Gail Archer is Director of the Music Program at Barnard College, a member of the faculty at Manhattan School of Music, and is college organist at Vassar College. Dr. Archer is an internationally-known concert organist, lecturer, and recording artist who performs throughout North America and Europe.

Music of Brahms, Schumann, Reger, Felix Mendelssohn, and Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel

Dr. Archer will present a program on Mendelssohn and other 19th-century German masters. She will offer tips on playing Mendelssohn's Prelude and Fugue in G major. Bring your score.

Guy Victor Bordo & Samuel Gordon, conductors

Tucker Jolly, director
Barbara MacGregor, organ

Antiphonal Brass & Organ music, for double, triple, and quadruple brass ensembles

Experience the resplendent sound of 22 brass instrumentalists performing from various locations in the Cathedral

Music of Gabrieli, Schütz, Massaino, Gigout, Mussorgsky, and Strauss

http://saintjohncathedral.com/Concerts/Concerts.html

Festival of Sacred Music

Brian Altevogt, director

Concordia University Choir (Ann Arbor, Michigan) is internationally acclaimed, having traveled throughout the USA and Europe. Their repertory includes both a variety of sacred music and major workds by Bach, Mozart, Brahms, and Mendelssohn.

 
 
 
Music of Travis, Franck, Bach, Jacob, Guilmant, Paine, Vierne, and Willan

Free admission

The Choir of Men & Boys, with the St. Cecilia Choir of Girls

Richard Shephard — Preces & Responses
T. Tertius Noble — Magnificat & Nunc dimittis in A minor
C. V. Stanford — Beati quorum via

John Scott, former Organist and Director of Music at St. Paul's Cathedral in London, England, has been the Organist and Director of Music at Saint Thomas Church in New York City since 2004 where he directs the renowned choir of men and boys.

Akron AGO Members' Recital (Benefit)
Freewill offering benefitting Akron Children's Hospital Chaplaincy program

Free Admission, with a free-will offering to benefit Green Good Neighbors

Part of the Five at Five concert series, the Mozart Requiem will be presented by festival chorus and orchestra.

Contact: James Mismas, Director of Music
www.westminsterakron.com

Valerie Thorson, organ, with Laurie Lashbrook, soprano, and Joshua Rzepka, trumpet

The University of Akron School of Music and the Trinity Organ Series

presents

The University of Akron Brass Choir

Tucker Jolly, director
Barbara MacGregor, organ

Antiphonal Brass & Organ music, for double, triple, and quadruple brass ensembles

Experience the resplendent sound of 22 brass instrumentalists performing from various locations in the Cathedral

Music of Gabrieli (Psalm 110), Schütz, Massaino, Gigout (Grand Choeur Dialogue), Mussorgsky (Great Gate of Kiev), and Strauss (Solemn Entry)

Free admission; free secure parking

http://trinityakron.org/organseries

A series of classes designed to help you in your ministry in today's church

Details of the all the workshops are available on the full brochure.
Cost and lunch information is available on the registration form.

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Schedule (9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.)

9–9:30 Gathering (including continental breakfast)

9:30-10:10 Session 1

• Fortune's 500 Technology Tips (Daniel Fortune, presenter)
• The Mega-Church Movement: Mega Trouble? (Joy Fenton, presenter)

10:15–11 Organ Reading Session (Lynn Frey-Steward, presenter)

11:05–11:45 Session 2

• The Church Musician & the Internet (Robert Butler, presenter)
• Sink or Swim: A Resource Session (Joy Fenton, presenter)

11:45–12:30 Lunch

12:30–1:15 Anthem Reading Session (Ed Hauck, presenter)

1:20–2:00 Session 3

• Finale Demonstration (Rex Roseman, presenter)
• Another one bites the dust: Round Table (Joy Fenton, moderator)

(Photo credit—Zarex Corp.)

Works of Bach, Cook, Dupré, Parker, Widor, and Vierne

To learn more about Mr. Montgomery, visit www.scottmontgomerymusic.net

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church has a 2004 Kegg pipe organ.

The St. Catherine's Choir of Women

Craig Phillips — Preces & Responses
Percy Whitlock — Psalm 96
William H. Harris — Magnificat & Nunc dimittis in D
William H. Harris — Come, my way, my truth, my life

The Handbell Choirs of St. Sebastian and St. Joseph come together to invite all to experience the magic of handbells, from Christmas music to just plain fun. Join us on a journey of music sure to keep you humming! The Handbell Choirs will also be joined by percussion and woodwind instruments.

The Choir of Men & Boys, with the St. Cecilia Choir of Girls
John Ireland — Adam lay ybounden
George Guest — When came in flesh the Incarnate Word
Otto Goldschmidt — A tender shoot
Craig Phillips — There's a voice in the wilderness crying
Michael Emery — Angelus ad virginem
Orlando Gibbons — O thou, the central orb of righteousness

featuring the University of Akron Flute Choir
Jane Berkner, Director

Guy Victor Bordo, conductor

Trinity Choir, Trinity Bells, Paragon Brass Quintet, and Barbara MacGregor, organist

Featuring "In Terra Pax" by Gerald Finzi

First Congregational Church Chancel Choir & Canton Men's Chorus
Valerie Thorson & Joseph Guy, conductors
Organ, harp, and string accompaniment

"Hodie"

Works for Chorus, Brass & Percussion
J.D. Goddard, director
with the Cleveland Brass Quintet

Master Singers, now in its ninth season, will sing several world premieres of choral works for chorus, brass, and percussion by composers from the United States and around the world, based on the Latin text "Hodie Christus natus est" (Today Christ is born).

Friday, Dec 10 at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, Dec 11 at 6:30 p.m.
Sunday, Dec 12 at 4:30 p.m.

Our Madrigal Dinners are known in northeast Ohio for the authentic food, period costumes, and the outstanding music provided by the choristers. Proceeds from the sale of Madrigal tickets benefit the St. Paul’s Choir Travel Fund. $40/ticket. For reservations, call 330-836-9327.

Music of Advent/Christmas

with the Cherub, Seraphim and Parish choir, Youth and Handbell choir, Praise and Worship Ensemble, and various instruments

Including music of Ord (Adam lay ybounden), Gauntlett (Once in royal David's city), Biebl (Ave Maria), Handel (And the glory of the Lord), Thomas (Keep your lamps)

Free and open to the public

The joyful music of the Christmas season played by organist, Barbara MacGregor and the Paragon Brass Quintet—Scott Johnston and Jack Brndiar, trumpet; William Hoyt , horn; Edward Zadrozny, trombone; and Russ Tinkham, tuba. The program will include both solo works and ensemble pieces.

Free admission. A reception follows.

You’ve heard of the “Pillsbury Bake-Off,” so now we have a take-off on the theme with a bake-off of our own. Bring your favorite hors d’oeuvre, main dish, or dessert to share. It should be fun tasting and voting for your favorite!

Burning River Brass is part of the Five at Five series.

Canton Chapter AGO, with Musicians of Zion
Featuring organists David Carnell, Joyce Corbett, and Ralph Morrison
with the Zion Chancel Choir and Bells of Zion

Music by Bach, Cook, Courtney, Elvey, Haron, Demarest, Held, Hopson, Manz, McDonald, Nagy, Shaw, Swann, and Weaver

sung by The Choir of Men & Boys, and the St. Cecilia Choir of Girls

During regular business hours when you dine at Applebee’s, a portion of your bill will be donated to our student scholarship fund. We’ll need your help distributing flyers and inviting your family, friends, neighbors, and church members to join us by eating out. Donations will also be needed for the bake sale.

For more details, read the Scholarship Fundraiser article in our Members News area.

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Program: Mendelssohn's Sonata No. 4 in B-flat; J. S. Bach's Trio Sonata No. 4 in E minor; and Louis Vierne's Toccata from Piéces de Fantasie

Works will include Franck's Chorale in E major, Vierne's Toccata (from Piéces de Fantasie), and Mendelssohn's Sonata No. 1.

Free-will offering. 85-rank Möller/Wicks organ.

Michael Miller, Lyle Speelman, Jack Sutte, trumpet
Barbara MacGregor, organist
Josh Ryan, Timpani

"Sounds Baroque" — Baroque and neo-Baroque compositions will be featured that highlight the 38-rank Holtkamp organ

Daniel Fortune is organist of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Akron.

sung by the St. Catherine's Choir of Women

Peace Together Choir is a group of musicians that have come together to provide music for families and patients of hospice.

