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Programs 2010-2011
Organist James Walker in Recital
 Monday, Oct. 4, 2010, 8:00 p.m.
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
1020 N. Brand Blvd., Glendale
Admission: Free, open to the public.
Parking: Free in church lot and local streets.
Click for
map and directions,
church website
Organist James Walker, Director of Music/Organist-Choirmaster at
All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena, is featured
in a recital on the 1929 Skinner organ. The instrument, purchased in
nearly pristine condition from St. Paul's Memorial Church, United Church
of Christ, in Reading, Pennsylvania, where it was
originally installed, was renovated and installed at St. Mark's in 2009
by the Connecticut firm of Foley-Baker.
The program includes music of Sowerby, Howells, Leighton, Bachlund,
Mader, Hopkins and Dupré.
Skinner Organ Co., Opus 774, 1929, 3 manuals, 32 ranks of pipes.
Chapter dinner meeting precedes (by reservation); see newsletter for
details.
Frédéric Blanc Improvisation Workshop
Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
555 W. Temple St., Los Angeles
Admission: Free, open to the public.
Parking: $5 in cathedral garage.
Click for
map and directions,
cathedral website,
artist website
Concert organist Frédéric Blanc of Paris presents a workshop on organ
improvisation. This event is cosponsored with the cathedral. Click for a
flyer.
Frédéric Blanc will also play the Wednesday noon
recital at the cathedral on Oct. 26 at 12:45 p.m.
Dobson Pipe Organ Builders, Opus 75, 2003,
4 manuals, 105 ranks of pipes.
Organist Peter Sykes in Recital
 Monday, Nov.
8, 2010, 8:00 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church of Granada Hills
10400 Zelzah Ave., Northridge
Admission: Free, open to the public.
Parking: Free in church lot.
Click for map and directions,
church website,
artist website
Boston organist Peter Sykes presents a recital. Peter Sykes is
Associate Professor of Music and Chair of the Historical Performance
Department at Boston University, Director of Music at First Church in
Cambridge, Congregational, and a member of the faculties of the Longy
School of Music and the New England Conservatory. See
photos from this program.
Rosales Organ Builders, Opus 9, 1980, 2 manuals, 45 ranks of pipes, mechanical action.
Chapter dinner meeting precedes (by reservation); see newsletter for
details.
Holiday Program
Monday, Dec.
6, 2010, 8:00pm
All Souls Chapel of Good Samaritan Hospital
637 Lucas St. (between Wilshire Blvd. and 6th St.), Los Angeles 90017
Admission: Free, open to the public.
Parking: Free in garage across Lucas St.
Click for
map and directions,
hospital
website, artist website
The all-male, contemporary jazz/pop
a cappella vocal ensemble NPYNK
was founded in 2008. With their exquisite vocal harmonies, this merry
vocal band will provide a delightfully festive musical program. There will
also be music for oboe and organ with oboist Catherine Del Russo, and a sing-along of holiday music, all in a
gem of a chapel with fine acoustics. Participating will be organists
Connie Grisham and Phillip Allen Smith.
Skinner organ, Opus 701, 1928, 2 manuals, 6 ranks of pipes.
Chapter dinner meeting precedes (by reservation); see newsletter for
details.
Digital Saturday
Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Admission: Free, open to the public. Optional continental breakfast
(no charge) and lunch ($15) by
reservation. Details.
Visits to three locations in the Pasadena area for demonstrations of
digital instruments, hosted by Henry Hunt, Jim Raycroft, and
Robert Tall. We will visit Church Organs, Inc., and Holliston
United Methodist Church in Pasadena, and Good Shepherd United Methodist
Church in Arcadia. Optional continental breakfast and lunch will be available by
reservation. Click for
details. Digital organs by
Allen, Johannus, and Rodgers.
Presidents Day Organ Festival in Whittier
Monday, Feb. 21, 2011, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Admission: Free, open to the public; see
flyer for details.
Parking: Free at First Friends Church.
