NYC AGO Metro Concert Calendar -- November 2010

The New York City Chapter — American Guild of Organists
Metro Concert Calendar
November 2010

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November 2 — Tuesday (All Souls' Day)

12:30 pm. A Little Midday Music: Ensemble Leonardo. Nancy Kito, director. France vs. Italy: Rivals Before the World Cup. Music of Corrette, Locatelli, and Boismortier. Church of the Transfiguration, 1 East 29th Street. Suggested donation: $5. (212) 684-4174.

7:30 pm. St. Vincent Ferrer Chorale; Mark Bani, conductor: Requiem Concert for All Souls' Day. Josef Rheinberger: Requiem, and other works. Church of St. Vincent Ferrer, 869 Lexington Ave./66th St. Free-will offering. (212) 744-2080.

November 4 — Thursday

8:00 pm. Dame Gillian Weir, organ. Bonnet: Variations de Concert; Muffat: Ciacano in G; Sweelinck: Variations on Est-ce Mars; Bach: Prelude & Fugue in E-flat, BWV 552; Peeters: Toccata, Fugue and Hymn on Ave Maris Stella; Jongen: Sonata Eroica; J. Alain: Variations on a theme of Jannequi, JA118, and Fantasmagorie, JA63; Duruflé: Scherzo; Mushel: Toccata. Church of the Holy Trinity (Episcopal), 316 East 88th Street. $20 ($15 students & seniors). (212) 289-4100 x210.

November 5 — Friday

10:30 am – 1:00 pm. Masterclass with Dame Gillian Weir. Works of Olivier Messiaen. Sponsored by the John J. Cali School of Music, Montclair State University. Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, 89 Ridge Street, Newark, N.J. Free. (973) 484-2400.

November 6 — Saturday

8:00 pm. Artis Wodehouse plays the Art Harmonium, Yamaha Reed Organs, toy pianos. Selections from Bela Bartok’s Mikrokosmos and Sigfrid Karg-Elert’s 12 Impressions. Ann Goodman Recital Hall, Kaufman Center, 129 West 67th St. Tickets: $20 ($10 students & seniors). (212) 501-3330.

November 7 — Sunday

3:00 pm. David Higgs (Eastman School of Music), organ. Works include Calvin Hampton's Five Dances for Organ, commisssioned by the builder and played by Mr. Higgs for the dedication of the 1982 Holtkamp organ. Park Avenue Christian Church, 1010 Park Ave./85th St. $75 (console), $25 (general), $15 (students & seniors). (212) 288-3246.

4:00 pm. Music Before 1800. Diabolus in Musica, Antoine Guerber, director, harp and percussion. Three women from the French vocal ensemble perform 13th c. chansons by the trouvères, accompanied by harp, flute, medieval fiddle and percussion. Corpus Christi Church, 529 W. 121st St. $40, $30, $20; students/seniors $35, $25, $15. (212) 666-9266.

4:45 pm. Heitor Caballero (Wayne, N.J.), organ. Cathedral of St. Patrick, Fifth Avenue/51st St. Free. (212) 753-2261 x245.

5:00 pm. Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity. The Holy Trinity Bach Choir; Rick Erickson (Cantor and Organist), conductor. J.S. Bach: Cantata 52 – Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht (Premiere); J.C. Bach: Der Mensch, vom Weibe geboren. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 3 W. 65th St./Central Park West. Free-will offering. (212) 877-6815.

5:00 pm. All Saints Concert at Evensong. Heavenly Rest Choir and chamber ensemble; Mollie Nichols, director; Steven E. Lawson, organ. Fauré: Requiem. Church of the Heavenly Rest, Fifth Ave./90th St. Free-will offering. (212) 289-3400.

5:15 pm. James Kennerley (St. Mary the Virgin, New York City), organ. (Following Choral Evensong at 4:00 pm.) Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Ave./112th St. Free. (212) 316-7540.

5:15 pm. Frederick Teardo (Assoc. Organist), organ. (Following Choral Evensong at 4:00 pm.) St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. Free. (212) 757-7013 x303.

November 9 — Tuesday

12:30 pm. PRISM Organ Recital Series: Ignace Michiels (Brugge, Belgium), organ. Central Synagogue, 652 Lexington Ave. / 55th St. Free. (212) 838-5122.

12:30 pm. A Little Midday Music: The New York Treble Singers. Virginia Davidson, director. A Concert/Forum of Commissioned works by American composers. Church of the Transfiguration, 1 East 29th Street. Suggested donation: $5. (212) 684-4174.

7:00 pm. Jennifer Pascual (St. Patrick's Cathedral), organ. Works by Dupré, Langlais, Consolación. Church of St. Vincent Ferrer, 869 Lexington Ave./66th St. Free-will offering. (212) 744-2080.