The Tuscarawas Philharmonic proudly presents this internationally-acclaimed organist whose concerts of both popular and classical music on his two touring organs invariably give rise to such accolades as “dazzling,” “stupendous,” “totally impossible to adequately describe,” “the sheer power (he) can unleash,” “absolute Olympic virtuosity” and “in a class by himself.”

Tickets: www.tuscarawasphilharmonic.org or PAC Box Office 330-308-6400

Since entering the Buenos Aires Conservatory as a child prodigy at age six, Hector Olivera has become one of the most sought-after organists in the world. Whether in a prestigious venue like Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall or Cathedral Notre Dame in Paris, in conjunction with a celebrated event like the Olympics, or in one of countless private "standing-room-only" concerts for international heads of state, Olivera’s passionate and stirring artistry brings audiences to their feet time and time again.

His technical virtuosity is absolutely astounding, but at the core of his playing lies a remarkably deep and emotional invitation for the audience to not just listen, but fully engage in a musical experience. Hector Olivera is truly "original," presenting both classical and popular works in an evening of music you will certainly never forget.

"[Olivera] literally stopped the show!" - Garrison Keeler, A Prairie Home Companion, NPR

"… an opportunity to hear and see greatness." - Composer Robert Vandall, the Tuscarawas Philharmonic

"It is totally impossible, in print, to adequately describe and do justice to the brilliance of his technique." - International Organ Festival, Manchester, England

"Olivera swept the audience with absolute Olympic virtuosity and that still doesn’t say it … Hector Olivera is in a class by himself." - The Atlantic Journal

"Brothers, Sing On!"
Director: Timothy Cloeter

The chorus's well-deserved motto and reputation as "America's Finest Singing Machine" emanates from over 35 years of musical excellence. The ensemble encompasses students from all academic majors; over half are non-music majors who represent all seven colleges at the university.

Dr. Mitchener is Associate Professor of Organ at Oberlin College Conservatory of Music.

Free admission — An offering will be accepted
Berghaus Organ —82 ranks — 4,551 pipes

Coffee house concerts at St. Sebastian offer an intimate setting for listening to great music while enjoying a cup of coffee and cookies/cakes. Come, relax and enjoy!

Akron Baroque Orchestra is part of the Five at Five series.

The Organ Music of J. S. Bach

Dr. Mitchener is Associate Professor of Organ at Oberlin College Conservatory of Music.

Bach’s Birthday! Come and learn more about the organ music of J. S. Bach.

Clark Wilson will accompany the 1925 epic silent film, Ben Hur, on the four-manual, 53-rank organ of St. John's.

Free admission

The Youngstown Chapter
of the American Guild of Organists
is co-sponsoring with the Cleveland Chapter

A weekend with renowned arranger, composer, conductor

ALICE PARKER: Two CHORAL WORKSHOPS and a HYMN FESTIVAL
Saturday, April 2, 2011 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, near the Southern Park Mall.

The Choral Workshops will begin at 1:30 p.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. with a short break in between. Registration begins at 1:00 p.m. There is a $10 fee for adults. (High school and college students free with ID). (The Hymn Festival begins at 7:00 p.m.)

The Youngstown Chapter
of the American Guild of Organists
is co-sponsoring with the Cleveland Chapter

A weekend with renowned arranger, composer, conductor

ALICE PARKER: Two CHORAL WORKSHOPS and a HYMN FESTIVAL
Saturday, April 2, 2011 at Westminster Presbyterian Church, near the Southern Park Mall.

The HYMN FESTIVAL begins at 7:00 p.m. in the sanctuary. (The Choral Workshops will begin at 1:30 p.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. with a short break in between. Registration begins at 1:00 p.m. There is a $10 fee for adults. High school and college students free with ID.)

Akron organist J. Curtis Brown, a resident of Highland Square, will present an organ recital for Mid-Lent meditation at 4:00 p.m., Sunday, April 3, 2011 (Mid-Lent) at New Life Episcopal Church, 13118 Church Ave. NW, Uniontown, Ohio. (330) 699-3554.

The program includes quieter organ works by Antonio Vivaldi, J. S. Bach, Franz Liszt, Cesar Franck, Jean Langlais, George Oldroyd, Healey Willan, Gordon Young and Dale Wood. A reception will follow the recital. Brown will perform on the church's Rodgers Organ in the lovely country church setting of New Life Episcopal.

In addition to duties as organist/choirmaster at New Life, Brown, one of the senior organists in the region, is a teacher of piano and organ and studied at Oberlin and Baldwin-Wallace conservatories as well as with the faculty from the University of Akron in his high school years. Convenient directions may be found on the church's web page at: ComeToNewLife.org.

The Choir of St. John’s College

Cambridge, England

Monday, April 4 at 7:30 p.m.

Andrew Nethsingha, director
John Challenger and Freddie James, organists

Music of Byrd, Lassus, Sheppard, Purcell, Grieg, Fauré, and Harvey
Featuring Bach’s “Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen” and Walton’s “The Twelve”

General Admission $25 • Students/Seniors $15
Premium Seating $40 (available until April 3)
Tickets in advance or at the door by calling 330-836-9327, ext. 36 (credit cards accepted)
Proceeds benefit the St. Paul's Choir Fund
~ Reception following ~
More information on St. Paul's website

Dr. Elliott is Principal Organist at the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Utah.

PROGRAM
Sinfonia and Siciliano — J. S. Bach
Concerto No. 5 — G. F. Handel
Simple Gifts — Robert Hebble
Gospel Prelude: What a Friend We Have in Jesus — William Bolcom
Hymn to Joy — Richard Elliott
Fantasie and Fugue on “Ad nos, ad saluterem undam” — Franz Liszt

Free admission — An offering will be received to benefit the concert series.

For further information, contact Barbara MacGregor at
330-376-5154 x 104 or visit www.trinityakron.org/organseries.

Berghaus Organ — 82 ranks — 4,551 pipes

A great opportunity to introduce area youth to the wonders of the pipe organ. The children will enjoy an organ crawl, rap narrative/organ demonstration, pizza lunch, two-hour semi-private organ lesson, and student recital. Also, the Akron AGO Scholarship Award Presentation will be made.

The Choir of Men and Boys
The St. Cecilia Choir of Girls

Since Holy Week never falls within term time at the University of Cambridge, this service was conceived by the Rev. Andrew Macintosh, Dean of Chapel at St. John's College, and Dr. George Guest, college organist, as a means for the college community to share the Holy Week experience. The overwhelmingly positive response to the new liturgy immediately secured it a permanent place on the Chapel's schedule of choral worship services, second in popularity only to the Advent Carol service. Even Dean Macintosh stated, "I think it's actually more wonderful than the Advent Carol service."

Since typical parishes and cathedrals do celebrate Holy Week services, the Passion service was adapted by Dr. Dale Adelmann for their use. The service centers around three sung Passion gospels, interspersed with readings, as well as congregational hymns, and carols sung by the choir.

Many who have attended this service have made the comment, "It was the most moving service I've ever attended in my life." It is indeed a powerful preparation for Holy Week which reinforces that inextricable link between Christ's Incarnation and Passion.

Featuring Firestone, Revere, and Copley-Fairlawn choirs
Directors: Sally Schneider, Basil Kochan, Deborah Devore

The three choirs, under the direction of their professional directors, continue to present an outstanding variety of music each year before a packed house. Their consolidates finale is always an emotional and uplifting selection, producing standing ovations every time.

Miller South Steel Drum Band will present a concert in Zwisler Hall at St. Sebastian Church.

Choir Benefit Concert

The Choir of Men and Boys
The St. Cecilia Choir of Girls
Daniel Fortune, conductor
Justin David Miller, guest organist
Featuring "Bring us, O Lord God" by William Harris, and "Hear my words" by Hubert Parry
Free admission, but donations gratefully accepted to benefit the Choir Travel Fund of St. Paul's

Bring a side dish or dessert and enjoy the company of your fellow members and their families. Meat, beverages, and plasticware will be provided.

Selections by Franck, Handel, Saint-Saëns, Victoria, Palestrina, Praetorius, Hayes, and others

This program is in preparation for the Parish Choir Italy Pilgrimage on July 4-11, 2011.

