Morgan Simmons Memorial Service
2025-05-17 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Chicago) | Fourth Presbyterian Church, 126 E. Chestnut, Chicago, 60611, United States
Memorial service for Dr. Morgan Simmons (April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2025)
May 17 at 2:00pm
Fourth Presbyterian Church
126 E. Chestnut Street
Chicago, IL 6061
A service of remembrance will take place at a future date at the Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to:
New Organist Fund (Morgan and Mary Simmons Scholarship) of the American Guild of Organists
475 Riverside Drive
Suite 1260
New York, NY 10115
Or
Music Program at the Fourth Presbyterian Church
126 E. Chestnut Street
Chicago, IL 6061

Tom Trenney Hymn Festival
2025-05-18 16:00 - 17:00 | St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 939 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, IL, 60202, United States
May 18, 2025 @ 4:00pm
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
939 Hinman Avenue, Evanston, IL 60202
We partner with the Chicago AGO chapter and Opus 327 to host renowned church musician Tom Trenney at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Evanston for a hymn festival and masterclass. The event is free but you must reserve your tickets in advance using this link: https://bit.ly/trenney
NSAGO members and friends will gather after the hymn festival for our annual banquet. If you have not already RSVPed, please email dean@teal-ostrich-479748.hostingersite.com.
There will be a cash bar at 5:30pm prior to our buffet dinner being served at 6:00pm. The cost is $40/person. Firehouse Grill is located at 750 Chicago Ave, Evanston, IL 60202.

A Gift of Music
2025-05-19 14:00 - 15:00 | Elliott Chapel, 3131 Simpson Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
As a Gift of Music in May, Dr. Dana Robinson will present a program of Bach’s organ music.
Please feel free to join us and immerse yourself in the beauty of Bach’s music this Monday afternoon!

Christine Kraemer - Gift of Music Recital
2025-06-23 14:00 - 15:00 | Elliott Chapel, 3131 Simpson Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
Dr. Christine Kraemer presents the final recital of the season on Monday, June 23 at 2:00pm in Elliott Chapel at Presbyterian Homes (1 Calvin Cir, Evanston, IL 60201). Dr. Kraemer is organist at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Evanston. The concert is free and open to the public.

Funeral Service for Kathy Roderer
2025-07-05 10:00 - 11:00 | Immanuel Lutheran Church, 616 Lake Street, Evanston, 60201, United States
Kathy Roderer (August 12, 1955 – June 13, 2025)
https://www.donnellanfuneral.com/obituaries/Kathleen-Roderer?obId=42942036
A funeral service will be held at 10:00am on Saturday, July 5th, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, located at 616 Lake Street, Evanston, Illinois.

Caroline Robinson
2025-07-20 15:00 - 16:00 | MADONNA DELLA STRADA CHAPEL, 1032 W Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL, 60660, United States
Our Summer Celebrity Series continues with a concert by Dr. Caroline Robinson, concert organist and Assistant Professor of Organ at the University of Michigan.
Parking and admission are free!
Sunday, July 20 @ 3:00pm
Madonna della Strada Chapel
1032 W Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL

Summer Celebrity Series: Stephen Price
2025-08-17 15:00 - 16:30 | MADONNA DELLA STRADA CHAPEL, 1032 W Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL, 60660, United States
Organist Stephen Price performs a free recital at Loyola University’s Madonna della Strada Chapel. Free admission and parking; open to the public.

North Shore Chapter Potluck
2025-09-14 14:00 - 17:00 | Christ Church Winnetka, 784 Sheridan Road, Winnetka, IL, 60093, United States
We will gather on Sunday, September 14 at 2:00pm at Christ Church in Winnetka for our NSAGO Chapter Potluck. Please RSVP here and indicate what dish you intend to bring (salad, dessert, casserole, veggies and dip, bottle of wine, etc.).
https://forms.gle/TukSVi6GUnFc2f9S7
Hot dogs, Italian beef, soda, and water will be provided. The church address is 784 Sheridan Road, Winnetka, IL 60093. On-street parking is available and we will enter via the door on the south side of the building on Humboldt Avenue. Please invite a colleague who serves at a church near yours to join us. Friends and significant others are also welcome. Simply list them as your guest or have them complete this RSVP. We ask that you RSVP before the end of August. Christ Church will also host a Taizé Service at 5:30pm on the day of the potluck in case you would like to stick around for that. You may also bring along any organ music that you would like to pass along and share with other organists to the potluck. Leftover music will be shared with current organ students at MIC and local universities

