Presidents’ Day Conference: Music of Eastern Europe and the Baltics
Monday, February 17, 2025
12:30 PM-5 PM
Saint James Episcopal Church
865 Madison Avenue at 71st Street
New York, NY 10021
Kenneth Miller, host
https://www.nycago.org/Organs/NYC/html/StJamesEpis.html
Gail Archer, James Hicks, Kenneth Miller (Director of Music and Organist of Saint James), and Kalle Tovio will offer recitals and presentations on the Schoenstein organ, Op. 156 and 157, in the historic Saint James Church on Madison Avenue. Organ music of Europe usually features the national traditions of England, France, or Germany. However, this year’s Presidents’ Day Conference, the NYCAGO’s annual keystone event, will explore the music of Arvo Pärt, Jean Sibelius, and other composers of Eastern Europe and the Baltic region.
This event is free and open to all, and the 2025 Presidents’ Day Conference Booklet can be found here.
Schedule as follows:
12:30 PM – Organ Demonstration
by Kenneth Miller
1:15 PM – Recital
Jean Sibelius and Oskar Merikanto – Music of Finland
by Kalle Toivio, Organ
Heather Bobeck, Soprano
2:15 PM – Break
2:45 PM – Presentation-Recital
Nordic Journey – Organ Music from the North
by James D. Hicks
3:45 PM – Break
4 PM – Closing Recital
“Cantius” – Organ Music from Poland
by Gail Archer
5 PM – Conference concludes