Events

July 4, Friday at 4PM – a program of holiday music played by resident musician Timothy Short on the carillon at House of Hope Presbyterian Church (797 Summit Avenue) in Saint Paul.  A Summer Sunday Series commences this coming weekend.  Free.

July 6, Sunday at Noon and 4PM – carillon concerts in two venues, today featuring guest soloist Carson Landry (University of Rochester, NY) at noon at Central Lutheran Church (333 South 12th Street) in downtown Minneapolis, MN, and at 4PM at House of Hope Presbyterian Church (797 Summitt Avenue) in Saint Paul, MN.  Bring a lawn chair.  If weather is inclement, the church websites will announce cancellations.  Free.

July 8, Tuesday at 12:10PM – Nicholas Liese plays the fifth of the season’s summer noonday concerts sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, featuring the 41-stop Hoppe pipe organ at Christ the King Lutheran Church (222 Pfau Street) in Mankato, MN.  Free/donation.

July 8, Tuesday at 12:15PM – guest soloist Devin Zahringer (Valders, WI) plays the fifth in a series of summer noontime concerts on the Reuter-Wicks-Walker hybrid organ at Trinity Lutheran Church (222 Sixth Street SW) in Rochester, MN.  Free/donation. 

July 9, Wednesday at Noon – the Organs in Review summer season in Hibbing continues as Rachel Kresha plays at 1st Presbyterian Church (2201 Second Avenue East) in Hibbing, MN.  Free/donation to the local organ scholarship fund.  Lunch may be provided afterwards for a nominal fee.

July 9, Wednesday at 12:15PM – guest organist Arang Park (Seoul, South Korea) plays a noonday concert on the 51-rank Schantz pipe organ at St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church (17205 County Road 6) in Plymouth, MN.  Free/donation.  

July 9, Wednesday at 12:15PM – as the second program in the 18th season of Noontime Organ Recitals, David Beccu plays the 53-rank 1876 Johnson-1958 Schlicker-1992 Rutz organ at 1st United Church of Christ (300 Union Street) in Northfield, MN.  Free/donation.

July 13, Sunday at Noon and 4PM – carillon concerts in two venues, today featuring guest soloist Annie Gao (Los Angeles, winner of the Queen Fabiola Competition in Belgium) at noon at Central Lutheran Church (333 South 12th Street) in downtown Minneapolis, MN, and at 4PM at House of Hope Presbyterian Church (797 Summitt Avenue) in Saint Paul, MN.  Bring a lawn chair.  If weather is inclement, the church websites will announce cancellations.  Free.

July 13, Sunday at 3PM – guest soloist Benton Schmidt (Newman Center, North Dakota State University) plays a concert on the 50-rank 2008 Noack tracker-action organ in the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe (5250 Justin Road) just outside La Crosse, WI.  Free/donation.  The Culina Mariana Café in the Visitors Center is an excellent place for pre-concert lunch. 

July 13, Sunday at 3PM – the Arrowhead Chapter of the American Guild of Organists (including soloists Agnes Barthel, Thomas Hamilton, Rachel Kresha, Brian Kapp, Tasha Kapp and Charles Sundquist) presents a Summer French Festival on the eve of Bastile Day, as local organists play (and sing) French music on a French-styled organ with French pastry delicacies served following the concert at Pilgrim Congregational Church (2310 East 4th Street) in Duluth, MN.  Suggested donation ($20).

July 15, Tuesday at 12:10PM – Mark DeGarmeaux plays the sixth of the season’s summer noonday concerts sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, featuring the 41-stop Hoppe pipe organ at Christ the King Lutheran Church (222 Pfau Street) in Mankato, MN.  Free/donation.

July 15, Tuesday at 12:15PM – guest soloist Scott Schilbe (Overland, MO) plays the sixth in a series of summer noontime concerts on the Reuter-Wicks-Walker hybrid organ at Trinity Lutheran Church (222 Sixth Street SW) in Rochester, MN.  Free/donation. 

