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 November 2008

November 2 — Sunday

4:00 pm. Music Before 1800: Machaut’s Messe de Nostre Dame. Diabolus in Musica; Antoine Guerber, Artistic Director. Guillaume de Machaut’s fourteenth-century Messe de Nostre Dame: Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus and Agnus Dei. Corpus Christi Church, 529 W. 121st St. $40, $30, $20 ($35, $25, $15 students & seniors 62+). 212-666-9266.

4:40 pm. Frank Crosio (Huntington, NY), organ. (Preceding Solemn Choral Evensong at 5:00 pm.) Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 145 W. 46th St. Free. 212-869-5830 x 24.

5:15 pm. Dong-Ill Shin (Hurst, Tex.), organ. (Following Choral Evensong at 4:00 pm.) St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. Free. 212-757-7013, ext. 303.

7:00 pm. All Souls Commemoration Concert. St. Vincent Ferrer Chorale; Mark Bani, conductor. Manuel Cardoso: Missa pro defunctis (1625); anthems for All Souls Day. Church of St. Vincent Ferrer, 869 Lexington Ave./66th St. Free-will offering. 212-744-2080.

November 3 — Monday

7:00 pm. Choir and orchestra of St. Ignatius of Antioch; Douglas Keilitz, director. Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48. St. Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church, 552 West End Ave./W. 87th St. Free-will offering. 212-580-3326.

7:30 pm. Rejoice in the Lamb. The St. James Compostela Choir; Davis Wortman, conductor. Choral works to celebrate All Saints' Day by Britten, Vaughan Williams, Martinson and Harwood, accompanied by the new Schoenstein Gallery Organ. St. James Church, 865 Madison Ave./71st St. $10 sugg. donation ($5 students & seniors). 212-288-4100.

November 4 — Tuesday

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

November 5 — Wednesday

7:30 pm. Paolo Bordignon (Assoc. Dir. of Music), organ. St. Bartholomew's Church, Park Ave./51st St. Free. 212-378-0222.

November 6 — Thursday

12:15 pm. Faculty Recital: Stephen Hamilton, organ; Maurice Peress, conductor. Rheinberger: Concerto in F Major. Organ works by Alain, Bach, Böhm, Buxtehude, Gabrieli and Mendelssohn. LeFrak Concert Hall, Queens College, Queens. Free.

November 8 — Saturday

4:00 pm. Six Saturdays with Messiaen – John Scott (Organist and Director of Music) plays the complete organ works of Messiaen to mark the centenary of the composer's birth. Works performed: Apparition de l’église éternelle; Verset pour la fête de la dédicace; Monodie; Livre d’orgue. St. Thomas Church, Fifth Ave./53rd St. Free; donation suggested. 212-757-7013, ext. 303.

8:00 pm. Polyhymnia (artists-in-residence) will present Chapel Royal, a
concert of music composed for England's royal music institution during the
reigns of Elizabeth I, James I and Charles I. Church of St. Ignatius of Antioch, 552 West End Ave./87th St. $25 ($15 students, seniors (65+) and
members of Early Music America). 917-838-4636.

November 9 — Sunday

3:00 pm. Terence Flanagan (Assoc. Organist, First Congregational, Greenwich, Conn.), organ. Works by Krebs, Widor, and Howells. Church of St. Vincent Ferrer, 869 Lexington Ave./66th St. Free-will offering. 212-744-2080.

3:00 pm. The Pianist as Composer. Students from the Mannes College of Music will perform lieder and piano works by Brahms as a part of their city-wide festival featuring music by renowned pianist-composers. Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Ave./73rd St. Sug. donation: $15 ($10 students & seniors). 212-288-8920.

3:00 pm. Dr. Sandor Szabo, organ and piano. Widor Symphony VI and other works. Church of the Immaculate Conception, 30 North Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ. $12. 973-744-5650.

4:40 pm. Jamie Shiell (Decatur, Ga.), organ. (Preceding Solemn Choral Evensong at 5:00 pm.) Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 145 W. 46th St. Free. 212-869-5830 x 24.

4:45 pm. David K. Lamb (Columbus, Ind.), organ. Cathedral of St. Patrick, Fifth Avenue/51st St. Free. 212-753-2261 x274.

5:15 pm. Andrew Kotylo (New Haven, Conn.), organ. (Following Choral Evensong at 4:00 pm.) St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. Free. 212-757-7013, ext. 303.

