Events

October 17, Saturday at 7PM – come for an evening of silent film with organ accompaniment as guest soloist Alec Watson (Heights Theatre) provides music to the classic movie Dr. Jeckyl & Mr. Hyde featuring the new 28-rank Grandall & Engen/Casavant organ at St. John’s Lutheran Church (625 12th Avenue) in Howard Lake, MN. Dinner will be at 6 PM, and things will kick off with the whimsical short "Felix in Hollywood." Free/donation.

October 17, Saturday at 7:30PM – resigent organist Jared Osterman teams up with the Augustana Choir and the SD All-State Chorus, led by Erik Stark, for performance of selections from Marcel Tyberg’s Mass in F, along with other works by Sateren, Byrd and Kirchner, featuring the new 75-rank Juget-Sinclair pipe organ at the Cathedral of St. Joseph (521 North Duluth Avenue) in Sioux Falls, SD. Free/donation.

October 18, Sunday at 2PM - organist Chad Winterfeldt plays a program including transcriptions of Interstellar and How to Train Your Dragon by Anna Lapwood, Nightsongs and Ostinato Dances by Pamela Decker, and Clair de lune by Louis Vierne, featuring the 20-rank Möller-Orvold organ at Grace University Lutheran Church (324 Harvard Street) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Free.

October 18, Sunday at 4PM – organists Jennifer Baker-Trinity, Robert Buckley Farlee, and Mark Sedio present a hymn festival, Sing for the Healing, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the release of the Evangelical Lutheran Worship Hymn Book, featuring the 2018 Dobson pipe organ at Christ Church Lutheran (3240 34th Avenue South) in Minneapolis, MN. Free/donation.

Sunday, October 18th, 4:30PM: the Choir of St. Clement's Episcopal Church, directed by Mark Stahura, with guest organist Diane Meredith Belcher, presents an Evensong Service, including the Evening Canticles of Harold Friedell, preces & responses by Herbert Sumsion, and the anthem "The Heavens are Telling" by Mark Stahura, featuring the 1964 Aeolian-Skinner organ at St Clement's Episcopal Church 901 Portland Ave) in St Paul, MN. A festive reception follows, all invited.

October 23, Friday at 7PM – guest organists Michael Bauer and Marie Rubis Bauer play the annual Joan Ringerwole Organ Recital on the 57-rank 1978 Brunzema-Casavant mechanical action pipe organ in the B.J. Haan Auditorium on the campus of Dordt University in Sioux Center, Iowa. Free.

October 23, Friday at 7PM – guest soloist Aaron David Miller accompanies a showing of the classic silent film “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari” featuring the historic 1897 Felgemaker pipe organ at the Sacred Heart Music Center (201 West 4th Street) in Duluth, MN. Admission.

October 25, Sunday at 3PM – organ and piano duo Ju Young Lee and Elizabeth Allison present a program of solo and duo works by Copland, Barber, Field, Kapustin, Hakim and Bédard featuring the 55-rank 1983 Karl Wilhelm mechanical-action pipe organ at Christ Presbyterian Church (6901 Normandale Road) in Edina, MN. Free/donation.

October 25, Sunday at 3:30PM – Minneapolis organist Samuel Libra (Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church) plays a solo concert on the magnificent 94-rank Noack pipe organ at the Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman (530 Main Street) in downtown LaCrosse, WI). Free/donation.

October 25, Sunday at 4PM – the celebrated improviser David Cherwien leads and accompanies a Hymn Festival, supported by a large special choir drawn from churches in the area, featuring the 1994 Schantz pipe organ at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church (300 County Road 19) in Excelsior, MN. Free/donation.

October 25, Sunday at 6PM – the SE Minnesota Chapter of the American Guild of Organists sponsors a Hallowe’en Double-Feature, including Buster Keaton’s The Haunted House and the Laurel & Hardy comedy Habeas Corpus, with improvised accompaniment provided by resident musician Matt Gender, featuring the 52-rank 1968 Sipe/Aeolian-Skinner organ at Zumbro Lutheran Church (624 3rd Avenue SW) in Rochester, MN.

