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NYC Chapter Past Program Seasons

   

2010–2011

17 Oct 10 Recital
St. James' Madison Avenue
Ken Cowan
26 Oct 10 Lincoln Center Organs
Tour and Wine Reception
The Juilliard School Organ Studios
• Schoenstein
• Flentrop
Christ & St. Stephen's Church
5 Nov 10 Sherry Reception
The Brick Church Parish House
Dame Gillian Weir
25 Jan 11 Recording and Performing the Works of Jeanne Demessieux
The Brick Church
Stephen Tharp
Lecture / Recital
21 Feb 11 Presidents' Day Conference
"The Grand Old Men"
St. Bartholomew's Church
Harold Friedell:
    Lecture by Dr. Neal Campbell
Seth Bingham:
    Lecture by Dr. Christopher Marks
Clarence Dickinson:
    Lecture by Lorenz Maycher
T. Tertius Noble:
    Lecture by John Scott

Evensong
St. Bartholomew's Choir
Wm. K. Trafka, Dir. of Music/Organist
Dr. Paolo Bordignon, Assoc. DOM
11 Mar 11 Recital
St. Mary the Virgin
William Whitehead
9 May 11 Choral Reading Session
St. Thomas Church Choir Room
Cliff Hill
23 May 11 Dinner Cruise in N.Y. Harbor
Pier 60, Chelsea Piers
Aboard the Motor Yacht Affinity
   

2009–2010

6 Oct 09 Recital
Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
Gerre Hancock
7 Oct 09 Master Class
Church of the Holy Trinity (R.C.)
Gerre Hancock
3 Nov 09 Recital
Church of the Holy Trinity (Epis.)
Jeremy Filsell
14 Feb 10 Presidents' Day Recital
First Presbyterian Church
Stefan Engels
15 Feb 10 Presidents' Day Conference
Church of the Holy Family (R.C.)





First Reformed Episcopal Church
• Lecture – Stefan Engels (Karg-Elert)
• Panel Discussion – "Church Music Today: Renewing Our Vocation"
Dr. James Litton, Nancianne Parrella, Fr. Robert J. Robbins, Dr. Patrick Evans. David Enlow, moderator.

• Prayer Service with Renewal of Commitment for Church Musicians
The Rev. Dr. Victoria Sirota, Officiant
Bernadette Hoke, Organist and Music Director
4 May 10 Master Class on J.S. Bach
Church of the Transfiguration (Epis.)
Janette Fishell
7 Jun 10
Organ & Architecture Tour of Lower Manhattan
St. James Catholic Church

Dinner Banquet &
International Performer of the Year Award

St. Paul's Chapel – Trinity Parish
Sebastian Glück, lecturer



Gerre Hancock, IPYA recipient
   

2008–2009

19 Oct 08 Organ Spectacular
Church of the Heavenly Rest (Epis.)
Performers: Frank Crosio, Brian Harlow, Christopher Jennings, Nancianne Parrella, Jorge Ávila (violin), Victoria Drake (harp), Robert Ridgell, Anthony Rispo, and McNeil Robinson. Paul Murray was the Emcee.
17 Nov 08 Master Class
Church of Our Saviour (R.C.)
John Walker
15 Feb 09 Presidents' Day Conference
Church of the Holy Family (R.C.)
Recital – Peter Richard Conte
16 Feb 09 Presidents' Day Conference
Church of the Holy Family (R.C.)
• Lecture – Thomas Murray (Dupré)
• Lecture – T. Murray (Mendelssohn)
• Master Class – Alan Morrison
14 Apr 09 Master Class
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola (R.C.)
Olivier Latry
15 Apr 09 Recital and IPOY Award
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola (R.C.)
Olivier Latry
1 Jun 09 Organ Demonstration
St. James' Church (Epis.)
Dinner Banquet
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
Davis Wortman and Christopher Jennings, organists
   

2007–2008

7 Oct 07 Recital
St. Michael's Church (Epis.)
Noah Wynne-Morton
NYC Chapter Competition Winner
7 Oct 07 Organ & Architecture Tour
Upper West Side
St. Michael's Church (Epis.)
Church of the Ascension (R.C.)
Corpus Christi Church (R.C.)
19 Nov 07 Recital
Church of the Holy Trinity (Epis.)
James David Christie
17 Feb 08 Presidents' Day Conference
Church of St. Mary the Virgin (Epis.)
Recital – Clyde Holloway
16 Feb 08 Presidents' Day Conference
"The Life and Works of Olivier Messiaen"
Church of St. Mary the Virgin (Epis.)
• Lecture – Clyde Holloway (Messiaen)
• Recital – Daniel Kirk-Foster, piano (at Steinway Hall)
7 Apr 08 Master Class
Music of the German Baroque Period
The Interchurch Center
Martin Jean, Yale University
28 May 08 Silent Film: "Joan of Arc"
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
David Briggs, organist
   

