North Shore Chapter of the American Guild of Organists

Charles Metz & Michael Pecak, Fortepiano Duo Recital, St. Luke's Episcopal
2018-10-13 19:30 (America/Chicago) | St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 939 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, IL, 60202, United States
Benefit Concert to support the trebles in the 2019 St. Luke’s Choir Residency at Wells Cathedral, England. $30 premium; $25 general adult; $15 student/senior.
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 939 Hinman Ave, Evanston. Tickets at Opus327.org

"What The Crown Hears", Concert of Hymns and Anthems, St. Luke's Episcopal
2018-09-30 16:00 | St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 939 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, IL, 60202, United States
OPUSfest 2018 “What The Crown Hears” – Great Hymns and Anthems
Featuring the Historic EM Skinner OPUS 327 pipe organ and The St. Luke’s Choir presenting great anthems of the English Church with congregational hymns. Brats and “Twice Lucky” crafted beer from Sketchbook Brewing Company to follow! Benefit Concert to support the trebles in the 2019 St. Luke’s Choir Residency at Wells Cathedral, England.
$50 OPUSfest = premium + beer & brat; $30 premium; $25 general adult; $15 student/senior
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 939 Hinman Ave, Evanston. Tickets at Opus327.org

"imaginary Journeys",Chicago Gargoyle Brass and Organ Ensemble, First United Church of Oak Park
2018-09-29 19:30 | United Church of Oak Park, 848 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL, 60301, United States
First United Church of Oak Park, 848 Lake St., Oak Park. Featuring world-premier performances of “Imaginary Journeys” (Mark Lathan), Suite from “The Firebird” (Stravinsky/Garner), “Short Fuse” (Chris Reyman), Suite from “Come Ye Sons of Art” (Purcell/Garner), and Chorale Fantasia from “Ein Feste Burg ist unser Gott” (Bach/Holmes). Additional info at gargoylebrass.com or 708-975-0055.

Stephen Buzard, Organist, Elliott Chapel Recital Series
2018-09-24 13:30 | Elliott Chapel, 3131 Simpson Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
Elliott Chapel at Presbyterian Homes, 3131 Simpson Street, Evanston. Stephen Buzard is the Director of Music at St. James Cathedral (Episcopal) in Chicago.

Mark Brampton Smith, Organist, Historic Hook & Hastings Organ Concert; Holy Communion Episcopal
2018-09-23 18:00 | IL
Holy Communion Episcopal Church, 320 Broad Street, Lake Geneva WI 53147. Mark Brampton Smith, Organist from Madison, WI, will perform a selection of organ works from the 17th century to the present to demonstrate the capabilities of this historic 1883 instrument, Hook & Hastings Opus 1144. Advance tickets are available and free will offerings will also be accepted. 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 the church; in person: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:00am – 12:00pm, or Sundays, 9:30am – 10:30am. Additional information at 262-248-3522. All proceeds will go to the Organ Restoration Fund at Holy Communion.

Svyati Duo, Organ and Cello, Loyola Univ. Third Sunday Series
2018-08-19 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
Svyati Duo – Organ and Cello
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.

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.

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.

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

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

NSAGO 60th Anniversary Season: Chapter Picnic
2018-06-02 17:00 - 20:00 | Judy Kohl’s Home, 630 S. Green Bay Road, Lake Forest, IL, 60045, United States
Saturday, June 2, 2018, 5:00 pm
Board member Judy Kohl’s home
630 S. Green Bay Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045
CHAPTER PICNIC
Join us at the BEAUTIFUL home of board member Judy Kohl for a final party closing our year of anniversary celebrations. Contact: Judy Kohl (judygkohl@gmail.com).

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

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.

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

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

NSAGO 60th Anniversary Season: Deans' Recital and Gala Banquet
2018-04-29 16:00 - 20:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Evanston, 1427 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
Sunday, April 29, 2018, 4:00pm
First Presbyterian Church
1427 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201
FINAL ANNIVERSARY GALA CELEBRATION:
DEAN’S RECITAL AND BANQUET
Come hear former deans of this chapter perform on the 64-rank Aeolian-Skinner that hosted the very first program of our chapter in 1958. Then celebrate our 60 years together at a gala banquet following the recital at Pete Miller’s Steakhouse, a short walk just east of the church. For more information contact Steve Folkers (swf12262@aol.com).

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

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.

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

RAGO Improvisation Workshop - Bruce Bengston, Emmanuel Episcopal Church
2018-04-21 09:30 | IL
Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 412 N. Church Street, Rockford.

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

FVAGO Competition Winners' Recital, Sacred Heart Catholic Church
2018-04-20 08:00 | IL
Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 114 S. Elizabeth Street, Lombard. Time to be announced at a later date. Info: foxvalleyago.org

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

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

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

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

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

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

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