Shop

Area for selling CDs, etc.

Get Our Latest News!
Join Our Email List.
Search for:
2022 Summer Concert Series

Begin Thursday, July 28 at 7:30 pm
Learn more….

Find us on Facebook

Find us on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/hookopus288

St. John's Organ Society

5 days ago

ST. JOHN’S ORGAN SOCIETY, BANGOR, MAINE ANNOUNCES A CELEBRATION OF CÉSAR FRANCKOctober 10-12, 2022St. John's Organ Society presents three evenings of organ and chamber music in honor of the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Belgian-born French composer, pianist, organist and teacher César Franck (1822-1890). On Monday through Wednesday, October 10 - 12, a distinguished group of musicians will perform organ and chamber music by Franck, his teacher François Benoist, and related compositions of the period. All three recitals begin at 7:30 pm at St. John’s Catholic Church, 207 York Street in Bangor. Admission is free, and donations are appreciated. Featured performers are organists Kevin Birch (St. John's Organ Society), Jonathan Moyer (Oberlin Conservatory), Dana Robinson (University of Illinois), violinist Anatole Wieck (University of Maine), and pianist Carmen Peralta (Middlesex Community College).Featured instruments include St. John’s E. & G. G. Hook Organ, Opus 288, (1860), Maine’s largest 19th-Century mechanical-action pipe organ, and a Parisian harmonium by Alexandre Père & Fils made in 1860.Monday, October 10 - 7:30pmMusic for Violin, Piano, Harmonium, OrganFeaturing Anatole Wieck, violin; Carmen Peralta, piano; and Kevin Birch, organ and harmoniumCésar Franck's Sonata for Violin and Piano (1886), Chorale No. 3 for Organ (1890), and related worksE. & G. G. Hook Organ, Opus 288 (1860) and Harmonium by Alexandre Père & Fils (1860)Tuesday, October 11 - 7:30pmFeaturing Jonathan Moyer, organ César Frank's monumental Grand Piece Symphonique and works of Franck's teacher François Benoist (1794-1878)E. & G. G. Hook Organ, Opus 288 (1860) and Harmonium by Alexandre Père & Fils (1860)Wednesday, October 12 - 7:30pmFeaturing Dana Robinson, organCésar Franck's Trois Pièces (1878) and related works for organ and harmoniumE. & G. G. Hook Organ, Opus 288 (1860) and Harmonium by Alexandre Père & Fils (1860)For more information please access our website www.hookopus288.org. ... See MoreSee Less

View on Facebook
· Share
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email

St. John's Organ Society

2 months ago

August 4 St. John’s Organ Concert Features Juan Mesawww.mainepublic.org/community-calendar/event/august-4-st-johns-organ-concert-features-juan-mesa-1... ... See MoreSee Less

August 4 St. John’s Organ Concert Features Juan Mesa

www.mainepublic.org
St. John's Organ Society presents an organ concert on Thursday, August 4, at 7:30 pm, featuring Juan Mesa (Norton, MA) performing works of J.S. Bach, Marcel Dupré, and Josef Rheinberger. Mesa serve...

View on Facebook
· Share
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email

St. John's Organ Society

2 months ago

www.mainepublic.org/community-calendar/event/july-28-st-johns-organ-concert-features-bridgette-wa... ... See MoreSee Less

July 28 St. John’s Organ Concert Features Bridgette Wargovich

www.mainepublic.org
St. John's Organ Society presents an organ concert on Thursday, July 28, at 7:30 pm, featuring Bridgette Wargovich (Portland, ME) performing works of J.S. Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, and César Franck. ...

View on Facebook
· Share
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email

St. John's Organ Society

3 months ago

ST. JOHN’S, BANGOR ANNOUNCES 2022 SUMMER ORGAN RECITAL SERIESSt. John’s Organ Society is pleased to announce the 29th Summer Recital Series on Maine’s largest 19th-Century mechanical-action pipe organ, E. & G. G. Hook’s magnificent Opus 288, at St. John’s Roman Catholic Church in Bangor. The 2022 Summer Concerts are performed on Thursday evenings at 7:30.July 28, Bridgette Wargovich (Portland, Maine); Music of Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, and César FranckAugust 4, Juan Mesa (Norton, Massachusetts); Music of Johann Sebastian Bach, Marcel Dupré, and Josef RheinbergerAugust 11, Sarah Johnson (Rochester, New York) ; Music of John Knowles Paine, Jacques van Oortmerssen, and Johann Sebastian BachAugust 18, Katherine Johnson (Oberlin, Ohio); Music of Felix Mendelssohn, Florence Price, and Ethel SmythAugust 25, Daniel Pyle with Catherine Bull, flute (Bar Harbor, Maine); Music of Johann Sebastian Bach, Gabriel Fauré, Jehan Alain, and César FranckSeptember 1, Kevin Birch (Bangor, Maine); Music of Dudley Buck, Arthur Foote, and Robert SchumannJohn Fesperman, Curator Emeritus of Musical Instruments at the Smithsonian Institution, referred to the St. John's Organ as "..a musical monument of great importance..."St. John’s Catholic Church is located at 207 York Street in Bangor. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated. For more information please access the website: www.hookopus288.org. ... See MoreSee Less

View on Facebook
· Share
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email

St. John's Organ Society

3 months ago

Historic organ in Bangor gains international attentionwww.youtube.com/watch?v=HF2uKf0zVjA ... See MoreSee Less

View on Facebook
· Share
Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Linked In Share by Email

↑