Director: Arlene Jacobs

The Youth Touring Choir has grown steadily into an artistic ensemble recognized for the high quality of their singing. They serve as ambassadors of the Summit Choral Society and the State of Ohio as they travel and perform in countries around the world. This concert precedes their upcoming international tour.

Kegg Pipe Organ Builders invites you to attend an Open House at our workshop in Hartville, Ohio on Saturday, July 30th from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The new organ for St. Stephen Martyr Lutheran Church in Canton will be set up and playable in the shop. There will be opportunities for shop tours, voicing demonstrations, open console time, Q & A, and light refreshments.

More information is available at www.keggorgan.com or by phone at 330-877-8800.

Friday, Sept 16, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Helen Kemp will talk about her philosophies, techniques, and lifelong singing with children and adults. Question and answer session to follow. The evening will be completed with a short Compline service.

Saturday, Sept 17, 9:00 a.m.-12 noon
Helen will present a session on techniques and "tricks of the trade." This will be followed by an anthem reading session. Lunch will end the workshop.

Cost is $20/person which includes light refreshments on Friday evening and lunch on Saturday. Checks may be made payable to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.

Reservations required by September 13th in order to have a proper count for lunch and for anthem reading packets. Call Jeannie Kienzle at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church: 330-837-5154 or email her at runninchick@sbcglobal.net.

This event is co-sponsored by the Northeastern Ohio Chapter of the Choristers Guild.

Saturday, Sept 17, 9:00 a.m.-12 noon
Helen Kemp will present a session on techniques and "tricks of the trade." This will be followed by an anthem reading session. Lunch will end the workshop.

Cost is $20/person which includes light refreshments on Friday evening and lunch on Saturday. Checks may be made payable to Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.

Reservations required by September 13th in order to have a proper count for lunch and for anthem reading packets. Call Jeannie Kienzle at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church: 330-837-5154 or email her at runninchick@sbcglobal.net.

This event is co-sponsored by the Northeastern Ohio Chapter of the Choristers Guild.

The Masterclass will feature the following performers and works:
Joseph Petros — Passacaglia in D Minor (Reger)
Mary Ann Bush Bilas — Sicilienne, Op. 5 (Duruflé)
Justin Murphy-Mancini — Te Deum (Demessieux)
Andrea Drier — Majeste du Christ Demandant sa gloire a son Pere (Messiaen)

E.M. Skinner Organ, Opus 582

Youngstown Symphony Orchestra with
David Higgs, Organist

Concerto for Organ, Strings & Timpani — Poulenc
Symphony No. 3 "Organ Symphony" — Saint-Saëns
Solo Organ Selections

Tickets available through Youngstown Symphony Box Office: 330-744-0264
Floor $42 / Side Balcony $50 / Rear Balcony $37 (+ $3.50 Service Charge)

After-Concert Dinner Tickets at $60 per person, available through the Stambaugh Auditorium Office: 330-747-5175. Reservations due by Friday, September 9, 2011

Akron Baroque
Amy Glick, violin
Guy Victor Bordo, conductor

Music of Vivaldi, Durante, Muffat, & Telemann

A thrilling "Welcome Back" concert by Australian organist Thomas Heywood as part of Westminster Presbyterian's Five @ Five series.

We’ll have an opportunity to greet Mr. Heywood following the concert, and then we’ll troop off to dinner at Arnie’s SRO on West Market.

*REVISED*

1:00–2:00 ~ Lecture by Dr. Aurélie Decourt: "Jehan Alain: Musician and Poet"

2:00–3:00 ~ 2nd Lecture by Dr. Decourt: "Jehan Alain: His Musical and Creative Inspiration"

The two lectures will be given by Dr. Aurélie Decourt, the niece of Jehan Alain and the daughter of Marie-Claire Alain. The lectures will take place in KING 106 (the building on the northwest corner of Professor and College Streets—across from the large arch in Tappan Square).

4:00–5:30 ~ Concert in Finney Chapel

Sponsored by the Cleveland chapter AGO

Piping Hot: A Panorama of Pastorales, Pedals, and Preludes
played by Mary Ragna Yetter (Organist at Kent United Methodist Church)

Mary Ragna comes to our area from Peoria, Illinois, where she was both a harpsichordist and organ recitalist. She has two degrees from Texas Christian and the University of Memphis, and an advanced certificate from the Royal College of Music in London.

An all-American program featuring “Concert Piece for Organ and Orchestra” by Leo Sowerby
Valerie Thorson, organ
Guy Victor Bordo, conductor

Re-Dedication Organ Series
E.M. Skinner, Opus 582

Music of Hollins, Saint-Saëns, Elgar, Bach, Widor, Dupré, Rimsky-Korsakov, and Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

Tickets available through the Stambaugh Auditorium Box Office: 330-259-0555
Adults $20 / Seniors $10 / Students $7. Open seating.

Apollo’s Fire
Tickets Required.

The Choir of Men & Boys, and the St. Cecilia Choir of Girls

Michael Rickelton Preces & Responses
Harold Friedell Service in F
C. Hubert H. Parry My soul, there is a country

DUO ORGAN CONCERT—4 HANDS and 4 FEET
Barbara MacGregor and David Fisher, organists

You are invited to a re-dedication concert of the Holtkamp III/43 pipe organ after restoration this past summer. The organ was designed by Chic Holtkamp and John Ferguson when John was organist/choirm?aster at Kent. David Fisher, current organist at Kent UCC, will be joined by Barbara MacGregor, Professor Emerita of Music—The University of Akron, in an exciting and colorful program of pipe organ duos for four hands and four feet. The music will include works by J.S. Bach, George Bizet, W.A. Mozart, Charles Callahan, Robert Cundick, Philip Moore, Gaetano Piazza, Richard Wagner and a new composition written by Kent composer, Walter Watson.  The concert is free—an offering will be received. A celebration reception will follow the program.
 
Kent United Church of Christ is across Horning Rd. from the Kent State Music and Speech Center. The church is completely accessible with parking on both sides of the building. For further information contact Kent UCC - 330-673-9534.
 
 

Photo: Leo Sorel

Dorothy Papadakos will be playing for the silent film "The Phantom of the Opera," starring Lon Chaney.

All ye ghouls and goblins, get out your most scary music and costumes for this really entertaining recital and fundraiser for Akron Children’s Hospital.

Re-Dedication Organ Series
E.M. Skinner, Opus 582

Todd Wilson will accompany the silent film, "Hunchback of Notre Dame"

Tickets available through Stambaugh Auditorium Box Office: 330-259-0555
Adults & Seniors $10 / Children (under 14) in costume - FREE

A Family Concert directed toward children, there will be prizes for best Halloween costumes.

Halloween Spooktacular! Organ Concert with Todd Wilson

Come in costume for a family-friendly Halloween event in the Music Room featuring Stan Hywet's fabulous Aeolian Organ and that famous silent films, "Phantom of the Opera" and "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" with Lon Chaney. Our very own Todd Wilson, House Organist, has a fabulous afternoon planned that's a little spooky, but mostly way too much fun. Before getting to the music, we'll create a ghostly craft to enjoy during the concert!

The cost is $18 for Members, $22 for Non-Members, and $4 for youth 6-17 members, $5 for youth 6-17 non-members. Seating is limited; purchase tickets online or call the Ticket Office at 330-315-3287.

Featuring Haydn's Theresienmesse

Part of Westminster Presbyterian's Five @ Five series

Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the St. Martin's-Miles Park pipe organ at St. Martin's Episcopal Church

Free and open to the public

Guest Organist, James Clouser, CAGO, ChM, will present a recital on the 19343 Holtkamp pipe organ which was renovated, expanded and installed in 2001 by the Holtkamp Organ Company. Following a fire at the church in 2007, the organ was restored and reinstalled. Built originally for Miles Park Presbyterian Church, this pipe organ was important in the history and development of the Holtkamp Organ Company. James Clouser won First Prize in the 22003 AGO/Quimby Region V Competition for Young Organists and performed at the 2004 National Convention.

The first half of the program is especially family-friendly, opening with the Bach "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" and including Burton's "Rex: The King of Instruments" and Akerley's "A Sweet for Mother Goose."

The second half of the program includes works by Cleveland composers and ends with the Duruflé "Prelude and Fugue on ALAIN."

