Guided Tour and Open Console



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

Valerie Harris Lecture Recital




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

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.

Chapter News 2024

CHAPTER NEWS

May 2024

Local Event

Organ Virtuoso Concert

May 3, 2024

Diane Belcher, Organist 

Tabernacle on Temple Sqaure

Chapter Closing Social

  • St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

May 23, 2024

7:30pm
 
Join us for an evening of music, socializing, and refreshments
 
  • Presentation about the organ at St Paul’s Church, a three-manual, 37 rank instrument built by H. Ronald Poll in 2002
  • Highlights from our annual history will be shared
  • Members and friends will be able to gather, enjoy refreshments, and play a piece on the organ in St. Paul’s

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April 2024

Chapter Update

Chapter Elections

2024 Board: 
    • Shelby Fisher, Dean
    • Halden Toy, Sub-Dean
    • Mark Atencio, Secretary & Archivist
    • Scott Rowley, Treasurer
    • Kenneth Udy, Membership & Historian
    • Emily Spencer, Youth Education Coordinator
    • Ryan North, Education Coordinator
    • Heidi Argyle, Education
    • Lora Kelly, Webmaster

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March 2024

Local Events

Eccles Series Masterclass

March 8, 2024
Tabernacle on Temple Square
Pieces Performed:
    • Alleluyas, Simon Preston
    • Organ Sonata in C minor Op.65 No.2, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
    • Prelude, Fugue et Variation, Cesar Franck
    • Meditation, Gabriel Dupont
    • Symphony II, Movement 1, Allegro Risoluto, Louis Vierne
    • Cortège et Litanie, Marcel Dupré
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Eccles Festival Concert

March 11, 2024
Cathedral of the Madeleine

All-Bach Recital

March 15, 2024, 7:30 pm
St. Mark’s Cathedral

February 2024

Chapter Event

FRESCOBALDI UNVEILED:

Keys to understanding the influence and works of the great Italian master

January 2024

Chapter Event

Super Saturday

January 6, 2024
University of Utah Campus

Past Newsletters

April 2024