Events

June 6/7, Saturday and Sunday – the annual Bach Tage , a weekend immersion for choral singers in music of the Bach Family, led by Dr. Marin Jacobson (Valpariso University) and this year focusing on Cantata No. 45 by J. S. Bach and a Nunc Dimittis by elder cousin Johann Christoph Bach, with Saturday rehearsals and a 4PM afternoon harpsichord recital by Tami Morse, and a 4PM Sunday afternoon concert, all events at Mount Olive Lutheran Church (3045 Chicago Avenue South) in Minneapolis, MN.

June 7, Sunday at 2PM – guest theatre organist Zach Frame (Organ Piper Pizza, Wisconsin) plays a program of Broadway, Big Bands, Beatles, and Beyond on the 16-rank 1026 Wurlitzer organ at the Phipps Center (109 Locust Street) in Hudson, WI.  Admission.  

June 7, Sunday at 3PM – guest soloist Aaron David Miller presents a celebratory 50th Anniversary concert featuring the 36-rank 1976 Van Daalen pipe organ at Zion Lutheran Church (241 5th Avenue North) in Hopkins, MN.  Free/donation.

June 9, Tuesday at 12:10PM – guest soloist Kaleb Schmidt plays the second concert in the Summer Noontime Organ Series sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, this week featuring the 13-rank Hoppe/40-stop Viscount digital/pipe organ at Christ the King Lutheran Church (222 Pfau Street) in Mankato, MN. Free/donation. No recital next week.

June 9, Tuesday at 12:15PM – in the second concert of the Summer Organ Recital Series, guest soloist Martin Dicke plays the 77-stop Reuter/Walker organ at Trinity Lutheran Church (222 6th Avenue SW) in Rochester, MN. Free/donation.

June 10, Wednesday at Noon – resident musician Vicki Gornick plays the first concert in the 42nd season of the Organs In Review summer recital series in (mostly) Hibbing, with a performance on the organ at St. Joseph RC Church (113 Fourth Street SW) in Chisholm, MN. Free/donation to the Claribel Hamilton Organ Scholarship Fund. Stay for a community lunch afterwards most weeks.

June 14, Sunday at 11:45AM – following the morning service, visiting soloist Timothy Short (House of Hope Presbyterian, Saint Paul) plays a 45-minute concert on the 47-bell carillon in the tower of Central Lutheran Church (333 South 12th Street) in Minneapolis, MN. Concerts can be heard outsief on the North Plaza in front of the church or livestreamed inside. Lunch served by the church will be available. This concert includes the opportunity for guests to climb the tower and watch Tim as he plays. Free concert & community meal.

June 14, Sunday at 3PM – prior to their group tour abroad, in a multi-choral celebration ensembles from The Meetinghouse, St. Philip the Deacon, Shepherd of the Valley and Grace Episcopal Churches and Kantorei present the premiere performance of a new work for choirs and instruments by Tom Trenny at Saint Philip the Deacon Lutheran Church in Plymouth, MN. Free/donation.

June 16, Tuesday at 12:15PM – in the third concert of the Summer Organ Recital Series, guest soloist John Stender plays the 77-stop Reuter/Walker organ at Trinity Lutheran Church (222 6th Avenue SW) in Rochester, MN. Free/donation.

June 17, Wednesday at Noon – guest soloist Justin Rubin plays the second concert in the 42nd season of the Organs In Review summer recital series in (mostly) Hibbing, with a performance on the Möller pipe organ at 1st Lutheran Church (2201 Third Avenue East) in Hibbing, MN. Free/donation to the Claribel Hamilton Organ Scholarship Fund. Stay for a community lunch afterwards most weeks.

June 23, Tuesday at 12:10PM – guest soloist Tom Andrews plays the third concert in the Summer Noontime Organ Series sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, this week featuring the 13-rank Hoppe/40-stop Viscount digital/pipe organ at Christ the King Lutheran Church (222 Pfau Street) in Mankato, MN. Free/donation.

June 23, Tuesday at 12:15PM – in the fourth concert of the Summer Organ Recital Series, guest soloist Katie Moss plays the 77-stop Reuter/Walker organ at Trinity Lutheran Church (222 6th Avenue SW) in Rochester, MN. Free/donation.