Visits to three organs in Whittier with performances, guest speakers, a
slide show, and organ demonstrations. We will visit First United Methodist
Church, Whittier College Memorial Chapel, and First Friends Church, with
an optional bonus visit to the Harris Organ Builders workshop. Lunch will
be available by reservation for a modest charge. For complete information
on the day's schedule, performers and speakers, parking, locations, and
lunch menu and reservations, click for a
flyer, and click to see the day's
program. See
photos from this program.
Organs by Reuter, Schlicker, Harris Organ Builders.
Stephen Tharp Master Class
Monday, Mar. 14, 2011, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
St. Edmund's Episcopal Church
1175 San Gabriel Blvd., San Marino
Admission: Free, open to the public.
Parking: Free in church lot.
Click for map and directions,
church website
Concert organist Stephen Tharp presents a master class on the organ
works of Jeanne Demessieux. Click for a
flyer. Aeolian-Skinner organ renovated by Rosales Organ
Builders. Organist Paul Meier in
Recital
Monday,
Mar. 21, 2011, 8:00 p.m.
St. James' Episcopal Church
3903 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles
Admission: Free, open to the public.
Click for map and directions,
church website
Paul Meier, assistant organist of St. James', presents a
recital. Paul Meier is a doctoral candidate at the University of Southern
California Thornton School of Music where he received the award for
outstanding master's degree graduate in organ.
Murray M. Harris organ, 1911, and Kimball Organ Co., 1926, augmented by
Schlicker, Austin, Zamberlan, and Rosales; 3 manuals, 90 ranks of pipes.
Chapter dinner meeting precedes (by reservation); see newsletter for
details.
Organ Music of César Franck
Sunday, Apr. 3, 2011, 2:00-6:00 p.m.
St. Cyril of Jerusalem Church
15520 Ventura Blvd., Encino
Admission: Free, open to the public.
Parking: Free in church lot.
Click for map and directions,
church website
The complete organ works of César Franck will be
performed by William Beck, Peter Fennema, S. Wayne Foster, Namhee Han,
Timothy Howard, Elizabeth Lenti, Frances Nobert, Jelil Romano, Samuel
Salvador Soria, James Walker and
Ty Woodward in this extended afternoon program. You are invited to
attend all or any part of this program.
Rosales Organ Builders, Opus 23, 1998, 3 manuals, 45 ranks of pipes.
Organist Chelsea Chen in Recital
Monday, May 9, 2011, 8:00 p.m.
Pasadena Presbyterian Church
585 East Colorado Blvd. (at Madison Ave.), Pasadena
Admission: Free, open to the public.
Parking: Free in lot one block north of church on northwest corner of
Union Ave. and Madison Ave., and on local streets.
Click for map and directions,
church website,
artist
website
Concert organist Chelsea Chen performs in recital. Chelsea Chen is a
native of Southern California and holds degrees from The Juilliard School
and Yale University. Her program will include music of Dupré, Debussy, Fauré, Prokofiev (with guest violinist Lewis
Wong), and Duruflé. Click for a
flyer.
Cosponsored with Orange County Chapter AGO.
Aeolian-Skinner/Turner/Schantz organ,
4 manuals, 112 ranks of pipes.
Chapter dinner meeting precedes (by reservation); see newsletter for
details.
 Bruce Neswick Master Class on Service
and Hymn Playing
Saturday, May 28, 2011, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
First Congregational Church
540 S. Commonwealth Ave. (at 6th St.),
Los Angeles
Admission: Free, open to the public.
Parking: Free in church lot.
Click for map and directions,
church website,
flyer Bruce Neswick,
Director of Cathedral Music and Organist of the Cathedral of St. John the
Divine in New York City, presents a session in Shatto Chapel entitled New Songs of
Celebration Render: Suggestions for Enlivened Hymn-Playing.
Click for a flyer with
more information. Attendees will be able to purchase half-price tickets for Mr. Neswick's
recital to be presented the same afternoon at 4:00 p.m.
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