2006–2007

9 Oct 06 Organ & Architecture Tour
Chelsea
St. Peter's Episcopal
St. Paul's German Evan. Lutheran
Chapel, General Theological Seminary
Church of the Holy Apostles (Epis.)
• Lecture – Larry Trupiano
13 Nov 06 Improvisation Master Class
Church of St. Mary the Virgin (Epis.)
Bruce Neswick
18 Feb 07 Presidents' Day Conference
"Franck, Langlais and the St. Clotilde Tradition"
Brick Presbyterian Church
Recital – Marie-Louise Langlais
19 Feb 07 Presidents' Day Conference
Brick Presbyterian Church
• 2 Lectures & Master Class – Mme. Langlais
• Recital – Kyle Babin & Jason Roberts
12 Mar 07 Master Class
French Classical Period
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola (R.C.)
Michel Bouvard
14 Mar 07 Recital
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola (R.C.)
Michel Bouvard
4 Jun 07 Members' Recital & Dinner
Church of the Holy Trinity (R.C.)
Performers: Christopher Berry, Paolo Bordignon, David Enlow, Renée Anne Louprette, David Macfarlane.
   

2005–2006

Sep 05 Info unavailable  
Oct 05 Info unavailable  
6 Nov 05 Recital and IPOY Award
St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue
John Weaver
19 Feb 06 Presidents' Day Conference
"The Life and Music of Louis Vierne"
Brick Presbyterian Church
• Lecture – Jean-Louis Coignet: "The Cavaillé-Coll organ of Notre-Dame Cathedral, Paris before, during, and after the tenure of Louis Vierne"
• Recital – Michel Bouvard
20 Feb 06 Presidents' Day Conference
Brick Presbyterian Church
Church of the Heavenly Rest (Epis.)
• Lecture – Brigitte de Leersnyder: the life and music of Louis Vierne.
• Recital – Daniel Kirk-Foster, piano
(at Church of the Heavenly Rest)
• Recital – Jean Galard, organ
8 Mar 06 Improvisation Master Class
St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue
Sophie-Véronique Cauchefer-Choplin
5 Jun 06 Dinner Cruise in N.Y. Harbor SS Diplomat
   

2004–2005

30 Sep 04 American Institute of Organbuilders Convention (NYC Chapter members invited to attend organ demonstrations) The Riverside Church, St. Ignatius Loyola, St. Thomas More R.C., St. Michael's Episcopal, St. Mary the Virgin.
10 Oct 04 Pipedreams Benefit Concert
LeFrak Hall at Queens College
Michael Barone, host. Peformers: Michael Bower, Ivan Guevara, Stephen Hamilton, Jan-Piet Knijff, Katherine Meloan, Frank Morana, John Scott, Maxine Thévenot, Carol Weitner, Jeanette Zyko (oboe), Queens College Brass Ensemble.
18 Oct 04 An Evening with Marilyn Mason
Church Church United Methodist
Master Class based on repertory drawn from the Marilyn Mason Organ Library
6 Nov 04 Master Class
Renaissance & Baroque
St. Michael's Church (Epis.)
Hans Davidson
7 Nov 04 Recital
St. Michael's Church (Epis.)
Hans Davidson
6 Feb 05 An Evening with John Scott
St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue
Recital – John Scott, organ
Reflections on his career, with Q&A
20 Feb 05 Presidents' Day Conference
Church of St. Mary the Virgin (Epis.)
Recital – McNeil Robinson
21 Feb 05 Presidents' Day Conference
Church of St. Mary the Virgin (Epis.)
• Lecture – Paul-Martin Maki: "Practice Techniques: Keeping it Interesting"
• Lecture – Jonathan Ambrosino: "Present Imperfect: What is This Time and How Did We Get Here?"
• Organ Demo – Robert McCormick
• Multi-Media Presentation – Jonathan Ambrosino: "The Cinematic Organ: Our Instrument in Motion Pictures"
21 Feb 05 Post-Conference Special Event
Organ & Orchestra Concert
Blessed Sacrament Church (R.C.)
Gregory D'Agostino, organist
Poulenc Organ Concerto; Mozart Church Sonatas; solo organ works
10 Apr 05 A Festive Celebration of the Life and Career of Dr. John Weaver
Recital and Dinner
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
Recital by former Weaver students: Diane Meredith Belcher, Ken Cowan, Alan Morrison, and Mark Bani.
   

2003–2004

4 Oct 03 Organ & Architecture Tour
East Village and Lower East Side
Old St. Patrick's Cathedral
St. Anne's Church (R.C.)
Middle Collegiate Church
Grace Church (Epis.)
9 Nov 03 Recital
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola (R.C.)
John Grew
10 Nov 03 Master Class – French Classic
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola (R.C.)
John Grew
15 Feb 04 Presidents' Day Conference
Church of the Holy Trinity (Epis.)
Recital – James David Christie
16 Feb 04 Presidents' Day Conference
Church of St. Vincent Ferrer (R.C.)
• Lecture – Stephen Pinel: Organs by Henry Erben in NYC
• Lecture – Craig Whitney discusses his new book, "All the Stops: The Glorious Pipe Organ and Its American Masters"
• Master Class – James David Christie
• Recital – James Feddeck, NYC Chapter Competition Winner
4 May 04 &
18 May 04
Complete Organ Works of Ned Rorem
The Riverside Church
Gregory D'Agostino, organist
The Eos Orchestra (May 18)
17 May 04 Annual Dinner & Members' Recital
Grace Church (Epis.), Brooklyn Heights
Performers: Bernadette Hoke, Eric Birk, Paul Richard Olsen, Stephen Hamilton
   