June 24, Wednesday at Noon – local musicians present a Variety Program at the third concert in the 42nd season of the Organs In Review summer recital series in (mostly) Hibbing, with a performance on the Gould pipe organ at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church (501 East 23rd Street) in Hibbing, MN. Free/donation to the Claribel Hamilton Organ Scholarship Fund. Stay for a community lunch afterwards most weeks.

June 24, Wednesday at 12:15PM – to kick off the 19th season of Seven Northfield Noontime Organ Recitals, faculty soloist Catherine Rodland presents a concert on the 89-rank Holtkamp organ in Boe Chapel on the campus of St. Olaf College (1523 Campus Drive) in Northfield, MN. Free/donation.

June 24, Wednesday at 7PM – guest soloist Evan Pechacek (university of Wisconsin-River Falls) presents a program Across the Pond and Back: Organ music from Europe and America, with works by Bach, Brixi, Sumsion, Ridout, Surzynski, Boellman, Alain and Hans André Stamm, featuring the Hinners-Wicks-Orvold organ at Holy Cross Catholic Church (1621 University Avenue NE) in Minneapolis, MN. Free/donation.

June 28, Sunday at 3PM – guest soloist Christoper Ganza (Cathedral of Saint Paul, MN) plays the 50-rank Noack organ in the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe (5250 Justin Road) outside La Crosse, WI.  Free/donation.  Come early and enjoy lunch in the Culina Mariana Café in the Visitor’s Center before the scenic walk up to the Shrine.

June 30, Tuesday at 12:10PM – guest soloist David Mertesdorf plays the fourth concert in the Summer Noontime Organ Series sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, this week featuring the 13-rank Hoppe/40-stop Viscount digital/pipe organ at Christ the King Lutheran Church (222 Pfau Street) in Mankato, MN. Free/donation.

June 30, Tuesday at 12:15PM – in the fifth concert of the Summer Organ Recital Series, guest soloist Gabriel Rivera Bird plays the 77-stop Reuter/Walker organ at Trinity Lutheran Church (222 6th Avenue SW) in Rochester, MN. Free/donation.

July 4, Saturday at 4PM – resident carillonneur Timothy Short begins the Summer Carillon Series with a 50-minute concert at House of Hope Presbyterian Church (797 Summit Avenue) in Saint Paul, MN. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy the unique sounds of 49 bells in concert. Free parking and ice cream provided. Additional programs are on Sundays, July 12, 19 & 26.

July 5, Sunday at 11:45AM – following the morning service, visiting soloist Timothy Short (House of Hope Presbyterian, Saint Paul) plays a 45-minute concert on the 47-bell carillon in the tower of Central Lutheran Church (333 South 12th Street) in Minneapolis, MN. Concerts can be heard outside on the North Plaza in front of the church or livestreamed inside. Lunch served by the church will be available. Free concert & community meal.

July 7, Tuesday at 12:10PM – guest soloist Timothy Frank plays the fifth concert in the Summer Noontime Organ Series sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, this week featuring the 24-rank Dobson organ in Trinity Chapel at Bethany Lutheran College (730 Luther Drive) in Mankato, MN. Free/donation.

July 8, Wednesday at Noon – local musician Parker Hinnenkamp presents the fourth concert in the 42nd season of the Organs In Review summer recital series in (mostly) Hibbing, with a performance on the Wicks pipe organ at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church (2310 Seventh Avenue East) in Hibbing, MN. Free/donation to the Claribel Hamilton Organ Scholarship Fund. Stay for a community lunch afterwards most weeks.

July 8, Wednesday at 12:15PM – as part of the 19th season of Seven Northfield Noontime Organ Recitals, soloist Nathan Proctor presents a concert on the 26-rank 1991 Dobson organ at St. John’s Lutheran Church (500 3rd Street West) in Northfield, MN. Free/donation.

July 8, Wednesday at 12:15PM – in the first of four Summer Festival programs, Chad Fothergill (Duke University. Durham, NC) plays a program of music by Organists in Lübeck featuring the 51-rank 2005 Schantz pipe organ at the Lutheran Church of St. Philip the Deacon (17205 County Road 6) in Plymouth, MN. Free/donation.

July 12 Sunday at 11:45AM – following the morning service, visiting soloist Amy Hamburg-Mead (Indiana University, Bloomington) plays a 45-minute concert on the 47-bell carillon in the tower of Central Lutheran Church (333 South 12th Street) in Minneapolis, MN. Concerts can be heard outside on the North Plaza in front of the church or livestreamed inside. Lunch is available for purchase at a food truck (KCM Egg Rolls). Free concert.

