North Shore Chapter of the American Guild of Organists

Colin Andrews plays Messiaen
2022-02-25 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | MADONNA DELLA STRADA CHAPEL, 1032 W Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL, 60660, United States
Friday, February 25, 2022, 7:30pm
Madonna della Strada Chapel, Loyola University
1032 W Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60660
We partner with the Chicago Chapter AGO and Loyola University to present organist Colin Andrews playing Olivier Messiaen’s monumental Livre du Saint Sacrement. Colin Andrews is one of only four organists in the world to have recorded the complete organ works of Messiaen. For more information, contact Richard Clemmitt (rclemmitt@christchurchwinnetka.org).

Wednesdays @ Noon
2022-03-02 12:10 - 12:45 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
Trumpet Tunes
Jered Montgomery, trumpet
Christopher Urban, organ

Wednesdays @ Noon
2022-04-06 12:10 - 12:45 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
Arias and Sacred Songs
Megan Hendrickson, soprano
Sarah Jenks, piano

St. Charles Singers - Mozart Journey XVI
2022-04-09 19:30 | Baker Memorial United Methodist Church, 307 Cedar Avenue, St. Charles, IL, 60174, United States
Mozart Journey XVI
Performers:
St. Charles Singers
Jeffrey Hunt, music director
Metropolis Orchestra
Michelle Areyzaga, guest soprano
Stephen Uhl, organ
Program:
Missa Solemnis, K. 139
Missa Brevis, K. 140
Tantum Ergo, K. 197
Two German Hymns, K. 343
Tickets: $40 adults, $35 seniors, $10 students

St. Charles Singers – Mozart Journey XVI
2022-04-10 15:00 | Baker Memorial United Methodist Church, 307 Cedar Avenue, St. Charles, IL, 60174, United States

Bach Week Festival
2022-04-24 15:00 | All Saints Episcopal Church, 4550 N. Hermitage Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60640, United States
Chamber Music Concert:
“Bach and Before”
This period-instrument chamber concert opens the Chicago area’s 49th annual Bach Week Festival by spotlighting composers who influenced J. S. Bach.
Artists:
Emi Tanabe, baroque violin
Wendy Benner, baroque violin
Anna Steinhoff, viola da gamba
Jerry Fuller, violone
Jason J. Moy, harpsichord
Richard Webster, organ and Music Director
Program:
Johann Sebastian Bach: An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653
Dieterich Buxtehude: Trio Sonata in C Major, BuxWV 266
Nicolaus Adam Strungk: Contrapunct sopra la Bassigaylos d’Altr/ Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern
Georg Böhm: Variations on Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten
Johann Adam Reincken: Sonata No. 1 in A minor from Hortus Musicus
Dieterich Buxtehude: Trio Sonata in B-flat Major, BuxWV 255
Johann Pachelbel: Partie IV, from Musicalische Ergötzung
Admission: Free and open to the public, but reservations are required.

Bach Week Festival
2022-04-29 19:30 | Anderson Chapel, North Park University, 5159 N. Spaulding Ave, Chicago, IL, 60625, United States
Vocal, Choir, and Orchestra Concert
“Bach: Sacred and Secular Masterworks”
Artists:
Josefien Stoppelenburg, soprano
Lindsay Metzger, mezzo-soprano
Susan Platts, mezzo soprano
Tyler Lee, tenor
David Govertsen, bass
Alyce Johnson, flute
Jason Moy, organ
Bach Week Festival Orchestra and Chorus,
Richard Webster, music director
Program:
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach: March for 3 Trumpets and Timpani
Johann Sebastian Bach: “Mer hahn en neue Oberkeet,” BWV 212, “Peasant Cantata”
J.S. Bach: “Magnificat,” BWV 243
Admission: VIP seating $50, adults $35, seniors $25, students w/ID $15

Wednesdays @ Noon
2022-05-04 12:10 - 12:45 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
Favorite Sacred Arias
Soloists,
Christopher Urban, organ

Progressive Organ Recital and Annual Banquet
2022-05-22 16:30 - 19:30 | The Church of the Holy Spirit, 400 E Westminster Ave, Lake Forest, IL, 60045, United States
Sunday, May 22, 2022, 4:30pm
Join us for three short organ concerts hosted in succession by three Lake Forest area churches: Church of the Covenants, First Presbyterian Church, and The Church of the Holy Spirit. Celebrate afterward with a delicious dinner together.
RSVP for Members Banquet
Recital One – 4:30 p.m. Jay Peterson, organist The Church of the Holy Spirit 400 E Westminster Avenue Lake Forest, IL 60045

Recital Two – 5:10 p.m. Jill Hunt & Barry Wenger, organists First Presbyterian Church 700 N Sheridan Road Lake Forest, IL 60045

Recital Three – 5:50 p.m. David Hiett, organist Church of the Covenants 350 E Deerpath Road Lake Forest, IL 60045 For more information, contact Dave Hiett (bdhiett@gmail.com).

End of Year Chapter Picnic
2022-06-18 17:00 - 20:00 | Christ Church Winnetka, 784 Sheridan Road, Winnetka, IL, 60093, United States
Saturday, June 18, 2022, 5:00pm
Join us at Christ Church in Winnetka for a festive party to close our season together. Please be sure to come to Christ Church at 784 Sheridan Road, not to another building also owned by Christ Church elsewhere in Winnetka. For more information, contact Richard Clemmitt (rclemmitt@christchurchwinnetka.org).
Please RSVP Online by June 12:
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Scott Dettra plays The Complete Works of César Franck
2022-09-30 19:00 - 20:30 | Glenview Community Church, 1000 Elm Street, Glenview, IL, 60025, United States
In celebration of César Franck’s bicentennial in 2022, American concert organist Scott Dettra will undertake a tour of Franck’s 12 major organ works, performed from memory in two 75-minute recitals on a single day, or on consecutive evenings.
Franck’s organ music—arguably the most significant contribution to the repertoire after that of Bach—broke new ground and charted the course of the French Romantic organ school. Thanks to his mature harmonic language and ability to write achingly beautiful melodies, this music has become an enduring foundation of the organ repertoire.
Praised for the clarity, rhythmic intensity, and musical elegance of his playing, Mr. Dettra will bring his hallmark poeticism and suave sense of expression to this beloved music, which is rarely performed live in its entirety.

