THE NEW YORK CITY CHAPTER of the AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS www.nycago.org M e t r o   C o n c e r t   C a l e n d a r March 2008

March 2 — Sunday

3:00 pm. Music Amici. The great Russian works: Arensky's Piano Trio, a piano quartet by Taneyev, and Tchaikovsky's String Quartet No. 8. Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Ave./73rd St. $15 ($10 - students/seniors). 212-288-8920.

3:00 pm. St. Vincent Ferrer Chorale; Mark Bani, conductor. Stainer: The Crucifixion. St. Vincent Ferrer Church, Lexington Ave./66th St. Free. 212-744-2080.

3:00 pm. Claudia Dumschat (Dir. of Music), organist. Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Arnold Schwartz Memorial Organ (Fisk, Opus 92).  J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in E minor (BWV 548, The "Wedge"); György Ligeti: Zwei Etüden für Orgel; and Brian Schober: Victimae pascali laudes. Church of the Transfiguration, 1 East 29th St. $25 ($15 for students and seniors). (212) 684-4174.

4:00 pm. The Professional Choir of The Brick Church; Keith S. Toth, conductor; Stephen Tharp, organist; Robert McDuffie, violinist; Joy Plaisted, harpist. Fauré: Cantique de Jean Racine and Requiem, Poulenc: Litanies à la Vierge Noire, Franck: Prière.  The Brick Presbyterian Church, Park Ave./91st St. $10. 212-289-4400, ext. 231.

4:30 pm. Terry Flanagan (First Congregational, Greenwich, CT), organ. Lenten Sunday Organ Recitals. St. Bartholomew's Church, Park Ave./51st St. Free. 212-378-0222.

5:00 pm. Musica Viva – Baroque Concert. Walter Klaus, director; Martin Doner, tenor (Evangelist). J.S. Bach: St. John Passion. All Souls Unitarian Church, 1157 Lexington Ave./80th St. $25. 212-794-3646.

5:15 pm. Dr. Brennan Szafron (Spartanburg, SC), organ. (Following Choral Evensong at 4:00 pm.) St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. Free. 212-757-7013, ext. 303.

March 4 — Tuesday

12:20 pm. Bach at Noon. 30-minute meditations featuring the organ works of J.S. Bach. Patrick Allen (Organist/Master of Choristers), organ. Grace Church, 802 Broadway/10th St. Free. 212-254-2000.

March 5 — Wednesday

12:00 pm. Lenten Noonday Recital Series: Dina Foster-Osbourne (Abyssinian Baptist Church), organ. Works by Goss/Smith, Dubois/Bish, Hegarty, Sowande, Pardini, Murphy and Guilmant. Mother A.M.E. Zion Church, 140 West 137th Street. Free-will offering. 212-234-1544.

12:00 pm. Preston Dibble (Church of the Immaculate Conception,
Montclair, NJ), organ. The Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, 89 Ridge St., Newark, NJ. Free-will offering. 973-484-2400.

12:20 pm. Bach at Noon. 30-minute meditations featuring the organ works of J.S. Bach. Patrick Allen (Organist/Master of Choristers), organ. Grace Church, 802 Broadway/10th St. Free. 212-254-2000.

12:30 pm. Andrew Sheranian, organ. J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in C major (“9/8”), S. 547; Rheinberger: Sonata XII in D-flat major, Opus 154. Church of the Ascension (Catholic), 221 West 107th St. (Broadway/Amsterdam). Free. 212-222-0666.

3:30 pm. Paolo Michele Bordignon, organ. The Appleton Organ in The Andre Mertens Galleries for Musical Instruments. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Ave./82nd St. Free with admission to Museum (suggested donation $20). Information 212-396-5473.

March 6 — Thursday

12:20 pm. Bach at Noon. 30-minute meditations featuring the organ works of J.S. Bach. Patrick Allen (Organist/Master of Choristers), organ. Grace Church, 802 Broadway/10th St. Free. 212-254-2000.

March 7 — Friday

12:20 pm. Bach at Noon. 30-minute meditations featuring the organ works of J.S. Bach. Patrick Allen (Organist/Master of Choristers), organ. Grace Church, 802 Broadway/10th St. Free. 212-254-2000.

7:30 pm. The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys with the Orchestra of St. Luke's; John Scott, conductor. U.S. Premiere of Sir John Tavener's Mass, Solemnitas in Conceptione Immaculata Mariæ Virginis. St. Thomas Church, Fifth Ave./53rd St. $85 / $65 / $35 / $25. 212-757-7013, ext. 303.

March 8 — Saturday

8:00 pm. Gail Archer, organ. Centennial Olivier Messiaen Concert 4. St. Paul's Chapel – Columbia University, Broadway/116th St. Free. 212-854-1487.

March 9 — Sunday

3:00 pm. The New York Piano Trio. Tchaikovsky's Piano Trio and works by Beethoven and Schnittke. Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Ave./73rd St. $15 ($10 - students/seniors). 212-288-8920.

