Regional Calendar

Upcoming organ events in and around Minnesota.

Last updated on Wednesday, July 16, 2008

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July, 2008

The Wurlitzer organ at the Fargo Theater (314 Broadway) in Fargo, ND, is played regularly prior to weekend film showings. Call ahead for details. 701-239-8385

July 19, Saturday:
2:30PM - A student organ recital, part of the Lutheran Summer Music Festival at the chapel of Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, MN. *Free* More information at: lutheransummermusic.org

Postponed ~~July 20, Sunday:~~
4:30PM - An organ duo concert with organist Eileen Nelson Ness and Beverly Nelson Seifert, featuring Rags, Blues and Jazz, at the United Methodist Church (702 Highway 69 S) in Albert Lea, MN.

July 21, Monday:
7PM - Local members of the Organists of Keweenaw present a group recital of music for “Christmas in July”, featuring the 1902 Schuelke-1963 Verlinden Organ at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church (146 Tamarack Street) in Laurium, MI.

July 22, Tuesday:
Noon - Charles Luedtke plays a free summer noonday concert on the Hendrickson pipe organ at the Catholic Church of Saints Peter and Paul (105 North 5th Street) in Mankato, MN. NOTE: Sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.

July 23, Wednesday:
Noon - Cori Wrobel plays a Brainerd-area Summer Organ Concert at Bethlehem Lutheran Church (418 8th Avenue) in Brainerd, MN. *Free*

Noon - Janet Jenningscontinues the 25th anniversary season of summer organ recitals on the Minnesota Iron Range with a half-hour program played on the Berschdorf organ in the Hibbing High School Auditorium (800 East 21st Street) in Hibbing, MN. *Free-will donations go to the Trox Hamilton Memorial Organ Scholarship Fund.* NOTE: A light luncheon is served following most recitals.

12:15PM - Steve Gentile (St. Helena Church, Minneapolis) plays a free summer noonday concerts on the 71-rank Hendrickson tracker-action organ at Wayzata Community Church (125 E. Wayzata Blvd.) in Wayzata, MN. *Free* NOTE: Iced tea and cookies follow

July 29, Tuesday:
Noon - Matt Gerhard plays a free summer noonday concert on the Hendrickson pipe organ at the Catholic Church of Saints Peter and Paul (105 North 5th Street) in Mankato, MN. NOTE: Sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.

12:20PM - Dr. Gregory Peterson plays a program of diverse selections for the 45th Annual Noonday Summer Organ Concerts on the five-manual Sipe organ at Christ United Methodist Church (400 5th Avenue SW) in Rochester, MN. *Free*

July 30, Wednesday:
Noon - Bonny Groneberg plays a Brainerd-area Summer Organ Concert at St. Francis Catholic Churchb (9th and Juniper) in Brainerd, MN. *Free*

Noon - Justin Rubin (University of MN-Duluth) continues the 25th anniversary season of summer organ recitals on the Minnesota Iron Range with a half-hour program played on the Moeller pipe organ at First Lutheran Church (2201 3rd Avenue East) in Hibbing, MN. *Free-will donations go to the Trox Hamilton Memorial Organ Scholarship Fund.* NOTE: A light luncheon is served following most recitals.

12:15PM - Gregory Peterson (of Luther College) plays a half-hour summer organ concert, part of the town’s ArtSwirl festivities, at Northfield United Methodist Church (1401 South Maple Street) in Northfield, MN. *Free.*

12:15PM - Mary Joy Rieder (St. Mary’s Church, Saint Paul) plays a free summer noonday concerts on the 71-rank Hendrickson tracker-action organ at Wayzata Community Church (125 E. Wayzata Blvd.) in Wayzata, MN. *Free* NOTE: Iced tea and cookies follow

12:15PM - Resident musician Marilyn Schempp plays a free noonday concert on the Schlicker-Hendrickson pipe organ at Our Saviors Lutheran Church (909 West 33rd Street) in Sioux Falls, SD. *Donation.*

August, 2008

The Wurlitzer organ at the Heights Theatre (3951 Central Avenue NE) in Minneapolis, MN, is played regularly prior to weekend film showings. Call ahead for details. 763-788-9079

August 3, Sunday:
2:30PM - The Inaugural Organ Recital featuring the new Noack pipe organ at the new Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe (5250 Justin Road) near La Crosse, WI. More information at: www.guadalupeshrine.org NOTE: Special guest musicians: Sister M. Cecilia Manelli (organ and piano), Father Giovanni Manelli (Violin), and Friar Angelomaria Lozzer (organ), all members of the Franciscans of the Immaculate from Italy.

