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Organ Spectacular
Celebrating the International Year of the Organ
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Sunday
19 October 2008
7:30 pm
Church of the Heavenly Rest
(Episcopal)
Fifth Avenue at 90th Street
Hosts: Mollie Nichols
and Steve Lawson
Admission
Free to NYC Chapter members
$20 / $15 students/seniors
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Performers include:
Frank Crosio, Brian Harlow, Christopher Jennings, Nancianne Parrella,
Robert Ridgell, Anthony Rispo, and McNeil Robinson.
Austin Organs Inc.
Hartford –
Op. 1586 (1972)
Rebuilt by James Konzelman
Maplewood, N.J. (1995)
Electro-pneumatic action
5 manuals, 137 stops, 138 rks
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Master Class with John Walker
Organ Works for Worship |
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Monday
17 November 2008
7:00 pm
Venue TBA
Admission
Free to NYC Chapter members
$20 / $15 students/seniors
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Dr. John Walker, FAGO, is Minister of Music and Organist at Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, following distinguished tenures at the Riverside Church in New York and Shadyside Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh. Dr. Walker is also Professor of Organ Performance at the Peabody Institute in Baltimore. Previously, he was on the faculties of Duquesne University and Westminster College, and was Chairman of the Organ Department at the Manhattan School of Music.
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Sunday, February 15 and Monday, February 16, 2009
Presidents' Day Conference
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Peter Richard Conte, AAGO, is Grand Court Organist of the world famous Wanamaker Organ at the Macy's Philadelphia department store, a position he has held since 1989. When not touring, he performs on the six-manual, 28,000-pipe instrument twice daily, six days per week. In addition to his concert career, Mr. Conte serves as Choirmaster and Organist of St. Clement's Church, Philadelphia.
Aeolian-Skinner Organ Co.
Boston – Opus 150-A (1954)
Electro-pneumatic action
4 manuals, 115 stops, 141 rks
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Monday
16 February 2009
10:00 am – 7:30 pm
Church of the Holy Family
(Roman Catholic)
315 East 47th Street
Host: Paul J. Murray
Monday Conference Admission
Free to NYC Chapter members
$40 general |
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Thomas Murray is University Organist and Professor of Music at Yale University, where he teaches and performs on the renowned Skinner organ in Woolsey Hall. Widely known for his interpretations of Romantic repertoire and orchestral transcriptions, his recordings (on JAV, Gothic, Arkay, Priory and other labels) are highly acclaimed. |
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Robert M. Turner Organs
Hacienda Heights, Calif. (1996)
Electro-pneumatic action
5 manuals, 102 stops, 76 ranks
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Alan Morrison is Head of the Organ Department at The Curtis Institute of Music, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Organ at Westminster Choir College, and College Organist at Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA |
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10:00 am |
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Registration |
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10:30 am – 12:00 noon |
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Lecture by Thomas Murray
Topic TBA |
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12:00 pm – 2:00 pm |
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Lunch on your own |
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2:00 pm – 3:30 pm |
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Lecture by Thomas Murray
Topic TBA |
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3:30 pm – 4:00 pm |
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Break |
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4:00 pm – 6:00 pm |
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Master Class – Alan Morrison
Topic TBA |
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6:30 pm |
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Solemn Celebration of Evening Prayer
(Prelude begins at 6:15 pm) |
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Master Class with Olivier Latry
Subject TBA |
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Tuesday
14 April 2009
7:00 – 9:30 pm
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
(Roman Catholic)
Park Avenue
at 84th Street
Hosts: Kent Tritle
Renée Anne Louprette
Nancianne Parrella
Admission
Free to NYC Chapter members
$20 / $15 students/seniors |
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Olivier Latry, titular organist of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, is one of the world’s most distinguished organists, not only in France, but in the international community as well. Since 1995 he has taught at the Paris Conservatory, where he has succeeded Michel Chapuis.
Mander Organs
London, England (1991)
Mechanical key action
Electrical drawstop action
4 manuals, 68 stops, 91 ranks
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Recital by Olivier Latry
includes U.S. première of Latry's "Salve Regina"
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Wednesday
15 April 2009
7:30 pm
Church of St. Ignatius Loyola
(Roman Catholic)
Park Avenue at 84th Street
Co-sponsored with Sacred Music in a Sacred Space
Admission
Free to NYC Chapter members
$20 / $15 students/seniors
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Click here for program
Mander Organs
London, England (1991)
Mechanical key action
Electrical drawstop action
4 manuals, 68 stops, 91 ranks
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May or June 2009
Date TBA
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