February 2 — Thursday

11.00 am. Organ Performance Class. Students of Paul Jacobs, Chair of Organ Dept. Paul Hall – The Juilliard School, 155 W. 65th St./Broadway. Free. 212-769-7406.

5.30 pm. James Kennerley (Organist & Music Dir.), organ. (Precedes Solemn Pontifical Mass at 6.00 pm.) Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 145 W. 46th St. Free. 212-869-5830.

February 5 — Sunday

3.00 pm. Andrew Henderson (Dir. of Music), organ. A solo recital to feature MAPC’s colorful, newly restored Casavant organ, which also celebrates its 50th Birthday. The program will include Bach masterworks including the Fantasia & Fugue in G minor and Toccata in F, and Durufle’s Prélude et Fugue sur le nom d’Alain. Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Ave./73rd St. $15 ($10 students & seniors). 212-288-8920.

4.30 pm. Ben Sheen (The Juilliard School), organ. Program includes works by Vierne and Duruflé. (Precedes Solemn Evensong & Benediction at 5.00 pm.) Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 145 W. 46th St. Free. 212-869-5830.

4.30 pm. Claudia Dumschat (New York, N.Y.), organ. (Precedes Solemn Evensong & Procession at 5.00 pm.) St. Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church, 552 West End Ave./ W. 87th St. Free. 212-580-3326.

5.00 pm. Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity. Bach Choir and Players; Rick Erickson, Cantor. Cantata 95: Christus, der ist mein Leben. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Central Park West/65th St. Free-will offering. 212-877-6815.

5.15 pm. Alistair Reid (Greenwich, Conn.), organ. (Following Choral Evensong at 4.00 pm.) St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. Free. 212-757-7013 x303.

February 9 — Thursday

11.00 am. Organ Performance Class. Students of Paul Jacobs, Chair of Organ Dept. Paul Hall – The Juilliard School, 155 W. 65th St./Broadway. Free. 212-769-7406.

February 10 — Friday

February 11 — Saturday

4.00 pm. Second Saturday Organ Series. (Preceding Mass at 5.15 pm). American Idyll (Concert II). Gail Archer, organ. Second of five concerts featuring music by American women (living composers) and men over the last 100 years. This concert features works by Leo Sowerby, Richard Wilson, Ned Rorem, Judith Lang Zaimont and WIlliam Bolcum. Church of Saint Agnes, 143 E. 43rd St. (Lexington/Third Aves.). Sugg. donation: $10. 412-951-7441.

8.00 pm. Winter Mini-Festival. ARTEK Early music ensemble. Gwendolyn Toth, director. Music of Johann Rosenmüller. Vespers in the Grand Venitian Style. Eight singers, strings, historical brass and winds. With members of Piffaro and guest Michael Collver, cornetto. St. Ignatius of Antioch Church, 552 West End Avenue/87th St. Tickets: $40, $20 ($30, $10, students & seniors). 212-866-0468.

February 12 — Sunday

3.00 pm. Magdalena Baczewska, harpsichord & piano. Original works for the harpsichord by Corelli, Dandrieu, Loeilly, Lully, Rameau, Scarlatti, and Johann Schobert, followed by their transcriptions for piano from Leopold Godowsky’s “Renaissance” book. Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Ave./73rd St. $15 ($10 students & seniors). 212-288-8920.

3.00 pm. Great Music at St. Bart's. Tarab Sacred Music Ensemble will play Sufi music from Palestine, Syria and Lebanon. Tarab comprises five musicians who sing and play acoustic instruments (nay, oud, buzuq, frame drums and riq) from the Middle East, as well as a whirling dervish who dances along to the music. St. Bartholomew's Church, Park Ave./51st St. Tickets: $25 ($15 students & seniors). 212-378-0248.

4.00 pm. Celebrating Messiaen. Larry J. Long (Organist & Choirmaster), organ. Excerpts from Messiaen’s great organ works on the 20th anniversary year of the composer’s death. The Church of the Epiphany (Episcopal), 1393 York Ave./East 74th St. Free. (212) 737-2720.

4.40 pm. Nicholas Bideler (Kansas City, Mo.), organ. (Precedes Solemn Evensong & Benediction at 5.00 pm.) Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 145 W. 46th St. Free. 212-869-5830.

