The Organ Concert
Series
Our annual organ concert series is another way that HPCUMC “throws open [our] doors for…community gatherings.”
2007-2008 HPCUMC
Organ Concert Series Announced
Our fourth season
opens on Sunday October 21, 2007 with a performance by Alan
Morrison, one of America’s premier concert organists.
On January 27, 2008, Elizabeth and Raymond Chenault perform in a concert for four hands/four feet that is sure to delight the audience. The season closes on April 6, 2008
with a concert by Thierry Escaich, Organist at St-Etienne-du-Mont
in Paris, where he succeeded Maurice Duruflé as organist.
October 7, 2007 – An Organ Demo immediately following the 11:00 a.m. worship service in the sanctuary. During this 30-minute session, HPCUMC Resident Organist Jim Walton will demonstrate the unique features of the organ built by Casavant Frères, Opus 3671, and will perform several pieces to showcase the instrument.
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October 21, 2007 – Alan Morrison,
Head of the Organ Department, The Curtis Institute of Music,
and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Organ, Westminster Choir
College, performs in concert. Read full text.
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January 27, 2008 – Pianist Jason Cutmore and organist Daniel Sullivan - The New York Piano-Organ Duo – present a concert featuring solo piano, solo organ and piano/organ works. Read full text.
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April 6, 2008 – Thierry Escaich,
Organist, St-Etienne-du-Mont, Paris, and Professor of Music,
Paris Conservatoire, performs in concert. Read
full text.
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We hope you will join us
for these performances.
- Performances are on Sunday afternoons
at 4:00 p.m. in the sanctuary at 1345 Grace Avenue at
the corner of Grace and Observatory Avenues in Hyde Park.
- The concerts are free and open to
the public.
- There is no reserved seating and tickets
are not required.
- Doors open no later than 3:00 p.m.
- Performances generally last 1-1/2
hours.
- You are cordially invited to a reception
to meet the artists immediately following each concert
Your contributions designated
to The Organ Concert Series Fund will enable us to continue
to offer quality concerts to our members and to the community.
Check Out The Organ's Specifications
Organ Concert Series on WGUC (90.9
FM)
A composite program of selected highlights from HPCUMC's
Organ Concert Series over the past two years was presented
on WGUC public radio on Easter evening, April 8. Selected
organ works were performed by Paul Jacobs, Olivier Latry,
Pierre Pincemaille, and Stefan Engels. Interested persons
can listen to this one-hour "Music Cincinnati" program on
their computer by accessing the following WGUC website:
http://www.wguc.org/schedule/musiccincinnati_apr07.asp
October
14, 2007 –WGUC will broadcast a second “Music
Cincinnati” special on Sunday evening October 14,
2007 at 8:00 p.m. featuring the artists who appeared on
the 2006-2007 Organ Concert Series – Vincent Dubois,
Martin Jean and Anthony & Beard.
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