Brass and Organ Christmas Concert featuring the Brass Section of the Utah Symphony Cathedral of the Madeleine, SLC Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 8:00 PM A spectacular holiday performance which combines the wonderful sound of the brass and that of the Eccles Memorial Organ, with the wonderful architecture of the Cathedral Church  and is quickly becoming another of Salt Lake’s Christmas signature events. The performance is FREE – no tickets or passes required. Seating is first come first served starting at 7:15…

Originally from Vietnam, Andrew Vu is the Assistant Director of Music of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, in Washington, D.C. and a leading young artist in North America. Andrew will be the featured recitalist in the the first Eccles Organ Festival Recital of 2025, on January 12. His program will include works by Louis Vierne and Johann Sebastian Bach and will conclude with the entire Symphonie-Passion by Marcel Dupré.

A few outstanding BYU alumni will perform some of their favorite works on an organ that they could have only dreamed of during their years as organ majors. This recital is free to attend.

Aaron David Miller, Director of Music at the House of Hope Presbyterian Church, St. Paul, MN, is a renowned organ improviser and composer having won numerous international awards and given concerts across the country and was recently a featured performer for Pipedreams 40th Anniversary Concert which was broadcast nationally. Aaron will appear on the Festival on February 9th, 2025, with a program featuring works by Bach, Mozart, one of his own compositions and of course a cycle of improvisations! Sunday, February 9, 2025 at 8:00…

John Challenger, Assistant Director of Music at Salisbury Cathedral, UK, will perform the closing recital in the Cathedral on March 9, 2025 presenting works by Jean Alain, Rachel Laurin and Healey Willan. Sunday, March 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM Cathedral of the Madeleine, SLC

This concert features all current and emeritus Salt Lake Tabernacle organists trying their hands and feet at the new Létourneau concert organ. Performers include Richard Elliott, Andrew Unsworth, Brian Mathias, Linda Margetts, Joseph Peeples, John Longhurst, Clay Christiansen, and Bonnie Goodliffe. Tickets range from $10 to $16 and are available starting November 20 at the BYU Arts Website.

Celebrate the BYU Philharmonic’s final concert of the season, showcasing Saint-Saëns’ Symphony No. 3, the “Organ Symphony” with Neil Harmon at the organ. This grand finale marks the culmination of the Concert Hall organ’s inaugural year, heralding many more spectacular performances to come! Tickets range from $10 to $16 and are available starting November 20 on the BYU Arts Website.