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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Chuck Beech, piano Christopher Urban, organ Favorite hymns for piano and organ
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.
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.
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 […]
Christopher Urban, organ Organ music with harp, chimes and carillon
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
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 […]
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)
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.
Music of J.S. Bach, Buxtehude, Part, Alain, Franck, and Tournemire Organ by Hellmuth Wolff, Op. 37 (1993)
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.