October 26, Monday at 6PM - the 22nd annual Tricks and Treats with the Mighty Organ concert with resident organist Bill Chouinard in the Sanctuary of St. Andrew's Lutheran Church (900 Stillwater Road) in Mahtomedi, MN, featuring the mighty 108-rank Casavant/Schantz organ. The performance, replete with special lighting and video effects, is designed with young listeners in mind. Children are invited to come in costume and parade throughout the room. Come early for pizza supper (pay as able/$3-5 suggested) from 5:00 - 6:00 in the new adjoining Fellowship Hall gathering space. A free-will offering will be received while the organ plays a little ‘trick’. For more information and any updates, visit www.saintandrews.org or call 651-426-3261.

October 26, Monday at 7PM – a concert by the 12 singers of the VOCES8 US Scholars Ensemble at St. Mark’s Cathedral (519 Oak Grove) in Minneapolis, MN. Donation.

October 27, Tuesday at 12:35PM – guest soloist Alessandro Bianchi (Lugano, Switzerland) continues the 2026-2027 season of the Noonday Organ Recitals featuring the 57-rank 1998 Casavant pipe organ at the Church of St. Louis King of France (506 Cedar Street) in downtown Saint Paul, MN. Free/donation.

October 27, Tuesday at 7PM – resident organist Greg Zelek and trumpeter Caleb Hudson present a pre-Halloween concert, Haunted Harmonies, featuring the 108-rank Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ above the Carlson Family Stage at Northrop on the University of Minnesota main campus in Minneapolis. MN. Admission (UofMN students free), also live-streamed.

October 28, Wednesday at noon – visiting recitalist Alessandro Bianchi (Lugano, Switzerland) presents a noontime concert on the 25-rank Casavant organ at 1st Lutheran Church (900 Bemidji Avenue North) in Bemidji, MN. Free/donation.

October 29, Thursday at 7PM – to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the inauguration of their instrument, guest soloist Olivier Latry (Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris) presents a conversation/master-class for organists and music-loving auditors featuring the 67-rank 2001 Lively-Fulcher pipe organ at the Catholic Church of St. Olaf (215 8th Avenue South) in Minneapolis, MN. Admission.

October 29, Thursday at 8PM – the Great Pumpkin Returns for a program of Hallowe’en favorites, with spooky and beautiful music presented by virtuoso organist Greg Zelek, aided and abetted by Fr. Bob Koopmnann and Jonathan Hill, with additional musicians Emily Secor, Patricia Kent, George Maurer, Jeff Engholm and Muggsy Laurer, featuring the mighty 111-rank Holtkamp-Pasi pipe organ in the St. John’s Abbey Church, Collegeville, MN. Free.

October 30, Friday at 2PM – with host Michael Barone, of MPR’s PIPEDREAMS program, a ‘curated conversation’ with Parisian organist Olivier Latry, who will talk about his life and career and experiences as organist at Notre Dame Cathedral, at St. Olaf Catholic Church (215 8th Avenue South) in Minneapolis, MN. Free.

October 30, Friday at 7PM - Philip Brunelle conducts a lavish concert of French Choral Masterworks with VocalEssence and additional choruses (a choir of 200) and orchestra (with 12 harps) including a presentation of works by Widor, Dupré, Villette, Poulenc, Saint-Saëns and Duruflé, plus the extravagant Te Deum by Hector Berlioz (with organist Christopher Ganza) at the Cathedral of Saint Paul (239 Selby Avenue) in St. Paul, MN. Admission.

October 30, Friday at 7:30PM – a showing of the silent-film classic The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, (following a family-friendly Hallowe’en Party from 5:30-7PM) with improvised accompaniment by Aaron David Miller featuring the 97-rank 1979 C. B. Fisk pipe organ in the sanctuary of House of Hope Presbyterian Church (797 Summit Avenue) in Saint Paul, MN. Free/donation.

October 31, Saturday at 7:30PM – a showing of the silent-film classic The Hunchback of Notre Dame with improvised accompaniment by Matt Gender featuring the 62-rank 1977 Robert Sipe pipe organ in the Center for Faith and Life (700 College Drive) on the campus of Luther College in Decorah, IA. Free/donation.

November 1, Sunday at 3PM- resident musician Brice Petersen, with strings and other instruments, concludes the 50th Anniversary series of concerts featuring the 36-rank 1976 Van Daalen pipe organ at Zion Lutheran Church (241 5th Avenue North) in Hopkins, MN. Free/donation.

