Regional Calendar

Upcoming organ events in and around Minnesota.

Last updated on Monday, May 12, 2008

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May, 2008

The Wurlitzer organ at the Fargo Theater (314 Broadway) in Fargo, ND, is played regularly prior to weekend film showings. Call ahead for details. 701-239-8385

May 16, Friday:
7:30PM - Internationally known virtuoso recitalist Carlo Curley makes his Twin Cities pipe organ debut playing the 67-rank Blackinton organ at Benson Great Hall of Bethel University in Arden Hills neighborhood of Saint Paul, MN.

May 17, Saturday:
7:30PM - Raymond Johnston conducts the Cathedral Choir and Choral Society, with orchestra, in performance of the oratorio "Elijah" by Felix Mendelssohn at St. Mark's Cathedral (519 Oak Grove) in Minneapolis, MN. More information at: www.ourcathedral.org/musicseries/home

May 18, Sunday:
4PM - Guest recitalist Marie Rubis Bauer (from Omaha Cathedral) plays the dedication concert on the new Hendrickson pipe organ at the American Lutheran Church (906 Prospect Avenue) in Windom, MN. More information at: www.alcofwindom.com

4PM - In celebration of his 40 years as organist, Charles Forsberg teams up with the Minnesota Brass and Colonial Chorale for a program of music by Strauss, Brahms, Mussorgsky, Faure, Bach, Widor and himself, at Colonial Church of Edina (6200 Colonial Way) in Edina, MN.

4PM - Staff organist Carolyn Diamond, assisted by percussionist Bob Adney, plays a varied program of solo and duo works (including music by Paul Creston and Vaclav Nelhybel) to celebrate the recent restoration of the 108-rank Casavant organ at Central Lutheran Church (333 South 2th Street) in Minneapolis, MN. More information at: www.centralmpls.org

May 20, Tuesday:
12:35PM - Director-of-music Brian Carson plays the season's final noonday recital featuring the Casavant organ at the Church of St. Louis, King of France (506 Cedar Street) in downtown Saint Paul, MN. More information at: www.stlouiskingoffrance.org/htm/musique.htm

June, 2008

The Wurlitzer organ at the Heights Theatre (3951 Central Avenue NE) in Minneapolis, MN, is played regularly prior to weekend film showings. Call ahead for details. 763-788-9079

June 3, Tuesday:
Noon - Jacob Behnken plays a free summer noonday concert on the Wicks/Vogelphol organ at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (201 North State Street) in New Ulm, MN. NOTE: Sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.

12:20PM - Eileen Nelson Ness plays the first of the 45th Annual Noonday Summer Organ Concerts on the five-manual Sipe organ at Christ United Methodist Church (400 5th Avenue SW) in Rochester, MN.

June 7, Saturday:
8PM - Guest soloist Charlie Balogh blends jazz and popular traditions in a program featuring the Wurlitzer pipe organ at the Phipps Center for the Arts (109 Locust Street) in Hudson, WI. More information at: www.thephipps.org

June 8, Sunday:
2PM - Guest organist Gerrit W. Lamain will play everything from Bach to music for film and stage in a benefit program (“Playing to Feed the Hungry”) featuring the Dobson pipe organ at the United Lutheran Church (628 West 5th Street) in Red Wing, MN. NOTE: Free-will donations will go to the Red Wind Food Shelf program.

4:30PM - Eileen Nelson Ness and Scott Ness present a program of music for cello and organ at the United Methodist Church (702 Highway 69 S) in Albert Lea, MN.

June 10, Tuesday:
Noon - Ames Anderson plays a free summer noonday concert on the Wicks/Vogelphol organ at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (201 North State Street) in New Ulm, MN. NOTE: Sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.

12:20PM - Brian Williams plays a program of diverse selections for the 45th Annual Noonday Summer Organ Concerts on the five-manual Sipe organ at Christ United Methodist Church (400 5th Avenue SW) in Rochester, MN.

June 14, Saturday:
4:30PM - Organist David Cherwien and harpsichordist Layton James present an all-Bach concert with orchestra, part of a two-day “Bach Tage” festival at Mount Olive Lutheran Church (3045 Chicago Avenue S) in Minneapolis, MN. More information at: www.mountolivechurch.org

June 15, Sunday:
4PM - Kathy Romey conducts the Ensemble Sebastian in two Bach cantatas (#22 and #23) as part of the Second Annual “Bach Tage” festival at Mount Olive Lutheran Church (3045 Chicago Avenue S.) in Minneapolis, MN.

