The Glory of Christmas
2022-12-18 16:00 (America/Chicago) | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
Chancel Choir, Men’s Chorus and orchestra present Ola Gjielo’s Dreamweaver as the featured work on the program, as well as other Christmas favorites from John Rutter, Dan Forrest, and Elaine Haganberg. Audience participation is encouraged as we raise our voices in singing familiar carols of the season. Come early to get a seat!

Concert for International Holocaust Remembrance Day
2023-01-27 19:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
Chamber orchestra and Megan Hendrickson, soprano, present Henryk Górecki’s Symphony No. 3, the Symphony of Sorrowful Souls. The symphony is set in three movements: the first is a 15th-century Polish lament of Mary, mother of Jesus; the second a message written on the wall of a Gestapo cell during World War II; and the third a Silesian folk song of a mother searching for her son killed by the Germans in the Silesian uprisings.

Wednesdays at Noon
2023-02-01 12:10 - 12:45 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
Christopher Urban, organ
French classics

The 38th Annual Organ Fest
2023-02-19 16:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
In celebration of Black History Month, organists Michael Gagne, Marianne Kim, Christopher Urban, and Gary Wendt team up to provide a dynamic program of music written for organ by Black composers or influenced by music of the Black community. Featured works include a rousing toccata on We Shall Overcome and a toe-tapping arrangement of Every Time I Feel the Spirit.

Choral Evensong
2023-02-19 16:00 | St. Giles Episcopal Church, 3025 Walters Avenue, Northbrook, IL, 60062, United States
Choral Evensong

The Choir of St. Giles Church
James R. Brown, Director & Organist

Howells – Magnificat & Nunc dimittis (Collegium Regale)
Lauridsen – Lux Aeterna (a five movement choral cycle)

Wednesdays at Noon
2023-03-01 12:10 - 12:45 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
Michael Rees, organ
Organ Scholar, Fourth Presbyterian Church, Chicago

Lenten Music and Meditations
2023-03-09 11:00 - 11:30, 2023-03-16 11:00 - 11:30, 2023-03-23 11:00 - 11:30 | St. David’s Episcopal Church, 2410 Glenview Road, Glenview, IL, 60025, United States
Lenten Organ Recital Series: Lenten Music and Meditations
Richard Spantikow, Organist
St. David’s Episcopal Church
Come enjoy calming half-hour organ recital with meditations on scripture and poetry each Thursday morning at 11am.
Varying musical periods and composers will be featured.
Recitals take place each Thursday during lent from February 23rd through March 30th.

Heartland Brass Quintet
2023-03-12 16:00 - 17:00 | St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church, 1140 WIlmette Ave, Wilmette, IL, 60091, United States
Heartland Brass Quintet
-Matthew Bain and Annie Grapentine, trumpet
-Paul Seeley, horn
-Roger Menning, trombone
-Maxwell Briggs, tuba
Featuring works by: Dukas, Bach, Gabriel, Brahms, Copland, and others.
Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 4:00pm
St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church
1140 Wilmette Avenue
Wilmette, IL, 60091
Freewill offering

Organ Day Concert: Dr. Brian Schoettler
2023-03-19 13:00 | First United Methodist Church Evanston, 516 Church Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
Organ concert featuring works by Bach, Baker, Beethoven, Brahms, Harris, Muffat, Schoettler, & Swann.
Admission is free, donations are welcome.

Historic Organ Recital
2023-03-19 14:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Waunakee, 5763 Co Rd Q, Waunakee, WI, 53597, United States
First Presbyterian will host an organ recital on Sunday,
March 19, 2023 at 2 pm featuring highly regarded organist
Dr. Andrew Schaeffer, Director of Music at the Luther
Memorial Church in Madison, WI. The recital will be
dedicated to the life and service of Pat Ronspiez who
served as organist at FPC for 37 years.
Our historic 1873 Schuelke organ built in Milwaukee, WI and
rebuilt by Wahl Organ Builders of Appleton, WI in 1992.
Dr. Andrew Schaeffer is the Director of Music at Luther
Memorial Church, Madison, Wisconsin. A Chicago native,
Schaeffer holds degrees from St. Olaf College, Yale
University and a doctoral degree from the University of
Oklahoma. Andrew’s responsibilities include playing organ
for Sunday services, directing the children, youth and adult
choirs, various instrumental ensembles and overseeing the
general music ministry of the congregation. He has been at
Luther Memorial Church since 2018. Schaeffer is also
editor-at-large of The Diapason, a nationally published
organ and church music magazine.
There will be a free will offering with 90% going to the
Waunakee High School Music Department for the purchase
of a new grand piano and 10% towards church mission
projects

First Presbyterian Talent Show
2023-03-19 16:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
Come and clap your hands for many of the talented members of First Presbyterian Church and the broader community. There will be four categories of performers: K-5th grade, 6th-12th grade, adults (non-retired), and adults (retired). Contact Adam Hendrickson to sign up adamhendrickson@firstpresah.org.

