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207 York Street
Bangor, ME 04401-5442 USA

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The Hook Opus 288 is located at St. John’s Catholic Church, 207 York Street, Bangor, Maine.

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Do you have March 22, 2024 marked on your calendar for Bach's Birthday Concert? Don't forget to get your tickets at bluehillbach.org.Meet Kevin Birch, who will perform and lead the preceding discussion and demonstration of three copies of clavichords from the mid-17th through late 18th centuries!Kevin Birch began organ studies with Yuko Hayashi on the C. B. Fisk organ at Old West Church in 1979 and earned the Bachelor of Music Degree at New England Conservatory (with Distinction in Performance) in 1987. He continued studies with Klaas Bolt at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam and later with Delores Bruch at the University of Iowa where he earned the Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees.Since 1992 he has served as Director of Music at St. John’s Catholic Church in Bangor, Maine where he also serves as Executive Director of St. John’s Organ Society – a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and stewardship of E. & G. G. Hook’s Opus 288, built for St. John’s Church in 1860. Kevin also serves on the Board of Advisors of Blue Hill Bach.He has performed solo recitals in the US, Canada, Europe, and in South America, and for several national conventions of the Organ Historical Society. He is especially devoted to the many fine historic organs in Maine on which he enjoys frequent opportunities to study and perform.Kevin is also devoted to the art of the clavichord – an instrument long associated with the organ, especially in Germany and Scandinavia – and is a member of the Dutch Clavichord Society, the German Clavichord Society and the Boston Clavichord Society. Recent projects include solo clavichord recitals for the German Clavichord Society in Cologne, Germany, the Boston Clavichord Society, and lectures/recitals on “The Clavichord and the Organ – Companions for Centuries” at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY, and at Oberlin Conservatory in Oberlin, OH. ... See MoreSee Less

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ST. JOHN’S, BANGOR, 2023 SUMMER ORGAN RECITALSSt. John’s Organ Society is pleased to announce the 30th 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 2023 Summer Concerts are performed on Thursday evenings at 7:30.July 27: Joshua Ehlebracht (New Haven, CT)Music of J Nicolaus Bruhns, John Knowles Paine, and Horatio ParkerAugust 3: Rosalind Mohnsen (Malden, MA)Music of Dudley Buck, Horatio Parker, Florence PriceAugust 10: Paul Griffin (organ) and Sophia Anastasi Griffin (soprano) (Washington, DC)Music of Johann Sebastian Bach, Louis Vierne, and Giacomo PucciniAugust 17: Abraham Ross (Montreal, QC)Music of Charles Ives, J. K. Paine, and G. E. Whiting -- Featuring the First Sonata for Organ by Florence PriceAugust 24: Mary-Katherine Fletcher (Boston, MA)Music of Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, and César FranckAugust 31: Kevin Birch (Bangor, Maine)Music of Louis Marchand, Johann Sebastian Bach, and César FranckJohn 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

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Meet James Kennerley, our featured performer for Bach's (belated) 338th birthday concert on April 1st, 4 p.m. at St. Francis by the Sea!Get tickets: bit.ly/3ZHZzwDMulti-faceted musician, James Kennerley, is a conductor, keyboardist, singer, and composer whose performances are known for their illustrious flair and thrilling virtuosity, subtlety and finesse. Mr. Kennerley was appointed the Municipal Organist of Portland, Maine in 2017. Since September 2019 he has been Director of Music at Saint Paul’s Church and Choir School in Harvard Square, Cambridge MA, directing the choir of boy choristers and professional men. Mr. Kennerley has given solo harpsichord concerts throughout the United States and Europe to great acclaim. A longtime member of NYC-based early music ensemble, Sonnambula, Mr. Kennerley is also a member of New Vintage Baroque, a cutting-edge ensemble dedicated to the performance of early music and contemporary repertoire. A prize-winning composer, he specializes in music for organ and choral ensembles, and in works that incorporate historic instruments. Lauded as an “excellent, true-toned tenor” by New Yorker critic Alex Ross, Mr. Kennerley has performed with many groups, including the Choir of Trinity Wall Street, TENET, and the Clarion Music Society. A native of the United Kingdom, Mr. Kennerley holds degrees from Cambridge University and The Juilliard School. He holds the prestigious Fellowship of the Royal College of Organists diploma. As Organ Scholar of Saint Paul’s Cathedral, London, he had the honor of performing in the presence of Queen Elizabeth on several occasions.Read his full bio on our website: bluehillbach.orgPhoto credit: Matt Murphy ... See MoreSee Less

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