July 12, Sunday at 4PM – visiting carillonneur Amy Hamburg-Mead (from Indiana University, Bloomington) continues the Summer Carillon Series with a 50-minute concert at House of Hope Presbyterian Church (797 Summit Avenue) in Saint Paul, MN. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy the unique sounds of 49 bells in concert. Free parking and ice cream provided. Additional programs on July 19 & 26.

July 14, Tuesday at 12:10PM – guest soloist Mark DeGarmeaux plays the sixth concert in the Summer Noontime Organ Series sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists featuring the 24-rank Dobson organ in Trinity Chapel at Bethany Lutheran College (730 Luther Drive) in Mankato, MN. Free/donation.

July 14, Tuesday at 12:15PM – in the sixth concert of the Summer Organ Recital Series, guest soloist Travis Whaley plays the 77-stop Reuter/Walker organ at Trinity Lutheran Church (222 6th Avenue SW) in Rochester, MN. Free/donation.

July 15, Wednesday at Noon – local musician Amy Szuymal presents the fifth concert in the 42nd season of the Organs In Review summer recital series in (mostly) Hibbing, with a performance on the organ at Faith United Lutheran Church (8964 MN Highway 37) in Iron Junction, MN. Free/donation to the Claribel Hamilton Organ Scholarship Fund. Stay for a community lunch afterwards most weeks.

July 15, Wednesday at 12:15PM – as part of the 19th season of Seven Northfield Noontime Organ Recitals, students of the Lutheran Summer Music Academy present a concert on the 42-rank 1984 Dobson organ in Studio A of the Christiansen Music Hall on the campus of St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN. Free/donation.

July 15, Wednesday at 12:15PM – in the second of four Summer Festival programs, Samuel Backman (Holy Cross RC Church, Minneapolis) plays a program of music by British Composers featuring the 51-rank 2005 Schantz pipe organ at the Lutheran Church of St. Philip the Deacon (17205 County Road 6) in Plymouth, MN. Free/donation.

July 19, Sunday at 11:45AM – following the morning service, visiting soloist John Gouwens (Culver Academies, Indiana) plays a 45-minute concert on the 47-bell carillon in the tower of Central Lutheran Church (333 South 12th Street) in Minneapolis, MN. Concerts can be heard outside on the North Plaza in front of the church or livestreamed inside. Lunch is available for purchase at a food truck (Potter’s Pasties). Free concert.

July 19, Sunday at 4PM – visiting carillonneur John Gouwens (from Culver Academies, Indiana) continues the Summer Carillon Series with a 50-minute concert at House of Hope Presbyterian Church (797 Summit Avenue) in Saint Paul, MN. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy the unique sounds of 49 bells in concert. Free parking and ice cream provided. One final program on July 26.

July 21, Tuesday at 12:10PM – guest soloist Nathan Nikoley plays the seventh concert in the Summer Noontime Organ Series sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists featuring the 24-rank Dobson organ in Trinity Chapel at Bethany Lutheran College (730 Luther Drive) in Mankato, MN. Free/donation.

July 21, Tuesday at 12:15PM – in the seventh concert of the Summer Organ Recital Series, guest soloist Chuck Barland plays the 77-stop Reuter/Walker organ at Trinity Lutheran Church (222 6th Avenue SW) in Rochester, MN. Free/donation.

July 22, Wednesday at Noon – local musician Brian Botz presents the sixth concert in the 42nd season of the Organs In Review summer recital series in (mostly) Hibbing, with a performance on the Gould pipe organ at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church (501 East 23rd Street) in Hibbing, MN. Free/donation to the Claribel Hamilton Organ Scholarship Fund. Stay for a community lunch afterwards most weeks.

July 22, Wednesday at 12:15PM – as part of the 19th season of Seven Northfield Noontime Organ Recitals, soloist Noah Klein presents a concert on the 52-rank Johnson-Schlicker-Rutz organ at 1st United Church of Christ (300 Union Street) in Northfield, MN. Free/donation.

July 22, Wednesday at 12:15PM – in the third of four Summer Festival programs, Tigran Buniatyan (Mountain View Lutheran Church, Phoeniz, AZ) plays a program of Music Through a Millennium, featuring the 51-rank 2005 Schantz pipe organ at the Lutheran Church of St. Philip the Deacon (17205 County Road 6) in Plymouth, MN. Free/donation.

