Concerts in…
2023
Saturday, 18 February – 7pm – Westminster Presbyterian Church – Lancaster, PA
Great Lakes Duo (Music for organ and trumpet with Brian Reichenbach)
Music of Today for organ and trumpet by 21st Century Composers
Sunday, 5 March – 3pm – Market Square Presbyterian Church – Harrisburg, PA
Program of music by Female Composers, featuring Margaret Sandresky, Cecilia McDowall, Brenda Portman, Rachel Laurin, Pamela Decker, and others
Sunday, 16 April – 4pm – Hope Church, Holland, MI
Featuring John Varineau, clarinet and Dr. Sarah Southard, oboe, in chamber music for duos and trios
With music by Margaret Sandresky, Mary Beth Bennett, Raynor Brown, Craig Phillips, and Robert Powell
Tuesday, 25 April – 7pm – Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church, Detroit, MI
with Tony Monaco, Hammond B3 – Hammond vs. Skinner
with music by Sharon Willis, Henry Martin, Pamela Decker, and Margaretha de Jong
Saturday, 28 April – 7pm – University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA
Thunder & Wind, with Carolyn Koebel
music of Japan, also featuring Dr Randall Harlow, Associate Prof at UNI
Sunday, 7 May – 7pm – Hope Church, Holland, MI
Rhonda’s annual Tulip Time Concert, with Dutch organ music
by Ad Wammes, Hendrik Andriessen, Margaretha de Jong, Henk Badings, and others
Saturday, 20 May – 7pm – St Michael Catholic Church – Wheaton, IL
Great Lakes Duo (Music for Organ and Trumpet with Brian Reichenbach)
Music of Today for organ and trumpet by 21st century composers
Tuesday, 23 May – 7pm – St. Johns Presbyterian Church – New Albany, IN
Great Lakes Duo (music for Organ and trumpet) concert for the Southwest Indiana AGO chapter
Thursday, 22 June – 2:45pm – Wheaton College Conservatory of Music, Wheaton, IL
Faculty concert on the new Taylor and Boody as part of the POE
Monday, 28 August – Old West Church, Boston, MA
Concert on the famous Fisk Organ
Tuesday, 29 August – Kings’ Chapel, Boston MA
Concert as part of the Midday Music Series
Sunday, 24 September – Syracuse University Chapel, Syracuse, NY
Thunder & Wind – playing Fujin Raijin for Taiko and organ plus the world premiere of Connor Cree’s new piece for our ensemble!
Sunday, 15 October – Trinity United Methodist Church, New Cumberland, PA
Great Lake Duo, playing new works for organ and trumpet
Sunday, 5 November – Harvard Memorial Chapel, Boston, MA
Great Lakes Duo, playing new works for organ and trumpet
A program of works by all women composers, including the world premiere of a new piece commissioned for us by Hina Sakamoto
2022
Sunday, 2 October – 5pm – Second Reformed Church, Zeeland, Michigan
Great Lakes Duo (organ and trumpet with Brian Reichenbach) as part of Sundays at Second series
music of Today for organ and trumpet, by Carson Cooman, Ester Magi,
Sunday, October 9 – 4pm – First Presbyterian Church, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Thunder & Wind (Organ and Taiko drums, with Carolyn Koebel) as part of church recital series
Program including new music for organ and percussion
Friday, 16 September – 7:30pm – Calvin University Chapel
Music of American composer Bernard Wayne Sanders, with John Varineau, clarinet
Saturday, 17 September – 9:30am – Hope Church
Workshop for Holland AGO on music of BWS
Sunday, 18 September – 3 pm – Hope Church, Holland, Michigan
Music of American composer Bernard Wayne Sanders, with Ellen Rizner, violin and Jayne Gort, flute
Friday, 9 September, – First Congregational Church – Appleton, Wisconsin
Concert for the NE WI AGO chapter – Music of American composer (and Wisconsin native!) Bernard Wayne Sanders
Saturday, 10 September – Location TBD
Workshop for the NE WI AGO chapter on music of BWS
Sunday, 21. August, 8m – Lake Leelenau RV Park, Lake Leelenau, MI
Pipe Organ concert, featuring fun summertime music by Grieg, Laurin, Sandresky, Henry Martin, and more
Rhonda’s first ever appearance at an RV Park!