Director of Music Ministries, Sandy Tittle, celebrates 15 years of service at St. Martin's in Chagrin Falls.

Singing for Joy
Kerry Glann, director

The Kent State choruses include students from across the campus who have a desire to achieve excellence in choral performance. The choruses will perform together as well as individually. Both groups tour regularly and have appeared at the OMEA Professional Conference.

The St. Catherine's Choir of Women

Music for Brass and Organ
Dr. Keith Wilkinson, director
Jeannie Kienzle, organist

Submit the title/composer/publisher info for one or two of your heaviest-hitting anthems and we’ll read through them, followed by lunch at the Main Street Grille. A joint event with the Canton chapter. Details will be coming soon.

The Choir of Men & Boys, and the St. Cecilia Choir of Girls

Music of Hovhaness, Glazunov, Dvorak, & Mendelssohn
Christina Rosser, cello
Guy Victor Bordo, conductor

The Trinity Choir, Trinity Brass, and Trinity Bell choir

Et in terra pax ... Let There Be Peace on Earth
Master Singers Chorale
J. D. Goddard, director

The MSI Chorale will present original compositions expressly written for this concert primarily based on the Latin text: “Et in terra pax.” This year's Christmas concert will be an exciting experience for both performers and audience, featuring organ, brass, and soloists.

Voices of Canton, Inc. will present a holiday concert.

Free concert of seasonal music
Lunch available by reservation for $6.50; phone 330-253-5109

Madrigal Dinners at St. Paul's
Friday & Saturday, December 9-10, 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Sunday, December 11, 4:30-7:00 p.m.
Tickets $40. More information at St. Paul's website.

Ceremony of Lessons and Carols featuring music of Rachmaninoff, Willcocks, and others

Festival Choir & Soloists
Semi-staged with Chamber Orchestra
Samuel Gordon, conductor

The Cornell Glee Club in concert
Dr. Scott Tucker, director

Akron Baroque Orchestra

Part of Westminster Presbyterian’s Five @ Five series

Apollo’s Fire
Tickets Required.

Gigout, Handel, and Mozart
Falls River Brass Quintet & Organ (with Gary Pinter, organist at Fairlawn Lutheran Church)

The Falls River Brass will present selections by Gigout, Handel, and Mozart, accompanied by organ. They will also feature several patriotic pieces and compositions without organ. Additional organ solos by Charpentier and Walton will complete the program.

Directed by David Jaranowski

The Royal Sounds of Organ & Brass
The University of Akron Brass Choir
Tucker Jolly, Conductor
Valerie Thorson, Organ

Julia Chen, jazz keyboardist
Matt Adomeit, bass
Nathan Friedman, drums

Bring your own lunch or brown bag lunches are available for $5.00. Just call the church office 24 hours prior to the concert at 330-725-4131.

Evensong on the First Sunday of Lent
The Choir of Men & Boys, and the St. Cecilia Choir of Girls

Michael Rickelton Preces & Responses
C. Hylton Stewart Psalm 23
Herbert Howells Gloucester Service
David Hurd Love bade me welcome

Apollo’s Fire
Tickets Required.

Spring Tour 2012
Dr. Christopher M. Cock, director

The Valparaiso University Chorale is among the top Lutheran collegiate choirs in the U.S. performing the highest standard of choral art. The Chorale has received international acclaim and served three residencies at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, where J.S. Bach served as cantor.

Coffee House concert featuring jazz trio Kevin DeSimone (keyboards), Peggy Coyle (vocals), and Neal Frey (bass). Coffee and desserts will be provided in an informal coffee house setting at Zwisler Hall of St. Sebastian Church.

Isabelle Demers

“The virtuosic fingers and feet of Isabelle Demers, a terrific organist.” (Chicago Tribune)

“All played with bracing virtuosity by organist Isabelle Demers.” (Chicago Classical Review)

“Demers’s supreme musicianship makes her performance thoroughly convincing ... virtuosic.” (Choir & Organ, London, 2010)

“The excellent Isabelle Demers.” (The New York Times)

“Exciting, expressive and successful ... profound and searching, and demonstrate the depth and breath of Isabelle Demers’ musicianship. I should like to hear more of her playing.” (Church Music Quarterly, England, 2010)

Mid-Lent meditation organ recital
Organist J. Curtis Brown will present his second annual organ recital for Mid-Lent meditation at 4:30 p.m., Sunday, March 18, 2011 (Mid-Lent) at historic New Life Episcopal Church in Uniontown. The program includes quieter organ works by J. S. Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, Johannes Brahms, Camille Saint-Saens, Sigfrid Karg-Elert, Edward Elgar, Healey Willan, Helmut Walcha, Jean Langlais, Gordon Young and Dale Wood. A reception will follow the recital.

In addition to duties as organist/choirmaster at New Life, Brown, one of the senior organists in the region, is a teacher of piano and organ and studied at Oberlin and Baldwin-Wallace conservatories as well as with the faculty from the University of Akron in his high school years. Convenient directions may be found on the church's web page at: ComeToNewLife.org. Brown is a member of both Akron and Canton chapters of the American Guild of Organists. He makes his home in the Highland Square neighborhood of Akron.

A Meditation on the Passion of Christ, with Carols
The Choir of Men and Boys and The St. Cecilia Choir of Girls

Patterned after a service begun at St. John's College, Cambridge, this deeply moving service emphasizes each of the stages of Christ's Passion—Gethsemane, the trial, and the crucifixion—with readings, carols, hymns, and plainsong gospel narratives.

Music of George Guest, Tchaikovsky, and Johannes Brahms.

A reception follows the service.

Featuring Fauré's Requiem with the Parish Choir of St. Sebastian and the Akron Regional Chamber Orchestra. Other works by Palestrina, Mozart, and Haan will also be included in the program.

Organist Barbara MacGregor will play the Dedicatory Recital on the new three-manual Viscount Organ. The program will include works by Arne, Bach, Handel, Hollins, Shearing, Watson, Widor and others.

The concert is free. A free-will offering will be received for the organ fund. A reception will follow the program. For further information, contact JoAnne Zurell at 330-723-2364 or jzurell@zoominternet.net.

Ohio State University Men's Glee Club

Part of Westminster Presbyterian's Five @ Five series

Jim Hopkins, a student of Todd Wilson at the Cleveland Institute of Music and assistant organist and choirmaster at St. Paul's, will play a recital in partial fulfillment of the Master of Music degree on Friday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. Free admission.

Music of Vierne (Symphony No. 3), Schumann, and J.S. Bach.

Maria Sensi Sellner, conductor
Rutter: Gloria; Finzi: Magnificat for Choir and Organ/Orchestra, Op. 36; Bernstein: Chichester Psalms

Contact Akron Symphony office for tickets (330-535-8131).

Apollo’s Fire
Tickets Required.

David Higgs, professor of organ at the Eastman School of Music (Rochester, New York)

Sung by the St. Catherine's Choir of Women
Music of Peter Aston, Richard Proulx, and John Abdenour

Festival of Music: The Sixth Annual High School Choir Festival
Copley-Fairlawn, Revere, and Firestone Choirs
Basil Kochan, Dr. Deborah DeVore, and Sally Schneider, directors

The three high school choirs and their superb directors repeatedly thrill audiences with their individual performances and mass group selection.

Part of Westminster Presbyterian's Five @ Five series

Sung by the Choir of Men & Boys and the St. Cecilia Choir of Girls

Concert to Benefit the St. Paul's Choir Travel Fund
Free admission, but donations at $50 (or more), $25, $10, and $5 will be gratefully received.

Friday, May 25 (10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.): The semi-final round of the National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance in Gartner Auditorium (Cleveland Museum of Art)

The museum will host the semi-final round of the American Guild of Organists' National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance throughout the day on Friday, May 25. Seven young organists will compete, with three advancing to the finals in Nashville, Tenn. Works by Bach, B?hm, Franck, and Heiller will be performed in this free event. A reception for the seven competitors, judges, and audience follows at 5:15 p.m.

Hosted by the Cleveland Chapter AGO and The Cleveland Museum of Art

Concert on the church lawn (large tent) featuring larger jazz band and a small group area featuring a jazz trio. Beer, food will be available.

Akron Chapter AGO dinner at Laconi’s, followed by a progressive organ repertoire session—Preludes, Postludes & Other: Practical Repertoire for the Fast-Lane Organist, held at three nearby churches (details below).