November 1, Sunday at 3PM – an All Saints Remembrance program highlighting a performance of the Maurice Duruflé Requiem with mezzo-soprano Robin Helgen, a string orchestra conducted by Bradley Ellingboe, and organist Louise Bass featuring the new Nordlie-Holtkamp instrument at Roseville Lutheran Church (1215 Roselawn Avenue West) in Roseville, MN. Free/donation.

November 1, 2026, Monday at 7PM – resident organist and composer Samuel Backman teams up with soprano Elena Bird Zolnick to premiere Through the Flames, a song cycle for soprano and organ composed by Backman and based on the lives—nay, deaths—of a series of martyrs. This performance will take place on All Saints Day at Holy Cross Catholic Church (1621 University Ave NE) in Minneapolis, MN.

November 1, Sunday at 7:30PM – visiting artist Olivier Latry (Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris) presents a solo concert on the new 75-rank Juget-Sinclair pipe organ at the Cathedral of St. Joseph (521 North Duluth Avenue) in Sioux Falls, SD. Free/donation.

November 8, Sunday at 1:30PM - resident faculty organist Chad Winterfeldt plays the organ part in Symphony No. 3 in c, Op;. 78 (Organ) by Camille Saint-Saëns, with the Gustavus Symphony Orchestra, featuring the 55-rank 1962 Hillgreen-Lane organ in Christ Chapel on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota. Free.

November 14, Saturday at 9:30AM – members of the TCAGO (and interested auditors) are invited to an open-house and open-console exploration of the new organ at Roseville Lutheran Church (1215 Roselawn Avenue West) in Roseville, MN. Free.

November 14, Saturday at 9:30AM – all interested auditors are invited to an Organ Crawl, sponsored by the Twin Cities Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, a whirlwind open-house and open-console exploration of several interesting organs in the Twin Cities east-metro area, including:

9:30 AM - The new Nordlie-Holtkamp (III/59) at Roseville Lutheran Church (1215 Roselawn Avenue West) in Roseville, MN

10:45AM - the 1987 Van Daalen (II/38) at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church (1660 West County Road B, Roseville)

1:15PM - the 1967 Schantz (III/38) at Centennial United Methodist Church (1524 West County Road C2) in Roseville

2:30PM - the 1984 Holtkamp (III/50) at Arlington Hills Lutheran Church (1115 Greenbriar Avenue) in Saint Paul

3:30PM – the 1978 Phelps at Path of Glory United Methodist Church (759 County Road B East) in Maplewood

You are invited to join us for the entire day (lunch on your own) or pop in whenever your schedule allows. Free.

November 15, Sunday at 9AM – the dedication of the new organ with special music during service followed by an official inaugural concert at 2PM with soloist Aaron David Miller featuring the new Nordlie-Holtkamp-Möller organ at Roseville Lutheran Church (1215 Roselawn Avenue West) in Roseville, MN. Free/donation.

November 15. Sunday at 3PM – the Oratorio Society of Minnesota, led by Matthew Mehaffey, presents Master Darke’s Testament, a concert featuring works by English composer Harold Darke, with three premieres including the 40-minute oratorio The Beatitudes, with choir, orchestra, and organist Samuel Backman featuring the monumental 114-rank 1991 Visser-Rowland organ at the Wooddale Church (6630 Shady Oak Road) in Eden Prairie, MN. Admission.

November 15, Sunday at 4PM – various local artists present A Celebration of Music general organ concert hosted by the Red River Valley Chapter of the AGO, featuring the 3-manual, 9-rank Rodgers-Moe hybrid organ at Immanuel Lutheran Church (1258 Broadway N) in Fargo, ND. Free/donation.

November 17, Tuesday at 12:35PM – guest soloist Joel Anderson (St. Olaf Catholic Church, Minneapolis) continues the 2026-2027 season of the Noonday Organ Recitals featuring the 57-rank 1998 Casavant pipe organ at the Church of St. Louis King of France (506 Cedar Street) in downtown Saint Paul, MN. Free/donation.

November 17, Tuesday at 8:30PM – faculty organist Alexander Meszler presents a solo concert on the 62-rank 1977 Robert Sipe pipe organ in the Center for Faith and Life (700 College Drive) on the campus of Luther College in Decorah, IA. Free/donation.