November 10 — Monday

7:30 pm. Renée Anne Louprette, organ. Montclair State University Faculty Recital. Works by: J.S. Bach, Couperin, Dupré, Isoir, Tournemire and Messiaen. Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, 89 Ridge Street, Newark, N.J. Free. 973-484-2400.

November 11 — Tuesday

12:30 pm. Midday Music Concert: Julie Nord, soprano and Robert Prior, organ. Mozart's Exsultate, jubilate and Hindemith songs. Church of the Transfiguration, 1 East 29th St. $5 sugg. donation. 212-684-4174.

7:30 pm. Diane Bish, organ. St. Agnes Cathedral, 29 Quealy Place, Rockville Centre, NY. $20 ($15 students, seniors & AGO members). 516-766-0205.

8:00 pm. Lynne Davis (Wichita State University), organ. Music by Alain, Bach, Franck, and Messiaen. Church of the Holy Trinity (Episcopal), 316 E. 88th St. $20 ($15 students & seniors). 212-289-4100 x210.

November 12 — Wednesday

7:30 pm. Yale Collegium Players. Robert Mealy, director; Simon Carrington, conductor. Psalms and motets by Monteverdi, Cavalli, Rigatti, Rovetta, Legrenzi and Ingram Marshall. St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. $75, $55, $40 ($30 students & seniors). 212-757-7013, ext. 303.

November 15 — Saturday

4:00 pm. Six Saturdays with Messiaen – John Scott (Organist and Director of Music) plays the complete organ works of Messiaen to mark the centenary of the composer's birth. Work performed: Méditations sur le mystère de la Sainte Trinité. St. Thomas Church, Fifth Ave./53rd St. Free; donation suggested. 212-757-7013, ext. 303.

8:00 pm. Walter Hilse, organ. Works by Bach and Duruflé. St. Peter Lutheran Church, Lexington Ave./54th St. $20 ($15 students/seniors/AGO members). 212-935-2200.

8:00 pm. New Jersey Oratorio Society; Dr. Sandor Szabo, conductor. Mozart: Missa Brevis in D minor; Symphony #23; Schubert: Mass in Eb. Church of the Immaculate Conception, 30 North Fullerton Ave, Montclair, NJ. $15. 973-744-5650.

November 16 — Sunday

3:00 pm. A Tribute to Glenn Gould. Magdalena Baczewska, piano. J. S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations & the Piano Sonata, Op. 5, by Richard Strauss: the first and last works ever recorded by the legendary Canadian pianist. Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Ave./73rd St. Sugg. donation: $15 ($10 students & seniors). 212-288-8920.

3:00 pm. Three Organists Spectacular: Kathryn Jones, Tom Zachacz, and Joseph Nigro, organists. Works by Bach, Hollins, Vivaldi, Franck, Gawthrop, and Clerambault. The Union Church of Pocantico Hills  555 New Bedford Road, Route 448, Sleepy Hollow, NY. $10. 914-631-2069.

4:00 pm. Guy Bovet (Neuchâtel, Switzerland), organ; with Jorge Avila, violin; Arthur Fiacco, cello; Victoria Drake, harp. Works by de Heredia, de Arauxo, Balbastre, J.S. Bach, Karg-Elert, Yon and Bovet. Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, Park Ave./84th St. $20 ($15 students & seniors). 212-288-2520. (restrooms not handicapped-accessible).

4:00 pm. Music for Multiple Choirs, Organs and Brass. Canterbury Choral Society; Charles Dodsley Walker, conductor; Neal Campbell, organ; Steven Lawson, harmonium; Central Park Brass. Gabrieli: Symphoniae Sacrae; and Langlais: Missa Salve Regina. Church of the Heavenly Rest, Fifth Ave./90th St. Sugg. contribution: $20 ($10 students & seniors; under 12 free). 212-222-9458.

4:00 pm. George Davey (Organist/Choral Director), organ. Rutgers Presbyterian Church, 236 W. 73rd St./Broadway. Free. 212-877-8227.

4:40 pm. Paul J. Murray (New York City), organ. (Preceding Solemn Choral Evensong at 5:00 pm.) Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 145 W. 46th St. Free. 212-869-5830 x 24.

5:15 pm. Timothy Olsen (Oklahoma City, Okla.), organ. (Following Choral Evensong at 4:00 pm.) St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. Free. 212-757-7013, ext. 303.