RSVP for the dinner to Mary Ragna Yetter, 330-869-2154.

Laconi's has quite a variety of sandwiches, burgers, fish and fried chicken dinners, pasta dishes—all for under $10. See this website for a menu and reviews:
http://www.urbanspoon.com/cities/16-cleveland/restaurants/203874-retz-s-laconi-s-ii/menu

Preludes, Postludes & Other: Practical Repertoire for the Fast-Lane Organist

7:30-7:50 Redeemer Lutheran — 2141 Fifth St. (Bill Ellenberger)
8:15-8:35 St. John’s Episcopal — 2220 Second St. (Sid Storry)
8:45-9:05 First United Methodist — 245 Portage Trail (Dean Wagner)

Preludes, Postludes & Other: Practical Repertoire for the Fast-Lane Organist

7:30-7:50 Redeemer Lutheran — 2141 Fifth St. (Bill Ellenberger)
8:15-8:35 St. John’s Episcopal — 2220 Second St. (Sid Storry)
8:45-9:05 First United Methodist — 245 Portage Trail (Dean Wagner)

At 6:00 p.m., join us for an Akron Chapter AGO dinner at Laconi’s (547 Sackett Ave, Cuyahoga Falls). Dinner is  followed by the progressive organ repertoire session above.

RSVP for the dinner to Mary Ragna Yetter, 330-869-2154.

Laconi's has quite a variety of sandwiches, burgers, fish and fried chicken dinners, pasta dishes—all for under $10. See this website for a menu and reviews:
http://www.urbanspoon.com/cities/16-cleveland/restaurants/203874-retz-s-laconi-s-ii/menu

Preludes, Postludes & Other: Practical Repertoire for the Fast-Lane Organist

7:30-7:50 Redeemer Lutheran — 2141 Fifth St. (Bill Ellenberger)
8:15-8:35 St. John’s Episcopal — 2220 Second St. (Sid Storry)
8:45-9:05 First United Methodist — 245 Portage Trail (Dean Wagner)

At 6:00 p.m., join us for an Akron Chapter AGO dinner at Laconi’s (547 Sackett Ave, Cuyahoga Falls). Dinner is  followed by the progressive organ repertoire session above.

RSVP for the dinner to Mary Ragna Yetter, 330-869-2154.

Laconi's has quite a variety of sandwiches, burgers, fish and fried chicken dinners, pasta dishes—all for under $10. See this website for a menu and reviews:
http://www.urbanspoon.com/cities/16-cleveland/restaurants/203874-retz-s-laconi-s-ii/menu

Preludes, Postludes & Other: Practical Repertoire for the Fast-Lane Organist

7:30-7:50 Redeemer Lutheran — 2141 Fifth St. (Bill Ellenberger)
8:15-8:35 St. John’s Episcopal — 2220 Second St. (Sid Storry)
8:45-9:05 First United Methodist — 245 Portage Trail (Dean Wagner)

At 6:00 p.m., join us for an Akron Chapter AGO dinner at Laconi’s (547 Sackett Ave, Cuyahoga Falls). Dinner is  followed by the progressive organ repertoire session above.

RSVP for the dinner to Mary Ragna Yetter, 330-869-2154.

Laconi's has quite a variety of sandwiches, burgers, fish and fried chicken dinners, pasta dishes—all for under $10. See this website for a menu and reviews:
http://www.urbanspoon.com/cities/16-cleveland/restaurants/203874-retz-s-laconi-s-ii/menu

A Celebration of Music and the Visual Arts will include a display of selected art work from Medina County children. In our sanctuary a recital of musical instruments will be performed by young students in our local area.

To complete the celebration, we have obtained the musical talent of Jay Albert, classical guitarist and graduate of Baldwin Wallace.

Brown bag lunches may be purchased for just $5.00. Just call the church office at 330-725-4131 and reserve yours at least 24 hours before the concert.

Concert is free and open to the public.

Part of the Five @ Five series. Admission is free. Professional childcare always available.

Akron Baroque Orchestra

Ken Cowan (organ) and his wife, Lisa Shihoten (violin), will combine forces to present an exciting program of virtuoso works for violin and organ.

Free admission. Free-will offering. Reception following.

6:00 p.m. — Akron Chapter AGO Dinner at Applebee's in Stow (4296 Kent Rd)

RSVP for dinner to Mary Ragna Yetter, 330-869-2154

7:30 p.m. — Evensong at Kent United Methodist Church (1435 E Main St)
Pastor Dave Palmer, officiating, and addressing us and our ministry as church musicians
Dr. Frank Wiley, director
Mary Ragna Yetter, organist
Kent United Methodist Sanctuary Choir
Featuring music of Mendelssohn, Stanford, Stainer, Batten, Stone, and Gardiner

7:30 p.m. — Evensong at Kent United Methodist Church (1435 E Main St)
Pastor Dave Palmer, officiating, and addressing us and our ministry as church musicians
Dr. Frank Wiley, director
Mary Ragna Yetter, organist
Kent United Methodist Sanctuary Choir
Featuring music of Mendelssohn, Stanford, Stainer, Batten, Stone, and Gardiner

Join us for dinner beforehand!

6:00 p.m. — Akron Chapter AGO Dinner at Applebee's in Stow (4296 Kent Rd)

RSVP for dinner to Mary Ragna Yetter, 330-869-2154

Brandenburg Concertos

Dr. Ferguson is the retired Professor of Organ & Church Music at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.

Cantores Cleveland is a vocal performance ensemble founded in 2004 that presents the music, other arts and society of the late Medieval and Renaissance eras.

On October 20, they will present a multi-disciplinary program of middle and late Renaissance music and art.

To purchase tickets to this concert, please visit www.cantorescleveland.org.

Evensong at 4:00 p.m.

The St. Cecilia Choir of Girls and the Choir of Men & Boys

Richard Ayleward   Preces & Responses
A. Herbert Brewer   Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D
Felix Mendelssohn   He watching over Israel

Benjamin Beals, director
Mario Buchanan, assistant director

Akron Regional Chamber Orchestra website

St. Sebastian’s Music

Part of the Five @ Five series. Admission is free. Professional childcare always available.

Featuring Handel: Zadok the Priest, and J.S. Bach: Magnificat

Blessing & Celebration of the "Feed my Sheep" First Congregational Church Community Garden

Featuring the First Congregational Church Choirs with Hoban High School

Christian Lane is the Assistant University Organist and Choirmaster, Harvard University.

Featuring Lynn Frey-Steward, CAGO, MM, Director of Music/Choirmaster/Organist
Akron Regional Chamber Orchestra, Parish Choir, and String Quartet

Afterwards, there will be an "open organ," followed by dinner at El Rancho (1666 W. Exchange St, Akron)

St. Sebastian’s Music

Evensong at 4:00 p.m.

The St. Catherine's Choir of Women

Lessons & Carols on Advent Sunday at 4:00 p.m.

The St. Catherine's Choir of Women, the Choir of Men and Boys, and the St. Cecilia Choir of Girls

Free Noon Concert
Valerie Thorson, organ, with First Church soloists

Friday, December 7—6:30 p.m.
Saturday, December 8—6:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 9—4:30 p.m.

Ticket and other information at stpaulsakron.org/madrigal-dinners.aspx 

Featuring the Trinity Choir, Bell Choir & Brass

Three area choirs—Bethany United Church of Christ, Cuyahoga Falls, Northminster Presbyterian Church, Cuyahoga Falls; and Redeemer United Methodist Church, Akron—will sing at a Christmas Choir Festival held at Bethany United Church of Christ on Friday, December 7 at 7:30 p.m. The Festival is free. An offering will go toward the Akron Chapter AGO Scholarship Fund.

Each choir will sing a set of their favorite Christmas Carols and Anthems and will then join together in singing “What Star is This” by Craig Curry and the "Hallelujah Chorus" by G.F. Handel. The choirs will be accompanied by the Falls River Brass and organ. A reception will follow.

Dawn Filler, Bethany organist, is planning the program.