4PM - Resident musician Jeffrey Daehn provides an hour-long concert on the carillon of the Plummer Building of the Mayo Clinic (at 2nd Street and 2nd Avenue SW), the tallest building in downtown Rochester, MN. NOTE: Following the concerts, listeners can gather at the bronze entrance doors to meet the carillonneur. A favorite place to listen to the carillon is the Annenberg Plaza, a pedestrian mall bordered by the Mayo Building to the west and the Plummer and Siebens Buildings to the east. The plaza features grassy spaces, seating areas and a large Italian mosaic.

The Wurlitzer organ at the Fargo Theater (314 Broadway) in Fargo, ND, is played regularly prior to weekend film showings. Call ahead for details. 701-239-8385

June 17, Tuesday:
Noon - Kraig Windschitl plays a free summer noonday concert on the Wicks/Vogelphol organ at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (201 North State Street) in New Ulm, MN. NOTE: Sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.

12:20PM - Robert Hachmeister plays a program of diverse selections for the 45th Annual Noonday Summer Organ Concerts on the five-manual Sipe organ at Christ United Methodist Church (400 5th Avenue SW) in Rochester, MN.

June 18, Wednesday:
7:30PM - An organ recital at First Lutheran Church (1210 South Stephenson Avenue) in Iron Mountain, Michigan. More information at: www.pmmf.org NOTE: Part of the Pine Mountain Music Festival

June 19, Thursday:
7PM - Connie Biruta plays the 1873 Garret House tracker-action organ at the Houghton County Historical Museum Heritage Center (the former Congregational Church, corner of First Street and North Avenue) in Lake Linden, MI (upper peninsula). More information at: http://www.houghtonhistory.org/center.html

7:30PM - A concert by the Fort Bend Boys Choir of Texas, at Zumbro Lutheran Church (624 3rd Avenue SW) in Rochester, MN.

June 21, Saturday:
1PM - as part of the White Pine Music Festival in and around Stillwater, MN, internationally acclaimed guest soloist Lynne Davis plays music by French composers and Bach (including Franck's "Heroic Piece" and selections from Henri Mulet's picturesque "Byzantine Sketches") on the Schantz pipe organ at Trinity Lutheran Church (115 Fourth Street North) in Stillwater, MN. More information at: www.whitepinefestival.org

7:30PM - Soloist Frederick Hohman plays works by Fetis, Parker, Bach, Elgar and Hohman on the Reuter pipe organ in concert with the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra, Joseph Schlefke, conductor, at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church (9201 Normandale Boulevard) in Bloomington, MN.

June 23, Monday:
7:30PM - An organ recital at Bethany Lutheran Church (715 Mather Avenue) in Ishpeming, Michigan. More information at: www.pmmf.org NOTE: Part of the Pine Mountain Music Festival

June 24, Tuesday:
Noon - Brent Nolte plays a free summer noonday concert on the Wicks/Vogelphol organ at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (201 North State Street) in New Ulm, MN. NOTE: Sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.

7:45PM - A concert by the Choir from St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, at the Cathedral of Saint Paul (239 Selby Avenue) in Saint Paul, MN. More information at: fitzgeraldtheater.publicradio.org/tickets/box_office.shtml

June 25, Wednesday:
10AM - An organ workshop at St. Joseph Catholic Church (701 Calumet Street) in Lake Linden, Michigan. More information at: www.pmmf.org NOTE: Part of the Pine Mountain Music Festival

June 26, Thursday:
7:30PM - An organ recital at St. Joseph Catholic Church (701 Calumet Street) in Lake Linden, Michigan. More information at: www.pmmf.org NOTE: Part of the Pine Mountain Music Festival

June 27, Friday:
7:30PM - French recitalist Marie-Bernadette Dufourcet-Hakim plays a post-AGO-Convention concert on the Casavant pipe organ at the Church of St. Louis, King-of-France (10th and Cedar Streets) in Saint Paul, MN.

