Breakfast and score exchange
As in years past, we will kick off the 2026-27 season with a social gathering! AGO members, Eastman students, and friends are invited Saturday, September 5th, from 10 a.m. to noon, when our subdean, Dr. John Sherer, will host us for a light breakfast and a score exchange at his parish, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 25 Westminster Rd. (corner of East Ave.) in Rochester. Come have coffee, bagels, and donuts, take a look at some used scores on offer—and bring your own to share! And, while you're there, take a spin on St. Paul's historic E.M. Skinner organ! This will be a great time to socialize, mark the end of a beautiful summer, and get ready for the fall!
renée anne louprette in recital
Third Presbyterian Church's new Director of Music and Organist, Renée Anne Louprette, plays her début organ recital on Sunday, September 13, 2026, at 4 p.m. Music by J.S. Bach, Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, W.A. Mozart, George Baker, and Louis Vierne. Reception to follow. Free will offering gratefully received. A Third Arts Presents event. Third Presbyterian Church, 4 Meigs St. (at East Ave.) in Rochester.
Augustine sobeng in recital
DMA student Augustine Sobeng will lecture on and play Charles Tournemire's "L'Orgue mystique" on Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 7 p.m. at Third Presbyterian Church, 4 Meigs St. (corner of East Ave.). Mr. Sobeng, who has been assistant organist at St. Paul's Episcopal church in Rochester, is leaving Rochester to take up duties as Director of Music and Organist at Vanderbilt Presbyterian Church in Naples, Florida. Don't miss this last chance to come hear him play here in Rochester before he departs!
stan van rompay in recital
Eastman student Stan van Rompay plays a degree recital on Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 7 p.m. at Christ Church, 141 East Ave. in Rochester. Admission free.
rcors presents cherry rhodes
Our first Rochester Celebrity Organ Recital Series ("RCORS") recital of the season will feature Cherry Rhodes on Friday evening, September 25, 7:30 p.m., at Third Presbyterian Church, 4 Meigs St. (corner of East Ave.) in Rochester. The first American to win an international organ competition, Ms. Rhodes has toured extensively throughout the major music capitals of America, Europe, and Asia. She has performed with many major orchestras, and has been the dedicatee for many newly-composed organ works. A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, she was also awarded Fulbright and Rockefeller grants which enabled study in Germany and France, where, in particular she assisted French organist and composer Jean Guillou at St. Eustache in Paris.
On this RCORS recital, Ms. Rhodes will play a program she's entitling "Color Galore," featuring works of her mentor Jean Guillou, as well as Vierne, Clarence Mader, and Reger. This is a program NOT TO MISS! General admission will be $20, but as always, admission for AGO members and seniors is $15, and for students, $10. As always, your chapter will host a reception for the artist after the recital, where you can meet and greet her personally. And, Ms. Rhodes will also be offering a masterclass to Eastman students, free and open to the public, the following morning, Saturday, September 26, 10 a.m. to noon, at Schmitt Recital Hall in the Eastman School of Music, 26 Gibbs St. in Rochester.
Matthew luca in recital
Eastman DMA student Matthew Luca plays a degree recital Tuesday evening, September 29, 2026 at 7 p.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 25 Westminster Rd. (corner of East Ave.) in Rochester. Admission free.
candlelight concert and compline with schola cantorum
Christ Church's famous Sunday evening Compline returns, preceded on the first Sunday of each month by a Candlelight Concert. Sunday evening, October 4, 2026; Candlelight Concert at 8:30 p.m.; Compline at 9 p.m. Christ Church, 141 East Ave. in Rochester. Admission free.
Third thursdays at the memorial art gallery
The Third Thursday series resumes with Anonymous: A Rose by Any Other Name — an exploration of anonymous and misattributed works of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. John Sheridan, organist, and friends. Thursday evening, October 15, 2026, at 7 p.m. at the Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Ave. in Rochester. Concert free with museum admission.
eroi festival 2026
The Department of Organ, Sacred Music, and Historical Keyboards at the Eastman School of Music presents the biannual Eastman-Rochester Organ Initiative ("EROI") Festival 2026: "Bach Reflected," November 8 through 11, 2026. In this festival, the foremost performers and scholars of our time will explore the rich inheritance of Bach and his music, shedding light on many of the important streams of thought that flow through that endless brook of inspiration. The featured guest artist will be Daniel Roth, organist-emeritus of Saint Sulpice in Paris; other presenters will be Ludger Lohmann, Joel Speerstra, and Annie Laver. The Festival will take place here in Rochester, although there will be a daytrip to Ithaca, where we will hear the magnificent Cornell Baroque organ in Anabel Taylor Chapel at Cornell. Reduced registration fee for Rochester AGO members!
To register and for more information, visit the EROI webpage at:
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