November 10 — Wednesday

7:00 pm. K. Scott Warren (Organist/Choirmaster), organ. All-Bach program: Sinfonia from Cantata 29; Air (from Orchestral Suite in D Major); An Wasserflüssen Babylon; Toccata in E Major; Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor; Come, sweetest death (arr. Fox); Prelude and Fugue in E-flat Major. Temple Emanu-El, Fifth Ave./65th St. Free. (212) 744-1400.

November 11 — 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.

November 12 — Friday

7:30 pm. Concerts at Saint Thomas. The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys with Orchestra of St. Luke's; John Scott, conductor. Fauré: Requiem and Cantique de Jean Racine; Victoria: Requiem. St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. $40, $55, $75 ($30 students & seniors). (212) 757-7013 x303.

7:30 pm. Jody Davis (New Canaan, Conn.), organ. Christ Church Greenwich, 254 East Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, Conn. Free. (203) 869-6600 x23.

November 13 — Saturday

4:30 – 5:00 pm. Second Saturday Organ Series. Paul Murray (Church of the Holy Family), organ. (Preceding Mass at 5:15 pm). Church of Saint Agnes, 143 E. 43rd St. (Lexington/Third Aves.). Free-will offering. (412) 951-7441.

November 14 — Sunday

3:00 pm. Cinzia Bartoli, pianist. Works include three Mazurkas by Chopin, the Ballade in G minor, Op. 23, and Scherzo in E-flat minor, Op. 31, No. 2; and works by Ravel including Jeux d’eau and Gaspard de la Nuit. Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Ave./73rd Street. Admission by suggested donation: $15 ($10 students & seniors). (212) 288-8920.

3:00 pm. Federico Teti, organ. Works by J.S. Bach, Frescobaldi, Gabriele, Bossi, Weaver and Reubke. Ascension Lutheran Church, 145 Franklin Ave., Franklin Square, NY. Free-will offering. (516) 352-1263.

4:00 pm. Canterbury Choral Society; Charles Dodsley Walker, conductor. J.S. Bach: Magnificat; Poulenc: Gloria. Church of the Heavenly Rest, Fifth Ave./90th St. Suggested contribution: $20; seniors, students $15; under 12 free.

4:45 pm. Joey R. Gregory (Montgomery, Ala.), organ. Cathedral of St. Patrick, Fifth Avenue/51st St. Free. (212) 753-2261 x245.

5:00 pm. Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity. (Pre-Vespers talk at 3:45 pm by Michael Marissen, Swarthmore College.) The Holy Trinity Bach Choir; Rick Erickson (Cantor and Organist), conductor. J.S. Bach: Cantata 33 - Allein zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (Premiere); Senfl: Deus in Adjutorium; Krieger: Sonata No. 3 in E minor. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 3 W. 65th St./Central Park West. Free-will offering. (212) 877-6815.

5:15 pm. Ted Bickish (Christ Church, Ridley Park, Pa.), organ. (Following Choral Evensong at 4:00 pm.) Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Ave./112th St. Free. (212) 316-7540.

5:15 pm. Gereon Krahforst (Paderborn, Germany), organ. (Following Choral Evensong at 4:00 pm.) St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. Free. (212) 757-7013 x303.

November 16 — Tuesday

7:30 pm. White Light Festival – The Organ Master: J.S. Bach: Paul Jacobs, organist; assisted by The Clarion Choir, Steven Fox, conductor. Celebrating the return of Alice Tully Hall’s glorious Th. Kuhn organ with a complete performance of J.S. Bach’s monumental Clavier-Übung III. Mr. Jacobs is joined by the Clarion Choir, who will highlight the work's chorales with a cappella performances. Preceded by discussion with Paul Jacobs at 6:15 in Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater. Alice Tully Hall, 1941 Broadway at 66th Street. $$$ tickets (212) 671-4050.

November 17 — Wednesday

1:00 pm. Wednesdays at One: Students of Paul Jacobs, Chair of Organ Dept., The Juilliard School. Alice Tully Hall, 1941 Broadway/66th Street. Free. (212) 671-4050.

Sacred Music in a Sacred Space
{ 7:00 pm. Pre-concert organ recital: Renée Anne Louprette (Assoc. Dir. of Music).
{ 8:00 pm. The Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola; Kent Tritle, director. Liszt: Missa Choralis; Viktor Kalabis: Canticum Cantoricum; Juraj Filas: Concertino-Doppio per Virtuosi "Salamandra immortale" for Violin and Cello. Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, Park Ave./84th St. $50, $40 ($30 students & seniors). Subscriptions available. (212) 288-2520.

November 18 — 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.

November 20 — Saturday

7:00 pm. Carlo Curley, organist. Works by Stanley, Massenet, Guilmant, Langlais and Saint-Saëns. Second Congregational Church, 139 East Putnam Ave., Greenwich, Conn. Free. (203) 869-9311 x29.