3PM - Organist Gerrit W. Lamain plays “From Bach to Broadway” as a Food Shelf benefit concert at St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church (1575 Charlton) in West St. Paul, MN. *Free will offering to help the Neighbors Food Shelf* NOTE: A light desert and coffee will follow the concert. The program features the churches 4 manual Johannus Digital-Pipe combination organ

4PM - Belgian guest Marc van Eyck provides an hour-long concert on the carillon of the Plummer Building of the Mayo Clinic (at 2nd Street and 2nd Avenue SW), the tallest building in downtown Rochester, MN. NOTE: Following the concerts, listeners can gather at the bronze entrance doors to meet the carillonneur. A favorite place to listen to the carillon is the Annenberg Plaza, a pedestrian mall bordered by the Mayo Building to the west and the Plummer and Siebens Buildings to the east. The plaza features grassy spaces, seating areas and a large Italian mosaic.

August 5, Tuesday:
Noon - Jane Trondson plays a free summer noonday concert on the Hendrickson pipe organ at the Catholic Church of Saints Peter and Paul (105 North 5th Street) in Mankato, MN. NOTE: Sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.

12:20PM - Jeffrey Daehnplays a program of diverse selections for the 45th Annual Noonday Summer Organ Concerts on the five-manual Sipe organ at Christ United Methodist Church (400 5th Avenue SW) in Rochester, MN. *Free*

7PM - Local members of the Organists of Keweenaw present a group recital, featuring the 1907 Estey-1973 Verlinden Organ at the Community Church (50755 Fifth Street) in Calumet, MI.

August 6, Wednesday:
Noon - Pat Lundeen plays a Brainerd-area Summer Organ Concert at Bethlehem Lutheran Church (418 8th Avenue NE) in Brainerd, MN. *Free*

Noon - Roy Berg continues the 25th anniversary season of summer organ recitals on the Minnesota Iron Range with a half-hour variety program at Wesley United Methodist Church (303 East 23rd Street) in Hibbing, MN. *Free-will donations go to the Trox Hamilton Memorial Organ Scholarship Fund.* NOTE: A light luncheon is served following most recitals.

12:15PM - Local musician Michael Elsberned plays a free noonday concert on the Schlicker-Hendrickson pipe organ at Our Saviors Lutheran Church (909 West 33rd Street) in Sioux Falls, SD. *Donation.*

12:15PM - Resident musician Diana Lee Lucker plays the season’s final free summer noonday concerts on the 71-rank Hendrickson tracker-action organ at Wayzata Community Church (125 E. Wayzata Blvd.) in Wayzata, MN. *Free* NOTE: Iced tea and cookies follow

12:15PM - Richard Collman plays a half-hour summer organ concert, part of the town’s ArtSwirl festivities, at Carleton College’s Skinner Chapel (405 First Street East) in Northfield, MN. *Free.*

August 8, Friday:
12:15PM - Marilyn Schempp (of Sioux Falls) plays a half-hour summer organ concert, part of the town’s ArtSwirl festivities, at Northfield United Methodist Church (1401 South Maple Street) in Northfield, MN. *Free.*

August 11, Monday:
12:15PM - Organist Lori Ramig and violinist Sara Sorenson play a half-hour summer concert, part of the town’s ArtSwirl festivities, at Trinity Lutheran Church (803 Winona Street) in Northfield, MN. *Free.*

August 12, Tuesday:
Noon - Sandra Krumholz plays a free summer noonday concert on the Hendrickson pipe organ at the Catholic Church of Saints Peter and Paul (105 North 5th Street) in Mankato, MN. NOTE: Sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.