A Gift of Music
2025-09-17 14:00 - 15:00 | Elliott Chapel, 3131 Simpson Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
You are warmly invited to attend an Organ and Piano Duo Concert on Sunday, September 17th, at 2:00 p.m. in Elliott Chapel. The program will be presented by Noah Wynne-Morton and Eun Joo Ju, featuring a selection of beautiful and inspiring music.

Wednesdays@Noon Recital
2025-10-01 12:10 - 12:45 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
Christopher Urban, organ
First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights
302 N Dunton Ave
Arlington Heights, IL 60004
www.firstpresah.org

James Russell Brown - 40th anniversary Organ Recital
2025-10-05 16:00 - 17:00 | St. Giles Episcopal Church, 3025 Walters Avenue, Northbrook, IL, 60062, United States
A celebration of 40 years as Director of Music & Organist at St. Giles Episcopal Church, Northbrook
Organ by Hellmuth Wolff & Associates (1993)
Program:
Modus ludendi (S. Scheidt)
Passacaglia in d minor (D. Buxtehude)
Trio en passacaille (A. Raison)
Passacaglia in c minor (J.S. Bach)
Andante, from Trio Sonata IV (J.S. Bach)
Chorale in b minor (C. Franck)
Prelude & Fugue in B Major (M. Dupre)

Holy Name Cathedral Concert Series Organ Concert
2025-10-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Holy Name Cathedral, 730 N. Wabash, Chicago, IL, 60611, United States
Cathedral Concert Series season 2025-2026 opener featuring Dr. Thomas Fielding, Director of Music for the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Cleveland, Ohio. He will present on the Flentrop organ a program of Bruhn, Bach, Fielding, Mendelssohn, Widor and Tournemire.

Organ Concert: Jonathan Ryan
2025-10-12 16:00 - 17:00 | First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights, 302 N. Dunton Ave., Arlington Heights, IL, 60004, United States
FPC and the NSAGO present concert organist Jonathan Ryan.
The concert is free and open to the public.

Olivier Latry - Organist
2025-10-17 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Chrysostom’s Church, 1424 N. Dearborn Parkway, Chicago, IL, 60610, United States
Olivier Latry, Organiste Titulaire of Nôtre Dame, Paris, plays a recital on the C. B. Fisk organ

Immanuel Lutheran Organ Scholar Award Recital
2025-10-18 15:00 - 16:30 | Immanuel Lutheran Church, 616 Lake Street, Evanston, 60201, United States
Undergraduate Organ Scholar Award Winner recital by David Devine, University of Iowa student of Gregory Hand, reception following

A Gift of Music
2025-10-22 14:00 - 15:00 | Elliott Chapel, 3131 Simpson Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
Dr. Paul Lee Seo will be the featured organist for the October Gift of Music series. She will perform works by J. S. Bach, Marianne Kim, Dan Locklair, and other composers. Please join us and immerse yourself in the beauty of organ music.

Nathaniel Gumbs – Organist
2025-10-26 15:00 - 16:00 | Winnetka Congregational Church, 725 Pine Street, Winnetka, IL, 60093, United States
Brilliant organist Nathaniel Gumbs, Director of Music at The Riverside Church in NYC, plays a thrilling and varied program on the Pasi organ. Free admission. Free parking. Artist reception following.