7:00 pm. Italian Concert Artist Mario Duella, organ. Works by Mendelssohn, Salomé, Foote, Stanford, Ravanello, Bossi, and Capocci. New Baptist Temple, 360 Schermerhorn St./3rd Ave., Brooklyn. Sugg. donation: $10 ($5 students & seniors). 718-875-1858, ext. 160.

7:00 pm. Demonstration of the new Schoenstein Organ. Paul Jacobs (Artist-in-residence) and Nigel Potts (Organist and Choirmaster), organists. Christ & St. Stephen's Church, 120 West 69th Street (Broadway/Columbus). Free. 212-787-2755, ext. 6.

November 21 — Friday

7:30 pm. St. Cecilia Concert. St. Agnes Girls Choirs; Michael Wustrow, conductor; Michael Bower; organ. St. Agnes Cathedral, 29 Quealy Place, Rockville Centre, NY. Free-will offering. 516-766-0205.

November 22 — Saturday

4:00 pm. Dedicatory Concert III of Schoenstein Organ – Thomas Murray (Yale University), organ. Preceded at 3:00 pm with pre-concert lecture: "Extended Family: other new pipe organs recently installed in New York" by Jonathan Ambrosino. Christ & St. Stephen's Church, 120 West 69th Street (Broadway/Columbus). $25 $20 (seniors); $15 (students and children). 212-787-2755, ext. 6.

4:00 pm. Six Saturdays with Messiaen – John Scott (Organist and Director of Music) plays the complete organ works of Messiaen to mark the centenary of the composer's birth. Work performed: Livre du Saint Sacrement. St. Thomas Church, Fifth Ave./53rd St. Free; donation suggested. 212-757-7013, ext. 303.

7:30 pm. Dedicatory Concert III of Schoenstein Organ – Thomas Murray (Yale University), organ. Christ & St. Stephen's Church, 120 West 69th Street (Broadway/Amsterdam). $25; $20 (seniors); $15 (students and children). 212-787-2755, ext. 6.

November 23 — Sunday

3:00 pm. Saint Andrew Chorale & Orchestra. Music of Solace: Fauré’s beloved Requiem (1893 chamber orchestra version), Bach’s Cantata 106 (“Actus Tragicus”) – an early work composed for a funeral service, in addition to choral works by Heinrich Schütz. Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Ave./73rd St. $20 ($15 students & seniors). 212-288-8920.

4:00 pm. Music Before 1800: A Worcester Ladymass. Trio Mediæval. A votive mass to the Virgin Mary assembled from the thirteenth- and fourteenth-century English “Worcester Fragments.” Corpus Christi Church, 529 W. 121st St. $40, $30, $20 (#5, $25, $15 students & seniors 62+). 212-666-9266.

4:00 pm. Guido Graumann, organ. The Presbyterian Church, 25 North Broadway,
Irvington-on-Hudson, N.Y. Free-will offering. 914-591-8124.

4:00 pm. Sándor Szabó (Glen Ridge, NJ), organ. Works by Bach-Vivaldi, Mendelssohn, Saint-Saëns, Duruflé, Dupré, Widor. St. Stephen Episcopal Church, 119 Main Street (Church), Millburn, NJ. Sugg. donation $10. 973-376-0688.

4:40 pm. Paul Richard Olson (Brooklyn, NY), organ. (Preceding Solemn Choral Evensong at 5:00 pm.) Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 145 W. 46th St. Free. 212-869-5830 x 24.

4:45 pm. Scott Turkington (Stamford, Conn.), organ. Cathedral of St. Patrick, Fifth Avenue/51st St. Free. 212-753-2261 x274.

5:15 pm. Douglas Beck (Alexandria, Va.), organ. (Following Choral Evensong at 4:00 pm.) St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. Free. 212-757-7013, ext. 303.

November 30 — Sunday

3:00 pm. Bach & Bock. Some of the greatest hits of J.S. Bach in a short recital followed by bock beer reception! Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, Lafayette Ave./S. Oxford St. $20 (includes beer). 718-625-7515.

4:40 pm. Mark Peterson (Huntington, NY), organ. (Preceding Solemn Choral Evensong at 5:00 pm.) Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 145 W. 46th St. Free. 212-869-5830 x 24.

5:15 pm. Harry Lyn Huff (Cambridge, Mass.), organ. (Following Choral Evensong at 4:00 pm.) St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. Free. 212-757-7013, ext. 303.