July 26 Sunday at 11:45AM – following the morning service, visiting soloist Margaret Pan (Boston, MA) plays a 45-minute concert on the 47-bell carillon in the tower of Central Lutheran Church (333 South 12th Street) in Minneapolis, MN. Concerts can be heard outside on the North Plaza in front of the church or livestreamed inside. Lunch is available for purchase at a food truck (Tot Boss). Free concert.

July 26, Sunday at 3PM – guest soloist Andrew Scanlon (Church of the advent, Boston) plays the 50-rank Noack organ in the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe (5250 Justin Road) outside La Crosse, WI.  Free/donation.  Come early and enjoy lunch in the Culina Mariana Café in the Visitor’s Center before the scenic walk up to the Shrine.

July 26 Sunday at 4PM – visiting carillonneur Margaret Pan (Boston, MA) concludes the Summer Carillon Series with a 50-minute concert at House of Hope Presbyterian Church (797 Summit Avenue) in Saint Paul, MN. Bring a lawn chair and enjoy the unique sounds of 49 bells in concert. Free parking and ice cream provided.

July 27, Monday at 6:30PM – as part of the St. John’s Summer Music Camp, a family-friendly event with Pizza and Pipes, featuring Matt Tylutki (chapel organist at Augustana University and Director of Youth Music at 1st Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls) exploring the sonic resources of the new Grandall & Engen/Casavant organ at St. John’s Lutheran Church (625 12th Avenue) in Howard Lake, MN.

July 28, Tuesday at 12:10PM – guest soloist Elisabeth Urtel plays the eighth concert in the Summer Noontime Organ Series sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists featuring the 24-rank Dobson organ in Trinity Chapel at Bethany Lutheran College (730 Luther Drive) in Mankato, MN. Free/donation.

July 28, Tuesday at 12:15PM – in the eighth concert of the Summer Organ Recital Series, guest soloist Isabel Alsum plays the 77-stop Reuter/Walker organ at Trinity Lutheran Church (222 6th Avenue SW) in Rochester, MN. Free/donation.

July 29, Wednesday at Noon – local musician Lanae Ronchetti presents the seventh concert in the 42nd season of the Organs In Review summer recital series in (mostly) Hibbing, with a performance on the Estey pipe organ at St. James’ Episcopal Church (2028 7th Avenue East) in Hibbing, MN. Free/donation to the Claribel Hamilton Organ Scholarship Fund. Stay for a community lunch afterwards most weeks.

July 29, Wednesday at 12:15PM – as part of the 19th season of Seven Northfield Noontime Organ Recitals, soloist Richard Collman presents a concert on the 58-stop Allene electronic organ at St. Peter Lutheran Church (418 Sumner Street East) in Northfield, MN. Free/donation.

July 29, Wednesday at 12:15PM – in the last of four Summer Festival programs, resident artist Celina Kobetitsch plays a program of music inspired by The Grand Organ of Notre-Dame, Paris featuring the 51-rank 2005 Schantz pipe organ at the Lutheran Church of St. Philip the Deacon (17205 County Road 6) in Plymouth, MN. Free/donation.

August 4, Tuesday at 12:10PM – guest soloist John Baumann plays the ninth concert in the Summer Noontime Organ Series sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists featuring the 24-rank Dobson organ in Trinity Chapel at Bethany Lutheran College (730 Luther Drive) in Mankato, MN. Free/donation.

August 4, Tuesday at 12:15PM – in the ninth concert of the Summer Organ Recital Series, guest soloist John MacInnis plays the 77-stop Reuter/Walker organ at Trinity Lutheran Church (222 6th Avenue SW) in Rochester, MN. Free/donation.

August 5, Wednesday at Noon – local musician Ken Hager presents the final concert in the 42nd season of the Organs In Review summer recital series in (mostly) Hibbing, with a performance on the Wicks pipe organ at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church (2310 Seventh Avenue East) in Hibbing, MN. Free/donation to the Claribel Hamilton Organ Scholarship Fund. Stay for a community lunch afterwards most weeks.

August 5, Wednesday at 12:15PM – as part of the 19th season of Seven Northfield Noontime Organ Recitals, soloist Megan Engel presents a concert on the 10-stop 1989 Holtkamp organ at Bethel Lutheran Church (1321 North Avenue) in Northfield, MN. Free/donation.

