FVAGO Members' Hymn Festival, Western Springs Christian Reformed Church
2018-01-28 16:00 (America/Chicago) | IL
Western Springs Christian Reformed Church, 5140 Wolf Road, Western Springs. Info: foxvalleyago.org

FVAGO Pedals, Pipes, & Pizza, Chapelstreet Church
2018-02-10 09:00 - 12:00 | IL
Chapelstreet Church, 2300 South Street, Geneva. Info: foxvalleyago.org

Chicago Gargoyle Brass and Organ Ensemble
2018-02-10 19:30 | First United Church of Oak Park, 848 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL, 60301, United States
“Shakespeare Valentines” concert. Chicago Gargoyle Brass and Organ Ensemble, with The Oriana Singers and City Voices.
First United Church of Oak Park, 848 Lake Street, Oak Park.
Mark Sudeith, organist
Stephen Squires, conductor, for the principal work, “Love Songs (Shakespeare).”
William Chin, choral conductor
The concert will feature the world premiere of British-born composer Peter Meechan’s “Love Songs (Shakespeare).” Commissioned by the Gargoyle ensemble, it’s a half-hour neo-Romantic work in four movements for brass quintet, pipe organ, mixed-voice chorus, and narrator, inspired by Shakespeare’s love poems, specifically, four of his sonnets.
Tickets are $20 general admission, $15 senior 55 and older, free for those under 18. For more information: gargoylebrass.com. Phone: (708) 975-0055.

CAGO Crista Miller, Organist, Madonna della Strada Chapel
2018-02-18 15:00 | MADONNA DELLA STRADA CHAPEL, 1032 W Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL, 60660, United States
Madonna della Strada Chapel, Loyola University, Chicago. Info: chicagoago.com

FVAGO Young Organists Competition, Sacred Heart Catholic Church
2018-02-24 08:00 | IL
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 114 S. Elizabeth Street, Lombard. Time to be announced at a later date. Info: foxvalleyago.org

AGO Great Lakes Region - January Jubilee (February, Columbus, OH
2018-02-24 09:00 - 16:30 | IL
Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2070 Ridgecliff Road, Columbus, OH. Info: agocolumbus.org

RAGO Choir Festival, Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center
2018-02-24 09:00 - 17:00 | IL
Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center, 406 N. Main Street, Rockford.

Andrea Handley, Organist, Elliott Chapel Recital Series
2018-02-26 13:30 | IL
Elliott Chapel at Presbyterian Homes, 3131 Simpson Street, Evanston. Andrea Handley is Organist and Director of Handbells at Trinity United Methodist Church in Wilmette.

CAGO Organ Experience VI
2018-03-17 08:00 | IL
Locations, instruments, and time will be announced in early 2018. Info: chicagoago.com

Brian Schoettler, Organist, Organ Day Concert, FUMC Evanston
2018-03-18 13:00 | First United Methodist Church Evanston, 516 Church Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States

David Schrader, Organist, Elliott Chapel Recital Series
2018-03-19 13:30 | IL
Elliott Chapel at Presbyterian Homes, 3131 Simpson Street, Evanston.

RAGO St. Patrick Dinner & Program, Emmanuel Episcopal Church
2018-03-19 18:30 | IL
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 412 N. Church Street, Rockford.

Malcolm Archer, Organist, St. Luke's, Evanston
2018-04-02 19:00 - 20:00 | St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 939 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, IL, 60202, United States
Opus 327 recital series. St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 939 Hinman Avenue, Evanston.
Malcolm is currently Director of Chapel Music at Winchester College in the heart of England, where he trains and conducts the Quiristers and Chapel Choir and teaches organ in the College. He has enjoyed a distinguished career in cathedral music, which has taken him to posts at Norwich, Bristol, and Wells Cathedrals, as well as Director of Music at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.
Tickets and information at www.opus327.org
Premium: $30
Adult: $25
Student: $15
Children under 18: Free
Church Phone (224) 307-4327

Chelsea Chen, Organist, Trinity International University
2018-04-07 15:00 | Trinity International University, 2065 Half Day Rd, Bannockburn, IL, 60015
Olson Chapel, Trinity International University, 2065 Half Day Road, Deerfield. Chelsea Chen is Artist-in-Residence at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
Saturday, April 7, 2018 at 3:00 pm.
$12 General Admission / $8 Students and Seniors
For more information call (847) 317-7035

Vincent Warnier, Organist, Winnetka Congregational Church
2018-04-11 19:30 | Winnetka Congregational Church, 725 Pine Street, Winnetka, IL, 60093, United States
Winnetka Congregational Church, 725 Pine St, Winnetka. Warnier, widely acclaimed Parisian organist, is the successor to the Durufle’s at Saint-Etienne-du-Mont in Paris and a winner of the Grand Prix de Chartres.

