Guided Tour and Open Console

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Sunday, August 27, 2023

7:30 pm
Cathedral of the Madeleine
331 E South Temple Street
Salt Lake City, Utah

In appreciation of the chapter’s continued support of the Eccles Organ Festival, the Cathedral of the Madeleine will host a guided tour and open console night for members of the chapter.

Members are invited to prepare a short piece (no longer than five minutes). 

If you do not wish to play, you may still join us for a tour led by one of the Cathedral’s docents.

RSVP Shelby Fisher

shelby@slcago.org

Open console limited to 15 organists

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Valerie Harris Lecture Recital

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Sunday, September 24, 2023

7:30 pm
Christ United Methodist Church
2375 East 3300 South
Salt Lake City, Utah

FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

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LECTURE RECITAL BY

VALERIE HARRIS, DMA

PRESENTED BY SLCAGO

The free Daily Organ Recitals at the Salt Lake Tabernacle are the longest running program of this type. 

By 1901, a regular schedule of recitals was instituted with rail travelers visitng daily by the thousands.

Come learn about the impact of these recitals on the hearts and minds of their worldwide audience and on the state of Utah.

Hear some of the favorites from the early recitals performed.

Dr. Valerie Harris

 has performed on many notable historic organs in Europe and the U.S. She performs as a guest recitalist at the Tabernacle on Temple Square in Salt Lake City.

Other recent performances were given in Belgium and the Netherlands. She has given many national and regional workshops and presentations; she serves on the faculty of the BYU Organ Workshops Program.

She holds a Doctoral of Musical Arts Degree in Organ Performance from Arizona State University, where she studied with Kimberly Marshall.
She holds a Master of Music in Organ Performance from Shenandoah University and a Bachelor of Music degree from Brigham Young University. She has also studied in Europe with Hans Davidsson, Pieter Dirksen, Luc Ponet, and Johannes Ebenbauer.

She serves as Dean of the Central Arizona Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, as National Media Chair for the National Federation of Music Clubs, and as Associate Music Director and Organist at Pinnacle Presbyterian Church in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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Family Concert “Peter and the Wolf”

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Saturday, February 1 @ 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM

An interactive concert for young listeners.

Children will learn about the pipe organ through Sergei Prokofiev’s beloved tale “Peter and the Wolf” in a special arrangement for organ. This performance is intended for children ages 3 to 10 and families, and is part of the Cathedral Family Concert Series. offered in collaboration with the Madeleine Choir School and is part of the Cathedral Family Concert Series.

Madeleine Choir School

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Cathedral of the Madeleine

331 E. South Temple
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 + Google Map
Eccles Organ Festival

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