OrganFest!

Archdiocese of New York Office of Liturgy

Celebrate the pipe organ with a keynote address, breakout sessions, and concert with Dr. Peter Latona!

St. Joseph's Seminary

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! Schedule9:00 KeynoteDr. Peter Latona: Keynote: "For the Love of God: What Makes Music Suitable for Worship"10:30 Breakout ISession A: Intro to Improvisation (Clara Gerdes Bartz)Session B: Piccolos, Pistons, and Principals - Intro to Registration (Fr. George Hafemann)11:30 Breakout IISession A: Fundraising for an Organ Project (Mark Pacoe)Session B: Spontaneous Beauty: Creating Music for the Liturgy (Peter Latona)12:30 Lunch1:15 Breakout IIISession 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 Latona3:00 Departure

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