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Program Series
The Los Angeles Chapter of the American Guild of Organists is pleased
to present a number of concerts and educational events each season,
centered around organ and choral music. Most of these
programs are open to the public, with free admission; we invite members and non-members alike to attend our public events.
If you would like to receive e-mail notification of our public programs, sign
up below.
Because all program information is subject to change, please check here for the latest details
before each event. If you have questions about our programs,
contact our sub-dean,
Philip Smith.
For education events, contact our education
chair, Paul Meier.
For a more extensive listing of organ recitals, choral concerts,
chamber music, festival services, and other
musical events
in the Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Orange County areas, see the AGO Calendar.
See also our programs from some previous seasons:
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
Programs 2011-2012
 Organist Samuel Salvador Soria in Recital
Monday, Oct. 3, 2011, 8:00 p.m.
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
555 W. Temple St., Los Angeles 90012
Admission: Free, open to the public.
Parking: Free in cathedral parking structure with validation.
Click for
map and directions,
church website
The cathedral's organist Samuel Salvador Soria performs a
recital on one of the largest pipe organs in California. This program is
cosponsored with the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. The program
includes works of 20th-century American composers Gardner Read, Myron
Roberts, Ned Rorem, Everett Titcomb, and Leo Sowerby.
Organ: Dobson, Opus 75 (2002/2003), 105 ranks (6019 pipes), 4 manuals
and pedal
 Organist Szymon Grab in Recital
Monday, Nov.
14, 2011, 8:00 p.m.
St. Edmund's Episcopal Church,
1175 San Gabriel Blvd., San Marino 91108
Admission: Free, open to the public.
Parking: Free in church lot.
Click for map and directions,
church website,
Szymon Grab, organist of St. Bede's Catholic Church in La Cañada Flintridge, is presented in recital on the recently
renovated organ of St. Edmund's. This program is cosponsored with St. Edmund's Episcopal
Church.
Organ: Aeolian Skinner, Opus 1323 (1957); Rosales Organ Builders, Opus
37 (2007), 44 ranks, 3 manuals and pedal
Chapter dinner meeting precedes (by reservation); see newsletter for
details.
 Christmas Holiday Party
Monday, Dec.
5, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
Neighborhood Unitarian Universalist Church,
301 N. Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena 91103
Admission: By reservation; see newsletter for details.
Parking: Free in church lot.
Click for map and directions,
church
website
Timothy Howard, director of music and organist of Pasadena
Presbyterian Church, hosts an evening in the holiday spirit with
merrymaking, refreshments, and a program of organ and choral music of the
season with audience carol singing. Performers include organists Andrea
Anderson and Nancy Ruczynski, and The Pasadena Singers.
Organ: Bozeman & Co., Opus 57, 2 manuals and pedal
 Organist Jonathan Dimmock in Recital
Monday, Jan. 23, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
St. John's Episcopal Cathedral,
514 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles 90007
Admission: Free, open to the public.
Parking: Free in church lot or local streets.
Click for
map and directions, church website, artist website Concert
organist Jonathan Dimmock presents a recital on the recently
renovated cathedral
organ. Jonathan Dimmock is organist of St. Ignatius Church (San
Francisco), Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church, Congregation Sherith
Israel (San Francisco), and the San Francisco Symphony. His program will
consist of music inspired by dance, including works of Bach, Sweelinck,
Hampton, Messiaen, Copland, Heiller, Brewer, and Bovet. This program is
cosponsored with St. John's Cathedral. Organ: Ernest M. Skinner & Co.,
Opus 446, 56 ranks, 4 manuals and pedal (1923); Rosales Organ Builders
(2010) Chapter dinner meeting precedes (by reservation); see newsletter for
details.
Next
Program:
John Weaver Master Class
Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, 7:00 p.m.
Pasadena Presbyterian Church,
585 E. Colorado Blvd. (at Madison Ave.),
Pasadena 91101
Admission: Free, open to the public.
Parking: Local streets; also see church's
website.
Click for
map and directions, church website,
artist website,
flyer
Veteran concert organist John Weaver leads a master
class on service and hymn playing. Click for a pdf flyer for this event.
Aeolian-Skinner/Turner/Schantz organ,
4 manuals, 112 ranks of pipes.
Presidents Day Organ Festival in
Glendale
Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Admission: Free, open to the public (optional lunch by reservation).