November 18, Wednesday at 12:30PM - as part of the 25th anniversary season of the church’s pipe organ, guest soloist Benton Schmidt (St. Paul’s Newman Center, Fargo, ND) presents a concert on the 67-rank 2001 Lively-Fulcher instrument at St. Olaf Catholic Church (215 South 8thStreet) in downtown Minneapolis, MN. Free/donation.

November 21, Saturday at 7PM – student organist Andrew Chesebro plays his senior recital on the 57-rank 1978 Brunzema-Casavant mechanical action pipe organa in the B.J. Haan Auditorium on the campus of Dordt University in Sioux Center, Iowa. Free.

November 22, Sunday at 3:30PM – Twin Cities organist John Stender (Normandale Lutheran Church) plays a solo concert on the magnificent 94-rank Noack pipe organ at the Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman (530 Main Street) in downtown LaCrosse, WI. Free/donation.

November 22, Sunday at 4PM – a TCAGO Members Recital devoted to works by American composers, co-sponsored by the Twin Cities Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, featuring the recently expanded 1964 Aeolian-Skinner/2011 Holtkamp organ at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church (12650 Johnny Cake Ridge Road) in Apple Valley, MN. Free/donation.

November 22, Sunday at 4PM – guest organist David Cherwien, with trumpeter Charles Lazarus, presents a concert featuring the 48-rank 1998 Casavant organ at 1st Presbyterian Church (512 3rd Street SW) in Rochester, MN. Free/donation.

November 29, Sunday at 4PM – resident Cantor-Organist Daniel Schwandt accompanies an Advent Procession of Lessons and Carols featuring the 62-rank 1966 Schlicker pipe organ at Mount Olive Lutheran Church (3045 Chicago Avenue South) in Minneapolis, MN. Free/donation, plus live-streamed.

December 1, Tuesday at 12:35PM – guest soloist Graeme Shields (Pilgrim Lutheran, Saint Paul) continues the 2026-2027 season of the Noonday Organ Recitals featuring the 57-rank 1998 Casavant pipe organ at the Church of St. Louis King of France (506 Cedar Street) in downtown Saint Paul, MN. Free/donation.

December 5, Saturday at 4PM – in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the relocation of historic pipe organ to Mankato, soloist Celina Kobetitsch will play Handel’s Organ Concerto, Op. r4, no. 5 in a concert that also includes Haydn’s Symphonies No. 30 (Alleluia) and 104 (London), with the Mankato Symphony led by Ernesto Estigarribia Mussi and featuring the 1877 Johnson & Son organ in the Chapel on Good Counsel Hill, Mankato, MN. Admission.

December 8, Tuesday at 7PM – new music composer inti figgis-vizueta teams up with the Rothko Quartet, cellist Andrew Yee, and Aaron David Miller (in a solo organ piece Waya) for a ‘Liquid Music’ program of Music for Transitions briefly featuring the 108-rank Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ above the Carlson Family Stage at Northrop on the University of Minnesota main campus in Minneapolis. MN. Admission (UofMN students free), also live-streamed.

December 12, Saturday at 7:30PM – the Cathedral Choir led by Canon Musician Raymond Johnston presents a Great British Christmas as part of the Music series at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Mark (519 Oak Grove) in Minneapolis, MN. Donation.

December 16, Wednesday at 12:30PM - as part of the 25th anniversary season of the church’s pipe organ, guest soloist David Jenkins (former Dean of the Twin Cities AGO Chapter) presents a concert on the 67-rank 2001 Lively-Fulcher instrument at St. Olaf Catholic Church (215 South 8thStreet) in downtown Minneapolis, MN. Free/donation.

December 19, Saturday at 7:30PM – resident organist Jared Ostermann accompanies the vocal ensemble Transept, led by Timothy Carol, in a program including a program of treasured carols and other music on the theme O Morning Star, featuring new 75-rank Juget-Sinclair pipe organ at the Cathedral of St. Joseph (521 North Duluth Avenue) in Sioux Falls, SD. Free/donation.

December 20, Sunday at 2:30PM – Canon Musician Raymond Johnston presents a performance of Olivier Messiaen’s Christmas suite La Nativité du Seigneur featuring the Foley-Baker pipe organ at the Cathedral of St. Mark (519 Oak Grove) in Minneapolis, MN. Free/donation.

