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OrganFest!
Celebrate the pipe organ with a keynote address, breakout sessions, and concert with Dr. Peter Latona!
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St. Joseph's Seminary 201 Seminary Avenue Yonkers, NY 10704
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About this event
Are you a church musician – or merely a fan of great organ music? Join us for a day dedicated to celebrating and enjoying the “king of instruments” – the pipe organ! You’ll hear a keynote address given by Dr. Peter Latona, Director of Music for the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (Washington, D.C.); learn at breakout sessions with some of New York’s finest Catholic musicians; and enjoy a concert given by Dr. Latona on the Seminary’s 41-rank Casavant Frères pipe organ. Ticket price includes lunch.
Tickets: $45 (full day with lunch) /$25 (student full day - includes lunch)/ $20 (2:15pm concert only)
OrganFest! Schedule
9:00 Keynote
Dr. Peter Latona: Keynote: "For the Love of God: What Makes Music Suitable for Worship"
10:30 Breakout I
Session A: Intro to Improvisation (Clara Gerdes Bartz)
Session B: Piccolos, Pistons, and Principals - Intro to Registration (Fr. George Hafemann)
11:30 Breakout II
Session A: Fundraising for an Organ Project (Mark Pacoe)
Session B: Spontaneous Beauty: Creating Music for the Liturgy (Peter Latona)
12:30 Lunch
1:15 Breakout III
Session A: The Organ in Spanish-Language Liturgies (Sarah Jane Starcher Germani and Fr. Richard Marrano)
Session B: Bourdons, Blowers, Blunders and Bloopers - Issues in Organ Maintenance and Restoration (Jared Lamenzo and Fr. George Hafemann)
2:15 Recital - with Dr. Peter Latona
3:00 Departure