June 28, Saturday:
7:30PM - Uruguayan concert artist Cristina Garcia Banegas plays works by Ginastera, Falla, Bach, Piazzola and others on the lavish, recently improved Wicks pipe organ at the Basilica of Saint Mary (88 North 17th Street) in Minneapolis, MN.

June 29, Sunday:
2PM - A solo concert of English music played by Stephen Cleobury (director of music at King’s College Chapel, Cambridge, England) on the newly restored 108-rank Casavant organ at Central Lutheran Church (333 South 12th Street) in Minneapolis, MN..

7:30PM - A celebration of the centenary of the birth of American composer Leroy Anderson, as part of a varied program by guest virtuoso Jelani Eddington, playing the Wurlitzer organ in the Fritzgerald Theater (10 East Exchange Street) in downtown Saint Paul, MN.

June 30, Monday:
7PM - Guest musician George Matthew provides an hour-long concert on the carillon of the Plummer Building of the Mayo Clinic (at 2nd Street and 2nd Avenue SW), the tallest building in downtown Rochester, MN. NOTE: Following the concerts, listeners can gather at the bronze entrance doors to meet the carillonneur. A favorite place to listen to the carillon is the Annenberg Plaza, a pedestrian mall bordered by the Mayo Building to the west and the Plummer and Siebens Buildings to the east. The plaza features grassy spaces, seating areas and a large Italian mosaic.

July, 2008

The Wurlitzer organ at the Heights Theatre (3951 Central Avenue NE) in Minneapolis, MN, is played regularly prior to weekend film showings. Call ahead for details. 763-788-9079

July 1, Tuesday:
Noon - David Mertesdorf plays a free summer noonday concert on the Hendrickson pipe organ at the Catholic Church of Saints Peter and Paul (105 North 5th Street) in Saint Peter, MN. NOTE: Sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.

12:20PM - Dr. George Mathew plays a program of diverse selections for the 45th Annual Noonday Summer Organ Concerts on the five-manual Sipe organ at Christ United Methodist Church (400 5th Avenue SW) in Rochester, MN.

7:30PM - Resident musician Jane Horn and guest Joan DeVee Dixon play a program of organ duets (four hands and four feet) on the Reuter pipe organ at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church (9201 Normandale Boulevard) in Bloomington, MN.

July 2, Wednesday:
12:15PM - Kristina Langlois (Westwood Lutheran, St. Louis Park, MN) plays the first of six free summer noonday concerts on the 71-rank Hendrickson tracker-action organ at Wayzata Community Church (125 E. Wayzata Blvd.) in Wayzata, MN. NOTE: Iced tea and cookies follow

July 4, Friday:
4:30PM - A Fourth of July “Blast” concert with organist Eileen Nelson Ness and Friends, at the United Methodist Church (702 Highway 69 S) in Albert Lea, MN.

July 6, Sunday:
4PM - Australian guest musician Suzanne Magassey provides an hour-long concert on the carillon of the Plummer Building of the Mayo Clinic (at 2nd Street and 2nd Avenue SW), the tallest building in downtown Rochester, MN. NOTE: Following the concerts, listeners can gather at the bronze entrance doors to meet the carillonneur. A favorite place to listen to the carillon is the Annenberg Plaza, a pedestrian mall bordered by the Mayo Building to the west and the Plummer and Siebens Buildings to the east. The plaza features grassy spaces, seating areas and a large Italian mosaic.

July 8, Tuesday:
Noon - Chad Winterfeldt plays a free summer noonday concert on the Hendrickson pipe organ at the Catholic Church of Saints Peter and Paul (105 North 5th Street) in Saint Peter, MN. NOTE: Sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.

12:20PM - Lorrine Wordelman plays a program of diverse selections for the 45th Annual Noonday Summer Organ Concerts on the five-manual Sipe organ at Christ United Methodist Church (400 5th Avenue SW) in Rochester, MN.

July 9, Wednesday:
12:15PM - Ralph Johansen (Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, MN) plays a free summer noonday concerts on the 71-rank Hendrickson tracker-action organ at Wayzata Community Church (125 E. Wayzata Blvd.) in Wayzata, MN. NOTE: Iced tea and cookies follow

July 14, Monday:
8PM - A Festival of Hymns, part of the Lutheran Summer Music Festival at the chapel of Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, MN. More information at: lutheransummermusic.org

July 15, Tuesday:
Noon - Lisa Knutson plays a free summer noonday concert on the Hendrickson pipe organ at the Catholic Church of Saints Peter and Paul (105 North 5th Street) in Saint Peter, MN. NOTE: Sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.