July 16, Wednesday at Noon – soloist Amy Szumal plays a program for the Organs In Review season at Faith United Lutheran Church (89645 Highway 37) in Iron, MN.  Free/donation to the Claribel Hamilton Organ Scholarship Fund.

July 16, Wednesday at 12:15PM – guest organist Isaac Drewes (Minneapolis, MN)  plays a noonday concert on the 51-rank Schantz pipe organ at St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church (17205 County Road 6) in Plymouth, MN.  Free/donation.  

July 16, Wednesday at 12:15PM – as the third program in the 18th season of Noontime Organ Recitals, Richard Collman plays the 8-rank 1967 Reuter organ at All Saints Episcopal Church (419 Washington Street) in Northfield, MN.  Free/donation. 

July 19, Saturday at 6PM – carillon concert featuring guest soloist Lisa Lonie (Princeton University) at Central Lutheran Church (333 South 12th Street) in downtown Minneapolis, MN.  Bring a lawn chair.  If weather is inclement, the church websites will announce cancellations.  Free.

July 20, Sunday at 4PM – a carillon concert featuring guest soloist Lisa Lonie( Princeton University) at House of Hope Presbyterian Church (797 Summitt Avenue) in Saint Paul, MN.  Bring a lawn chair.  If weather is inclement, the church websites will announce cancellations.  Free.

July 22, Tuesday at 12:10PM - John Baumann plays the seventh of the season’s summer noonday concerts sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, featuring the 41-stop Hoppe pipe organ at Christ the King Lutheran Church (222 Pfau Street) in Mankato, MN.  Free/donation.

July 22, Tuesday at 12:15PM – guest soloist Jeffrey Patry (Columbia Heights, MN) plays the seventh in a series of summer noontime concerts on the Reuter-Wicks-Walker hybrid organ at Trinity Lutheran Church (222 Sixth Street SW) in Rochester, MN.  Free/donation.

July 23, Wednesday at Noon – soloist Rosemary Guiney plays a program for the Organs in Review season on the 1932 Möller pipe organ at 1st Lutheran Church (2201 Third Avenue East) in Hibbing, MN.  Free/donation to the Claribel Hamilton Organ Scholarship Fund. 

July 23, Wednesday at 12:15PM – as the fourth program in the 18th season of Noontime Organ Recitals, Karen Olson plays the 42-rank 1984 Dobson organ in Studio A/Christiansen Music Hall on the campus of St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN.  Free/donation.

July 23, Wednesday at 7PM – guest organist David Cherwien (Minneapolis, MN)  plays a noonday concert on the 51-rank Schantz pipe organ at St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church (17205 County Road 6) in Plymouth, MN.  Free/donation.  

July 27, 2025, Sunday at 3PM – guest soloist Margaret-Mary Sauppé (Trinity on the Hill Episcopal Church, Los Alamos, NM) plays a concert on the 50-rank 2008 Noack tracker-action organ in the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe (5250 Justin Road) just outside La Crosse, WI.  Free/donation.  The Culina Mariana Café in the Visitors Center is an excellent place for pre-concert lunch. 

July 27, Sunday at Noon and 4PM – carillon concerts in two venues, today featuring guest soloist Geert D’hollander (Bok Tower & Gardens, Lake Wales, FL) at noon at Central Lutheran Church (333 South 12th Street) in downtown Minneapolis, MN, and at 4PM at House of Hope Presbyterian Church (797 Summitt Avenue) in Saint Paul, MN.  Bring a lawn chair.  If weather is inclement, the church websites will announce cancellations.  Free.

July 28, Monday at 7PM – the piano-violin duo of Kurt Weber and Ash St. John perform a concert of original hymn arrangements and special selections celebrating the beauty of music and honoring J.S. Bach on his 275th ‘Heavenly Birthday’ (his death on 7/28/1750) hosted by the St. John's Worship and Music Committee in conjunction with the St. John's Music Camp, as part of the congregation's "year without an organ" as they wait for the completion of their Casavant project at St. John's Lutheran Church (625 12th Ave.) in Howard Lake, MN. A reception follows. Free/donation.