Parking: Varies by location.
Click for a pdf flyer.
Morning and afternoon sessions will feature instruments in Glendale,
with luncheon available by reservation. Organs to be visited are the Schlicker at Salem
Lutheran Church, the Skinner recently refurbished and installed at
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, and the recently enlarged Schantz at First
United Methodist Church. Organists performing will be Cherry Rhodes,
Alexander Frey, Ladd Thomas, Jay Brunot, Marija Lončar
Strohm, and Kyle Black.
The formal presentations will end at 3:30 p.m.,
and the final hour will be available for two optional activities: a pipe
voicing demonstration and an open console.
For complete information, including schedule, artists, locations, lunch
reservations, and
more,
click for a pdf flyer.
The day will be hosted by organ builder Manuel Rosales, past dean
of this chapter.
 Organist Thomas
Murray in
Recital
Monday,
Mar. 19, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
St. Cyril of Jerusalem Church,
15520 Ventura Blvd., Encino 91436
Admission: Free, open to the public.
Parking: Free in church lot.
Click for map and directions,
church website,
artist
website
Thomas Murray, concert organist and university organist
and professor of music at Yale University,
is presented in recital. This program is cosponsored with St. Cyril of
Jerusalem Church.
Organ: Rosales Organ Builders, Opus 23, (1998), 3 manuals and pedal, 45
ranks
Chapter dinner meeting precedes (by reservation); see newsletter for
details.
 A Concert of Remembrance
Sunday, May 13, 2012, 4:30 p.m.
St. James' Episcopal Church,
3903 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90010
Admission: Free, open to the public.
Parking: Local streets; handicap only parking in lot behind church.
Click for map and directions,
church website,
artist
website
A Concert of Remembrance for those who have entered the Larger Life:
featuring the Hundredth Anniversary of The David Falconer Memorial Organ (Murray M. Harris, 1911).
Concert organist Todd Wilson performs the Poulenc Concerto
for Organ, Strings and Timpani; the Choir of St. James' performs the
Duruflé Requiem; and the program includes other works for choir
and organ; James Buonemani conducts. This concert is
cosponsored with Great Music at St. James'.
Todd Wilson is head of the Organ Department at The Cleveland Institute
of Music and Curator of the E.M. Skinner pipe organ at Severance Hall in
Cleveland, OH; he is also Director of Music and Worship at Cleveland’s
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, and House Organist for the newly-restored
Aeolian organ at the Stan Hywet Home and Gardens, Akron, OH.
Organ: Murray M. Harris, 1911; rebuilt in 1995 with incorporations from
the Kimball Organ of 1926, new pipe work in the style of Harris by Austin,
and a console and casework by Schlicker. Additions: en chamade division by
Austin in 2000; gallery Positiv by Zamberlan in 2005.
Todd Wilson Master Class
Monday, May 14, 2012, 6:00 p.m.
St. James' Episcopal Church,
3903 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90010
Admission: Free, open to the public.
Parking, directions, etc.: See May 13 listing above. Concert organist
Todd Wilson leads a master class on the music of Maurice Duruflé. This event is cosponsored with Great Music at St.
James'. Chapter dinner meeting follows (by reservation); see newsletter for
details.
 Guild Service and Installation of
Officers
Monday, June 4, 2012, 8:00 p.m.
First Church of Christ, Scientist,
1070 Huntington Dr., San Marino 91108
Admission: Free, open to the public.
Parking: Free in church lot and local streets.
Click for
map and directions, church website The chapter
presents a Guild Service with Installation of Officers for 2012-2013, with
organist Paul Meier of St. James' Episcopal Church, Los Angeles.
Organ: Aeolian-Skinner, Opus 1424 (1964), 2 manuals and pedal, 26 ranks Chapter dinner meeting
precedes (by reservation); see newsletter for
details.
We are an ExperienceLA Partner:
 Click
icon at left to see our public events listed in L.A.'s Official Cultural
Calendar at ExperienceLA.
Subscribers
We are most grateful to those who by their generous
contributions help to make our programs available to all without admission
charge, in furtherance of the Guild's mission "to
promote the organ." To see our subscriber list in PDF format, click here.
If you would like to contribute in support of our
programs, please contact our
fundraising chair,
James Vail.
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