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“Pipedreams”: Little Partita for Pentecost

Erik Simmons, organist

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On Monday, June 2, 2025, the broadcast of Pipedreams (American Public Media, Program 2522) will include James Woodman's Little Partita for Pentecost in a performance by Erik Simmons. The original recording may be found on the CD Organ Music of…

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Two Tales of Hans Christian Andersen

Christa Rakich (organ) and Gabe Roth (violin)

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Christa Rakich, Artist-in-Residence at St. John's Episcopal Church, West Hartford, and Visiting Professor of Organ, Oberlin Conservatory, and violinist Gabe Roth will perform James Woodman's Two Tales of Hans Christian Andersen. Admission is free,…

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King’s Chapel Concert Series

20th anniversary performance of "Two Tales of Hans Christian Andersen"

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"Two Tales of Hans Christian Andersen" was commissioned by the King's Chapel Concert Series, Boston, in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the writer's birth (1805–1875). This 20th anniversary performance will be given by Heinrich Christensen,…

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Evensong at the Memorial Church, Harvard University

Choral and organ works by James Woodman

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The monthly Choral Evensong at Harvard University's Memorial Church will present choral and organ works by James Woodman, including Magnificat and Nunc dimittis, anthems Psalm 139 and The First Song of Isaiah, and Church Sonata II. The music will be…

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The Seraphim Singers, Jennifer Lester, conductor, will present The Midwife’s Tale

Annual Christmas Concerts in Cambridge

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The Seraphim Singers, Jennifer Lester, conductor, will present The Midwife’s Tale as part of their annual Christmas Concerts on December 21 and 22. Light from Deepest Heaven A Seraphim Christmas will fill you with serene joy and jubilant good…

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Pipedreams presents organist Katie Gunn performing Sonata in Sea

The Art of the Young Organist (I)

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Pipedreams, the nationally syndicated weekly program of classical organ music, will present organist Katie Gunn in a performance of Sonata in Sea: Cape Cod. Each week, Pipedreams host Michael Barone shares selected organ works and performances, and…

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Commission to honor James Koester, Superior, Society of St. John the Evangelist

Monastery Organist Carson Cooman gives premiere performance

A celebration to honor Br. James Koester, SSJE, at the conclusion of his tenure as Superior of the Society of St. John the Evangelist, will include a new work for organ by James Woodman. "Brother James' Triptych" is a three movement suite based on…

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