North Shore Chapter of the American Guild of Organists

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF ARLINGTON HEIGHTS CONCERT SERIES
2016-11-13 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF ARLINGTON HEIGHTS
302 N. Dunton
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
Sunday, November 13, 4:00pm
Pipes and Hammers
Christopher Urban, organ; Chuck Beech, piano
A program featuring popular piano and organ duets.

CREATIVE HYMN PLAYING and ADAPTING PIANO MUSIC FOR ORGAN WORKSHOPS
2016-11-12 09:00 - 12:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
Saturday, November 12, 2017, 9:00am-noon
First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights
302 N. Dunton Street, Arlington Heights, IL 60004
CREATIVE HYMN PLAYING
ADAPTING PIANO MUSIC FOR THE ORGAN
One of our most important jobs as organists is to encourage congregational singing with hymn playing that enhances the lyrics of hymns. In this workshop you’ll find tips on doing that through phrasing, registration, alternate harmonizations and modulations. Secondly, as organists, we’re all called on frequently to play music on the organ that was written for piano, or transcribed for piano from an orchestral score. In this workshop, you’ll hear tips on effectively adapting piano music—anthems, solos, orchestral transcriptions — to the organ. Contact: Sharon Peterson (speterson@igc.org).

All Saints' Evensong at Christ Church Winnetka
2016-11-06 18:00 - 19:00 | Christ Church Winnetka, 784 Sheridan Road, Winnetka, IL, 60093, United States
Christ Church Winnetka
784 Sheridan Road
Winnetka, IL 60093
Sunday, November 6, 6:00pm
Evensong
The Christ Church Choir, Richard Clemmitt (conductor), Jay Peterson (organist)
Music for this traditional Episcopal choral service for All Saints’ Sunday will include organ works by Charles-Marie Widor and Joseph Bonnet and choral works by William Byrd, Herbert Murrill, and Rene Clausen. For more information, contact Richard Clemmitt at rclemmitt@christchurchwinnetka.org or 847-347-9967 or visithttp://christchurchwinnetka.org/worship/music.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF ARLINGTON HEIGHTS CONCERT SERIES
2016-11-02 12:10 - 13:10 | First Presbyterian Church of Lake Forest, 700 N. Sheridan Ave., Lake Forest, IL, 60045, United States
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF ARLINGTON HEIGHTS
302 N. Dunton
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
Wednesday, November 2, 12:10pm
Marianne Kim
Piano and organ recital

All Hallow's Eve Service
2016-10-29 17:00 - 19:00 | St Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 5900 Seventh Ave, Kenosha, WI, 53140, United States
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church
5900 Seventh Ave.
Kenosha, Wisconsin 53140
Saturday, October 29th at 5:00
Organ Recital/All Hallow’s Eve Service
Brian Schoettler, Organist, Kay Sutton, Organist, Diana Iorio, Violinist
For more info contact Kay Sutton kaysutton@comcast.net

ELLIOTT CHAPEL ORGAN RECITALS
2016-10-24 13:30 - 14:30 | Elliott Chapel, 3131 Simpson Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
ELLIOTT CHAPEL, PRESBYTERIAN HOMES
3131 Simpson Street
Evanston, IL, 60201
Monday, October 24, 1:30pm
Simone Gheller
Oconomowoc, WI

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY THIRD SUNDAY ORGAN CONCERT SERIES
2016-10-16 15:00 - 16:00 | 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 Chicago, IL 60660
October 16, 2016, 3:00pm
MARIANNE KIM, 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.

VINCENT DUBOIS IN RECITAL
2016-10-07 19:30 - 21:30 | St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 939 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, IL, 60202, United States
Friday October 7, 2016, 7:30pm
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
939 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, IL 60202
VINCENT DUBOIS IN RECITAL
Come hear Vincent Dubois, organist at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, on the magnificent Skinner Opus 327. Newly appointed as one of the three titular organists at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, France, Dubois has performed in major concert venues throughout Europe, North America, Asia and the Pacific, and as guest soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Hong-Kong Philharmonic, the Orchestre Philharmonique of Radio France, the Orchestre National de France, the Orquesta Filharmonica del Gran Canaria, the Orchestre de Picardie, and the Orchestre de Bretagne. Contact: Evan Duvall (mevanduvall@comcast.net ).