J.D. Goddard, director
Master Singers, Inc. Chorale website

Handel's Messiah

Lynn Frey-Steward, CAGO, MM, Director of Music
Parish Choir, Praise & Worship Ensemble, Children's Choir, Handbell Choir, and Gregorian Schola

Reception to follow

St. Sebastian’s Music

Organ Presentation (9-rank Schantz)
Diane Bish videos

Andrew Sords, violinist of the Cleveland Orchestra

St. Sebastian’s Music

Akron Baroque Orchestra

Akron Regional Chamber Orchestra

St. Sebastian’s Music

Adam Con, director

More than a Musician: Music Director, Administrator, Diplomat

Saturday, Feb. 23 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

$25 for current AGO members   |   $35 for non-members
No lunches will be available for walk-ins or registrations received after Feb. 20.
Walk-ins on Feb. 23 and those who choose the "No lunch" option pay the same $25/$35 price. 

Download our brochure

Presenters

Dr. Richard Konzen: Organ Repetoire for the Modest Organist & for Modest Organs
Brooks Grantier: Region V Convention in Kalamazoo, June 30–July 3
Dr. Barbara MacGregor: AGO Certification
Dr. Richard Konzen: Internet Resources for Free Organ Music
James Mismas: Choral Anthem Reading
Dr. David Kienzle and The Rev. David de Vries: Clergy & Musicians: Working together!

Part of the Five @ Five series. Admission is free. Professional childcare always available.

Featuring the Malyuk Sisters

For biographies of the performers, click on this link: Janette Fishell & Colin Andrews

Featuring three area organists: Gary Pinter, Robert Butler, and Daniel Fortune

Co-sponsored by the Akron Chapter AGO

The Choirs of St. Paul's, with String Orchestra
featuring Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings"
with stirring congregational hymns
in arrangements by Daniel Fortune

Free-will offering; Reception following

Sponsored by Billow Funeral Home

Featuring the Parish Choir and students of PSR
Lynn Frey-Steward, CAGO, MM, Director of Music/Choirmaster/Organist

St. Sebastian’s Music

Robert J. Ward, director

Ohio State Men's Glee Club website

Featuring H. Dean Wagner, guest conductor

St. Sebastian’s Music

Part of the Five @ Five series. Admission is free. Professional childcare always available.

Dorothy Papadakos website

Malone University Chorale — Now in its 54th year, the Chorale is a mixed chorus of 70 men and women dedicated to the performance of a wide variety of European and American choral music.

Chamber Choir — The Malone University Chamber Choir is an ensemble of mixed voices. The Chamber
Choir performs a variety of musical styles both sacred and secular. The Malone University
Chamber Choir, under the direction of Dr. David Donelson, is comprised of 20 singers chosen through
competitive auditions from the ranks of the Malone University Chorale. This highly selective choir
performs several styles of music, from a cappella classics to contemporary small-group works.

Benjamin Beals, director
Mario Buchanan, assistant director

Akron Regional Chamber Orchestra website

St. Sebastian’s Music

Part of the Five @ Five series. Admission is free. Professional childcare always available.

Akron Baroque Orchestra

Order tickets now! This concert features the Duruflé Requiem and works by Faure, Poulenc, Vierne and Lili Boulanger. It will be led by Chorus Conductor, Maria Sensi Sellner. Tickets are $15 each, $7.50 for students and $25 for patrons (includes reserved seating and program recognition). Tickets can be purchased by phone, online, or in-person at the Akron Symphony office.

Featuring Revere, Copley-Fairlawn, and Firestone High Schools
Directed by Deborah Devore, Basil Kochan, and Sally Schneider

Patron Tickets $60 (includes 2 reserved seats, name[s] in program, plus your choice of a small ad in program or King's Brass CD)

Regular Seating Tickets $15 Advance; $20 at the door (kids under 12 free)

All tickets available at The Federated Church 440-247-6490 or online at www.fedchurch.org/kingsbrass

The Concert is a fundraising effort to update Federated's beautiful Schantz Organ.

A crock-pot of sloppy Joes, buns, beverages, and paper service will be provided.

Please bring one item, following the guidelines below:

A–G = dessert
H–P = side dish
Q–Z = salad

If you have a specialty that doesn’t fall into your category, please feel free to bring it!

It would help if people brought lawn chairs, too, and a card table, if possible.

Also bring some music and try out the Allen organ, if you like (organ shoes required!).

If you need directions, please call or email the Harsneys (kmhtmh@neo.rr.com).

J.D. Goddard, founder & artistic director

Featuring Robert Schumann's Messe (Op. 147) and Reguiem (Op. 148)
Free admission

Master Singers, Inc.

Lynn Frey, Mario Buchanan, Patrick Mernaugh, and Mary Ragna Yetter, organists
Rev. John A. Valencheck, homilist

A program of psalms and music from the Taizé community, designed for organists and our spiritual rejuvenation.

Eric Plutz is the University Organist at Princeton University, and a concert organist of critical and popular acclaim. The Paragon Brass is the premier brass ensemble in Akron, Ohio, with Scott Johnston and Jack Brndiar, trumpets; Bill Hoyt, horn; Ed Zadrozny, trombone; and Russ Tinkham, tuba. Bill Sallak, percussionist, will also be performing on the concert.

Music by Carlyle Sharpe, J.S. Bach, William Walton, Alfred Hollins, Marcel Dupré, Rimsky-Korsakov, and others

Free admission, with free-will offering; Reception following

Sponsored by Billow Funeral Homes

Guy Victor Bordo, Conductor

Geminiani - Concerto Grosso, Op. 3 No. 3; Work For Chorus/Orchestra TBA; Beethoven - Symphony No. 1

RSVP for dinner to Mary Ragna Yetter: emryetter@gmail.com or 330-869-2154

Immediately following dinner:
7:30pm Dispelling the Myths of Bach at Redeemer North Hill United Methodist Church (265 E Cuyahoga Falls Ave. Akron). Click here for more information

Paul Barte, presenter (Ohio University)
Organists: Hannah Koby, Mary Mazey

P.S. Bring any music you have to sell. Proceeds for the benefit of our scholarship program.

Evensong is sung by the Choir of Men & Boys, and the St. Cecilia Choir of Girls
Music of T. Tertius Noble, Edward Bairstow, and John Barnard

Gale Kramer was organist at the Rice Memorial Organ (5 manuals, 121 ranks) of Metropolitan Methodist Church in Detroit for 30 years. He earned the DMA degree from the University of Michigan. He will play selections by Raison, Bach, Boëly, and Widor.

Organ and MultiMedia Concert
Dr. Jeannine Jordan, organist, with David Jordan, media artist

Music of Bach and his three sons, with narration including the women in Bach's life.

Free admission

Benefit Concert For Akron Children’s Hospital
Scary Organ Music, Costume Parade, Halloween Party & Prizes

Todd Gafke, saxophone
Guy Victor Bordo, conductor

Music of Rimsky-Korsakov, Ravel, Milhaud, and Shostakovich

Evensong is sung by the Choir of Men & Boys, and the St. Cecilia Choir of Girls

Guy Victor Bordo, conductor
Featuring oboists Thomas Moore and Danna Sundet

Music of Vivaldi, Locatelli, Corelli, Albinoni, and Marcello

Join us for a pre-recital dinner. RSVP for dinner to Mary Ragna Yetter: emryetter@gmail.com or 330-869-2154

Immediately following dinner:
7:30pm Nicole Keller, guest recitalist, at Brecksville United Methodist Church. Click here for more information.

Join us for a pre-recital Dinner @ 6:00: Simon's Restaurant & Deli
(7770 Chippewa Rd, Cleveland) This is only three minutes away from the church!
RSVP for dinner to Mary Ragna Yetter: emryetter@gmail.com or 330-869-2154

Directed by Timothy J. Cloeter

The Collegiate Chorale is the premiere choral ensemble in the College of Musical Arts at Bowling Green State University and part of a five-choir program in a college comprising over 600 music majors. They have traveled in Europe, Canada and the US.

Dr. J.D. Goddard directs this premier volunteer group of mixed voices which performs significant choral works.

Free 30-Minute Concert of Seasonal Music
Lunch available by reservation for $6.50; call 330-253-5109

Guy Victor Bordo, conductor
Alan Bodman, violin
Music of Avni, Delius, Martynov, and Haydn

Benefit Concert for the Akron AGO Scholarship Fund

Works by Buxtehude, Distler, and Dupré

Bring an appetizer and join us for music and refreshments.

