Martin Baker, Eccles Recital January 14, 2018 Cathedral of the Madeleine at 8 pm Distinguished Choral Conductor and Concert Organist, Martin Baker is Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral in London UK where he directs the Cathedral’s world-famous choir of men and boys and leads the music program there.  As an organ soloist he won first prize in the Improvisation Competition at the St Albans International Organ Festival in 1997, and he performs solo recitals regularly throughout the UK as well as in Europe, the…

Friday, February 9, 2018 First United Methodist Church, 7:00 pm Come and celebrate Felix Mendelssohn’s birthday with the SLCAGO on Friday, February 9, First United Methodist Church, 7:00 pm.  We will be inspired by the beautiful music of Mendelssohn’s Sonatas presented by David Fox, David Chamberlin, and Loren Carle.  Loren will be presenting Sonata #3, David Fox two movements of Sonata #4, and David Chamberlin will do the 5th Sonata.  You will not want to miss their performances of these Sonatas plus…

Dexter Kennedy, Eccles Recital February 11, 2018 Cathedral of the Madeleine 8 pm As the winner of the Grand Prix d’Interprétation at the 24th Concours International d’Orgue de Chartres, Dexter Kennedy has established himself internationally as “one of the greatest organists of our times” (Iceland Monitor). Praised for his “prodigious technique and grand style musicality” in The American Organist, his concert programs present performances that are fiery, spontaneous, and historically informed, exciting both music connoisseurs as well as people who have never experienced the…

Crista Miller, Eccles Recital March 11, 2018 Cathedral of the Madeleine at 8 pm Crista Miller is the Director of Music and Cathedral Organist at Houston’s Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart where she chaired the Organ Committee for Martin Pasi’s Opus 19 pipe organ.  She oversees the Celebrity Organ Series and the First Friday University of Houston Series and leads a growing Cathedral music organization with the Schola Cantorum in high demand for large-scale, festive liturgies, including those prepared for…

UVAGO members are invited to the following workshop events at the Harris Fine Arts Center next week. Tues, Aug 7, Keynote Address by Brian Matthias, 9-10 am Tues, Aug 7, Instructors' Recital, 7:30 pm Thurs, Aug 9, Hymn Sing, 7:30 pm Tues, Wed, Thurs, Sheet Music Sales & Displays, 11:50-1:30 Organ First! Our very first organ class for youngsters ages 8-12 Details Taught on the BYU campus by BYU faculty and staff 12 weeks of classes for a total of 24…

Organ Fest XI will take place in the Salt Lake Tabernacle on Friday, September 14 at 7:30 p.m. As with all of the previous Organ Fest concerts, it will feature performances by all five members of the Tabernacle organ staff (Richard Elliott, Andrew Unsworth, Brian Mathias, Bonnie Goodliffe, and Linda Margetts) as well as the organist of the Cathedral of the Madeleine (Gabriele Terrone). The concert is co-sponsored by Temple Square Performances and Classical 89. Admission is free and open…