From a media release:
THE RIVERSIDE CHURCH HOSTS ACCOMPLISHED GROUP OF ORGANISTS FOR ITS
ANNUAL SUMMER ORGAN SERIES
every Tuesday, July 1 to August 5, 2014 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. in the Church’s majestic Nave, 91 Claremont Ave. (bet. 120th & 122nd Sts.), Morningside Heights
• July 1, 2014
• Check the Calendar for other dates
Concert Series Highlight to Include Live Organ Improvisation Accompaniment to 1926 Silent Film Comedy Classic, The General
NEW YORK CITY - Spotlighting one of the largest and most acclaimed organs in the world and continuing a decades old tradition of summer concerts featuring outstanding organists, The Riverside Church is presenting its Annual Summer Organ Series—featuring six concerts throughout the summer—every
Tuesday, July 1 to August 5 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. in the Church’s majestic Nave, 91 Claremont Ave. (bet. 120th & 122nd Sts.), Morningside Heights.
Pulling out all the stops, the concert series will feature performances by talented organists playing a mixed repertoire ranging from traditional music to orchestral transcriptions on the Church’s 206-rank Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ, the second largest instrument in New York City, with over 12,000 pipes. A highlight of the series will be a live organ improvisation accompaniment to the 1926 silent film comedy classic, The General, starring Buster Keaton. The full schedule follows:
· July 1 – Gordon Turk, Auditorium Organist, Ocean Grove, NJ. A program of American composers in honor of the July 4th holiday includes works by Francis Hopkinson, Philip Phile, Charles Ives, Horatio Parker, Hugh McAmis and McNeil Robinson.
· July 8 – Joyce Jones, International Concert Organist, Waco, TX. A legendary American virtuoso plays works by Bach, Van Hulse, Dupré and Boulnois.
· July 15 – Christopher Creaghan, Associate Organist, The Riverside Church, NYC. Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky.
· July 22 – Robert McCormick, Director of Music and Organist, St. Paul’s Parish, K Street, Washington D.C. Renowned organist and improviser plays Elgar’s monumental Sonata in G, improvisation on submitted themes.
· July 29 – Jelani Eddington, Concert Organist, Racine, WI. A special concert of live organ improvisation accompanying the 1926 silent film comedy classic, The General, starring Buster Keaton.
· August 5 – Christopher Johnson, Director of Music, The Riverside Church, NYC. Works by Saint-Saëns, Whitlock, Borodin, Cocker. With “Terra Voce:” Elizabeth Brightbill (flute) and Andrew Caggert (cello).
Prior to each concert at 6:30 p.m., audiences will also have the chance to enjoy an incredible recital performed on one of the most famous carillons in the world—the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Carillon. The carillon’s centerpiece, the Bourdon Bell—weighing 20 tons—is the world’s largest and heaviest tuned bell ever cast. Its smallest bell weighs ten pounds. Featuring 74 bells in total, in terms of physical size and weight (over 100 tons), the Riverside carillon has never been surpassed.
Tickets are available at the door and are $20 for adults and $15 for senior citizens/students. For additional information the public can call 212-870-6722 or email music@theriversidechurchny.org.
ANNUAL SUMMER ORGAN SERIES
TUESDAYS, JULY 1 – AUGUST 5
7:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.
6:30 P.M. – (PRE-CONCERT CARILLON RECITAL)
THE RIVERSIDE CHURCH, NAVE
91 CLAREMONT AVE. (BET. 120TH & 122ND STS.)
MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS
COST: $20 FOR ADULTS; $15 FOR SENIORS/STUDENTS
Directions: To get to The Riverside Church by subway take the 1 to 116th St. and walk to 91 Claremont Ave. (bet. 120th & 122nd St.) one block west of Broadway.
THE RIVERSIDE CHURCH HOSTS ACCOMPLISHED GROUP OF ORGANISTS FOR ITS
ANNUAL SUMMER ORGAN SERIES
every Tuesday, July 1 to August 5, 2014 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. in the Church’s majestic Nave, 91 Claremont Ave. (bet. 120th & 122nd Sts.), Morningside Heights
• July 1, 2014
• Check the Calendar for other dates
Concert Series Highlight to Include Live Organ Improvisation Accompaniment to 1926 Silent Film Comedy Classic, The General
NEW YORK CITY - Spotlighting one of the largest and most acclaimed organs in the world and continuing a decades old tradition of summer concerts featuring outstanding organists, The Riverside Church is presenting its Annual Summer Organ Series—featuring six concerts throughout the summer—every
Tuesday, July 1 to August 5 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. in the Church’s majestic Nave, 91 Claremont Ave. (bet. 120th & 122nd Sts.), Morningside Heights. Pulling out all the stops, the concert series will feature performances by talented organists playing a mixed repertoire ranging from traditional music to orchestral transcriptions on the Church’s 206-rank Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ, the second largest instrument in New York City, with over 12,000 pipes. A highlight of the series will be a live organ improvisation accompaniment to the 1926 silent film comedy classic, The General, starring Buster Keaton. The full schedule follows:
· July 1 – Gordon Turk, Auditorium Organist, Ocean Grove, NJ. A program of American composers in honor of the July 4th holiday includes works by Francis Hopkinson, Philip Phile, Charles Ives, Horatio Parker, Hugh McAmis and McNeil Robinson.
· July 8 – Joyce Jones, International Concert Organist, Waco, TX. A legendary American virtuoso plays works by Bach, Van Hulse, Dupré and Boulnois.
· July 15 – Christopher Creaghan, Associate Organist, The Riverside Church, NYC. Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky.
· July 22 – Robert McCormick, Director of Music and Organist, St. Paul’s Parish, K Street, Washington D.C. Renowned organist and improviser plays Elgar’s monumental Sonata in G, improvisation on submitted themes.
· July 29 – Jelani Eddington, Concert Organist, Racine, WI. A special concert of live organ improvisation accompanying the 1926 silent film comedy classic, The General, starring Buster Keaton.· August 5 – Christopher Johnson, Director of Music, The Riverside Church, NYC. Works by Saint-Saëns, Whitlock, Borodin, Cocker. With “Terra Voce:” Elizabeth Brightbill (flute) and Andrew Caggert (cello).
Prior to each concert at 6:30 p.m., audiences will also have the chance to enjoy an incredible recital performed on one of the most famous carillons in the world—the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Carillon. The carillon’s centerpiece, the Bourdon Bell—weighing 20 tons—is the world’s largest and heaviest tuned bell ever cast. Its smallest bell weighs ten pounds. Featuring 74 bells in total, in terms of physical size and weight (over 100 tons), the Riverside carillon has never been surpassed.
Tickets are available at the door and are $20 for adults and $15 for senior citizens/students. For additional information the public can call 212-870-6722 or email music@theriversidechurchny.org.
ANNUAL SUMMER ORGAN SERIESTUESDAYS, JULY 1 – AUGUST 5
7:00 P.M. – 8:00 P.M.
6:30 P.M. – (PRE-CONCERT CARILLON RECITAL)
THE RIVERSIDE CHURCH, NAVE
91 CLAREMONT AVE. (BET. 120TH & 122ND STS.)
MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS
COST: $20 FOR ADULTS; $15 FOR SENIORS/STUDENTS
Directions: To get to The Riverside Church by subway take the 1 to 116th St. and walk to 91 Claremont Ave. (bet. 120th & 122nd St.) one block west of Broadway.
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