Evensong is sung by the Choir of Men & Boys, and the St. Cecilia Choir of Girls

RSVP for dinner to Mary Ragna Yetter: emryetter@gmail.com or 330-869-2154

Immediately following dinner:
7:30pm Organ Plus One: Carissa Young and others at St Hilary Catholic Church. Click here for more information

Join us for a pre-concert dinner! RSVP for dinner to Mary Ragna Yetter: emryetter@gmail.com or 330-869-2154

James O’Donnell is Organist and Master of the Choristers of Westminster Abbey. Internationally recognized as a conductor and organ recitalist, he has given concerts all over the world, including the United States, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and throughout Europe, and appeared as organ soloist in the BBC Proms and at many other festivals.

Free admission, with free-will offering; Reception following

Sponsored by Billow Funeral Homes

Directed by Dr. Daniel J. Hall

The Men's Glee Club is one of Ohio's finest choirs. They take pride in their diversity and mission— to provide leadership and brotherhood through song.

Evensong is sung by the Choir of Men & Boys, and the St. Cecilia Choir of Girls

Join us for a pre-recital dinner! RSVP for dinner to Mary Ragna Yetter: emryetter@gmail.com or 330-869-2154

Immediately following dinner:
7:30pm at First United Methodist Church: Bach to Bach Member's Recital. Click here for more information

The Benefit Concert is sung by the Choir of Men & Boys, and the St. Cecilia Choir of Girls and will feature music for the choir's upcoming tour of England. Free admission, though donations to the Choir Travel Fund are appreciated.

Mark Lindgren and Gary Pinter (Organ & Piano)

The concert will feature added pipes of the recently completed Holtkamp pipe organ, as originally designed. Mark and Gary will play solos and duets on organ and piano.

Revere and Copley-Fairlawn High Schools

This annual concert will feature one new high school choir along with the choirs from Revere and Copley-Fairlawn. Their well attended concerts are always inspiring and educational. The program concludes with a group number sung in the round.

MUSIC: Featuring Haydn's Double Concerto for Harpsichord and Solo Violin

Valerie Thorson, harpsichord
Linda Nagy-Johnston, violin
Guy Victor Bordo, conductor

Free and Open to the Public (Free Will Offering will be taken)

REQUIEM by Antonio Salieri, with the MSI orchestra & MSI soloists

Eine kleine Nachtmusik, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with the MSI Strings

Ave verum corpus, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with Chorus and strings

http://www.mastersingersinc.org

A star among young classical musicians, concert organist Nathan J. Laube has quickly earned a place among the organ world’s elite performers. His brilliant playing and gracious demeanor have thrilled audiences and presenters across the United States and in Europe, and his creative programming of repertoire spanning five centuries, including his own virtuoso transcriptions of orchestral works, have earned high praise from critics and peers alike.

Full program information

Free admission, with free-will offering; Reception following

Sponsored by Billow Funeral Homes

EXCLUSIVE MANAGEMENT: Karen McFarlane Artists, Inc. (www.concertorganists.com)

Akron AGO Opening Event for 2014-15 Season
Carissa Young, Music Director
5:30p Dinner at Rockne's on W Market St. RSVP to Lynn Frey-Steward

http://www.westminsterakron.com/#/what-is-happening/five-five

Sarah Kauffman, presenter
Lunch afterwards at Bricco Restaurant (1 W Exchange St). Lunch RSVP to Lynn Frey-Steward

http://www.westminsterakron.com/#/what-is-happening/five-five

Mark Thewes, presenter
9am Breakfast before workshop at EyeOpener (1688 W Market St). RSVP for breakfast to Lynn Frey-Steward

Jay Yau studies at Oberlin Conservatory. He has performed in the Spoleto Festival and recently around France.

Freewill offering

Thanksgiving hymns with fanfares and music of Bach, Campra, Charpentier, Karg-Elert, Praetorius, and more.

Free-will offering benefits the First Church Food Cupboard program.

Dr. Samuel Gordon, director

Music of Mendelssohn, Bach, and Dupré

Christmas Carols led by the choir and organ combined with readings of the Christmas story.

If you love to sing carols, come and join us for this festive evening of song!

Refreshments will be served following the carol fest.

A free will door offering will be taken to benefit Akron Pregnancy Services.

Lynn Frey-Steward, CAGO, MM-Director of Music

Parish Choir, Praise & Worship Ensemble, Handbell Choir, and Gregorian Schola

Chuck Kobb, presenter

Requesting Volunteers to ring bells, sing, and play instruments

Lunch at Noon at Applebee's (3938 Medina Rd in Montrose). RSVP to Lynn-Frey Steward (330-244-8808 or freyl@stsebastian.org).

Lynn Frey-Steward, CAGO, MM, Coordinator

http://www.westminsterakron.com/#/what-is-happening/five-five

A workshop on new ideas for wedding music (presented by Daniel Fortune).

Free Lunch provided for Akron Chapter members who RSVP by February 9th at 5 p.m.

(No extra lunches will be available for those who do not RSVP by deadline.)

Click here to RSVP for lunch.

Music of Herbert Sumsion, Basil Harwood, and Larry King.
Sung by the Choir of Men & Boys, and the St. Cecilia Choir of Girls.

Dinner and Concert times To Be Announced

Concert is in Zwisler Hall

Group:  722

Directed by Tracy Brefka

Coffee, tea and desserts served

Featuring the combined choirs of St. Hilary and St. Sebastian

Carissa Young, St. Hilary Director of Music

Lynn Frey-Steward, CAGO, MM; St. Sebastian, Director of Music

Dr. Samuel Gordon, Director

Music of Bach, Alain, Wadsworth, and Franck.

Free admission.

Celebrating Jim Mismas's 50th anniversary as a church musician.

http://www.westminsterakron.com/#/what-is-happening/five-five

Music of William Henry Harris, J.S. Bach, Dan Locklair, Louis Vierne, Maurice Duruflé, Gabriel Pierne, and Henri Mulet

Free will offering
Sponsored by Billow Funeral Homes

“Rachmaninoff”

Maria Sensi Sellner, Director

Revere, Copley-Fairlawn, and Medina High Schools join forces in this annual festival of choral music.

http://www.westminsterakron.com/#/what-is-happening/five-five

Dr. Daniel Barber is a member of the Piano Faculty of Cleveland State University

Dr. Samuel Gordon, Director

Lynn Frey-Steward, CAGO, MM, Coordinator

Bring a lawn chair and a side dish to share. (No RSVP necessary.)

Bob Mollard, presenter
Dinner following at The Rail (3265 W Market St, Summit Mall). RSVP to Lynn (330-244-8808) no later than Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 5 pm.

Craig Cramer is Professor of Organ and Artist in Residence at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. He also serves as organist at St. David of Wales Episcopal Church in Elkhart, Indiana. He holds degrees from Westminster Choir College and the Eastman School of Music where he earned the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Organ Performance. The Eastman School also awarded him the prestigious Performer's Certificate in Organ. He has studied with Russell Saunders, William Hays, James Drake, David Boe, and André Marchal (Paris). Cramer has been named the winner of several important competitions.

Dr. Cramer will play a recital of music by J.S. Bach and Buxtehude. He is an international expert on the music of Buxtehude, having presented his complete organ works (nine concerts' worth) in honor of the 300th anniversary of his death in 2007. Cramer was featured last year at the American Guild of Organists (AGO) National Convention in Boston and currently has 15 compact disc recordings.

Admission is FREE. FCC is located in beautiful downtown Hudson at 47 Aurora St. This concert is part of the church’s 150th anniversary of the building of their Sanctuary. For more information, please contact Thomas M. Scott, Ph.D. at tscott@hudsonucc.org or call 330-650-4048.

Concert is free and open to the public.

Music:
Fantasie and Fugue in G minor — J. S. Bach
Schmucke dich, O leibe Seele — J. S. Bach
Three Chorale Preludes — P.D.Q. Bach
Simple Gifts — Joseph Brackett, Jr.
Variations on Veni Creator, Op. 4 — Duruflé
Pièce Héroïque — Franck
Lamentation, Op. 45, No. 1 — Guilmant
Maple Leaf Rag — Scott Joplin
Toccata (from Symphony No. 5) — Widor

Link to the 2015–16 John Knox Performance Series brochure

Directed by Brian Altevogt

Dorothy Papadakos will accompany the silent film, "Nosferatu"

Sponsored by Billow Funeral Homes and the Akron Chapter of the American Guild of Organists

Evensong sung by the St. Catherine's Choir of Women

Rudy Lucente is a member of the Philadelphia organ quartet, an organist at the Wanamaker and Longwood Gardens, and holds several other distinctions.