January 10, Sunday at 3PM – resident organist Samuel Backman presents the complete organ works of Maurice Duruflé in commemoration of 125th anniversary of the composer’s birth, featuring the 36-rank Hinners-Wicks-Orvold pipe organ at Holy Cross RC Church (1621 University Avenue NE) in Minneapolis, MN. Free/donation.

January 15 Friday at 7PM – guest soloist Ben Kerswell (Bach Society, Houston) will play a solo recital on the 50-rank 2005 Glatter-Götz/Rosales pipe organ at Augustana Lutheran Church (1400 Robert Street South) in West St. Paul, MN. Free/donation.

January 20, Wednesday at 12:30PM - as part of the 25th anniversary season of the church’s pipe organ, resident musician Joel Anderson presents a concert on the 67-rank 2001 Lively-Fulcher instrument at St. Olaf Catholic Church (215 South 8th Street) in downtown Minneapolis, MN. Free/donation.

January 24, Sunday at 2:30PM – guest musician Joel Anderson (St. Olaf Catholic Church, Minneapolis) presents a solo recital featuring the Foley-Baker pipe organ at the Cathedral of St. Mark (519 Oak Grove) in Minneapolis, MN. Free/donation.

January 26, Tuesday at 12:35PM – world-travelling recitalist and recording artist James D. Hicks returns to the Twin Cities to present the local premiere of Olli Saari’s Variations on a Finnish Chorale as part of an all-Scandinavian program performed on the 57-rank 1998 Casavant organ at the Church of St. Louis King of France (506 Cedar Street) in downtown Saint Paul, MN. Free/donation.

January 26, Tuesday at 12:35PM – world-travelling recitalist and recording artist James D. Hicks returns to the Twin Cities to present the local premiere of Olli Saari’s Variations on a Finnish Chorale as part of an all-Scandinavian program performed on the 57-rank 1998 Casavant organ at the Church of St. Louis King of France (506 Cedar Street) in downtown Saint Paul, MN. Free/donation.

January 30, Saturday at 7:30PM – the Northrop Dance Series presents a program including a significant organ component featuring organist Greg Zelek and the 108-rank Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ above the Carlson Family Stage at Northrop on the University of Minnesota main campus in Minneapolis. MN. Admission (UofMN students free), also live-streamed.

February 7, Sunday at 3PM – a silent-film event with guest organist Aaron David Miller featuring the 108-rank Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ above the Carlson Family Stage at Northrop on the University of Minnesota main campus in Minneapolis. MN. Admission (UofMN students free), also live-streamed. Following the film at 4:30, you’re invited to stay for a behind-the-scenes tour of the Northrop Organ (including a visit to the pipe chambers above the stage). Limited forty participants and a separate ticket is required.

February 7, Sunday at 3PM – in a special Builders’ Recital and the final event in the ‘dedication series’, organ builders and church organists David Grandall and David Engen explore the sonic resources of their recent work on the expanded 28-rank Grandall & Engen/Casavant organ at St. John’s Lutheran Church (625 12th Avenue) in Howard Lake, MN.

February 13, 10:00AM-11:30AM – bring your curious youngsters to an interactive event, “Birds of a Feather,” featuring the historic 1897 Felgemaker pipe organ at the Sacred Heart Music Center (201 West 4th Street) in Duluth, MN. Free.

February 14, Wednesday at 2:00PM - as part of the 25th anniversary season of the church’s pipe organ, guest concert soloist Stephen Hamilton presents a concert featuring Marcel Dupré’s Passiontide masterpiece Le Chemin de la Croix/The Stations of the Cross on the 67-rank 2001 Lively-Fulcher instrument at St. Olaf Catholic Church (215 South 8th Street) in downtown Minneapolis, MN. Free/donation.

Saturday, February 20th, 4:30PM - a Benefit Concert: The Organ Goes to the Movies!...In advance of the Aeolian-Skinner organ's renovation/restoration, resident organist Nils Halker presents a program of film scores, ranging from classics like Casablanca and Wizard of Oz, to The Sound of Music, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Project Hail Mary! The concert will be followed by a festive reception. Featuring the 1964 Aeolian-Skinner organ at St Clement's Episcopal Church (901 Portland Ave) in St Paul, MN.

