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Philadelphia Organ Festival

An organist and singer performing inside of a sacred space celebrating the Memory and Art of Marian Anderson

Thanks to all who made the 2024 Philadelphia Organ Festival a rousing success!

John Walthausen, Artistic Director
Jay Fluellen, Festival Director
Joshua Castaño, Festival Producer
Mary Jean Sedlock, Production Manager
Jo Manley, Marketing Manager
Allied Global Marketing, Media, Publicity and Promotions
nContext, Digital Marketing

IN COLLABORATION WITH:

  • The Philadelphia Orchestra
  • The Marian Anderson Historical Society
  • Artcinia
  • The Crossing
  • Opera Philadelphia
  • cinéSPEAK
Friday, March 15, 2024 7 PM

Ravel’s Boléro reimagined for Organ and Brass

Chelsea Chen, organist ORGAN: 1931 E.M. Skinner Girard College Chapel, 2101 South College Avenue, Philadelphia

An audience gathered in a sacred space to view the Ravel’s Boléro reimagined for Organ and Brass
Saturday, March 16, 2024 3 PM

Gothic Drama from Screen and Keyboard: The Passion of Joan of Arc

Matthew Glandorf, organist ORGAN: Originally Carlton C. Mitchell 1894; revised Casavant Frères Ltée. (1955) et al. St. Luke’s Germantown, 5421 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia

An audience gathered inside of a sacred space to view Gothic Drama from Screen and Keyboard: The Passion of Joan of Arc
Saturday, March 16, 2024 7 PM

The Organ’s Modern Touch: Minimalism and Contemporary Works

Amanda Mole, organist Vocalists from The Crossing Percussion Ensemble ORGAN: 1919 Austin The First Presbyterian Church in Germantown, 35 West Chelten Avenue, Philadelphia

An audience gathered inside of a sacred space to view The Organ’s Modern Touch: Minimalism and Contemporary Works. Daniel Kontz.
Sunday, March 17, 2024 7 PM

Celebrating the Memory and Art of Marian Anderson

Alan Morrison, organist Marian Anderson Society Scholars, vocalists ORGAN: 1927 Möller Tindley Temple, 750 South Broad Street, Philadelphia

Marian Anderson concert at Tindley Temple
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 7 PM

U.S. Premiere of Garras de Oro

Parker Kitterman, organist Vocalists from Opera Philadelphia Chamber ensemble with live electronics ORGAN: 1928 Austin Rodeph Shalom, 615 North Broad Street, Philadelphia

U.S. Premiere of Garras de Oro
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 7 PM

J. S. Bach Cantata BWV 146: Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal

John Walthausen, organist; Rebecca Myers, soprano; Meg Bragle, mezzo soprano; Gregório Taniguchi, tenor; Christopher Talbot, bass Baroque ensemble ORGAN: 1964 Rieger Unitarian Society of Germantown, 6511 Lincoln Drive, Philadelphia

An audience gathered inside a sacred space to view J. S. Bach Cantata BWV 146: Wir müssen durch viel Trübsal
Thursday, March 21, 2024 7 PM

Holst’s The Planets and World Premiere

Daryl Robinson, organist; Percussion Ensemble ORGAN: Emery Brothers (2021), originally Austin Organ Co. (1936) Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral, 19 South 38th Street, Philadelphia

An audience gathered inside a sacred space to view Holst’s The Planets and World Premiere
Friday, March 22, 2024 7 PM

Romance in the Garden: Franck and Rachmaninoff at Longwood

Alcée Chriss, organist; String Ensemble ORGAN: 1930 Aeolian Longwood Gardens, 1001 Longwood Rd, Kennett Square

An audience gathered inside a sacred space to view Romance in the Garden: Franck and Rachmaninoff at Longwood

Major support for the 2024 Philadelphia Organ Festival and Playing and Preserving has been generously provided by:

 

Gulf Coast Symphony concert at UUC Fort Myers.

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