Lenten Music and Meditaitons
2023-03-30 11:00 - 11:30 | St. David’s Episcopal Church, 2410 Glenview Road, Glenview, IL, 60025, United States

Wednesdays at Noon
2023-04-05 12:10 - 12:45 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
Christopher Urban, organ
Music of Holy Week

Spring Choral Concert
2023-04-23 16:00 - 17:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
Join Chancel Choir, Men’s Chorus and orchestra for a light and colorful celebration of music. Music from The Sound of Music, Candide, and other classic, American musicals will be offered as featured works. It will be a fun afternoon of music you won’t want to miss!

Wednesdays at Noon
2023-05-03 12:10 - 12:45 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
Christopher Urban, organ
John Eckhardt, violin
Music for Violin and Organ

Choir Concert: Robert Ray's "Gospel Mass"
2023-05-19 19:30 | First United Methodist Church Evanston, 516 Church Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
On Friday, May 19th at 7:30pm the Festival Choir of First United Methodist Church of Evanston presents Robert Ray’s “Gospel Mass” under the direction of Dr. Brian Schoettler, Minister of Music & Organist.
Admission is free, donations are welcome.

Cathedral Music Series @ Holy Name Cathedral
2023-05-28 19:00 | Holy Name Cathedral, 730 N. Wabash, Chicago, IL, 60611, United States
David C. Jonies, Organ
Thomas Aláan , Countertenor
Concert to include organ and vocal works including “Five Mystical Songs” by Ralph Vaughan Williams.
This concert is open to all. A free will offering will be collected.
There is validated parking available in the garage across the street from the cathedral.

Gift of Organ Music at Elliott Chapel in Evanston.
2023-09-25 14:00 - 15:00 | Elliott Chapel, 3131 Simpson Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
We are hosing “Gift of Music’ at Elliott Chapel, Presbyterian Homes in Evanston.
Our Guest organist is David Schrader.

Gift of Music
2023-09-25 14:00 - 15:00 | Elliott Chapel, 3131 Simpson Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
Gift of Organ Music in Elliott Chapel
David Schrader will be presenting about 45 minutes recital in Elliott Chapel.

Brass & Organ Concert
2023-10-20 19:30 | First United Methodist Church Evanston, 516 Church Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
On Friday, October 20th, the Music Ministry of First United Methodist Church of Evanston presents a concert of music for brass and organ featuring the Gaudete Brass Quintet and Minister of Music & Organist Dr. Brian Schoettler. The program includes classics by J. S. Bach and Marcel Dupré alongside works by living composers including John Cheetham, Adolphus Hailstork, Jessica Hunt, Carlyle Sharpe, and local composers Ephraim Champion and Brian Schoettler. Founded in 2004, the Gaudete Brass has recorded four albums and presents concerts and educational programs throughout the United States. First Church’s sanctuary is home to a four-manual, Austin organ (Op. 319) which has nearly 5,000 pipes across six divisions making it one of the largest instruments on Chicago’s North Shore. The 7:30pm concert is free and open to the public.

Holy Name Cathedral Concert Series
2023-10-26 19:00 - 20:00 | Holy Name Cathedral, 730 N. Wabash, Chicago, IL, 60611, United States
Join us for an extraordinary evening of musical entertainment as we host the artistic talents of Johann Vexo, Choir Organist of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. Born in France, Johann’s musical talents have been influenced by the rich musical and cultural heritage of his upbringing. He is considered by some as one of the greatest French organists of our time. He will be performing on the Flentrop organ for the opening concert of the Holy Name Cathedral Concert Series for 2023-2024, playing the works of Bach, Bruhns, Rheinberger and French Romantic composers.