Scott Dettra plays The Complete Works of César Franck - Oct 2
2022-10-02 16:00 - 17:30 | St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 939 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, IL, 60202, United States

Wednesdays at Noon
2022-10-05 12:10 - 12:45 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
Chuck Beech, piano
Christopher Urban, organ
Favorite hymns for piano and organ

Bruce Blanck and Friends
2022-10-09 16:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
The opening concert of the series features long-time member of First Presbyterian, Bruce Blanck. He brings his inimitable jazz piano stylings coupled with other musicians. This program will include sacred and secular selections.

Stephen Tharp in Concert
2022-10-09 19:00 | Holy Name Cathedral, 730 N. Wabash, Chicago, IL, 60611, United States
International Concert organist and Chicago native, Stephen Tharp in concert at Holy Name Cathedral.
This event is free and open to the public,
Parking is available in the Archdiocese garage across the street from the cathedral at no charge.

A Taste of the Great Lakes Regional Convention: Organ and Hors d’oeuvres
2022-10-23 13:15 - 16:00 | Trinity United Methodist Church, 1024 Lake Avenue, Wilmette, IL, 60091, United States
Sunday, October 23, 2022 at 1:15pm
Trinity United Methodist Church in Wilmette (1024 Lake Ave, Wilmette 60091)
Don’t forget to invite your non-organist friends and congregants to join us for this enjoyable afternoon of organ music at three of our regional convention venues for mini-recitals and a wine and cheese reception.
Free bus transportation will be provided from Trinity to the other two venues and back to Trinity by 4:00pm.

Wednesdays at Noon
2022-11-02 12:10 - 12:45 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
Christopher Urban, organ
Organ music with harp, chimes and carillon

All Saint's Day Service
2022-11-02 19:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
The Concert Series and the Arlington Heights Ministerial Association provide a community wide All Saints’ Day service with a presentation of Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem.
The choir will be made up of singers from First Presbyterian and neighboring Arlington Heights churches. They will be joined by soloists and orchestra. Free will offering will support the Arlington Heights Emergency Assistance Fund

Oliver Latry in Concert
2022-11-04 19:00 - 21:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Deerfield, IL, 824 Waukegan Road, Deerfield, IL, United States
First Presbyterian Church of Deerfield presents:
Oliver Larry, Titular Organist of Notre- Dame de Paris in concert

Hailed as “a superior organist” by the New York Times, whose playing is “full of poetry, of leaps, and pungency” (Le Monde), Olivier Latry begins aleg of just three American recitals on the historic Noehren organ at FPCD, with two following in California. One of three organistes titulaires atthe world-famous Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, he will present an evening-length recital of a variety of pieces that promises to be one of themost exciting concerts on the North Shore this fall!
Tickets are available at the link below.

Evensong for All Saints
2022-11-06 16:00 | St. Giles Episcopal Church, 3025 Walters Avenue, Northbrook, IL, 60062, United States
The Choir of St. Giles Episcopal Church, Northbrook
James R. Brown, Director of Music & Organist
Preces & Responses (R. Ayleward)
Magnificat & Nunc dimittis in D (G. Dyson)
And I Saw a New Heaven (E. Bainton)

Rutter "Requiem & Bach "Christmas Oratorio (Part 1)
2022-11-18 19:30 | First United Methodist Church Evanston, 516 Church Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
On Friday, November 18th at 7:30pm the Festival Choir and Orchestra of First United Methodist Church of Evanston present:
John Rutter’s “Requiem” and Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Christmas Oratorio” (Part I).
Admission is free, donations are welcome.

James Russell Brown, Organ Recital
2022-11-20 16:00 | St. Giles Episcopal Church, 3025 Walters Avenue, Northbrook, IL, 60062, United States
Music of J.S. Bach, Buxtehude, Part, Alain, Franck, and Tournemire
Organ by Hellmuth Wolff, Op. 37 (1993)

Schantz Organ 50th Anniversary Concert
2022-11-20 16:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
Join First Pres Brass and organist Christopher Urban for a concert celebrating the 50th anniversary of the installation of the Schantz pipe organ. The featured work will be Josef Rheinberger’s Concerto No. 2 for organ and brass.

Messiah Sing-Along
2022-12-04 16:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
Join Northwest Symphony Orchestra and soloists for Handel’s Messiah. The many will become one as the audience serves as the chorus. Warm up your vocal cords as we fill the Sanctuary with beautiful music, such as the Hallelujah Chorus, honoring the birth of our Savior.

Wednesdays at Noon
2022-12-14 12:10 - 12:45 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
Christopher Urban, organ
Samantha Bittle, harp
Christmas music for harp and organ

Christmas Lessons and Carols
2022-12-18 16:00 | St. Giles Episcopal Church, 3025 Walters Avenue, Northbrook, IL, 60062, United States
The Choir of St. Giles Episcopal Church, Northbrook
James R. Brown, Director of Music & Organist

The Glory of Christmas
2022-12-18 16:00 | 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.