February 21, Sunday at 3PM – a performance of the Grand Concerto for Organ and Orchestra by Stephen Paulus and Symphony No.3 in c, Op. 78 (Organ) by Camille Saint-Saëns, with soloist Jacob Benda, as part of a concert with other works performed by the Minneapolis Civic Orchestra led by Matthew George, featuring the 48-rank 2003 Reuter pipe organ at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church (9201 Normandale Boulevard) in Bloomington, MN. Free/donation.

February 23, Tuesday at 12:35PM – guest soloist Sarah Carlson (1st Lutheran, Bemidji, MN) continues the 2026-2027 season of the Noonday Organ Recitals featuring the 57-rank 1998 Casavant pipe organ at the Church of St. Louis King of France (506 Cedar Street) in downtown Saint Paul, MN. Free/donation.

February 27, Saturday at 7:30PM – a performance of Passio by Arvo Pärt, a setting of the Passion Story according to the Gospel of St. John, scored for vocal soloists, choir, violin, oboe, cello, bassoon and organ, will be presented by the Cathedral Choir under the direction of Raymond Johnston at St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral (590 Oak Grove) in Minneapolis, MN. Admission/donation.

March 7, Sunday at 3PM – Duluth organist Charles Sundquist presents a concert performance of Marcel Dupré’s The Stations of the Cross, a sequence of 14 musical meditations based on the grippingly dramatic poetry of Paul Claudel, which will be read (in English translation) by Michael Barone, featuring the 39-rank Glück pipe organ in the Cathedral of Christ the King (1410 Baxter Avenue) in Superior, WI. Free/donation.

March 9, Tuesday at 7PM – sponsored by the Walker Art Center and Liquid Music, view the path-breaking silent film Koyaanisquatsi, accompanied by the Philip Glass Ensemble, with organist Michael Riesman featuring the 108-rank Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ above the Carlson Family Stage at Northrop on the University of Minnesota main campus in Minneapolis. MN. Admission (UofMN students free), also live-streamed.

March 14, Sunday at 3PM – guest soloist Stephen Hamilton performs Marcel Dupré’s suite Le Chemin de la Croix/The Stations of the Cross, 14 meditations on poems by Paul Claudel which will be read by Michael Barone in English translations, featuring the Skinner/Aeolian-Skinner/Quimby pipe organs at the Cathedral of Saint Paul, (239 Selby Avenue) in St. Paul, MN. Free/donation.

March 16, Tuesday at 12:35PM – guest soloist Jeffrey Patry (1st Lutheran, Columbia Heights, MN) continues the 2026-2027 season of the Noonday Organ Recitals featuring the 57-rank 1998 Casavant pipe organ at the Church of St. Louis King of France (506 Cedar Street) in downtown Saint Paul, MN. Free/donation.

March 18, Thursday at 7PM – as part of the Chapel Arts Series, a special event titled Let Us All Rejoice features works for organ and choir, including Rachel Laurin’s Concert Piece No. 5, played by Jacob Benda, a Requiem by Michael Trotta conducted by the composer and sung by the St. Thomas Liturgical Choir and Alumni Choir, and the world premiere of a new work by British composer David Bednall. Conductors will include Michael John Trotta, Elena Bird Zolnick, and Rob Strusinski. Featured is the 1987 Gabriel Kney pipe organ in the St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel on the campus of the University of St. Thomas (Cleveland at Ashland) in St. Paul MN. Free/donation.

March 19, Friday at 7:30PM – a concert by Stephen Hamilton, sponsored by the Bach Society of Minnesota, devoted to works composed and inspired by J. S. Bach…including music of Mendelssohn and Ginastera…featuring the Glatter-Götz/Rosales pipe organ at Augustana Lutheran Church (1400 Robert Street South) in West St. Paul, MN. Admission.

March 20, 2027, Saturday from 9AM-5PM – the annual Before Bach’s Birthday Bash featuring five free hour-long concerts of Bach’s music at various churches in the Twin Cities, sponsored by the Twin Cities Chapter of the American Guild of Organists…details TBA

March 20, Saturday at 7:30PM – resident organist Jared Ostermann accompanied the Augustana Choir, led by Russell Svenningsen, in a multi-textured program featuring new 75-rank Juget-Sinclair pipe organ at the Cathedral of St. Joseph (521 North Duluth Avenue) in Sioux Falls, SD. Free/donation.

