11 September (Sunday) • 7:00 PM • The combined choirs of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church and All Saints’ Episcopal Church will present the Fauré Requiem in memorial to the tragedy ten years ago. The conducting duties will be shared by Paul Lee (the new Director of Music at St. Barnabas) and Scott Youngs (Director of Music at All Saints’). St. Barnabas is just north of Lincoln Drive at 6715 N Mockingbird Lane, Paradise Valley. The concert is free.

27 September (Tuesday) • 7:00 PM • James Gerber, organist, From Bach to Mendelssohn: Organ Works from the Mid–Eighteenth to Early Nineteenth Centuries. Works by Bach, Mozart, and Mendelssohn in the Organ Hall at the ASU Music School, Tempe. View/download/print the recital flyer.

23 October (Sunday) • 3:00 PM • Clive Driskill–Smith, Sub-Organist at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, England, in recital at Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church, 19002 N 128th Ave. Sun City West.

1 November (Tuesday) • 7:30 PM • A Restrospective of the Music of Morten Lauridsen presented by the USC Thorton Chamber Singers conducted by Dr. Jo–Michael Scheibe. Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 100 W Roosevelt St. Freewill donation requested.

20 November (Sunday) • 4:00 PM • Choral Evensong for the Feast of Christ the King. The Cathedral Choir, led by Canon Musician, Erik Goldstrom, sings music of Stanford, Dove, Sanders, Lafford, and others. Assisted by organist, James Gerber. Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 100 W Roosevelt St.

1 December (Thursday) • 12:00 PM • Noontime Advent Recital Series. Paul Paige will perform settings of Vom Himmel hoch on the Rosales tracker organ in Kilgore Chapel at Valley Presbyterian Church. Vom Himmel hoch was the most popular German carol before Gruber‘s Silent Night, and many composers responded to its timeless beauty and message. Those selected for this recital are Pachelbel, Böhm, Zachau, J.B. Bach, Marpurg, Reger, Karg-Elert, Langstroth, Walcha, and Held. This is the first of three noontime Advent recitals scheduled for Thursdays (see below) at Valley Presbyterian Church, 6947 E McDonald Dr, Paradise Valley. The public is invited and there is no charge.

8 December (Thursday) • James Gerber, DMA student at ASU and organist at St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church, Sun City.

15 December (Thursday) • Kristin Holton Prouty, CAZAGO Sub–Dean and organist at Valley Presbyterian, in a program of music for Christmas.

10 December (Saturday) • 2:30 PM and 11 December (Sunday) • 5:00 PM • The 9th Annual Christmas Organ Concert. One of the greatest resources in the metro area is the ASU School of Music, including a very fine organ department. Every year the graduate students join together with Kimberly Marshall to retell the age–old Christmas story through music composed for the organ. This year the ASU Christmas Organ Concert will feature music from around the world. There are two opportunities to attend and tickets sell fast. Contact the ASU box office to purchase in advance for either 12/10 at 2:30 PM or 12/11 at 5:00 PM in the ASU Organ Hall.

10 December (Saturday) • 2:30 PM and 11 December (Sunday) • 4:00 PM • Two Christmas Concerts by the Valley Chamber Chorale under the direction of ago member, Dr. Christopher Samuel. The first on December 10 at American Lutheran Church, 17200 N Del Webb Blvd, Sun City. The second on December 11 at Ascension Lutheran Church, 7100 N Mockingbird Ln, Paradise Valley. Both concerts are free.

10 December (Saturday) • 3:00 PM and 6:30 PM • The 10th Annual Choral Christmas Concerts at Gold Canyon UMC. This is one of the largest events we have all year. Featured will be the Chancel Choir, Chancel Ringers, and instrumentalists in the fabulous acoustics of the church‘s 1200–seat Sanctuary. These concerts are open to the public at no charge as free-will offerings will be received. Everyone is asked to please bring at least one non–perishable food item for the Gold Canyon UMC Food Bank. The church is located one block north of Hwy 60 on Kings Ranch Road (Walgreens on the corner) in Gold Canyon, five miles east of Apache Junction. For more information, call Doug Benton at 480 982-3776. Come early!

10 December (Saturday) • 7:00 PM and 17 December (Saturday) • 2:00 PM • Antonio Vivaldi’s Gloria, performed by the combined choirs of St. Maria Goretti (Dr. Skye Hart, director) and Victory Lutheran (Devon Howard, director). There are two performances: December 10 at Victory Lutheran Church, 5946 E University Dr, Mesa, and December 17 at St. Maria Goretti Roman Catholic Church, 6261 N Granite Reef Rd, Scottsdale. Free admission.

