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Old Town Organ Vespers

St. Michael in Old Town Church is home to one the few remaining Kilgen pipe organs. The Kilgen Company was one the most famous organ manufacturers in the late 1800′s, and was especially known for the quality of its church pipe organs. In order to sustain raising awareness in the community of this rare type of pipe organ and as the parish undertakes the needed repair and restoration of the pipe organ to its full musical potential, the Old Town Organ Vespers recital series offers some fine organ music on the improved instrument.

St. Michael in Old Town Church, 1633 N. Cleveland Avenue, Chicago
Saturday, May 22, 2010 at 7 pm
Zvonimir Nagy, organist
Organ music of Franck and Messiaen. The evening will conclude with a short organ demonstration highlighting the progress of St. Michael’s organ project. Refreshments will be served.

Admission: Free will offering. All proceeds will directly benefit the ongoing repair and restoration of St. Michael’s Kilgen pipe organ.
Contact: (312) 642-2498 for more info.

From Desire To Wonder

Join Fused Muse Ensemble for an afternoon of wonderful new music (with a few old favorites thrown in) fused with paintings, video, electronic soundscapes, improvisation, desire, and wonder.

This Sunday, June 6 at 3:30 pm. We hope you can be there!

Fused Muse Ensemble Artists:

Soprano ~ Henriët Fourie
Cellist ~ Sophie Webber
Pianist/composer ~ Zvonimir Nagy
Composer ~ Iddo Aharony
Artist (painter) ~ Jared Weiss
Artist (installation, video) ~ Chelsea Goodwin

June 6 at 3:30 p.m. 114 South Genesee Street
Waukegan, IL 60085
(847) 775-1988

PROGRAM:

Aharony ~ Until the Sea (cello and electronics)

Weiss ~ Od und leer das Meer (trio improv)
Previn ~ Vocalise (trio)
Moore ~ Willow Song (soprano and piano)

Nagy ~ Lætare Vox (soprano)
Nagy ~ Litany of the Self (cello and piano)
Nagy ~ …of the lake II (piano)

Pärt ~ Fratres (cello and piano)
Riley ~ In C (trio)

Old Town Organ Vespers

Please come to a recital of organ music at St. Michael in Old Town Church in Chicago, this Saturday, May 22 at 7 p.m. The recital will feature an inspiring organ music based on the Feast of the Ascension and Pentecost. Admission is free, and all the proceeds will support the ongoing restoration of the church’s historic Kilgen pipe organ. A short tour of the instrument and the presentation of the organ project by a Berghaus Pipe Organs representative will follow the event. All are welcome to attend.

As you might be able to hear this Saturday, the organ is already playing much better! Although less then half of the organ is currently playing, the following program will help to illustrate some very colorful stops and tonal possibilities that slowly, but surely are coming to life.

PROGRAM (In Memoriam Yvonne Loriod-Messiaen 1924-2010)

Zvonimir Nagy, organist.

St. Michael in Old Town Church, 1633 N. Cleveland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60614