5.00 pm. Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity. Bach Choir and Players; Rick Erickson, Cantor. Cantata 17: Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Central Park West/65th St. Free-will offering. 212-877-6815.

5.15 pm. Henrik Bo Hansen (Klampenborg, Denmark), organ. (Following Choral Evensong at 4.00 pm.) St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. Free. 212-757-7013 x303.

February 14 — Tuesday

12.30 pm. Prism Concert Series. Boyd Jones (DeLand, Fla.), organ. Central Synagogue, 652 Lexington Ave./55th St. Free. 212-838-5123.

February 16 — Thursday

11.00 am. Organ Performance Class. Students of Paul Jacobs, Chair of Organ Dept. Paul Hall – The Juilliard School, 155 W. 65th St./Broadway. Free. 212-769-7406.

February 17 — Friday

7.30 pm. Paul-Martin Maki, organ. J.S. Bach: Toccata in E Major, BWV 566; Sweelinck: Variations on “Sol es sein”; Hindemith: Sonata 1; Mendelssohn: Prelude and Fugue in E (arr. W.T. Best); and sections of Widor: Symphony VIII. Church of the Transfiguration ("The Little Church Around the Corner"), 1 E. 29th St. (betw. Fifth & Madison Aves.). $25 ($15 students & seniors). 212-684-4174.

February 19 — Sunday

February 20 — Monday (Presidents Day)

8.00 pm. Clarion Choir; Steven Fox, conductor; with Diego Innocenzi, organ & chamber ensemble. Church of the Ascension, Fifth Ave./10th Street. Presidents Day Conference Event: Free to NYC Chapter AGO members; general: $35. 212-358-7060.

February 23 — Thursday

11.00 am. Organ Performance Class. Students of Paul Jacobs, Chair of Organ Dept. Paul Hall – The Juilliard School, 155 W. 65th St./Broadway. Free. 212-769-7406.

February 26 — Sunday

3.00 pm. Casavant Organ 50th Birthday Celebration Concert. Saint Andrew Chorale & Orchestra; Andrew Henderson, Mary Huff & John Weaver, organists & conductors. Poulenc: Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani; John Weaver: Three Songs of Isaiah (world premiere performance); Ottorino Respighi: Suite in G major for Organ & Strings; plus works by Seth Bingham & Johannes Brahms. The program features works performed at the inaugural concert of the instrument on March 4, 1962, in addition to a work by MAPC’s Director of Music & Organist Emeritus, John Weaver, commissioned in celebration of the occasion. A birthday reception will follow! Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Ave./73rd St. $25 ($20 students & seniors). 212-288-8920.

3.00 pm. Jonathon Hampton, baritone; Joseph Arndt, piano. Negro Spirituals: Songs of Trial & Triumph. Grace Church, 950 Broad Street, Newark, N.J. Free-will offering. 973-623-1733.

3.00 pm. David Baskeyfield, organ. Buxtehude: Praeludium in F# Minor; Mozart: Adagio and Allegro in F; Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E minor; Liszt: Fantasy and Fugue on B-A-C-H; Vierne: Naiades and "Final" from Symphony No. 6; other short works, and an improvisation. First Presbyterian Church, 1 East Passaic Ave., Rutherford, N.J. Free (free-will offering). 201-438-3569.

4.00 pm. Olivier Latry, organ. Works by Reger, Franck, Tournemire, Franck, Vierne, Dupré, Cochereau, Heiller and an Improvisation. St. Peter's by the Sea Episcopal Church, 500 S. Country Rd., Bay Shore, N.Y. $10 adults, $8 students & seniors. 631-665-0051. 

5.15 pm. Daniel Harn (Sugar Hill, Ga.), organ. (Following Choral Evensong at 4.00 pm.) St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. Free. 212-757-7013 x303.

February 28 — Tuesday

12.30 pm. Prism Concert Series. Organ Student (TBA) from Cleveland Institute of Music. Central Synagogue, 652 Lexington Ave./55th St. Free. 212-838-5123.

February 29 — Wednesday

6.15 pm. Stainer's The Crucifixion. The Schola Cantorum of Saint Agnes, James D. Wetzel, Organist & Choirmaster. Church of Saint Agnes, 143 E. 43rd St. (Lexington/Third Aves.). Sugg. donation: $20/15. 412-951-7441.