Evensong
2023-10-29 16:00 - 17:00 | St. Giles Episcopal Church, 3025 Walters Avenue, Northbrook, IL, 60062, United States
The Choir of St. Giles will lead Evensong (sung Evening Prayer) on Sunday afternoon, October 29 at 4:00. This service of prayers, scripture lessons, hymns, and canticles is a time of serenity and beauty. Lasting 45 minutes or less, it is perfect solace for a late Sunday afternoon. You are encouraged to come and bring friends and neighbors.
The choir will offer the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in B-Flat by the Anglo-Irish composer Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924). Psalm 103 will be sung to two different Anglican chants. The Preces and Responses will be a new setting by Käthe Wright Kaufman, a very talented young musician who is making her place in the world. Now based in Atlanta, she was head chorister at St. Luke’s in Evanston, studied organ with me in high school, graduated with two degrees in organ from Eastman, and served as organ scholar at Peterborough and Truro Cathedrals in England. The anthem is “Evening Hymn” by H. Balfour Gardiner (1877-1950), one of the standard cathedral anthems for Evensong. The dark and mysterious middle section is a prelude to Halloween – Banish the dreams that terrify, and night’s fantastic company: keep us from Satan’s tyranny: defend us from unchastity. The organ prelude – Prelude in e-flat minor (Suite, Op. 5) by Maurice Duruflé – and postlude – Toccata (Suite Gothique) by Léon Boëllmann – also evoke the upcoming night of ghouls and goblins.

Stephen Buzard in concert at Winnetka Congregational
2023-11-03 19:00 - 20:30 | IL
Stephen Buzard will be playing the Pasi at Winnetka Congregational on Friday evening, November 3 at 7:00 p.m. His varied program will feature works by Bach, Byrd, Jongen, Muhly and Alain. This is the inaugural concert in a 3 – year concert series set up by the church to share their wonderful organ and wonderful space. This is a free concert and a reception will follow. Please come.

Organ Concert
2023-11-05 14:00 - 15:00 | St. Mary’s Lutheran Church, 2001 80th St., Kenosha, WI, 53143, United States
Kenosha organist Brian Schoettler presents an hour of organ music in the sanctuary of St. Mary’s Lutheran Church on Sunday, November 5 at 2:00pm. Selections include Bach’s epic “Passacaglia and Fugue,” a transcription of the first movement of Beethoven’s serene “Pastoral Symphony,” and other works by Dupré, Harris, Marchand, Mendelssohn, and Schoettler. The concert is free and open to the public.

Morgan Simmons Memorial Concert
2023-11-10 19:30 - 20:30 | Fourth Presbyterian Church, 126 E. Chestnut, Chicago, 60611, United States
Friday, November 10 | 7:30 p.m.
Fourth Presbyterian Church
The Fourth Church Choral Society is doing a concert on Friday, November 10 at 7:30pm to honor Morgan Simmons. Morgan was Organist and Choirmaster at Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago from 1968-1996 and a former dean of the North Shore AGO chapter. This free concert will feature music composed by Morgan for both choir, organ and other instruments. The church is located at the corner of Delaware and Michigan Ave across from the Hancock Building and parking is available in the back of the 900 Michigan Ave building. A reception honoring Morgan will follow the concert.

Organ Recital
2023-11-12 15:00 - 17:00 | St. Chrysostom’s Church, 1424 N. Dearborn Parkway, Chicago, IL, 60610, United States
Daryl Robinson – Organist
Daryl plays music by Jeanne Demmessieux, Gaston Litaize,
Louis Vierne, Melchior Schildt, J. S. Bach, Jason Roberts, and Rachel Laurin.
Organ by C. B. Fisk, Opus 123

Choir Concert
2023-11-17 19:30 - 20:30 | IL
On Friday, November 17th, the Festival Choir and Orchestra of First United Methodist Church of Evanston presents a concert of cantatas by Johann Sebastian Bach and Healey Willan. Healey Willan is considered the dean of Canadian composers. His cantata, The Mystery of Bethlehem, was written in 1923 and sets ancient responsories for Advent and Christmas in English. One of the best-known works of Bach is Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring which is from Cantata No. 147. The choir will present the complete cantata which received its premiere 300 years ago in 1723 during the first year of Bach’s tenure in Leipzig. The 7:30pm concert is free and open to the public.

Bach Organ Marathon
2023-11-19 12:00 - 18:00 | St. Giles Episcopal Church, 3025 Walters Avenue, Northbrook, IL, 60062, United States
BACH ORGAN MARATHON
Commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Hellmuth Wolff organ
A Benefit for Hunger Resource Network and the Music Program at St. Giles
Johann Sebastian Bach is, of course, the most important composer for The King of Instruments, and an afternoon of his music to commemorate the fine organ by Hellmuth Wolff will be truly enriching. Twelve organists from the Chicago area will perform beginning on the half-hour from 12:00-6:00. There will be short breaks between performances for you to enjoy a quick refreshment in the narthex with thanks to Hunger Resource Network. A suggested donation of $10 per performance is encouraged, but any amount is welcome. Come for one or two performances or stay all afternoon – it’s up to you. Detailed information on the organists and Bach repertoire will be forthcoming.