8:00 pm. "Timeless." Melodia Women's Choir. Cynthia Powell, conductor; Nancianne Parrella, organist. Britten: Missa Brevis; Poulenc: Litanies a la Vierge Noire. Church of the Holy Apostles, 296 Ninth Ave./28th St. $20 (advance), $25 (at the door). (800) 838-3006.

November 21 — Sunday

3:00 pm. Saint Andrew Chorale & Orchestra; Andrew Henderson, conductor. Mozart: Requiem, K. 626; Exsultate, Jubilate, K. 165. Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Ave./73rd Street. $25 ($20 students & seniors). (212) 288-8920.

3:00 pm. "Timeless." Melodia Women's Choir. Cynthia Powell, conductor; Nancianne Parrella, organist. Britten: Missa Brevis; Poulenc: Litanies a la Vierge Noire. West End Collegiate Church, 368 West End Ave./77th St. $20 (advance), $25 (at the door). (800) 838-3006.

3:00 pm. Comfort and Joy. The Chancel Choir and soloists; Matthew Pehlps, conductor. Works include Bach: Actus Tragicus; Lauridsen: Lux Aeterna. The Reformed Church of Bronxville, 180 Pondfield Rd., Bronxville, N.Y. Free. (914) 337-6776.

4:00 pm. Music Before 1800. Apollo's Fire, Jeannette Sorrell, director; Sophie Daneman, soprano; period orchestra. Cantatas by Handel and others; instrumental works by Vivaldi. Corpus Christi Church, 529 W. 121st St. $40, $30, $20; students/seniors $35, $25, $15. (212) 666-9266.

5:00 pm. Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity. The Holy Trinity Bach Choir; Rick Erickson (Cantor and Organist), conductor. J.S. Bach: Cantata 117 - Sei Lob und Ehr dem höchsten Gut; Schütz: Jauchzet dem Herren, all Welt, SWV 36; Krieger: Sonata No. 1 in C major. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 3 W. 65th St./Central Park West. Free-will offering. (212) 877-6815.

5:15 pm. Karen Christianson (Newtown Square, Pa.), organ. (Following Choral Evensong at 4:00 pm.) Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Ave./112th St. Free. (212) 316-7540.

5:15 pm. Iain Quinn (Durham, UK), organ. (Following Choral Evensong at 4:00 pm.) St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. Free. (212) 757-7013 x303.

November 22 — Monday

7:00 pm. Fourth Monday Concert. "Sounds of Thanks and Praise." The Bach Soloists; Rick Erickson (Cantor and Organist), conductor. Songs and anthems to celebrate Thanksgiving. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 3 W. 65th St./Central Park West. $15 ($10 students & seniors). (212) 877-6815.

8:00 pm. The Juilliard Orchestra; Nicholas McGegan, conductor; Michael Hey, organ. Handel: Organ Concerto in G minor, Op. 4, No. 1; Haydn: "Military" Symphony No. 100; Elgar: "Wand of Youth" Suite No. 1, Op. 1a; Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes. Alice Tully Hall, 1941 Broadway/66th St. Free tickets available starting November 8th. (212) 671-4050.

November 23 — Tuesday

12:30 pm. PRISM Organ Recital Series: Organ Students of the Eastman School of Music (Rochester, N.Y.). Central Synagogue, 652 Lexington Ave. / 55th St. Free. (212) 838-5122.

7:00 pm. David Crean (New York City), organ. Music of Bach, Barraine, Gabrieli, Persichetti, Reger, Thiele and Vierne. Brick Presbyterian Church, Park Ave./91st St. Free. (212) 289-4400 x231 or brickchurchmusic@gmail.com.

November 28 — Sunday

3:00 pm. Ryan Jackson (Assoc. Organist), organ. Christmas and Advent music for organ, including works by Bach, Daquin, Tchaikovsky, Tournemire, and Messiaen. Christ Church, United Methodist, 520 Park Ave./60th St. (212) 838-3036.

5:00 pm. Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity. (Pre-Vespers talk at 3:45 pm by Marissen, Swarthmore College.) The Holy Trinity Bach Choir; Rick Erickson (Cantor and Organist), conductor. J.S. Bach: Cantata 62 - Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland; Telemann: Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, TWV 1:1174. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 3 W. 65th St./Central Park West. Free-will offering. (212) 877-6815.

5:00 pm. Festival of Advent Lessons and Carols. Music for organ, brass, choir, congregation and soloists. Music by G. F. Handel and Raymond Wise. Saint Augustine's Episcopal Church, 4301 Avenue D, Brooklyn. Free-will offering to benefit the Ministry of Music. Info: (718) 629-0959 x16 or staugustinesmusic@yahoo.com

5:15 pm. Mark Pacoe (New York City), organ. (Following Choral Evensong at 4:00 pm.) St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. Free. (212) 757-7013 x303.