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Schola Cantorum

At a Glance “The Christ Church Schola Cantorum… sings beautifully.” Fanfare, Jan/Feb 2010.  Founded in 1997 by Stephen Kennedy, the Schola performs the Office of Compline at Christ Church Rochester NY, Sunday evenings, October through April. First-Sunday Candlelight Concerts and Compline was named “The coolest, most unusual music experience in the city…” in Rochester Magazine’s “Our Top Picks of 2014.” This acclaimed vocal and instrumental ensemble…

Community Concerts

Eastman Organ Community Concerts The concert series features short organ recitals by Eastman students as part of the department’s ongoing initiative to bring outstanding organ music to the Rochester community. Performances are held in various churches around the area, giving residents many convenient opportunities to attend.  Since every pipe organ is different from others, both…

Candlelight Concerts at Christ Church

Concerts at Christ Church preceding Compline on the first Sunday of the month, October-April. Concerts begin at 8:30pm, with Compline at 9:00pm. A reception follows Compline on these first Sundays. 2023-2024 Series: Concerts at 8:30pm with Compline by the Schola Cantorum at 9:00pm SUNDAY, October 1st, 2023: Eduardo Belloti, Organist AN WASSERFLÜSSEN BABYLON (By the rivers…

Third Thursdays at the MAG

Third Thursdays with Eastman’s Italian Baroque Organ at the Memorial Art Gallery On the third Thursday of each month, from September through May, the Eastman School of Music and the Memorial Art Gallery present varied concert programs by faculty and guest artists featuring Eastman’s Italian Baroque Organ. These programs are free with Gallery admission after…

Hook and Hastings Organ

THE HOOKS, HASTINGS, AND A TALE OF TWO ORGANS I. HOOK & HASTINGS: A THUMBNAIL HISTORY During the first decade of the 19th century, William Goodrich, regarded as the founder of the Boston organ-building industry, began building organs as a fulltime career. A musical but largely self-taught craftsman whose major textbook was the several 18th…

The Craighead-Saunders Organ

This project will provide both Eastman and the Rochester community with an organ suitable for the music of J.S. Bach, and help give life to the largest, best preserved late Baroque organ in Northern Europe.” – Hans Davidsson, EROI project director, Eastman professor of organ 2001-2012 The organ, named after two legendary Eastman professors, David…

Instruments

A broad array of instruments is available for weekly lessons, performances, and regular practice. Some of these instruments are owned by ESM/University of Rochester, while others are available to ESM students through collaborative agreements with local institutions. Students who have church jobs also practice on the instruments in their churches. Organs of the Eastman School…

Tuesday Pipes

Every Tuesday, Eastman students, faculty, and alumni present free organ concerts at Christ Church in downtown Rochester. Come out on your next lunch break! Christ Church is home to two of Rochester’s most prized instruments. The Craighead-Saunders Organ is a scientific process reconstruction of an instrument that still exists today in Vilnius, Lithuania, created by…

Rochester Celebrity Organ Series (RCORS)

The Rochester Celebrity Organ Recital Series (RCORS) is administered by the Rochester AGO Chapter, collaborating with the Eastman School of Music, WXXI, and several local churches. Together we bring to Rochester some of today’s leading concert organists to perform on our wide array of pipe organs. Past performers have included Olivier Latry, Cherry Rhodes, and…