4:30 pm. Frederick Teardo (St. Thomas Church, NYC), organ. Lenten Sunday Organ Recitals. St. Bartholomew's Church, Park Ave./51st St. Free. 212-378-0222.

5:15 pm. Brian Harlow and Christopher Jennings (Morristown, NJ), organ. (Following Choral Evensong at 4:00 pm.) St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. Free. 212-757-7013, ext. 303.

March 10 — Monday

7:30 pm. Austria, Land of Song. Schola Cantorum on Hudson; Dr. Deborah Simpkin King, Artistic Director. Works by Mozart, Bruckner, Schubert, Schoenberg, and contemorary Austrian composers.  The Actors' Chapel – St. Malacy's Catholic Church, 239 West 49th St. $25, $15. 201-918-3011.

March 11 — Tuesday

12:20 pm. Bach at Noon. 30-minute meditations featuring the organ works of J.S. Bach. Patrick Allen (Organist/Master of Choristers), organ. Grace Church, 802 Broadway/10th St. Free. 212-254-2000.

7:30 pm. Trinity Choir and Rebel Baroque orchestra; Owen Burdick, conductor. Haydn: Theresienmess and Schöpfungsmesse. Trinity Church, Wall Street/Broadway. $40/$25 ($15 students/seniors). 212-602-0800.

March 12 — Wednesday

12:00 pm. Lenten Noonday Recital Series: Michael Gittens (First A.M.E. Zion, Brooklyn), organ. Mother A.M.E. Zion Church, 140 West 137th Street. Free-will offering. 212-234-1544.

12:00 pm. Andrew Kotylo (Bloomington,IN), organ. The Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, 89 Ridge St., Newark, NJ. Free-will offering. 973-484-2400.

12:20 pm. Bach at Noon. 30-minute meditations featuring the organ works of J.S. Bach. Patrick Allen (Organist/Master of Choristers), organ. Grace Church, 802 Broadway/10th St. Free. 212-254-2000.

12:30 pm. Dale Bonenberger, organ. Pachelbel: Praeludium in D minor; Ritter: Meditation on “Picardy”; Davies: Solemn Melody; Elgar: Nimrod from the “Enigma Variations”; Peeters: Allegro Maestoso, Opus 55. Church of the Ascension (Catholic), 221 West 107th St. (Broadway/Amsterdam). Free. 212-222-0666.

8:00 pm. Sacred Music in a Sacred Space. Choir and Orchestra of St. Ignatius Loyola; Kent Tritle and Renée Anne Louprette, conductors. Buxtehude: Jesu, meine Freude; Schütz: Musikalische Exequien; J.S. Bach: Jesu, meine Freude. 7:00 pm pre-concert recital: Nancianne Parrella (Associate Organist), organ. Works by J.S. Bach, Buxtehude, Kellner and Schütz. Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, 980 Park Ave./84th St. $45 / $35 / $25 (students and seniors). 212-288-2520. www.smssconcerts.org/

March 13 — Thursday

12:20 pm. Bach at Noon. 30-minute meditations featuring the organ works of J.S. Bach. Patrick Allen (Organist/Master of Choristers), organ. Grace Church, 802 Broadway/10th St. Free. 212-254-2000.

March 14 — Friday

12:20 pm. Bach at Noon. 30-minute meditations featuring the organ works of J.S. Bach. Patrick Allen (Organist/Master of Choristers), organ. Grace Church, 802 Broadway/10th St. Free. 212-254-2000.

March 15 — Saturday

4:00 pm. Patrick Allen (Organist/Master of Choristers), organ. Dupré: Symphonie-Passion. Four Organ Meditations on the life of Christ. Grace Church, 802 Broadway/10th St. Free. 212-254-2000.

March 16 — Sunday (Palm Sunday)

3:00 pm. Juan Cardona, Jr., theatre organist, playing the IV/26 Wurlitzer (1926) in the Schwartz Athletic Center-LIU (formerly the Brooklyn Paramount Theatre), 385 Flatbush Ext. at DeKalb Ave., Brooklyn. $12; $10 (NYTOS members and seniors). 845-457-5393 or www.nytos.org.

3:00 pm. St. Andrew Chamber Choir and Orchestra; Andrew Henderson, conductor. Arvo Pärt: Passio. Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Ave./73rd St. $20 ($15 - students/seniors). 212-288-8920.

4:00 pm. Music Before 1800 presents Choir of Corpus Christi Church, directed by Louise Basbas, in "Musique varièe." The choir will sing motets for Holy Week by Mouton, Arcadelt, Bouzignac, Du Caurroy and Charpentier. Margaret Panofsky and Edward Brewer will play elegant 18th-century pieces by Caix d'Hervelois, Marais and Rameau. Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 529 W. 121st St. $40, $30, $25; students/seniors $35, $25, $20. 212-666-9266.

4:30 pm. William K. Trafka (Dir. of Music), organ. Lenten Sunday Organ Recitals. St. Bartholomew's Church, Park Ave./51st St. Free. 212-378-0222.