August 9, Saturday at 2PM – guest soloist Dennis James offers accompaniment to the popular Harold Lloyd silent film Safety Last featuring the Wurlitzer organ at the Phipps Center (109 Locust Street) in Hudson, WI. Admission.

August 11, Tuesday at 12:10PM – guest soloist Christine Schulz plays the final concert in the Summer Noontime Organ Series sponsored by the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists featuring the 24-rank Dobson organ in Trinity Chapel at Bethany Lutheran College (730 Luther Drive) in Mankato, MN. Free/donation.

August 11, Tuesday at 12:15PM – in the tenth concert of the Summer Organ Recital Series, guest soloist Nathan Elsbernd plays the 77-stop Reuter/Walker organ at Trinity Lutheran Church (222 6th Avenue SW) in Rochester, MN. Free/donation.

August 12, Wednesday at 12:15PM – as trhe final event in the 19th season of Seven Northfield Noontime Organ Recitals, soloist Stephen May presents a concert on the 45-rank Steere-Möller-Rutz organ in Skinner Chapel on the campus of Carleton College in Northfield, MN. Free/donation.

August 16, Sunday at 3PM – resident musician Scott Turkington plays the 50-rank Noack organ in the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe (5250 Justin Road) outside La Crosse, WI.  Free/donation.  Come early and enjoy lunch in the Culina Mariana Café in the Visitor’s Center before the scenic walk up to the Shrine.

August 18, Tuesday at 12:15PM – in the eleventh concert of the Summer Organ Recital Series, guest soloist Lee Afdahl plays the 77-stop Reuter/Walker organ at Trinity Lutheran Church (222 6th Avenue SW) in Rochester, MN. Free/donation.

August 25, Tuesday at 12:15PM – in the final concert of the Summer Organ Recital Series, guest soloist Matt Gender plays the 77-stop Reuter/Walker organ at Trinity Lutheran Church (222 6th Avenue SW) in Rochester, MN. Free/donation.

September 13, Sunday at 3PM – guest soloist Catherine Rodland (St. Olaf College, Northfield) plays the 50-rank Noack organ in the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe (5250 Justin Road) outside La Crosse, WI.  Free/donation.  Come early and enjoy lunch in the Culina Mariana Café in the Visitor’s Center before the scenic walk up to the Shrine.

September 13, Sunday at 3PM – guest soloist Celina Kobetitsch plays a 50th Anniversary concert featuring the 36-rank 1976 Van Daalen pipe organ at Zion Lutheran Church (241 5th Avenue North) in Hopkins, MN. Free/donation.

September 14, Monday at 7PM – guest recitalist Ulrich Spang-Hansen and his wife Anne perform a joint concert featuring the Gabriel Kney mechanical-action pipe organ in the St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel of the University of St Thomas (Cleveland Avenue at Ashland) in St. Paul, MN. Free.

September 20, Sunday at 9AM – the dedication of the new organ with special music during service followed by an official inaugural concert (at 2PM) by soloist Aaron David Miller playing the new Nordlie-Holtkamp-Möller organ at Roseville Lutheran Church (1215 Roselawn Avenue West) in Roseville, MN. Free/donation.

September 26, Saturday at 8PM – present and former faculty recitalists Chris Kachian (guitar) and David Jenkins (organ and harpsichord) present a Bach-and-Forth concert including sonatas by the father-and-son team of Johann Sebastian and Carl Philip Emmanuel Bach, featuring the 56-rank 1987 Gabriel Kney pipe organ in the St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel of the University of St. Thomas (Cleveland at Ashland) in Saint Paul, MN. Free/donation.

September 27, Sunday at 3:30PM – talented local Aquinas High School student Gabriel Rivera Bird plays a solo concert on the magnificent 94-rank Noack pipe organ at the Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman (530 Main Street) in downtown LaCrosse, WI). Free/donation.

October 11, Sunday at 4PM – resident organist John Helgen will be featured in a performance of the Saint-Saëns “Organ” Symphony, with the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, featuring the new Nordlie-Holtkamp-Möller organ at Roseville Lutheran Church (1215 Roselawn Avenue West) in Roseville, MN. Free/donation.