Diane Bish in Recital
2016-10-02 15:00 - 17:00 | St. Catherine of Siena Church, 845 W Main Street, West Dundee, IL, 60118
St. Catherine of Siena Church
845 West Main Street (Higgins Road)
West Dundee, IL 60118
Sunday, October 2, 3:00pm
Diane Bish, organist
Dedication of new 3-manual Allen organ. For more information, call 847.426.2217

ELLIOTT CHAPEL ORGAN RECITALS
2016-09-26 13:30 - 14:30 | Elliott Chapel, 3131 Simpson Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
ELLIOTT CHAPEL, PRESBYTERIAN HOMES
3131 Simpson Street
Evanston, IL, 60201
Monday, September 26, 1:30pm
Volodymr Koshuba
Kiev, Ukraine

Evensong at Christ Church Winnetka
2016-09-18 18:00 - 19:00 | Christ Church Winnetka, 784 Sheridan Road, Winnetka, IL, 60093, United States
Christ Church Winnetka
784 Sheridan Road
Winnetka, IL 60093
Sunday, September 18, 6:00pm
Evensong
The Christ Church Choir, Richard Clemmitt (conductor), Jay Peterson (organist)
Music for this traditional choral service of the Episcopal Church will include organ works by Frank Bridge and Alexandre Guilmant and choral works by Craig Phillips, Herbert Sumsion, and William Mathias. For more information, contact Richard Clemmitt at rclemmitt@christchurchwinnetka.org or 847-347-9967 or visit http://christchurchwinnetka.org/worship/music.

Steven Buzard at St. James Cathedral
2016-09-18 16:00 - 18:00 | St. James Episcopal Church, 65 E Huron St, Chicago, IL, 60611, United States
St. James Cathedral
65 E. Huron St.
Chicago, IL 60611
Sunday, September 18, 4:00 p.m.
Stephen Buzard, organist
Newly-appointed Director of Cathedral Music, Stephan Buzard, in recital. Admission is free, childcare will be provided, and a reception in his honor will follow the concert. Program will include works by Bach, Duruflé, and three organists of St. James: Dudley Buck, Leo Sowerby, & Stephen Buzard. For more information please visit www.saintjamescathedral.org.

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY THIRD SUNDAY ORGAN CONCERT SERIES
2016-09-18 15:00 - 16:00 | 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
Chicago, IL 60660
August 21, 2016, 3:00pm
BRADLEY WHALEY, organist
Chicago, IL

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.

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY SUMMER CELEBRITY ORGAN CONCERT SERIES
2016-08-21 15:00 - 16:00 | 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
Chicago, IL 60660
August 21, 2016, 3:00pm
RENÉE ANNE LOUPRETTE, organist
New York, NY
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.

PRESBYTERIAN HOMES MONDAY RECITAL SERIES, Madeleine Woodworth
2016-06-27 13:30 - 14:30 | Elliott Chapel, 3131 Simpson Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
PRESBYTERIAN HOMES MONDAY RECITAL SERIES
Elliott Chapel
3131 Simpson Street
Evanston, IL 60201
June 27, 1:30 p.m.
Madeleine Woodworth
Oak Park, Illinois

Annual Organ Scholar Award Recital
2016-06-05 16:00 - 18:00 | Immanuel Lutheran Church, 616 Lake Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
Immanuel Lutheran Church
616 Lake Street
Evanston, IL
Sunday, June 5th 4:00 pm
Annual Organ Scholar Award Recital. Nicole Simental, a third-year Doctor of Music organ student at Indiana University. The recipient of this year’s Immanuel Lutheran Organ Scholar Award is Nicole Simental, a third-year Doctor of Music organ student at Indiana University. She will be giving her recital at Immanuel Lutheran Church on Sunday, June 5, 4:00 P.M., followed by a reception in the Fellowship Hall. The concert is free and open to the public. For more info, contact Laurie Stivers 847 809 6268.