Evensong
2025-11-02 16:00 - 17:00 | St. Giles Episcopal Church, 3025 Walters Avenue, Northbrook, IL, 60062, United States
ALL SAINTS EVENSONG
The Choir of St. Giles Church
James R. Brown, Director of Music & Organist
Preces & Responses (Martin Neary)
Magnificat & Nunc dimittis in d minor (T. Walmisley)
Anthem: A New Song (J. MacMillan)

Lecture-Recital: Italian Organ Music
2025-11-13 16:00 - 17:30 | Garrett Seminary, 2121 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
Thursday, November 13, 2025
4:00 – 4:30 pm Lecture
4:30 – 5:20 pm Recital
Garrett Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary, Chapel of the Unnamed Faithful
2121 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60201
Dr. Corrado Cavalli, organist at St. John Cantius, presents a lecture on Italian organ music followed by the a recital featuring works by, Bergamo, Bossi, Capocci, Gambini Rosetta, and Somma.
https://www.cavallicorrado.org/

Immanuel Lutheran Graduate Organ Scholar Award recital
2025-11-15 15:00 - 16:30 | Immanuel Lutheran Church, 616 Lake Street, Evanston, 60201, United States
Graduate Organ Scholar Award winner, Katie Gunn, Indiana University, student of Chris Young, reception following

Pipe Organ Dedication and Recital
2025-11-16 15:00 - 17:00 | St. Giles, 1045 Columbian Ave, Oak Park, IL, 60302, United States
St. Catherine of Siena – St. Lucy & St. Giles Parish (Oak Park, IL) announces the dedication of their new Berghaus pipe organ, November 16 at 3 p.m. The event features Jonathan Oblander in recital; free and open to the public, with a reception following. The organ comprises three manuals and pedal, four divisions, 47 stops, 40 ranks, and 2,506 pipes. It was completed in late 2024, primarily using pipework from the 1901 Hutchings & Votey instrument that was removed from The Second Church of Christ, Scientist in Chicago before the church was repurposed into living space. Berghaus constructed a new mobile console along with new framework, slider and offset chests, winding and enclosures. The organ speaks through the grillework to the side of the altar.

A Gift of Music
2025-11-19 14:00 - 15:00 | Elliott Chapel, 3131 Simpson Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
As part of the Gift of Music series in November, David Jonies, director of Music and Organist of Holy Name Cathedral, will be the featured organist. We warmly invite you to come and enjoy this special program.

Mozart's Requiem
2025-11-21 19:30 - 20:30 | First United Methodist Church Evanston, 516 Church Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
On Friday, November 21st, the Festival Choir and Orchestra of First United Methodist Church of Evanston presents Mozart’s “Requiem.” The program will be conducted by Brian Schoettler with soloists Madeleine Zuckerman, Christine Ebeling Mando, William Johnson, and Joshua Green. The 7:30pm concert is free and open to the public.
Friday, November 21, 2025 – 7:30pm
Mozart’s Requiem
First United Methodist Church
516 Church Street, Evanston, Illinois 60201
Phone: 847-864-6181

Sharon R. Peterson plays Solo Organ Recital
2025-12-19 12:10 - 12:50 | Fourth Presbyterian Church, 126 E. Chestnut, Chicago, 60611, United States
Sharon R. Peterson will play a solo organ recital at 4th Presbyterian Church, (126 E. Chestnut, Chicago,) on Friday, December 19, at 12:10pm on their Noonday Concert Series. Her seasonal program will consist of lesser-known pieces by well-known composers, (Bach, Brahms, Percy Grainger, Leo Sowerby, and Samuel Barber,) in addition to the Noel Basque (Introdution & 8 Variations,) by Dom. Paul Benoit. Max Drischner and Norberto Guinaldo will also be featured. Come, enjoy !

