GREAT HARTFORD
AGO EVENTS
Jolidon Concert Series
** denotes events that are part of the new Jolidon Concert Series, a music series that is hosted by the Greater Hartford Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and in honor of Marjorie Jolidon.
SEPTEMBER 2023
09 September, Saturday
11:30am-1:00pm
HARTFORD AGO LUNCHEON
Parkville Market
1400 Park St. Hartford CT
Join us for a social hour as we kick off the year! Parkville Market contains 21 food vendors and multiple
bars, with options for everyone.
22–23 September, Saturday
ALBERT SCHWEITZER ORGAN FESTIVAL
Trinity College Chapel
300 Summit St. Hartford, CT
At the heart of the Festival is an annual, national competition for young organists hosted at Trinity College, Hartford. Alternating biennially between a High School and Young Professional Division (up to age 23), competitors earn cash prizes totaling almost $15,000 each year. The jury this year will consist of Michael Hey, Nathaniel Gumbs, and Monica Czausz Berney.
OCTOBER 2023
7 October, Saturday
PEDALS, PIPES, & PIZZA
10:30am-1:00pm
Trinity Episcopal Church
120 Sigourney St. Hartford, CT
This family-friendly demonstration of the pipe organ is for students of all ages. The activities will include constructing a small kit organ (OrgelKids), an organ crawl of the 68-rank Austin, and a pizza lunch.
For more information and to RSVP for pizza, click HERE.
27 October, Friday
PIPESCREAMS
6:15pm-8:30pm
Trinity Episcopal Church
120 Sigourney St. Hartford, CT
The Greater Hartford AGO’s 32nd Annual Pipescreams is a raucous, theatrical Halloween program that is
fun for the whole community. Featuring costumed performers, special effects, ghost stories, and musical hauntings, this spectacle draws large crowds every year.
NOVEMBER 2023
7 November, Tuesday
OLIVIER LATRY
7:30pm
Trinity College
300 Summit St. Hartford, CT
Named titular organist at Notre-Dame in Paris at the age of 23 and organist Emeritus at the Orchestre National de Montréal since 2012, Olivier Latry is an accomplished musician, with an exceptional talent
as an improviser.
FEBRUARY 2024
24 February, Saturday
The Art of Gathering
8:00-3:00pm
Trinity College
300 Summit St. Hartford, CT
Click here to register: https://www.ctacda.net/the-art-of-gathering
Together with the Connecticut Chapter of the American Choral Directors Association, we are offering a day of workshops, reading sessions, and meals.
APRIL 2024
13 April, Sunday
SILENT MOVIE with PETER KRASINSKI
Central Baptist Church
457 Main St. Hartford, CT
Internationally acclaimed silent film organist, Peter Krasinski is also the House Organist of the Providence Performing Arts Center, Organist at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Mission Church, Boston,
and the FirstChurch of Christ, Scientist in Providence RI, as well as accompanist at Beth El Temple Center
in Belmont, MA. This event will feature live organ accompaniment for the 1927 sci-fi classic Metropolis
May, 2024
11 May, Saturday
Member Recital
7:00pm
Sacred Heart Parish
158 Broad St. New Britain, CT
In celebration of the new Noack organ, Opus 167, we are hosting a member recital! If you'd like to perform, please email us at HartfordAGO@gmail.com To learn more about the instrument, visit: https://www.noackorgan.com/opus/167/