July 29, Tuesday at 12:10PM – Kraig Windschitl plays the eighth of the season’s summer noonday concerts sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, featuring the 31-rank Holtkamp pipe organ at Bethlehem Lutheran Church (720 South Second Street) in Mankato, MN.

July 29, Tuesday at 12:15PM – guest soloist April Beckman (Rochester, MN) plays the eighth in a series of summer noontime concerts on the Reuter-Wicks-Walker hybrid organ at Trinity Lutheran Church (222 Sixth Street SW) in Rochester, MN.  Free/donation. 

July 30, Wednesday at Noon – soloist Lanae Ronchetti plays a program for the Organs in Review season on the 1927 Estey pipe organ at St. James Episcopal Church (2028 Seventh Avenue East) in Hibbing, MN.  Free/donation to the Claribel Hamilton Organ Scholarship Fund. 

July 30, Wednesday at 12:15PM – as the fifth program in the 18th season of Noontime Organ Recitals, Brian Carson plays the 53-rank 1876 Johnson-1958 Schlicker-1992 Rutz organ at 1st United Church of Christ (300 Union Street) in Northfield, MN.  Free/donation. 

July 30, Wednesday at 7PM – guest organist Celina Kobetitsch plays a concert on the 51-rank Schantz pipe organ at St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church (17205 County Road 6) in Plymouth, MN.  Free/donation.  

August 5, Tuesday at 12:10PM – Elisabeth Urtel plays the ninth of the season’s summer noonday concerts sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, featuring the 31-rank Holtkamp pipe organ at Bethlehem Lutheran Church (720 South Second Street) in Mankato, MN.

August 5, Tuesday at 12:15PM – guest soloist John Schultz (Northfield, MN) plays the ninth in a series of summer noontime concerts on the Reuter-Wicks-Walker hybrid organ at Trinity Lutheran Church (222 Sixth Street SW) in Rochester, MN.  Free/donation. 

August 6, Wednesday at Noon –  the Organs In Review summer schedule in Hibbing concludes as Tom Hamilton plays the 15-rank Wicks pipe organ at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church (2310 Seventh Avenue East) in Hibbing, MN.  Free/donations to the Claribel Hamilton Organ Scholarship Fund.  Lunch will be provided afterwards ($10). 

August 6, Wednesday at 12:15PM – as the sixth program in the 18th season of Noontime Organ Recitals, with pianist Donna Paulson, Joanne Rodland plays the 27-rank Gabriel Kney organ at the United Methodist Church (1401 Maple Street) in Northfield, MN.  Free/donation.

August 12, Tuesday at 12:15PM – guest soloist Matt Gender (Rochester, MN) plays the tenth in a series of summer noontime concerts on the Reuter-Wicks-Walker hybrid organ at Trinity Lutheran Church (222 Sixth Street SW) in Rochester, MN.  Free/donation. 

August 13, Wednesday at 12:15PM – as the final program in the 18th season of Noontime Organ Recitals, Stephen May plays the 53-rank 1876 Johnson-1958 Schlicker-1992 Rutz organ at 1st United Church of Christ (300 Union Street) in Northfield, MN.  Free/donation. 

August 19, Tuesday at 12:15PM – guest soloist Samuel Libra (Minneapolis, MN) plays the eleventh in a series of summer noontime concerts on the Reuter-Wicks-Walker hybrid organ at Trinity Lutheran Church (222 Sixth Street SW) in Rochester, MN.  Free/donation. 

August 23, Saturday at 7:00PM – local soloist Carolyn Diamond plays a concert with music following the theme “Sounds of Joy”. Come for a festive event which will fill your spirits with joy! From Classical to Jazz, this genre-blending program will include music by Copland (complete with tympani and gong!), Bach, Alain, Hovhaness, Karg-Elert, Pachelbel, Utterback, Sadoh, and Mulet as the versatility of the pipe organ is displayed, featuring the 67-rank 2001 Lively-Fulcher instrument at the Catholic Church of St. Olaf (215 South 8th Street) in downtown Minneapolis, MN.  Free/donation. 