October 17, Saturday at 7PM – come for an evening of silent film with organ accompaniment as guest soloist Ed Copeland (Heights Theatre) provides music to the classic movie Dr. Jeckyl & Mr. Hyde featuring the new 28-rank Grandall & Engen/Casavant organ at St. John’s Lutheran Church (625 12th Avenue) in Howard Lake, MN. Free/donation.

October 25, Sunday at 3:30PM – Minneapolis organist Samuel Libra (Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church) plays a solo concert on the magnificent 94-rank Noack pipe organ at the Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman (530 Main Street) in downtown LaCrosse, WI). Free/donation.

October 25, Sunday at 6PM - the 22nd annual Tricks and Treats with the Mighty Organ concert with resident organist Bill Chouinard in the Sanctuary of St. Andrew's Lutheran Church (900 Stillwater Road) in Mahtomedi, MN, featuring the mighty 108-rank Casavant/Schantz organ. The performance, replete with special lighting and video effects, is designed with young listeners in mind and children are invited to come in costume. Come early for pizza supper (pay as able/$3-5 suggested) from 5:00 - 6:00 in the new adjoining Fellowship Hall gathering space. A free-will offering will be receivable both prior to and following the concert. For more information and any updates, visit saintandrews.org or call 651-426-3261.

October 26, Monday at 7PM – resident organist Greg Zelek and trumpeter Caleb Hudson present a pre-Halloween concert, Haunted Harmonies, featuring the 108-rank Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ above the Carlson Family Stage at Northrop on the University of Minnesota main campus in Minneapolis. MN. Admission (UofMN students free), also live-streamed.

October 29, Thursday at 7PM – to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the inauguration of their instrument, guest soloist Olivier Latry (Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris) presents a conversation/master-class for organists and music-loving auditors featuring the 67-rank 2001 Lively-Fulcher pipe organ at the Catholic Church of St. Olaf (215 8th Avenue South) in Minneapolis, MN.

October 30, Friday at 2PM – the public is invited to a ‘conversation’ with Parisian organist Olivier Latry, who will talk about his life and career at St. Olaf Catholic Church (215 8th Avenue South) in Minneapolis, MN. Free.

October 30, Friday at 7PM - Philip Brunelle conducts a lavish concert with VocalEssence and additional choruses and orchestra including a presentation of the extravagant Te Deum by Hector Berlioz at the Cathedral of Saint Paul (239 Selby Avenue) in St. Paul, MN. Admission.

November 1, Sunday at 3PM- resident musician Brice Petersen, with strings and other instruments, concludes the 50th Anniversary series of concerts featuring the 36-rank 1976 Van Daalen pipe organ at Zion Lutheran Church (241 5th Avenue North) in Hopkins, MN. Free/donation.

November 1, Sunday at 3PM – an All Saints Remembrance program highlighting a performance of the Maurice Duruflé Requiem with mezzo-soprano Robin Helgen, a string orchestra conducted by Bradley Ellingboe, and organist Louise Bass featuring the new Nordlie-Holtkamp instrument at Roseville Lutheran Church (1215 Roselawn Avenue West) in Roseville, MN. Free/donation.

November 1, 2026, Monday at 7PM – resident organist and composer Samuel Backman teams up with soprano Elena Bird Zolnick to premiere Through the Flames, a song cycle for soprano and organ composed by Backman and based on the lives—nay, deaths—of a series of martyrs. This performance will take place on All Saints Day at Holy Cross Catholic Church (1621 University Ave NE) in Minneapolis, MN.

November 22, Sunday at 3:30PM – Twin Cities organist John Stender (Normandale Lutheran Church) plays a solo concert on the magnificent 94-rank Noack pipe organ at the Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman (530 Main Street) in downtown LaCrosse, WI. Free/donation.

December 8, Tuesday at 7PM – new music composer inti figgis-vizueta teams up with the Rothko Quartet, cellist Andrew Yee, and Aaron David Miller (in a solo organ piece Waya) for a ‘Liquid Music’ program of Music for Transitions briefly featuring the 108-rank Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ above the Carlson Family Stage at Northrop on the University of Minnesota main campus in Minneapolis. MN. Admission (UofMN students free), also live-streamed.

December 12, Saturday at 7:30PM – the Cathedral Choir led by Canon Musician Raymond Johnston presents a Great British Christmas as part of the Music series at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Mark (519 Oak Grove) in Minneapolis, MN. Donation.