ORGAN INSTALLATION CONCERT SERIES, Marie Bernadette Duforcet Hakim
2016-06-05 16:00 - 17:30 | ST. MARK’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 393 n Main St, Glen Ellyn, I, 60137, United States
ST. MARK’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH ORGAN INSTALLATION CONCERT SERIES
393 N. Main Street
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Sunday, June 5, 2016, 4:00pm
Marie Bernadette Duforcet Hakim, Paris

Nathan Laube and Opus 327 - St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Evanston
2016-05-27 20:00 - 22:00 | St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 939 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, IL, 60202, United States
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
939 Hinman Avenue
Evanston, IL 60202

Friday, May 27, 2016, 8:00 pm, Nathan Laube and Opus 327.
Nathan Laube, organist, Eastman School of Music. Organ recital to benefit St. Luke’s 1922 E.M. Skinner pipe organ, Skinner’s Opus 327. For more information go to www.stlukesevanston.org or call 847-475-3630.

PRESBYTERIAN HOMES MONDAY RECITAL SERIES, Phillip Kloeckner
2016-05-23 13:30 - 14:30 | Elliott Chapel, 3131 Simpson Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
PRESBYTERIAN HOMES MONDAY RECITAL SERIES
Elliott Chapel
3131 Simpson Street
Evanston, IL 60201
May 23, 1:30 p.m.
Phillip Kloeckner
Chicago, Illinois

Pentecost Celebration and Dinner
2016-05-22 16:00 - 20:00 | Trinity United Methodist Church, 1024 Lake Avenue, Wilmette, IL, 60091, United States
Join us for our annual closing member’s recital of Pentecost and Trinity music for organ, and a delicious dinner at nearby restaurant Gusto afterward. Contact: Laurie Stivers (stiversl@ameritech.net).

FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF CHICAGO Dedication of the New Andrew Pipe OrganAaron David Miller, Recitalist
2016-05-16 19:30 - 21:30 | Fourth Presbyterian Church, 126 E. Chestnut, Chicago, 60611, United States
FOURTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF CHICAGO
126 East Chestnut Street
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Monday, May 16th, 7:30 p.m.
Dedication of the New Andrew Pipe Organ
Aaron David Miller, Recitalist; Director of Music, House of Hope Presbyterian Church, St. Paul, MN

The impressive improvisation skills of organist Aaron David Miller meet the new Andrew Pipe Organ (Quimby 2014). Winner of numerous international awards for performance as well as composition, Aaron has been heard in concert across the country as well as on radio and television. A native of Chicago, Aaron served as Organist at Fourth Presbyterian from 1999 to 2000. Now he returns to introduce the Andrews organ to all of Chicago. Event Co-Sponsored by Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago and the Chicago Chapter AGO.

For additional information as well as Aaron’s complete May 16th program, visit:ChicagoAGO.com

THIRD SUNDAY @3 ORGAN CONCERT SERIES, Gabriel Mayhugh, organist
2016-05-15 15:00 - 16:30 | MADONNA DELLA STRADA CHAPEL, 1032 W Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL, 60660, United States
MADONNA DELLA STRADA CHAPEL THIRD SUNDAY @3 ORGAN CONCERT SERIES
1032 W Sheridan Road Chicago, IL 60660
May 15, 2016, 3:00pm
www.luc.edu/organ
Gabriel Mayhugh, organist
Chicago, IL
Free Admission and Free parking in the main garage.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CONCERT SERIES, Tom Trenney, Organist
2016-05-13 19:00 - 20:30 | FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 302 N. Dunton Avenue, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005 , United States
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH CONCERT SERIES
302 N. Dunton Avenue
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
May 13, 2016 7:00PM
Tom Trenney, Organist
Nationally renowned concert organist, Tom Trenney, plays the soundtrack to the silent movie ‘The Mask of Zorro’.