Phone: (847) 441-3400

FVAGO Competition Winners' Recital, Sacred Heart Catholic Church
2018-04-20 08:00 | IL

RAGO Concert & Workshop - Bruce Bengtson, Organist, First Lutheran Church
2018-04-20 19:30 | IL
First Lutheran Church, 225 S. Third Street, Rockford.

RAGO Improvisation Workshop - Bruce Bengston, Emmanuel Episcopal Church
2018-04-21 09:30 | IL

Christine Kraemer, Organist, & The Musical Offering Quartet, St. Luke's Episcopal, Evanston
2018-04-22 15:30 | St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 939 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, IL, 60202, United States
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 939 Hinman Ave, Evanston. Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time (Quator por la fin du temps) played by The Musical Offering Quartet and his organ masterpiece, Diptyque, played by Dr. Christine Kraemer on E.M.Skinner’s OPUS 327 pipe organ.
One performance only on Sunday, April 22 at 3:30 PM
Tickets are available at www.OPUS327.org.
$30/$25/$15

Jackson Borges, Organist, Elliott Chapel Recital Series
2018-04-23 13:30 | IL
Elliott Chapel at Presbyterian Homes, 3131 Simpson Street, Evanston. Jackson Borges is Organist and Director of Music at All Saint’s Church and St. George’s Chapel, Rehoboth Beach and Harbeson, Delaware.

FVAGO Members' Recital - Music of Living Composers, St Matthew UCC
2018-04-29 16:00 | IL
St. Matthew United Church of Christ, 1420 S. Gables Blvd, Wheaton. Info: foxvalleyago.org

CAGO Members' Recital and Banquet, Grace Episcopal Church
2018-05-01 08:00 | IL
Grace Episcopal Church, 924 Lake St, Oak Park. Time to be announced at a later date. Info: chicagoago.com

FVAGO Annual Chapter Meeting, Dinner, and Program
2018-05-01 08:00 | IL
Location, date, and time to be announced at a later date. Info: foxvalleyago.org

Paul Vander Weele, Organist, Elliott Chapel Recital Series
2018-05-21 13:30 | IL
Elliott Chapel at Presbyterian Homes, 3131 Simpson Street, Evanston. Paul Vander Weele is Organist at Northminster Presbyterian Church in Evanston.

RAGO Annual Banquet and Meeting
2018-05-21 17:00 | IL
Anderson Japanese Gardens, 318 Spring Creek Road, Rockford.

RAGO POE+
2018-06-17 - 2018-06-22 | IL

Michael Hey, Organist, Loyola Univ. Third Sunday Series
2018-06-17 15:00 | MADONNA DELLA STRADA CHAPEL, 1032 W Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL, 60660, United States

Brian Schoettler, Organist, Elliott Chapel Recital Series
2018-06-25 13:30 | IL
Elliott Chapel at Presbyterian Homes, 3131 Simpson Street, Evanston. Brian is Director of Music and Organist at the First United Methodist Church of Evanston.

Thierry Escaich, Organist, Loyola Univ. Third Sunday Series
2018-07-15 15:00 | MADONNA DELLA STRADA CHAPEL, 1032 W Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL, 60660, United States
Organ Concert Series
Loyola University Chicago
Madonna della Strada Chapel
1032 W Sheridan Road
Thierry Escaich, Organist
Free parking, enter off of West Sheridan Road and Kenmore Avenue. Free admission for all concerts, no offering taken. For more information, call 773-508-2195. For program, stoplists, and other information, visit www.LUC.edu/organ.

Will Schlueter, Organist, Holy Communion Episcopal, Lake Geneva, WI
2018-07-24 18:00 | Holy Communion Episcopal Church, 320 Broad Street, Lake Geneva, WI, 53147, United States
Holy Communion Episcopal Church, 320 Broad Street, Lake Geneva, WI 53147
Tuesday, July 24th, 6:00pm
Historic Hook & Hastings Organ Recital
Will Schlueter, Waukesha, WI
Schlueter majored in Organ performance at Wheaton, and is an active recitalist around Wisconsin and Illinois. He is looking forward to sharing classics of the organ repertoire, as well as some newer pieces. During the concert you will hear works by Bach, Bedard, Dupre, and others. Will currently serves as organist at The Orchard Evangelical Free Church in Arlington Heights, Illinois.
All proceeds will go to the Organ Restoration Fund at Holy Communion, as their 1883 Hook & Hastings OPUS 1144 organ is in need of repairs to its great windchest.
Free Will offerings will be appreciated and Advance Tickets are available for $25 (which includes a dinner voucher for the same day to Tuscan Grill) by mail – send payment and a SASE to: Holy Communion Episcopal Church, 320 Broad Street, Lake Geneva, WI 53147; or in-person Tuesdays and Thursday 9am-12pm or Sundays 9:30-10:30am. Please direct any questions to the church at 262-248-3522.
