St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, announces its Ars Organi celebration of the church’s organs by Holtkamp, Hradetzky, and Slajch, and harpsichord by Griewisch:
September 15, Jaroslav Tůma performing Baroque music;
9/16, Jaroslav Tůma, paraphrasing Smetana’s My Country;
9/19, rededication of the Hradetzky organ in the gallery followed by a concert by James David Christie and the Oberlin Conservatory Collegium Musicum;
9/23, James Higdon, lecture and masterclass on the works of Jehan Alain;
9/24, James Higdon, recital of the works of Alain on the Holtkamp organ;
9/29, “Blow Ye the Trumpet in Zion,” hymn festival with Richard Webster and brass, percussion, and organ with the choirs of St. Paul’s;
October 1, closing concert with Karel Paukert & Friends performing works by Bach, Ligeti, Liszt, Alain, and Frank Wiley.
For information: www.stpauls-church.org.