David Enlow and Dr. Henderson will offer their insights to those preparing for an AGO Certification Exam. For more information on the Certification process, click here
We will explore these magnificent solo efforts by architects Ralph Adams Cram and Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue following their final collaboration at Saint Thomas Fifth Avenue in 1913.
At each site we will hear a brief organ demonstration/recital, enjoy a tour of the sanctuary, and be offered console time.
Celebrating the anniversary of Anton Heiller (1923-1979), this evening begins with an examination of German organ building in the United States as exemplified by Beckerath's stunning work. Dr. Steinbach, who issued a CD of Heiller's music on the Beckerath at Saint Paul's Cathedral in Pittsburgh, will offer a recital that contextualizes Heiller's contribution within the broader German tradition.
Temple Emanu-El (Jack Coen, Daniel Beckwith, and Dr. Andrew Henderson, hosts)
1 East 65th Street
New York, NY 10065
One of the most beautiful sacred spaces in the city is also one of the least well-known to the organ community: Temple Emanu-El has not been featured in an NYCAGO program since the 2007 Regional Convention. The day will include an eclectic organ recital by the hosts, lectures on the history of the Temple and its music program, a tour of the building, and an accompanied silent movie in the afternoon. Schedule is as follows:
Conference Schedule
9:00 AM – Registration table opens with continental breakfast
All attendees will enter through the Community House at 1 East 65th Street and are asked not to bring large bags, as this will expedite the Temple's security check.
10:00 AM – Opening recital by resident organists Jack Coen, Andrew Henderson, and Daniel Beckwith
11:00 AM – Lecture by organ builder Sebastian Glück: Design and construction of the American synagogue organ
12:00 Noon – Lunch on your own in the neighborhood
1:15 PM – Concert-lecture: the musico-liturgical history of Temple Emanu-El with Cantor Emerita Lori Corrsin, the Temple Choir, Jack Coen, and Andrew Henderson
2:15 PM – Tour of the Sanctuary, Beth-El Chapel, and Temple exhibits with Mark Heutlinger, Temple Administrator
3:30 PM – Coffee break
4:00 PM – Two silent shorts: Buster Keaton's "The Haunted House" and Charlie Chaplin's "The Kid" accompanied by Wanamaker Grand Court Organist Peter Richard Conte
Conference Information
There is no pre-registration.
The conference's events are free for NYCAGO Chapter and dual members.
The general public is most welcome and tickets may be purchased the day-of for $40.
Public tickets for those attending only the 4:00 PM silent movie are $20 each. (Cash only)
Four-manual, 135-rank Sebastian M. Glück, Op. 7 (2002)
(originally Casavant Fréres, Op. 1322 (1929))
Renowned for their improvisational skill, chapter members David Enlow, our immediate past Dean, and Dr. Kalle Toivio, the 2018 winner of the National Competition in Organ Improvisation, share the bench in a sequence of improvisations on the Via Crucis.
Please note the change of location – now at Saint Ignatius Loyola on their remarkable Mander organ. Parts of the organ at Saint Mary the Virgin, where the event was originally scheduled to take place, had to be temporarily removed in preparation of restoration work on the rose window above it. Because of some delays with the City permits office, the work cannot now be completed by March.