August 26, Tuesday at 12:15PM – guest soloist Thomas Hamilton (Duluth, MN) plays the last in a series of summer noontime concerts on the Reuter-Wicks-Walker hybrid organ at Trinity Lutheran Church (222 Sixth Street SW) in Rochester, MN.  Free/donation. 

September 14, Sunday at 2:30PM – resident musician Raymond Johnston presents a solo concert on the 87-stop Foley-Baker pipe organ at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mark (519 Oak Grove Street) in Minneapolis, MN.  Free/donation. 

September 17, Wednesday at 12:30 (following noon Mass) – guest soloist Mengfei Xu (Chinese native, Yale University grad student) plays the 1st concert in the 2025-2026 Noontime Series featuring the 67-rank 2001 Lively-Fulcher pipe organ at the Catholic Church of St. Olaf (215 8th Avenue South) in Minneapolis, MN.  Free/donation. 

September 17, Wednesday at 7:30PM – guest soloist Carrie Gronenwold (Dordt University) plays a concert of music for organ with trumpet featuring the 65-rank Robert Sipe tracker-action pipe organ in the Center for Faith and Life at Luther College in Decorah, IA.  Free/donation. 

September 28, Sunday at 3PM – renowned American recitalist Lynne Davis presents a solo concert at the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas on the University of St. Thomas campus in Saint Paul, MN. (NOTE:  This is followed by a 5:00PM TCAGO Investiture of offices, ‘annual meeting’ report and catered dinner.)

September 28, Sunday at 3:30 – in the first of a series of three monthly Autumn concerts, Gabriel Rivera Bird (AGO Regional Competition finalist and local high-school junior) plays a program on the 91-rank 2010 Noack pipe organ at the Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman (530 Main Street) in La Crosse, WI.  Free/donation. 

October 4, Saturday at 7PM – organist Greg Zelek and guitarist Alvaro Bermudez present a Parisian Jazz Night 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 12, Sunday at 4PM – the Church Choir, led by Richard Gray, presents an Autumn Choral Evensong  featuring the Skinner-Schantz organ at St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church (60 Kent Street) in Saint Paul, MN.  Free/donation. 

October 15, Wednesday at 12:30 (following noon Mass) – guest soloist Samuel Libra plays the 2nd concert in the 2025-2026 Noontime Series featuring the 67-rank 2001 Lively-Fulcher pipe organ at the Catholic Church of St. Olaf (215 8th Avenue South) in Minneapolis, MN.  Free/donation. 

October 18, Saturday at 10AM – A Morning with Wayne Wold…TCAGO invites you to these reflections on a career in music by the noted American composer, author, teacher and improviser at Christ Church Lutheran (3420 34th Avenue South) in Minneapolis.

October 19, Sunday at 3PM – composer, author (Preaching to the Choir) and improviser Wayne Wold presents a concert/Hymn-sing featuring the 29-rank Dobson pipe organ at Christ Church Lutheran (3420 34th Avenue South) in South Minneapolis, MN. 

October 26, Sunday at 3:30 – in the second of a series of three monthly Autumn concerts, Daniel Schwandt (Mount Olive Lutheran, Minneapolis) plays a program on the 91-rank 2010 Noack pipe organ at the Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman (530 Main Street) in La Crosse, WI.  Free/donation. 

October 26, Sunday at 4PM – winners of the 2025 TCAGO Young Artist Competition, Isabel Alsum and Henry Dangerfield, will perform a concert featuring the -rank Casavant pipe organ at Hamline United Methodist Church in Saint Paul, MN.  Free/donation.

October 28, Tuesday at 6PM - - the 20th 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 1927 108-rank Casavant/Schantz organ. The performance, replete with special lighting and video effects, is designed with young listeners in mind and children are invited to come in costume.  Come early for pizza sold by the slice from 4:30 - 6:00 in the new adjoining Fellowship Hall gathering space.  A free-will offering will be receivable both prior to and following the concert.  For more information and any updates, visit www.saintandrews.org or call 651-426-3261.   