18 December (Sunday) • 4:00 PM • Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols. Celebrate the arrival of Christmastide at Trinity Cathedral in the traditional service of King’s College, Cambridge. The Cathedral Choir, led by Canon Musician, Erik Goldstrom, will sing music of Parry, Poston, Ferko, Smith, Vaughan Williams, Willcocks, Goldschmidt, and Crotch, assisted by organist, James Gerber and Paula Provo, principal harpist of The Phoenix Symphony. The service is preceeded by a harp prelude which begins at 3:40 PM.

2012

15 January (Sunday) • 3:00 PM • Dr. Lorraine Miller will play Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532 by J.S. Bach; Adagio, Allegro und Adagio, KV 594 by W.A. Mozart; Ein’ feste Burg by Max Reger; Sonata No. 1 by Felix Mendelssohn; Grand Choeur Dialogué by Eugène Gigout; and Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken by John Knowles Paine. American Lutheran Church of Sun City 17200 N Del Webb Blvd. Lorraine also produced a CD at American Lutheran which will be available after the concert. Admission is free and all are welcome.

20 January (Friday) • 7:00 PM • Dr. Charles Barland, Organist and Professor at Dubuque University, will perform music by Muffat, Pachelbel, Bach, Mozart, and Rheinberger in a concert at Mission del Sol Presbyterian Church, 1505 E Warner Road, Tempe. For information, contact .

ASU Organ Series
6–8 January (Friday to Sunday) • ASU Organ Hall
A 20th Anniversary Celebration of the Fritts Organ

6 January (Friday) • 7:30 PM • Concert on the Fritts and Traeri Organs by the ASU organ studio.

7 January (Saturday) • 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM • ASU School of Music Organ Workshop Sessions. An Introduction to the Traeri Organ: Martin Pasi and Kimberly Marshall. Composing for Organ: led by Pamela Decker and John Karl Hirten. Organbuilding in America Since the 1992 Conference: led by Paul Fritts.

8 January (Sunday) • 2:30 PM • Closing Celebration
Concert on the Fritts Organ. Guest organists TBA.

29 January (Sunday) • 2:30 PM • ASU Organ Hall
No Man is an Island: Isolation and the Language of the English Organ. Erik Goldstrom, organ

Music at Trinity

20 January (Friday) • 7:30 PM • The Phoenix Chamber Brass. The first concert by Trinity Cathedral’s new ensemble in residence. Enjoy music in a variety of styles and periods and for a variety of configurations. Trinity Cathedral, 100 W Roosevelt St.

Is your church planning a Lenten Concert Series? Organ concerts during Lent provide a special time of meditation: listening to beautiful music, hearing new instruments and thinking about the meaning of Lent and Easter. If your church is planning to provide a Lenten organ series, please submit the details by February 15, 2012, to .

Music at Trinity • 100 W Roosevelt St

10 February (Friday) • 7:30 PM • An Evening of Sacred Music. The Riznica Chamber Choir returns to Trinity Cathedral by popular demand. Much more about this talented local ensemble is at www.riznica.us. Freewill donation requested.

24 February (Friday) • 7:30 PM • Nota Bene. The Tucson–based trio of soprano, flute, and piano makes their first appearance at Trinity Cathedral with a diverse program of intimate chamber music.

19 February (Sunday) • 3:00 PM • Christopher Houlihan, organist, at Our Lady of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church, 19002 N 128th Ave, Sun City West. Admission is free.

25 February (Saturday) • Time TBA • Jonathan Oblander in a concert of organ masterworks and lighter pieces at La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church. Oblander, a Juilliard–trained musician and Tonal Director at Berghaus Pipe Organ Builders, was involved with the tonal design of the La Casa organ. La Casa de Cristo is at 6300 E Bell Rd in Scottsdale. More information: berghausorgan.com/news.

ASU Organ Series • ASU Organ Hall

[12 February (Sunday) 2:30 PM • The Road to Bach. Craig Cramer, organ]

4 March (Sunday) • 2:30 PM • Ganz Deutsch! Kimberly Marshall, organist

18 March (Sunday) • 3:00 PM • Isabel Demers, organist, at Gold Canyon United Methodist, 6640 S Kings Ranch Rd, Gold Canyon. For more info call 480 982-3776.