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Nov 19

OrganFest!

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

By Archdiocese of New York Office of Liturgy

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Sat, November 19, 2022, 9:00 AM – 3:15 PM EST

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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

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  • United States Events
  • New York Events
  • Things to do in Yonkers, NY
  • Yonkers Performances
  • Yonkers Music Performances
  • #catholic
  • #organ
  • #pipe_organ
  • #sacred_music
  • #gregorian_chant
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