The Complete Organ Works of Maurice Duruflé: Celebrating his music 30 years after his death. Erik Wm. Suter
2016-05-01 16:00 - 17:30 | GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOL, 7300 Division Street, River Forest, IL, 60305, United States
GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOL
7300 Division Street
River Forest, Illinois, 60305
Sunday, May 1, 4:00 p.m.
The Complete Organ Works of Maurice Duruflé: Celebrating his music 30 years after his death. Erik Wm. Suter, Gaithersburg, Maryland. In commemoration of Maurice Duruflé’s death in 1986, Erik Wm. Suter will perform the composer’s complete organ works. Suter, a native of Chicago, served as organist at Washington National Cathedral from 1998 to 2007. He holds degrees from Oberlin Conservatory and Yale University, where he studied with Haskell Thomson and Thomas Murray respectively. He has held positions at Trinity Church, Copley Square, and at the Parish of All Saints, both in Boston; and at Trinity Church on the Green in New Haven, Connecticut.

"French Connections: Music of Guilmant, Ravel, and Widor", Chicago Gargoyle Brass and Organ Ensemble. Phillip Kloeckner, organist
2016-04-30 19:30 - 21:00 | ST. JOHN CANTIUS CHURCH, 825 N. Carpenter St., Chicago, IL, 60642, United States
ST. JOHN CANTIUS CHURCH
825 N. Carpenter St.
Chicago, IL, 60642
Saturday, April 30, 2016, 7:30 p.m.
“French Connections: Music of Guilmant, Ravel, and Widor”
Chicago Gargoyle Brass and Organ Ensemble. Phillip Kloeckner, organist
Program features a new organ and brass arrangement of late-Romantic French composer Félix-Alexandre Guilmant’s Symphony No. 1, Op. 42, for organ and orchestra. For more information, visit gargoylebrass.com.

PRESBYTERIAN HOMES MONDAY RECITAL SERIES, Timothy Spelbring
2016-04-25 13:30 - 14:30 | Elliott Chapel, 3131 Simpson Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
PRESBYTERIAN HOMES MONDAY RECITAL SERIES
Elliott Chapel
3131 Simpson Street
Evanston, IL 60201
April 25, 1:30 p.m.
Timothy Spelbring
Mount Prospect, Illinois

Spring Conclave (First Congregational, St. Luke's, Music Institute, Evanston): Celebrating Ernest Skinner (1866-1960)
2016-04-25 | First Congregational, Music Institute, St. Luke’s
Monday, April 25 at First Congregational Church, 1445 Hinman, Evanston:
8:30 am coffee; 9:15 am lecture by Stephen Schnurr “Skinner in Chicago”; 10:45 am recital by Andrew Schaeffer; 12 noon box lunch $10 reservation required; 1:15 pm lecture by Joyce Robinson “Skinner and The Diapason”
2:45-4:15 pm open console at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 939 Hinman Avenue, Evanston and Music Institute, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston
5 pm recital by David Jonies at First Congregational, Evanston.

Spring Conclave (St. Luke's Evanston): Celebrating Ernest Skinner (1866-1960)
2016-04-24 19:00 - 21:00 | St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 939 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, IL, 60202, United States
Bella Voce concert of Anglican repertorie with organ at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 939 Hinman Avenue, Evanston 60201; reception following hosted by NSAGO. Sponsored by The Diapason; the Chicago, Fox Valley and North Shore AGO chapters; and OHS Chicago-Midwest chapter. Contact: Christine Kraemer (ckraemer@stlukesevanston.org).

Senior Organ Recital, Matthew Doran
2016-04-24 19:00 - 20:30 | SCHOOL OF MUSIC NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY, 551 Lucinda Avenue, DeKalb, IL, 60115, United States
SCHOOL OF MUSIC
NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY
551 Lucinda Avenue
DeKalb, IL 60115
Sunday, April 24, 7:00pm
Senior Organ Recital
Matthew Doran
Works by Bach, Part, Bolcom, and Messiaen. Organ by Martin Ott, Op. 17 (1983). Free admission. For more information, contact James R. Brown at 815-753-7975.

ORGAN INSTALLATION CONCERT SERIES, Raul Prieto Ramirez
2016-04-24 16:00 - 17:30 | ST. MARK’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 393 n Main St, Glen Ellyn, I, 60137, United States
ST. MARK’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH ORGAN INSTALLATION CONCERT SERIES
393 N. Main Street
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
Sunday, April 24, 2016, 4:00pm
Raul Prieto Ramirez, Barcelona