Valerie Thorson, presenter
Cost per member is: $5.00 (Pay Lynn Frey-Steward at the door)

Dinner at Vasili's Greek Cuisine following event
1702 Merriman Road, Akron - 330-864-0722
RSVP for Dinner no later than Tuesday, November 3 to Lynn Steward - freyl@stsebastian.org

Evensong sung by the Men, Boys, and Girls of St. Paul's, Akron

Dr. Samuel Gordon, director

Carolyn Treybig, flute; Gregg Bunn, organ; Joel Treybig, trumpet
Trio from Belmont College, Nashville, Tennessee

Sung by the Choirs of St. Paul's

Advent Adoration and Organ Recital

Trinity Brass, Trinity Bells, Trinity Choir, Luther Choir

Advent Adoration and Organ Recital

Dr. J.D. Goddard, director

Advent Adoration and Organ Recital

Singers Companye: Dr. Samuel Gordon, artistic director
and Parish Choir: Lynn Frey-Steward, director

Advent Adoration and Organ Recital

Firestone, Revere, Copley-Fairlawn, and Median High School Choirs
Directed by Chad Pittman, Alice Ward, Basil Kochan, and Tyler Skidmore

Four high school choirs will participate in the tenth annual High School Music Festival. Each choir performs three selections separately with one additional mass-choir selection. It is sung "in-the-round," producing an inspiring effect for the audience.

Join us for juice, coffee, and pastries from 10-10:30 am in the church's rear vestibule.

Free admission; free will offering.
Sponsored by Billow Funeral Homes

featuring Summit Bells (Chuck Kobb, director) and area choirs

Directed by Dr. Robert Ward

The Ohio State University men's Glee club, organized in 1875, was unanimously declared "Choir of the World," and the first male chorus and the first ensemble from the United States to win the competition. The flagship ensemble of the Ohio State University mixed choirs is the Ohio State Chorale, made up of 48 students selected by competitive audition. Both groups exemplify the university's musical dedication to tradition, excellence, and diversity.

From Sea to Shining Sea is an organ and media event featuring the music, anecdotes, and images of the first 200 years of the organ in the Colonies and the United States. Dr. Jordan's intensive research into the lives of early American organists, organs, and organ music led her to create this program in conjunction with media artist, David Jordan. Mr. Jordan's images invite the listener to experience a visual connection with the music and stories of Dr. Jordan's program.

University of Akron Brass Choir
Tucker Jolly, conductor
Barbara MacGregor, organist

Music of Duruflé, Gabrieli, Gigout, Mussorgsky, Widor, and others

Join us for this Brass & Organ Spectacular, featuring double and triple brass choirs, and showcasing our splendid 85-rank pipe organ.

Free admission • Free will offering • Reception following

Sponsored by Billow Funeral Homes and the University of Akron

Featuring Teachers of the Academy

Stambaugh Organ Series

Tickets: boxoffice@stambaughauditorium.com or 330.259.0555

Our first meeting of the year will be a Vespers service at Family of Faith UMC,
Monday evening September 19th at 7 pm. We are looking for people who would like
to participate in some way, either musically, doing a reading or in some other way. If
you would like to be involved or have an idea or musical selection to contribute, contact Rex Roseman at rosemanpiano@gmail.com or 330-289-2948. All ideas are welcome.

Organ Dedication Recital of M.P. Rathke, Inc. Opus 8 Pipe Organ
Reception following

More information about this free event and a link to register can be found here:
http://bit.ly/2cHm129

Learn about the fascinating art and science of baroque pipe organs with Chemist Catherine Oertel on Monday, October 3 at 7 p.m. at the Hudson Library & Historical Society. Pipe organs of the Baroque era are the “endangered species” of the musical world and are noted for their ties to significant composers and pre-industrial technologies. Centuries-old organs stand as valuable documents not only of musical history but also of technological history. Today, the natural atmospheric corrosion of organ pipes threatens the ability of these historic pipe organs to produce sound. Oertel will discuss the historical and environmental causes of corrosion, the chemistry involved in restoration and the importance of preserving these historical instruments. Anyone interested in history, science, or music will enjoy this captivating talk.

Catherine Oertel is an associate professor of chemistry at Oberlin College. She teaches introductory and inorganic chemistry as well as an interdisciplinary course on the chemistry of materials used in artwork. Her research in synthesis and detailed structural characterization of oxide-based materials, including those that form as corrosion products on lead-rich objects, is supported by the National Science Foundation and the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation. Catherine was a postdoctoral fellow at the Cornell Center for Materials Research and the Chalmers University of Technology in Göteborg, Sweden.

Register for this free program online at www.hudsonlibrary.org or call 330.653.6658 x1010.

More information about this free event and a link to register can be found here:
http://bit.ly/2cHm129

Renaissance/Baroque instrumental music

Chamber, Men's, and Concert Choirs

Bob Mollard celebrates this golden anniversary joined by musical friends. Reception following.

The Choirs of St. Paul's sing music of A. Herbert Brewer, H. Balfour Gardiner, and William Smith

Organ Restoration Tenth Anniversary Concert of the E. M. Skinner Op. 647 Organ in the Helen Rockwell Morley Memorial Music Building

Music of Dupré, Stanley, Lang, Bach, Libby Larsen, and Widor

https://www.lec.edu/organ

Coffee, tea, and desserts will be served

This concert will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Wilhelm organ (dedicated on November 8, 1991).

Featuring works of Buxtehude, Bach, Mendelssohn, Widor, and Vaughan Williams, with an original composition by Aidan Plank.

The St. Catherine's Choir of Women (from St. Paul's, Akron) will sing:

Edward Bairstow, Magnificat & Nunc dimittis in E-flat
Peter Nardone, Preces & Responses
Psalm 19 (Edward Elgar)
Samuel Sebastian Wesley, "Who can express the noble acts of the Lord"

Reception following.

RSVP to Jim Storry before Wednesday, November 16.

Lunch following at Hartville Kitchen (1015 Edison St NW, Hartville, OH 44632).

Performing works by Nicolas DeGrigny, J.S. Bach, Johannes Brahms, and Max Reger.

Free admission

Alan Morrison is Head of the Organ Department at the Curtis Institute of Music and is on the organ faculty Westminster Choir College.

A splendid way to begin the Advent season, join us for our annual service of Lessons & Carols sung by the Choirs of St. Paul's.

Choral music of Ravenscroft, Stanford, Campion, Shephard, and André Thomas, with rousing congregational hymns.

Advent Adoration and Organ Recital

Manor House Music Room and Auditorium at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens

Members: $80, Non-members: $100

Take a break from the hustle and bustle of the holiday season to enjoy our annual holiday tea. This event features a musical performance by the extraordinary Todd Wilson on the historic Aeolian Organ in the Manor’s Music Room followed by a holiday tea including savory tea sandwiches and sweets, and a self-guided Manor House tour featuring over 20 rooms that have been decorated for the Christmas season.

Please register in advance online at http://www.stanhywet.org/events/christmas-tea

Advent Adoration and Organ Recital

Advent Adoration and Organ Recital

Parish Choir, Handbell Choir, instruments

Lynn Frey-Steward, Director

Advent Adoration and Organ Recital

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Listen to Irish Music and Learn to Irish Dance

Cover charge - tbd

Please join First Congregational Church for a free concert by internationally-renowned organist Gail Archer, playing selections by Dietrich Buxtehude, J.S. Bach, Joan Tower, Mary Howe, Alexander Shaversaschvili, and Modest Mussorgsky.

Gail Archer is an international concert organist, recording artist, choral conductor and lecturer who draws attention to composer anniversaries or musical themes with her annual recital series including Max Reger, The Muse’s Voice, An American Idyll, Liszt, Bach, Mendelssohn and Messiaen. Ms. Archer was the first American woman to play the complete works of Olivier Messiaen for the centennial of the composer’s birth in 2008. Ms.Archer is college organist at Vassar College, and director of the music program at Barnard College, Columbia University.

John Sherer is organist at Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago, Illinois

Registration Form and details