of our pipe organ tour of Spain. Between the fútbol games and museum visits maybe we will see a few organs…(please, sense the sarcasm). Madrid is the third most populous city in the European Union, behind London and Berlin – roughly 13.5 million in the metropolitan area. It's quite old being founded in the 9th century. Lots of organs, so little time left!

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Summer Fun!

Michael Barone makes personal appearances here and there, and would love to greet you at one of these upcoming events:

Pipedreams 2013 Tour of Spain

May 13–25, 2013
The tour bus is fully booked, but you're encouraged to check here for regular updates from Michael and his PIPEDREAMS friends during their adventures in Barcelona, Mallorca, the Basque country and Madrid.

Organ Day at Philadelphia's Kimmel Center

June 8, 2013 – 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Join Michael Barone and colleagues from the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Guild of Organists in a fun-for-the-family outing with the Fred J. Cooper Memorial Pipe Organ (by Dobson) in Verizon Hall, including a Children's Hour, silent films with organ accompaniment, the New City Brass Ensemble and other delights. And it all is FREE!

Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition

June 18–22, 2013
Join master-of-ceremonies Michael Barone for the preliminary (Tuesday/Wednesday) and final (Saturday) rounds of this prestigious new contest featuring ten of the world's top young aspiring concert artists in performances on the 10,010-pipe Aeolian organ in the Longwood Ballroom, competing for the largest cash prize of any organ competition in the world.

Washington National Cathedral Independence Day Concert

July 4, 2013 – 11 a.m.
Michael Barone again is host (for the third year) of the free July 4th performance featuring organists Benjamin Straley and Christopher Betts, pianist Jeremy Filsell, and the U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters. Join the throng for an exciting morning of music.

Wyomng Seminary Performing Arts Institute

July 12, 2013 – 8 p.m.
Michael Barone, making a rare, and modest, appearance at the console, teams up with featured soloist Mark Laubach, guest conductor Timothy Foley and the WSPAI Wind Ensemble for a concert of works for band and pipe organ, featuring the Berghaus instrument at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church (35 South Franklin Street) in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Free.

 

 

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