12:20PM - Lee Afdahl plays a program of diverse selections for the 45th Annual Noonday Summer Organ Concerts on the five-manual Sipe organ at Christ United Methodist Church (400 5th Avenue SW) in Rochester, MN.

The Wurlitzer organ at the Fargo Theater (314 Broadway) in Fargo, ND, is played regularly prior to weekend film showings. Call ahead for details. 701-239-8385

July 16, Wednesday:
12:15PM - Sharon Kleckner (St. Paul’s on the Hill, Saint Paul, MN) plays a free summer noonday concerts on the 71-rank Hendrickson tracker-action organ at Wayzata Community Church (125 E. Wayzata Blvd.) in Wayzata, MN. NOTE: Iced tea and cookies follow

July 19, Saturday:
2:30PM - A student organ recital, part of the Lutheran Summer Music Festival at the chapel of Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, MN. More information at: lutheransummermusic.org

July 20, Sunday:
4:30PM - An organ duo concert with organist Eileen Nelson Ness and Beverly Nelson Seifert, featuring Rags, Blues and Jazz, at the United Methodist Church (702 Highway 69 S) in Albert Lea, MN.

July 21, Monday:
7PM - Local members of the Organists of Keweenaw present a group recital of music for “Christmas in July”, featuring the 1902 Schuelke-1963 Verlinden Organ at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (146 Tamarack Street) in Laurium, MI..

July 22, Tuesday:
Noon - Charles Luedtke plays a free summer noonday concert on the Hendrickson pipe organ at the Catholic Church of Saints Peter and Paul (105 North 5th Street) in Saint Peter, MN. NOTE: Sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.

July 23, Wednesday:
12:15PM - Steve Gentile (St. Helena Church, Minneapolis) plays a free summer noonday concerts on the 71-rank Hendrickson tracker-action organ at Wayzata Community Church (125 E. Wayzata Blvd.) in Wayzata, MN. NOTE: Iced tea and cookies follow

July 29, Tuesday:
Noon - Matt Gerhard plays a free summer noonday concert on the Hendrickson pipe organ at the Catholic Church of Saints Peter and Paul (105 North 5th Street) in Saint Peter, MN. NOTE: Sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.

12:20PM - Dr. Gregory Peterson plays a program of diverse selections for the 45th Annual Noonday Summer Organ Concerts on the five-manual Sipe organ at Christ United Methodist Church (400 5th Avenue SW) in Rochester, MN.

July 30, Wednesday:
12:15PM - Mary Joy Rieder (St. Mary’s Church, Saint Paul) plays a free summer noonday concerts on the 71-rank Hendrickson tracker-action organ at Wayzata Community Church (125 E. Wayzata Blvd.) in Wayzata, MN. NOTE: Iced tea and cookies follow

August, 2008

The Wurlitzer organ at the Heights Theatre (3951 Central Avenue NE) in Minneapolis, MN, is played regularly prior to weekend film showings. Call ahead for details. 763-788-9079

August 3, Sunday:
2:30PM - The Inaugural Organ Recital featuring the new Noack pipe organ at the new Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe (5250 Justin Road) near La Crosse, WI. More information at: www.guadalupeshrine.org NOTE: Special guest musicians: Sister M. Cecilia Manelli (organ and piano), Father Giovanni Manelli (Violin), and Friar Angelomaria Lozzer (organ), all members of the Franciscans of the Immaculate from Italy.

4PM - Belgian guest Marc van Eyck provides an hour-long concert on the carillon of the Plummer Building of the Mayo Clinic (at 2nd Street and 2nd Avenue SW), the tallest building in downtown Rochester, MN. NOTE: Following the concerts, listeners can gather at the bronze entrance doors to meet the carillonneur. A favorite place to listen to the carillon is the Annenberg Plaza, a pedestrian mall bordered by the Mayo Building to the west and the Plummer and Siebens Buildings to the east. The plaza features grassy spaces, seating areas and a large Italian mosaic.

