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PIPE ORGAN ENCOUNTERS

The American Guild of Organists

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Christian Lane, Director

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The Boston Chapter will host two Pipe Organ Encounters in Summer 2011!

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Pipe Organ Encounters Festival Performances!

Six concerts to choose from!

If power and notoriety are what you want, Sunday’s concert at “The Mother Church” features one of the world’s most accomplished young artists, Nathan Laube, playing barn-burning repertoire on the region’s largest instrument!

If diversity is what you crave, the two-part concert on Monday evening features five stellar artist-teachers and two very different organs – one in authentic Baroque style with music of Bach, and one that is more eclectic in nature, featuring music of the French romanticist Maurice Duruflé. In addition, Monday’s concert features two recently composed works.

If supporting young artists and hearing new music is what you desire, Tuesday’s concert features performances by our five resident “Rising Stars” performing the world premieres of five short commissioned works by area composers, as well as music of Bach, Vierne, and Hindemith.

If virtuosity on one of the country’s most famous organs interests you, come hear Sowerby’s “Pageant” – a tour-de-force for an organist’s feet – at Methuen Memorial Music Hall on Wednesday. This concert also features music of Widor, Reger, and Jehan Alain (1911-1940), whose centennial is celebrated this year.

If pure fun is what you crave, “The Cameraman,” starring Buster Keaton will be viewed on Thursday night. This classic 1928 silent film receives an improvised organ accompaniment from prize-winning improvisateur Peter Krasinski.

And, if supporting young talent if up your alley, the public is encouraged to attend the student recitals on Friday, July 22, which begin at 1:30 at Church of the Advent.

Boston, Massachusetts has long been a center of American organ performance and organ construction. Its history as a city and region is inseparable from that of our nation’s, and its organ history is no different. Historic buildings house some of America’s finest examples of organ construction from the past centuries; instruments

from the 18th century sit comfortably alongside the most romantic instruments of our day; new instruments rooted in ideals of the 17th century sit cohesively within buildings from the 1960s. As home to one of the nation’s largest chapters of the American Guild of Organists, Boston’s organ community is vibrant and enthusiastic; its instruments are varied and immense. Boston hosted one POE previously in 1998, and has served as host to several conventions of the American Guild of Organists, including the forthcoming National Convention in 2014.

These concurrent specialized POE’s will emphasize the connections between instrument and repertoire, mechanics and performance. Operating separately, the programs will unite for concerts and other special events throughout the week -- yet all along the way, the opportunity for the engagement of player to accomplished organ builder, master teacher to aspiring performer, teenager to teenager will be constant and fun!

This is a unique opportunity for young persons to engage the pipe organ through the lens that is one of America’s most vibrant cities with some of the country’s most accomplished teachers and organ builders!

Please join us!

Chris Lane