October 31, Thursday at 7:30PM – to celebrate Hallowe’en, enjoy Matthew Gender’s live organ accompaniment to spooky silent films featuring the 65-rank Robert Sipe tracker-action pipe organ in the Center for Faith and Life at Luther College in Decorah, IA.  Free/donation. 

November 2, Sunday at 3PM – an All Saints Remembrance program highlighting a performance of the Maurice Duruflé Requiem with mezzo-soprano Robin Helben, string orchestra conducted by Bradley Ellingboe, and Louise Bass featuring the new Nordlie-Holtkamp pipe organ at Roseville Lutheran Church (1215 Roselawn Avenue West) in Roseville, MN.  Free/donation.

November 2, Sunday at 4PM – music director Richard Gray leads a performance of the Requiem of John Rutter featuring orchestra, choir, and the Skinner-Schantz organ at St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church (60 Kent Street) in Saint Paul, MN.  Free/donation. 

November 9, Sunday at 2:30PM – guest musician Richard Gray (St. John the Evangelist Church, St. Paul) presents a solo concert on the 87-stop Foley-Baker pipe organ at the Cathedral Church of Saint Mark (519 Oak Grove Street) in Minneapolis, MN.  Free/donation. 

November 9, Sunday at 2PM – guest theatre organist Dennis James returns for a Pipes & Pops Series program, including improvised accompaniment to the Charlie Chaplin favorite The Gold Rush, featuring the 16-rank 1026 Wurlitzer organ at the Phipps Center (109 Locust Street) in Hudson, WI.  Admission. 

November 9, Sunday at 3PM – visiting artist Martin Schmeding (from Leipzig, Germany) will play a concert on the 51-rank Schantz organ at St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church (17205 County Road 6) in Plymouth, MN.  

November 15, Saturday morning (9:00-noon) – a workshop with Martin Schmeding (Leipzig, Germany) at St. Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church, Plymouth, MN.

November 16, Sunday 3PM – resident musician Samuel Backman presents a recital on the theme Echoes of Gregorian Chant featuring the 36-rank Hinners-Wicks-Orvold pipe organ at Holy Cross Catholic Church (1621 University Avenue NE) in Minneapolis, MN.  Free/donation.  

Also this afternoon at 3:30 – in the last of a series of three monthly concerts, Chad Winterfeldt (Gustavus Adolphus College) plays a program on the 91-rank 2010 Noack pipe organ at the Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman (530 Main Street) in La Crosse, WI.  Free/donation. 

Also this afternoon, Sunday, November 16, Sunday at 4PM – resident organist John Helgen will be featured in a performance of the Saint-Saëns “Organ” Symphony, with the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, featuring the new Nordlie-Holtkamp-Möller organ at Roseville Lutheran Church (1215 Roselawn Avenue West) in Roseville, MN.  Free/donation. 

December 17, Wednesday at 12:30 (following noon Mass) – guest soloist TBD plays the 4th concert in the 2025-2026 Noontime Series featuring the 67-rank 2001 Lively-Fulcher pipe organ at the Catholic Church of St, Olaf (215 8th Avenue South) in Minneapolis, MN.  Free/donation. 

December 20, Saturday at 3PM – organist Greg Zelek offers ‘Sounds of the Season’, a holiday matinee 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.

December 21, Sunday at 4PM – music director Richard Gray leads a Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols with choir and the Skinner-Schantz organ at St. John the Evangelist Episcopal Church (60 Kent Street) in Saint Paul, MN.  Free/donation. 

December 22, Monday at 7PM – members of the Twin Cities Trumpet Ensemble team up with organist Bill Chouniard for A Brass and Organ Holiday program featuring the 16-rank 1026 Wurlitzer organ at the Phipps Center (109 Locust Street) in Hudson, WI.  Admission.