August 5, Tuesday:
Noon - Jane Trondson plays a free summer noonday concert on the Hendrickson pipe organ at the Catholic Church of Saints Peter and Paul (105 North 5th Street) in Saint Peter, MN. NOTE: Sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.

12:20PM - Jeffrey Daehnplays a program of diverse selections for the 45th Annual Noonday Summer Organ Concerts on the five-manual Sipe organ at Christ United Methodist Church (400 5th Avenue SW) in Rochester, MN.

7PM - Local members of the Organists of Keweenaw present a group recital, featuring the 1907 Estey-1973 Verlinden Organ at the Community Church (50755 Fifth Street) in Calumet, MI.

August 6, Wednesday:
12:15PM - Resident musician Diana Lee Lucker plays the season’s final free summer noonday concerts on the 71-rank Hendrickson tracker-action organ at Wayzata Community Church (125 E. Wayzata Blvd.) in Wayzata, MN. NOTE: Iced tea and cookies follow

August 12, Tuesday:
Noon - Sandra Krumholz plays a free summer noonday concert on the Hendrickson pipe organ at the Catholic Church of Saints Peter and Paul (105 North 5th Street) in Saint Peter, MN. NOTE: Sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.

12:20PM - Rev. William Otte plays a program of diverse selections for the 45th Annual Noonday Summer Organ Concerts on the five-manual Sipe organ at Christ United Methodist Church (400 5th Avenue SW) in Rochester, MN.

August 14, Thursday:
7PM - Local player from the Organists of Keweenaw play the 1873 Garret House tracker-action organ at the Houghton County Historical Museum Heritage Center (the former Congregational Church, corner of First Street and North Avenue) in Lake Linden, MI (upper peninsula). More information at: http://www.houghtonhistory.org/center.html

The Wurlitzer organ at the Fargo Theater (314 Broadway) in Fargo, ND, is played regularly prior to weekend film showings. Call ahead for details. 701-239-8385

August 19, Tuesday:
Noon - Mark DeGarmeaux plays the final free summer noonday concert on the Hendrickson pipe organ at the Catholic Church of Saints Peter and Paul (105 North 5th Street) in Saint Peter, MN. NOTE: Sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.

12:20PM - Ryan Hulshizer plays a program of diverse selections for the 45th Annual Noonday Summer Organ Concerts on the five-manual Sipe organ at Christ United Methodist Church (400 5th Avenue SW) in Rochester, MN.

August 23, Saturday:
8PM - California organist Chris Gorsuch plays from the Great American Songbook on the Wurlitzer pipe organ at the Phipps Center for the Arts (109 Locust Street) in Hudson, WI. More information at: www.thephipps.org

August 24, Sunday:
4PM - English guest Trevor Workman provides an hour-long concert on the carillon of the Plummer Building of the Mayo Clinic (at 2nd Street and 2nd Avenue SW), the tallest building in downtown Rochester, MN. NOTE: Following the concerts, listeners can gather at the bronze entrance doors to meet the carillonneur. A favorite place to listen to the carillon is the Annenberg Plaza, a pedestrian mall bordered by the Mayo Building to the west and the Plummer and Siebens Buildings to the east. The plaza features grassy spaces, seating areas and a large Italian mosaic.

August 26, Tuesday:
12:20PM - Merrill N. “Jeff” Davis III plays the final program in the 45th Annual Noonday Summer Organ Concerts on the five-manual Sipe organ at Christ United Methodist Church (400 5th Avenue SW) in Rochester, MN.

October, 2008

The Wurlitzer organ at the Heights Theatre (3951 Central Avenue NE) in Minneapolis, MN, is played regularly prior to weekend film showings. Call ahead for details. 763-788-9079

October, 2008

The Wurlitzer organ at the Heights Theatre (3951 Central Avenue NE) in Minneapolis, MN, is played regularly prior to weekend film showings. Call ahead for details. 763-788-9079

October 27, Monday:
8:15PM - Composer and recitalist Pamela Decker (of the University of Arizona in Tucson) plays the Gabriel Kney tracker-action pipe organ at St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel of the University of St. Thomas (Cleveland Avenue, 2 blocks north of Summit) in Saint Paul, MN.