January 30, Saturday at 7:30PM – the Northrop Dance Series presents a program including a significant organ component featuring organist Greg Zelek and the 108-rank Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ above the Carlson Family Stage at Northrop on the University of Minnesota main campus in Minneapolis. MN. Admission (UofMN students free), also live-streamed.

February 7, Sunday at 3PM – a silent-film event with guest organist Aaron David Miller featuring the 108-rank Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ above the Carlson Family Stage at Northrop on the University of Minnesota main campus in Minneapolis. MN. Admission (UofMN students free), also live-streamed.

February 7, Sunday at 3PM – in a special Builders’ Recital and the final event in the ‘dedication series’, organ builders and church organists David Grandall and David Engen explore the sonic resources of their recent work on the expanded 28-rank Grandall & Engen/Casavant organ at St. John’s Lutheran Church (625 12th Avenue) in Howard Lake, MN.

March 7, Sunday at 3PM – Duluth organist Charles Sundquist presents a concert performance of Marcel Dupré’s The Stations of the Cross, a sequence of 14 musical meditations based on the grippingly dramatic poetry of Paul Claudel, which will be read (in English translation) by Michael Barone, featuring the 39-rank Glück pipe organ in the Cathedral of Christ the King (1410 Baxter Avenue) in Superior, WI. Free/donation.

March 18, Thursday at 7PM – as part of the Chapel Arts Series, a special event titled Let Us All Rejoice features works for organ and choir, including Rachel Laurin’s Concert Piece No. 5, played by Jacob Benda, a Requiem by Michael Trotta conducted by the composer and sung by the St. Thomas Liturgical Choir and Alumni Choir, and the world premiere of a new work by British composer David Bednall. Conductors will include Michael John Trotta, Elena Bird Zolnick, and Rob Strusinski. Featured is the 1987 Gabriel Kney pipe organ in the St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel on the campus of the University of St. Thomas (Cleveland at Ashland) in St. Paul MN. Free/donation.

March 19, Friday at 7:30PM – a concert by Stephen Hamilton, sponsored by the Bach Society of Minnesota, devoted to works composed and inspired by J. S. Bach…including music of Mendelssohn and Ginastera…featuring the Glatter-Götz/Rosales pipe organ at Augustana Lutheran Church (1400 Robert Street South) in West St. Paul, MN. Admission.

March 20, 2027, Saturday from 9AM-5PM – the annual Before Bach’s Birthday Bash featuring five free hour-long concerts of Bach’s music at various churches in the Twin Cities, sponsored by the Twin Cities Chapter of the American Guild of Organists…details TBA

March 21, Sunday at 3PM – a collaborative performance by the Bach Society of Minnesota and the Minnesota Chorale, jointly conducted by Jennaya Robison and Matthias Maute, with vocal soloists Aaron Sheehan (Evangelist), Dashon Burton (Jesus), Clara Osowski and Sonia Tengblad, to mark the 300th anniversary of the first performance by Johann Sebastian Bach’s Saint Matthew Passion, in concert at Central Lutheran Church (333 South 10th Street) in Minneapolis, MN. Admission.

April 11, 2027, Sunday at 4PM –as part of the impressive Bethlehem Music Series, Vincent Dubois, organist from Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, performs a solo concert on the 55-rank 1965 Casavant organ at Bethlehem Lutheran Church (4100 Lyndale Avenue South) in Minneapolis, MN.

April 11, Sunday at 4PM –as part of the impressive Bethlehem Music Series, Vincent Dubois, organist from Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, performs a solo concert on the 55-rank 1965 Casavant organ at Bethlehem Lutheran Church (4100 Lyndale Avenue South) in Minneapolis, MN. Come early for a 3:30PM pre-concert chat with the artist and Pipedreams host Michael Barone.

April 28, Wednesday at 7PM – resident organist Greg Zelek and a small ensemble of TBA musicians) present a concert featuring the 108-rank Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ above the Carlson Family Stage at Northrop on the University of Minnesota main campus in Minneapolis. MN. Admission (UofMN students free), also live-streamed.

May 1, Saturday at 7:30PM – a performance of the Grand Concerto for Organ and Orchestra by Stephen Paulus, with soloist Jacob Benda, as part of a concert with other works performed by the Kenwood Symphony Orchestra led by Yuri Ivan, featuring the new Nordlie-Holtkamp pipe organ at Roseville Lutheran Church (1215 Roselawn Avenue West) in Roseville, MN. Free/donation.