2002–2003

4 Oct 02 Organ & Architecture Tour
Princeton, New Jersey
Princeton University Chapel
St. Paul's Church (R.C.)
Miller Chapel, Princeton Theol. Sem.
21 Oct 02 Choral Workshop
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Dennis Keene
22 Oct 02 Recital & IPOY Award
The Riverside Church
Frederick Swann
19 Nov 02 Improvisation Workshop
Paul Hall, The Juilliard School
Gerre Hancock: "How to Practice Your Improvisations"
16 Feb 03 Presidents' Day Conference
St. Michael's Church (Epis.)
Recital – James David Christie
17 Feb 03 Presidents' Day Conference
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola (R.C.)
All Souls Unitarian Church
• Master Class – John Grew (St. Ignatius)
• Master Class – James David Christie (All Souls)
• Recital – John Grew (St. Ignatius)
17 Mar 03 Improvisation Master Class
Church of St. Jean Baptiste (R.C.)
Olivier Latry
13 May 03 Annual Dinner and Members' Recital
Church of the Heavenly Rest (Epis.)
Performers:  J. David Williams, Justin Bischof, Glenn Osborne, Timothy Brumfield, David Macfarlane and Gerre Hancock.
   

2001–2002

22 Sep 01 Organ & Architecture Tour
The Bronx
St. Peter's Westchester Square (Epis.)
Mt. Carmel Church (R.C.)
St. Nicholas of Tolentine (R.C.)
Christ Episcopal, Riverdale
Edgehill Church of Spuyten Duyvil
30 Oct 01 Master Class & Lecture
"The Sainte-Clotilde Tradition"
Brick Presbyterian Church
Marie-Louise Langlais
12 Nov 01 Competition Winner Recital and
An Evening with Phillip Brunelle

All Souls Unitarian Church
• Recital – Hyo Kun Kang
• Choral Reading – Phillip Brunelle
22 Jan 02 Professional Concerns Forum
Central Presbyterian Church
James E. Thomashower
Frank Crosio
17 Feb 02 Presidents' Day Conference
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola (R.C.)
Recital – Marie-Claire Alain
18 Feb 02 Presidents' Day Conference
Church of the Holy Trinity (Epis.)
Church of the Holy Trinity (R.C.)
Holy Trinity Episcopal:
• Master Class – Marie-Claire Alain
• Reminiscences – Marie-Claire Alain
Holy Trinity Catholic:
• Recital – Joan Lippincott
26 Feb 02 Celebration César Franck
Madison Avenue Presbyterian
Master Class – Jon Gillock
5, 12 & 19 Mar 02 Celebration César Franck: The Complete Works for Organ and Kindred Spiritualists: Bach, Couperin, Duruflé, Grigny, Messiaen, and Tournemire.
The Riverside Church
3 Recitals by Jon Gillock
6 May 02 Dinner Cruise in N.Y. Harbor  
   

2000–2001

13 Sep 00 Organ & Architecture Tour
Upper West Side
Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine
The Riverside Church
Corpus Christi Church (R.C.)
Muhlenberg Chapel, St. Luke's Hospital
Grotto Church of Notre Dame (R.C.)
15 Oct 00 AGO Pipes Spectacular – The World's Largest Organ Concert!
Church of the Heavenly Rest (Epis.)
Performers: Renée Barrick, Stephen Hamilton, Lorenz Maycher, David Messineo, Mollie Nichols, McNeil Robinson and J. David Williams. Gerre Hancock was Master of Ceremonies.
9 Dec 00 An Afternoon with Christoph Wolff
St. Michael's Church (Epis.)
Lecture on his new Bach biography and Master Class – Christoph Wolff
19 Feb 01 Presidents' Day Conference
Church of the Epiphany (Epis.)
• Lecture – Thomas Chase: "Reassessing Marcel Dupré"
• Lecture – Norma Stevlingson: "An Introduction to the Alain Family"
• Lecture-Recital – Kenneth Huber: "The Piano Music of Jehan Alain"
• Recital – Justin Bischof
19 Mar 01 Master Class – 19th century German Organ Repertoire
Church of the Holy Trinity (R.C.)
Jonathan Biggers
20 Mar 01 Recital
Church of the Holy Trinity (R.C.)
Jonathan BIggers
7 May 01 Members' Recital and Dinner
Christ Church United Methodist
Performers: Christopher Creaghan, Gregory D'Agostino, Walter Hilse, Harry Huff, Steve Pilkington and David Shuler. Verbal Program Notes by Arthur Lawrence.
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