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 [...]

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This work reflects several compositional approaches that I have been exploring in my recent compositions. The first one is the concept of pitch space distance and melodic attractions developed by cognitive music theory. The second is the musical relative interdependence of pitch hierarchies, rhythm, and modes of performance, especially [...]

The historic presence of St. Michael in Old Town Church in the Old Town neighborhood of Chicago has produced a number of memorable music events. It would suffice to mention the exquisite performances of Music of the Baroque, accompanied by the church’s captivating acoustics and heavenly architectural treasures.

However, [...]