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Chapter Programs 2017– 2018 |
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MONDAY • 9 OCTOBER 2017 • 6:00
PM
Alessandro Pittorino, organist
NYC Chapter Competition
Winner Recital
Our
first event of the season is on Monday, October
9 at 6:00 PM, featuring our Chapter competition
winner Alessandro
Pittorino in recital, followed
by a champagne reception. Alessandro knows the
IV/76 Casavant instrument well from his time
as Organ Scholar there. A champagne reception
follows the recital.
Admission: Free to NYC Chapter members;
$10 general
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SUNDAY • 12 NOVEMBER 2017 • 3:00
PM
Sophie-Véronique Choplin, organist
Sophie-Véronique
Choplin is one of France's most prodigious
organists, and she is currently co-titular of the Grand
Orgue of Saint Sulpice Church, Paris.
Admission: Free |
SATURDAY • 18 NOVEMBER 2017 • 4:00 – 6:00
PM
AGO Certification Preparation Workshop
with
David Enlow, Andrew
Henderson, and James
Kennerley
Our first education event is our AGO certification
preparation workshop for those preparing to take AGO
diploma certifications this season. David
Enlow, Andrew
Henderson, and James
Kennerley will lead workshops
and give coachings on Saturday, November 18, 2017 from
4:00-6:00 PM at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church.
You must pre-register for this event so that we are
able to plan the workshop according. Pre-register
by clicking here. It's a fabulous and FREE resource
so please take advantage! Registration is open to all
those of the Chapter who are considering taking an
exam, and for those who are confirmed to do so.
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SUNDAY
& MONDAY • 18 & 19
FEBRUARY 2018
Presidents
Day Conference
Chapels Royal
– a celebration of music and organs
old and new
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Benjamin
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Jonathan
Ambrosino
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Avi Stein |
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Peter
Sykes |
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Julian
Wachner |
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As a prelude to the
our annual Presidents Day Confernce,
Benjamin
Sheen, Assistant
Organist
at Saint
Thomas
Church,
will give a recital on the Taylor
and Boody instrument at Saint Thomas
Church on Sunday, February 18 at
5:15 PM. Admission is free.
On Monday, beginning at 9:15 AM, we will spend the day with the Grammy Award-winning
Trinity Choir, Trinity Baroque Orchestra, who, together
with Jonathan Ambrosino, Avi Stein, Peter Sykes, Julian Wachner and others will
lead
us in a day of celebrating the old and the new, with thrilling performances and
unique
sightseeing possibilities. The event is free to NYC AGO Chapter members, and
any potential attendees are encouraged to join the Chapter. |
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Conference
Admission: Free
to NYC Chapter members; $45 general
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From 9:00 AM |
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Breakfast, catered by New York's renowned Balthazar Bakery |
10:00 AM |
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Guided tour of the Noack instrument by consultant, Jonathan Ambrosino, and Trinity Music Director, Julian Wachner |
11:00 AM |
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Open rehearsal featuring the Trinity Choir, Trinity Baroque Orchestra, and Julian Wachner, music director |
12:00 PM |
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Concert performance featuring the Noack Opus 11: Bach Cantatas, BWV 29 and 146, plus Duruflé's Messe Cum Jubilo. |
1:00-2:00 PM |
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Lunch on your own |
2:30 PM |
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"All the Stops" – organ concert by Peter Sykes |
3:45-5:30 PM |
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Afternoon activites: These include a guided tour of the historic Trinity Church bell tower; One World Trade Center (guided group tour; $40 additional fee); shopping at Century 21; a visit to the Oculus; the historic Woolworth Building. Please email reservations@nycago.org for more information about the guilded tour of the bell tower and to sign up for the World Trade Center group tour (maximum 40 people). |
5:30 PM |
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Cocktails and heavy hors d'oeuvres with lecture by consultant, Jonathan Ambrosino: "Organs old and new at Trinity" |
6:30 PM |
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Conference ends |
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SATURDAY • 24 FEBRUARY 2018 • 7:30
PM
Improvisation Festival with David Briggs
Our Improvisation Festival will take the form of a silent
movie featuring David
Briggs, Artist in Residence at
the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine.
David will improvise the soundtrack to the epic 1927
silent movie, The King of Kings on the cathedral's
landmark IV/146 Aeolian-Skinner instrument.
Admission: Free to NYC Chapter members; $20 general |
SATURDAY • 7 APRIL
2018 • 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Organ Day for Pianists
The Chapter's Organ Day for Pianists will be held
on Saturday, April 7 from 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM. These
occasions are great for introducing
keyboardists to the thrills (and challenges!) of playing
the organ, and we will have a host of generous and
welcoming teachers. Many thanks to Ryan Jackson, Mark
Pacoe, and
James Wetzel for managing the outreach committee for
this event. Please share this event with your piano-playing
friends!
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MONDAY • 18 JUNE 2018 • 6:00 PM
2017 International Performer of the Year Award –
James David Christie
Concert by James David Christie, winner of the 2017 International Performer of the Year Award, together with award presentation, 6-7 PM.
Cocktail reception and dinner in Andrew Hall, 7-9 PM, catered by award-winning executive chef, Heidi Thomas.
Entrance to all events is via the Parish House door.
The concert and reception are open to all (including members of the public) but TICKETS ARE REQUIRED FOR BOTH EVENTS and must be reserved by clicking here. |
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