12:20PM - Rev. William Otte plays a program of diverse selections for the 45th Annual Noonday Summer Organ Concerts on the five-manual Sipe organ at Christ United Methodist Church (400 5th Avenue SW) in Rochester, MN. *Free*

August 13, Wednesday:
Noon - Holly Rossing continues the 25th anniversary season of summer organ recitals on the Minnesota Iron Range with a half-hour program played on the Berschdorf organ in the Hibbing High School Auditorium (800 East 21st Street) in Hibbing, MN. *Free-will donations go to the Trox Hamilton Memorial Organ Scholarship Fund.* NOTE: A light luncheon is served following most recitals.

Noon - Joe Trucano plays a Brainerd-area Summer Organ Concert at Trinity Lutheran Church (1420 South 6th) in Brainerd, MN. *Free*

12:15PM - Michael Rathke (a student at the University of South Dakota/Vermillion) plays a free noonday concert on the Schlicker-Hendrickson pipe organ at Our Saviors Lutheran Church (909 West 33rd Street) in Sioux Falls, SD. *Donation.*

August 14, Thursday:
7PM - Local player from the Organists of Keweenaw play the 1873 Garret House tracker-action organ at the Houghton County Historical Museum Heritage Center (the former Congregational Church, corner of First Street and North Avenue) in Lake Linden, MI (upper peninsula). More information at: www.houghtonhistory.org/center.html

The Wurlitzer organ at the Fargo Theater (314 Broadway) in Fargo, ND, is played regularly prior to weekend film showings. Call ahead for details. 701-239-8385

August 19, Tuesday:
Noon - Mark DeGarmeaux plays the final free summer noonday concert on the Hendrickson pipe organ at the Catholic Church of Saints Peter and Paul (105 North 5th Street) in Mankato, MN. NOTE: Sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.

12:20PM - Ryan Hulshizer plays a program of diverse selections for the 45th Annual Noonday Summer Organ Concerts on the five-manual Sipe organ at Christ United Methodist Church (400 5th Avenue SW) in Rochester, MN. *Free*

August 20, Wednesday:
Noon - Guest organist Jane Scharding from Tennessee concludes the 25th anniversary season of summer organ recitals on the Minnesota Iron Range with a half-hour program played (location to be announced). *Free-will donations go to the Trox Hamilton Memorial Organ Scholarship Fund.* NOTE: A light luncheon is served following most recitals.

August 23, Saturday:
8PM - California organist Chris Gorsuch plays from the Great American Songbook on the Wurlitzer pipe organ at the Phipps Center for the Arts (109 Locust Street) in Hudson, WI. *Admission* More information at: www.thephipps.org

August 24, Sunday:
4PM - English guest Trevor Workman provides an hour-long concert on the carillon of the Plummer Building of the Mayo Clinic (at 2nd Street and 2nd Avenue SW), the tallest building in downtown Rochester, MN. NOTE: Following the concerts, listeners can gather at the bronze entrance doors to meet the carillonneur. A favorite place to listen to the carillon is the Annenberg Plaza, a pedestrian mall bordered by the Mayo Building to the west and the Plummer and Siebens Buildings to the east. The plaza features grassy spaces, seating areas and a large Italian mosaic.

August 26, Tuesday:
12:20PM - Merrill N. “Jeff” Davis III plays the final program in the 45th Annual Noonday Summer Organ Concerts on the five-manual Sipe organ at Christ United Methodist Church (400 5th Avenue SW) in Rochester, MN. *Free*

August 27, Wednesday:
Noon - Heather Larson plays the final Brainerd-area Summer Organ Concert at Bethlehem Lutheran Church (418 8th Avenue NE) in Brainerd, MN. *Free*

October, 2008

The Wurlitzer organ at the Heights Theatre (3951 Central Avenue NE) in Minneapolis, MN, is played regularly prior to weekend film showings. Call ahead for details. 763-788-9079

October 27, Monday:
8:15PM - Composer and recitalist Pamela Decker (of the University of Arizona in Tucson) plays the Gabriel Kney tracker-action pipe organ at St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel of the University of St. Thomas (Cleveland Avenue, 2 blocks north of Summit) in Saint Paul, MN.