NSAGO Epiphany Party
2026-01-06 18:30 - 20:30 | Andrea Handley’s home, 516 Greenwood Street, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
Saturday, January 6, 2026 @ 6:30pm
Address: 516 Greenwood Street, Evanston, IL 60201
We gather at the home of Andrea Handley for our annual post-Christmas, Epiphany party.
Enjoy a wonderful dinner and drinks with colleagues followed by dessert, carols, and Leroy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride.” Free street parking is available on Greenwood and in the lot across the street at First Presbyterian Church.
A suggested donation of $15-20 helps cover the cost of this event.
Cash at the event is easiest but you may also donate via Zelle using treasurer@teal-ostrich-479748.hostingersite.com
Please RSVP before the end of December using this link: https://forms.gle/KrBcXF7ycSXdu8SBA

Holy Name Cathedral Concert Series Organ Concert
2026-01-29 19:00 - 20:00 | Holy Name Cathedral, 730 N. Wabash, Chicago, IL, 60611, United States
Featuring Dr. Lynn Trapp playing the Flentrop Gallery Organ

NSAGO Members’ Recital
2026-02-01 15:00 - 16:00 | Music Institute of Chicago, 1490 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL, 60201, United States
NSAGO Members’ Recital celebrating Black History Month
Sunday, February 1, 2026 @ 3:00pm
FUMC Evanston (NEW location)
516 Church Street
Evanston, IL 60201
The recital is free and open to the public.
Enter via the entrances on Church St. or Hinman Ave.
Limited street parking is available and Evanston’s public parking garages are free on Sundays including the one at Chicago & Church across from the venue:
https://www.cityofevanston.org/residents/parking/lots-and-garages
We encourage you to continue to explore this repertoire through collections like GIA’s “King of Kings” and MorningStar’s “African-American Organ Music Anthology.” Our Sub-Dean Marianne Kim is coordinating this program and performers include Bridget de la Peña, Matthew Doran, Alan Hommerding, Eun Joo Ju, Derek Nickels, & Brian Schoettler.

Karol Mossakowski - Organist
2026-02-13 19:30 - 21:00 | St. Chrysostom’s Church, 1424 N. Dearborn Parkway, Chicago, IL, 60610, United States
Music at St. Chrysostom’s presents Karol Mossakowski, the brilliant newly appointed Organiste-Titulaire of St-Sulpice, Paris, in concert on St. Chrysostom’s splendid C.B. Fisk organ.
Karol Mossakowski is a young artist renowned for his solo interpretation, improvisation, and collaborative skills with other instrumentalists and orchestras. A winner of First Prizes at both the International Prague Spring Competition and the Grand Prix de Chartres, he is also professor of improvisation at the Higher School of Music in San Sebastián, Spain (Musikene), and Artist in Residence at the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Katowice, Poland.

Lynne Davis, concert organist
2026-02-15 15:00 - 17:00 | Bond Chapel, University of Chicago, 1025 E 58th St, Chicago, IL, 60637, United States
Lynne Davis brings the grandeur of French organ music to life with a mastery honed over decades of study, performance, and teaching. Launched into international acclaim after winning First Prize at the St. Albans International Organ Competition, she has become a preeminent interpreter of French organ repertoire. With performances in nearly every cathedral in France and major venues across Europe and the U.S., Davis is both a celebrated concert artist and a dedicated educator. Her distinguished career includes professorships in France and the U.S., acclaimed recordings, and honors such as Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres—testament to her deep influence on the organ world.
Program
BACH: Fantasy in G Major, BWV 572 (“Pièce d’Orgue”)
DU MAGE: Livre d’Orgue
BACH: 18 Leipzig Chorals
BRUHNS: Praeludium in G Major
SWEELINCK: Variations on « Est-ce Mars ? »
ALAIN: Variations sur un thème de Clément Jannequin
BACH: Fantasy and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 542

Evensong
2026-02-15 16:00 - 17:00 | St. Giles Episcopal Church, 3025 Walters Avenue, Northbrook, IL, 60062, United States
EVENSONG – THE LAST SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY (THE TRANSFIGURATION)
The Choir of St. Giles Church
James R. Brown, Director of Music & Organist
Organ: Apparition de l’église éternelle (O. Messiaen)
Preces & Responses (R. Ayleward)
Psalm 114 (P. Hallock)
Magnificat & Nunc dimittis in A (H. Sumsion)
Anthem: O nata lux de lumine (M. Lauridsen)
Organ: Toccata in b minor (E. Gigout)