March 21, Sunday at 3PM – a collaborative performance by the Bach Society of Minnesota and the Minnesota Chorale, jointly conducted by Jennaya Robison and Matthias Maute, with vocal soloists Aaron Sheehan (Evangelist), Dashon Burton (Jesus), Clara Osowski and Sonia Tengblad, to mark the 300th anniversary of the first performance by Johann Sebastian Bach’s Saint Matthew Passion, in concert at Central Lutheran Church (333 South 10th Street) in Minneapolis, MN. Admission.

March 21, Sunday at 3PM – guest soloist Stephen Hamilton performs Marcel Dupré’s suite Le Chemin de la Croix/The Stations of the Cross, 14 meditations on poems by Paul Claudel which will be read by Michael Barone in English translations, featuring the Holtkamp-Pasi pipe organ at St. John’s Benedictine Abbey Church, Collegeville, MN. Free/donation.

April 11, Sunday at 3PM – members of the Arrowhead Chapter of the American Guild of Organists present a program “In Praise of Bach”, including Bach’s Coffee Cantata and organ solos featuring the historic 1897 Felgemaker pipe organ at the Sacred Heart Music Center (201 West 4th Street) in Duluth, MN. Admission.

April 11, 2027, Sunday at 4PM –as part of the impressive Bethlehem Music Series, Vincent Dubois, organist from Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, performs a solo concert on the 55-rank 1965 Casavant organ at Bethlehem Lutheran Church (4100 Lyndale Avenue South) in Minneapolis, MN.

April 21, Wednesday at 12:30PM - as part of the 25th anniversary season of the church’s pipe organ, guest soloist James Bobb (St. Olaf College) presents a concert on the 67-rank 2001 Lively-Fulcher instrument at St. Olaf Catholic Church (215 South 8th Street) in downtown Minneapolis, MN. Free/donation.

April 27, Tuesday at 12:35PM – guest soloist & composer Angela Kraft Cross (San Francisco, CA) continues the 2026-2027 season of the Noonday Organ Recitals featuring the 57-rank 1998 Casavant pipe organ at the Church of St. Louis King of France (506 Cedar Street) in downtown Saint Paul, MN. Free/donation.

April 28, Wednesday at 7PM – resident organist Greg Zelek and a small ensemble of TBA musicians) present a concert featuring the 108-rank Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ above the Carlson Family Stage at Northrop on the University of Minnesota main campus in Minneapolis. MN. Admission (UofMN students free), also live-streamed.

May 2, Sunday at 2:30PM – English guest recitalist David Goodenough presents a solo recital featuring the Foley-Baker pipe organ at the Cathedral of St. Mark (519 Oak Grove) in Minneapolis, MN. Free/donation.

May 15, Saturday at 7:30PM – a performance of the Grand Concerto for Organ and Orchestra by Stephen Paulus, with soloist Jacob Benda, as part of a concert with other works performed by the Kenwood Symphony Orchestra led by Yuri Ivan, featuring the new Nordlie-Holtkamp pipe organ at Roseville Lutheran Church (1215 Roselawn Avenue West) in Roseville, MN. Free/donation.

May 18th, Tuesday at 12:35PM – guest soloist Charles Barland (University of Dubuque, IA) concludes the 2026-2027 season of the Noonday Organ Recitals featuring the 57-rank 1998 Casavant pipe organ at the Church of St. Louis King of France (506 Cedar Street) in downtown Saint Paul, MN. Free/donation.

May 19, Wednesday at 12:30PM - as part of the 25th anniversary season of the church’s pipe organ, guest soloist Michael Kearney (Dordt University) presents a concert on the 67-rank 2001 Lively-Fulcher instrument at St. Olaf Catholic Church (215 South 8th Street) in downtown Minneapolis, MN. Free/donation.

June 5, Saturday at 7:30PM – resident organist Jared Ostermann accompanies the vocal ensemble Transept, led by Timothy Carol, in a program of music by Bach, Tarik O’Regan and others, on the theme The Ecstasies Above, featuring new 75-rank Juget-Sinclair pipe organ at the Cathedral of St. Joseph (521 North Duluth Avenue) in Sioux Falls, SD. Free/donation.