THE NEW YORK CITY CHAPTER of the AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS www.nycago.org M e t r o   C o n c e r t   C a l e n d a r May 2009

May 3 — Sunday

3:00 pm. Concert Honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary. St. Vincent Ferrer Chorale and Soloists; Mark Bani, director; Michael Stairs (Philadelphia), guest organist. Bach: Magnificat; other Marian anthems. Church of St. Vincent Ferrer, 869 Lexington Ave./66th St. Free-will offering. 212-744-2080.

4:45 pm. Daniel Brondel (Associate Dir. of Music), organ. Cathedral of St. Patrick, Fifth Avenue/51st St. Free. 212-753-2261 x274.

5:15 pm. John Scott (Organist and Director of Music), organ. (Following Choral Evensong at 4:00 pm.) St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. Free. 212-757-7013, ext. 303.

May 5 — Tuesday

12:30 pm. Midday Music Concert: Claudia Dumschat, organ. Symphony #5 by Charles-Marie Widor. Church of the Transfiguration, 1 East 29th St. $5 sugg. donation. 212-684-4174.

8:00 pm. Guildsingers; David Rentz, director. Program of works by Guillaume Dufay. Church of the Holy Trinity (Episcopal), 316 E. 88th St. $20 ($15 students & seniors). 212-289-4100 x210.

May 10 — Sunday

5:15 pm. Frederick Teardo (Associate Organist), organ. (Following Choral Evensong at 4:00 pm.) St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. Free. 212-757-7013, ext. 303.

May 12 — Tuesday

12:30 pm. Midday Music Concert: Jeff Hale, oboe and Claudia Dumschat, organ. Music for Oboe and Organ. Church of the Transfiguration, 1 East 29th St. $5 sugg. donation. 212-684-4174.

May 14 — Thursday

7:30 pm. The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys. John Scott, conductor; Eric Malson, piano; Frederick Teardo, harmonium. Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle; Scott Eyerly: Spires (first performance). St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. $75, $55, $40 ( $30 students & seniors). 212-757-7013, ext. 303.

May 16 — Saturday

5:00 pm. Bruce Neswick (Dir. of Music & Organist, St. John the Divine), organ. Christ & St. Stephen's Church, 120 West 69th Street (Broadway/Columbus). $20, $15 (Seniors), $10 (Student / Under 13). 212-787-2755, ext. 6.

7:30 pm. Choral Music of Anton Bruckner. Cappella New York; David Enlow, director. Church of the Resurrection, 119 E. 74th St. (Park/Lexington). $25, $20 ($15 students & seniors). 212.535.9666 x31.

8:00 pm. Cantori New York performs with Prism, a virtuosic saxophone quartet. Works by Hugi Gudmundsson, Gia Kancheli, and Efstratios Minakakis. Church of the Holy Trinity (Episcopal), 316 E. 88th St. $25. 212-289-4100 x210.

May 17 — Sunday

3:00 pm. Saint Andrew Chorale & Orchestra. Handel: Judas Maccabaeus. Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Ave./73rd St. $20 ($15 students & seniors). 212-288-8920.

4:45 pm. Brian Swager (San Francisco, Calif.), organ. Cathedral of St. Patrick, Fifth Avenue/51st St. Free. 212-753-2261 x274.

5:15 pm. Earl Naylor (St. Louis, Mo.), organ. (Following Choral Evensong at 4:00 pm.) St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. Free. 212-757-7013, ext. 303.

May 19 — Tuesday

12:30 pm. Midday Music Concert: The Transfiguration Camerata. May Madrigals. Church of the Transfiguration, 1 East 29th St. $5 sugg. donation. 212-684-4174.

May 21 — Sunday

5:30 pm. Stephen Hamilton (Holy Trinity Episcopal), organ. Messiaen: L'Ascension. Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 145 W. 46th St. Free. 212-869-5830 x 24.

7:00 pm. The Symphonic Mass. Resurrection Choir and Orchestra; David Enlow, director. F.J. Haydn: Mariazeller-Messe. Church of the Resurrection, 119 E. 74th St. (Park/Lexington). Donations accepted. 212.535.9666 x31.

May 26 — Tuesday

12:30 pm. Midday Music Concert: Bernadette Fiorella, soprano and Jeff Hale, oboe. Bach arias. Church of the Transfiguration, 1 East 29th St. $5 sugg. donation. 212-684-4174.

May 27 — Wednesday

3:30 pm. Las Cantantes, the University of New Mexico Women’s Choir. Dr. Maxine Thevenot, director; Stephen Tharp, organist. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fifth Ave./82nd St. Free with admission to museum ($20 sugg. donation). 212-396-5473.