5:00 pm. Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity. The Bach Choir and Players; Rick Erickson, cantor and organist. Cantata 182: Himmelskönig, sei willkommen. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 65th St./Central Park West. Free-will offering. 212-877-6815.

March 18 — Tuesday

12:20 pm. Bach at Noon. 30-minute meditations featuring the organ works of J.S. Bach. Patrick Allen (Organist/Master of Choristers), organ. Grace Church, 802 Broadway/10th St. Free. 212-254-2000.

March 19 — Wednesday

12:20 pm. Bach at Noon. 30-minute meditations featuring the organ works of J.S. Bach. Patrick Allen (Organist/Master of Choristers), organ. Grace Church, 802 Broadway/10th St. Free. 212-254-2000.

March 20 — Thursday

12:20 pm. Bach at Noon. 30-minute meditations featuring the organ works of J.S. Bach. Patrick Allen (Organist/Master of Choristers), organ. Grace Church, 802 Broadway/10th St. Free. 212-254-2000.

March 21 — Friday (Good Friday)

12:00 pm. Faure: Requiem. Holy Trinity Choir and Soloists; Stephen Hamilton, conductor; Stephen Fraser, organ. Church of the Holy Trinity (Episcopal), 316 E. 88th St. Freewill offering. 212-289-4100 x210.

6:00 pm. Ken Cowan, organ. Dupré: Le Chemin de la Croix, Op. 29. St. Bartholomew's Church, Park Ave./51st St. Free. 212-378-0222.

7:00 pm. Passions Oratorium. The Adult Choir and chamber ensemble; Patrick Allen, conductor. Reinhard Keiser: The Passion according to Saint Mark. Grace Church, 802 Broadway/10th St. Free. 212-254-2000.

8:00 pm. Choral Meditations on the Stations of the Cross. The Cathedral Choir; John J. Miller, director. This a cappella program will feature works of Allegri, Casals, Gibbons, Tallis and Poulenc. The Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, 89 Ridge St., Newark, NJ. Free-will offering. 973-484-2400.

March 23 — Sunday (Easter Day)

2:30 pm. Frederick Teardo (Assistant Organist), organ. St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. Free. 212-757-7013, ext. 303.

4:00 pm. Festive Organ Music for a Joyous Easter. Patrick Allen (Organist/Master of Choristers), organ. Music by Bach, Tournemire and Widor. Grace Church, 802 Broadway/10th St. Free. 212-254-2000.

5:00 pm. Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity. The Bach Choir and Players; Rick Erickson, cantor and organist. Oster-Oratorium, BWV 249. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 65th St./Central Park West. Free-will offering. 212-877-6815.

March 25 — Tuesday

12:20 pm. Bach at Noon. 30-minute meditations featuring the organ works of J.S. Bach. Patrick Allen (Organist/Master of Choristers), organ. Grace Church, 802 Broadway/10th St. Free. 212-254-2000.

March 26 — Wednesday

12:00 pm. Stephen Powers (St. Pius X Church, Montville, NJ), organ. The Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, 89 Ridge St., Newark, NJ. Free-will offering. 973-484-2400.

12:20 pm. Bach at Noon. 30-minute meditations featuring the organ works of J.S. Bach. Patrick Allen (Organist/Master of Choristers), organ. Grace Church, 802 Broadway/10th St. Free. 212-254-2000.

March 27 — Thursday

12:20 pm. Bach at Noon. 30-minute meditations featuring the organ works of J.S. Bach. Patrick Allen (Organist/Master of Choristers), organ. Grace Church, 802 Broadway/10th St. Free. 212-254-2000.

March 28 — Friday

12:20 pm. Bach at Noon. 30-minute meditations featuring the organ works of J.S. Bach. Patrick Allen (Organist/Master of Choristers), organ. Grace Church, 802 Broadway/10th St. Free. 212-254-2000.

March 30 — Sunday

3:00 pm. City Winds Piano Trio (flute, oboe and piano). Works of composers from Vivaldi to Madeleine Dring, including Rossini's William Tell. Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, 921 Madison Ave./73rd St. $15 ($10 - students/seniors). 212-288-8920.

4:30 pm. Organ Extravaganza Concert with organists Michael Kaminski, Ernest Lehrer, Kyle Babin, and Paul-Martin Maki. Works by Tournemire, Widor, Gade, Creston, Vierne, Walther, Rheinberger, Dupré. St. Mel Catholic Church, 28-20 154th St., Flushing. $15. 718-886-0201.

4:40 pm. Timothy Denton (Bloomington, IN), organ. (Preceding Solemn Choral Evensong at 5:00 pm.) Church of St. Mary the Virgin, 145 W. 46th St. Free. 212-869-5830 x 24.

5:00 pm. Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity. The Bach Choir and Players; Rick Erickson, cantor and organist. Cantata 67: Halt im Gedächtnis Jesum Christ. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 65th St./Central Park West. Free-will offering. 212-877-6815.

5:15 pm. Oliver Brett (Cambridgeshire, UK), organ. (Following Choral Evensong at 4:00 pm.) St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, Fifth Ave./53rd St. Free. 212-757-7013, ext. 303.