Eastman's Italian Baroque Organ at MAG

01/18/2024

It is with deep regret that we announce the cancellation of this week's Third Thursday concert at the Memorial Art Gallery.

We hope for your understanding in this matter and look forward to resuming our concert series on February 15 at 7:30 pm with Publick Musick. We appreciate your patience and support as we navigate through this unexpected situation.

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10/20/2023

10/16/2023

Join us at the Memorial Art Gallery this Thursday at 7:30pm for an evening of the music of Telemann, J.S. Bach, and C.P.E. Bach with Geoffrey Burgess, baroque oboe; Leon Schelhase, harpsichord; and Benjamin Kjell, organ.
Remember to arrive early as seating in the fountain court is limited and available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Free admission for University of Rochester ID holders.- https://mailchi.mp/5d6bdb47ddce/honeylocust

Join us at the Memorial Art Gallery this Thursday at 7:30pm for an evening of the music of Telemann, J.S. Bach, and C.P.E. Bach with Geoffrey Burgess, baroque oboe; Leon Schelhase, harpsichord; and Benjamin Kjell, organ.

Remember to arrive early as seating in the fountain court is limited and available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Free admission for University of Rochester ID holders.- https://mailchi.mp/5d6bdb47ddce/honeylocust

10/16/2023

Did you know that you can hear the Italian Baroque organ at the MAG every Sunday? Come for a short demonstration done by our students at 1:30 and 3:00pm every week!

This magnificent instrument, originally built around 1770 in the region of central Italy, represents the genesis of Baroque organ music played and taught worldwide. With its well-preserved pipes crafted to render vocal and instrumental sonorities of its time, the organ is a “living recording” of sounds made hundreds of years ago. After being fully restored in Germany, it was installed in the Gallery’s Fountain Court in the fall of 2005, making Rochester the only place in North America to hear authentic performances of 18th-century organ music written for a large Italian instrument.

You can find more about our performers here:
https://www.esm.rochester.edu/organ/current-students/

09/17/2023

Today! Join us at 1:30pm and 3pm every Sunday for a short demonstration of the organ!

Join us this Sunday, September 17, 1:30 PM / 3:00 PM at Memorial Artist Gallery!

Students from the Eastman School of Music play works of Baroque music on the ONLY full-sized Italian baroque organ in North America.

We’d love to see you!

You can find more about Alden here:
https://www.esm.rochester.edu/organ/current-students/

05/20/2023

Imaginative programming and inspiring playing last night by Annette Richards and David Yearsley! Thank you for bringing this instrument to life.

And thank you to all who attended our final concert for this season. We hope to see you again in October!

05/15/2023

Join us this Thursday at 7:30pm for the final installment of the 3rd Thursdays concert series, featuring Annette Richards and David Yearsley.

“How can the organ, that wondrous mechanical marvel, envoice nature? In this program we hear the organ’s music reanimate the sounds of the natural world ... in works by William Byrd, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Alessandro Poglietti and others." —Annette Richards
- https://mailchi.mp/da6050fda592/quicksilver031623-9123389

04/16/2023

Join us this Thursday, April 20 at 7:30pm for an evening of music for baroque cello and organ, performed by Sarah Stone and Keith Reas! Be sure to come early as seating in the fountain court is limited.

ROCHESTER, NY – The Third Thursdays with Eastman’s Italian Baroque Organ at the Memorial Art Gallery concert series presents Sarah Stone, baroque cello and Keith Reas, organ for an evening of Bach, Cervetto, Tomeoni, Rognoni, Piazza, Vitali, and Vivaldi. The concert will take place on April 20 a...

03/13/2023

Join us this Thursday at 7:30pm for an evening with Quicksilver Baroque Ensemble as they present Violini à due: An Italian Journey! Seating in the fountain court is limited and available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

The Third Thursdays concert series presents the QUICKSILVER BAROQUE ENSEMBLE — Robert Mealy and Julie Andrijeski, baroque violins; Avi Stein, organ and harpsichord; and Charles Weaver, theorbo. Join us for a dazzling tour of Italy, exploring sublime and dramatic works spanning the 17th century, i...

02/14/2023

Join us this Thursday at 7:30pm for the latest installment of the 3rd Thursday concert series as we welcome organist, Erica Johnson! Seating in the fountain court is limited and available on a first-come, first-serve basis. -

The Third Thursdays with Eastman’s Italian Baroque Organ at the Memorial Art Gallery concert series presents organist Erica Johnson. Join us as we explore music from the northern migration of the enchanting Italianate style from Gabrieli and Frescobaldi to Froberger, Sweelinck, Eckelt, and Bach Th...

01/15/2023

Join us this Thursday at 7:30pm for an evening with Publick Musick! Seating in the fountain court is limited and available on a first-come, first-serve basis.

The latest installment in the Third Thursday concert series presents members of PUBLICK MUSICK — Boel Gidholm and Christopher Haritatos, Artistic Directors with Kiri Tollaksen, cornetto; Ben David Aronson, sackbut; Naomi Gregory, organ; Deborah Fox, theorbo; and Mary Ricardi, baroque violin. Join ...