Friday, 27 May – 12:30pm – International Women’s Brass Conference – University of North Texas – Denton, TX
Presentation on repertoire by women composers for organ and brass
with music by Margaret Sandresky, Emma Lou Diemer, Brenda Portman, Ester Magi, and Patricia van Ness
Thursday, 26 May – 7:30pm – Park Cities Baptist Church – Dallas, TX
Great Lakes Duo – Music of Today for organ and Trumpet (with Brian Reichenbach, trumpet)
Featuring music by women composers, including Emma Lou Diemer, Margaret Sandresky, Marianne Kim, Brenda Portman, Ester Magi, and Patricia Van Ness
Sunday, 8. May, 7pm – Hope Church – Holland, MI
Concert as part of Holland’s Tulip Time Festival
Dutch organ music, from the 17th century to Today
Featuring music by Sweelinck, van Eijken, Andriessen, deJong, Wammes, Mater, and others
with Jonathan Ruffer, Trumpet – tickets $15 at the door or from Tulip Time
Tuesday, 29. March, 12:15pm – Park Congregational Church – Grand Rapids, MI
Mid-day Music organ concert on the Skinner organ
featuring music by living composers Larry Visser, Bernard Wayne Sanders, Margaretha Cynthia DeJong, and (dead Dutch dude) Albert van Eijken
2021
Sunday, 28. November, 5pm – Hope Church, Holland, MI
Advent Organ Concert, with congregational singing
Sunday, 23. November, 11am – Hope Church, Holland, MI
Great Lakes Duo as part of 11am Worship at Hope
Saturday, 22. November, 3pm – Calvin University, Grand Rapids, MI
Faculty Recital with Special Guest Calvin prof. Gregory Alley
Great Lakes Duo with Music of Today
Friday, 21. November, 7:00 pm – St. Augustine Cathedral, Kalamazoo, MI
Music for a Great Space with Great Lakes Duo, Music of Today for Organ and Trumpet
Sunday, 23. October, 4:30pm – Broad Street United Methodist Church, Cleveland, TN
Great Lakes Duo with Music of Today for Organ and Trumpet
Friday, 22. October, 12:30pm – Cathedral Church of the Advent, Birmingham, AL
Mid-day Music with Great Lakes Duo and Music of Today for Organ and Trumpet
Thursday, 21. October, 11:30am – Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
Great Lakes Duo Presentation for Music Department – Music of Today for Organ and Trumpet
on the Casavant organ from 1981
Wednesday, 7. July, 7:30pm – Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen, MA
Concert as part of the Summer Concert Series
Livestreamed at – https://www.youtube.com/c/methuenmemorialmusichall
Music by Boston composers: Foote, Parker, Beach, Chadwich, and Pinkham, Cooman, Woodman, Van Ness
Wednesday, 21. July, 12:15pm – Pillar Church – Holland, MI
Concert as part of the Pillar Noontime Organ Concert Series
Music by Carson Cooman, Patricia Van Ness, Horatio Parker, and Arthur Foote
Sunday, 2. May, 4pm – Hope Church Parking Lot – Holland, MI
Outdoor Chamber Music concert to celebrate Tulip Time
with Greg Bassett, French Horn, and Adam Graham, Bass Trombone (plus Rhonda on piano)
Music by Bach, Schubert, Bolcom, Koetsier, Raum, Bakare
BYOC (Bring your own chair) plus mask, and come enjoy tulips, spring weather and fun music!
Friday, 9. April, 7:30pm – Calvin College Chapel – Grand Rapids, MI (plus livestream)
Celebration of American composer Margaret Sandresky’s 100th birthday!
A concert of her works, including – Mass l’homme arme; Five Sacred Dances; Prelude, Adagio, and Finale; Variations on an Original Theme
Available for viewing afterwards here – https://vimeo.com/event/684136/videos/535050159/
2020
Sunday, 24. October, 3pm – Hyde Park United Methodist Church – Cincinnati, Ohio
Organ Concert Series: Music of 21st century Women
Decker, McDowall, Laurin, VanNess, Sandresky, DeJong, Kim
Available for viewing here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTgQVpDQJww&t=3087s
Wednesday, 22. July, 7pm – Hope Church Facebook Page – Your sofa
Rhonda’s very first livestream concert – played from Hope Church in Holland, Michigan
Music I’d hoped to play this spring and summer in concerts, or I learned during lockdown!
Legrenzi Fugue by Bach, Te Deum by Diemessieux, Sonata 1 by Mendelssohn
joined by Jordan VanHemert, Saxophone
20. March – Church of the Master – Westerville, OH [RESCHEDULED]
Battle of the Organs, sponsored by the Columbus, OH AGO
with Tony Monaco and his Hammond B3 playing jazz standards
and classically jazz-influenced music by Ad Wammes, Pamela Decker, Olivier Messiaen, and Zsolt Gardonyi
3. May – Hope Church – Holland, MI [CANCELLED]
Tulip Time Dutch Organ Concert
featuring music of Sweelinck, Ad Wammes, Bert Matter, Jan Albert van Eyken, Adriaan Kousemaker
7. May – University Park Methodist Church – Dallas, TX [CANCELLED]
Robert T. Anderson Recital Series, sponsored by the Dallas AGO
“Art of the Fugue” – Music by Bach, Reincken, Buxtehude, G Near, Mendelssohn, E Pepping, A Ginastera, R Schumann, Rachel Laurin
9. July – St. Marien Kirche – Leer, Germany [CANCELLED]
Concert on the Ahrend/ Brunzema Organ
12. July – Cathedral of Uppsala, Sweden [CANCELLED]
Concert on the Ruffatti Organ
14. July – Turku Cathedral, Denmark [CANCELLED]
Concert on the Virtanen Organ
19. July – Niederdodenleben, Germany [CANCELLED]
Concert on the historic organ
26. August – Methuen Music Hall – Methuen, MA [RESCHEDULED for 2021]
Concert as part of the Summer Series
Music by Boston Composers – Carson Cooman, James Woodman, Patricia Van Ness, Pinkham, Chadwich, Foote, Beach, Parker
28. August – Harvard Chapel – Cambridge, MA [RESCHEDULED]
Concert – Music by Boson Composers
1. September – Old West – Boston, MA [RESCHEDULED]
Concert on the Fisk organ as part of the Summer Series
25. October – Hyde Park Community Church – Cincinnati, OH
Program of works by Women Composers for their Recital Series
2019
18. January – Fourth Presbyterian Church – Chicago, IL
Friday Noon recital with Brian Reichenbach, Trumpet
18. January – Trinity International University – Deerfield, IL
Evening Recital with Brian Reichenbach, Trumpet
27. January – Arizona State University – Tempe, AZ
Concert on the Fritts organ (1992)
5. May – Hope Church – Tulip Time Festival, Holland, MI
Playing it Cool under the Linden Tree: Music of Dutch composers, old and new
With Genevieve Beaulieu, Bassoon
2. July – AGO Regional Convention, Great Lakes Region – Grand Rapids, IL
Concert as part of the regional convention at Grace Episcopal, Holland, MI on the Martin Pasi organ (2017)
18. October – Hope College, Dimnent Chapel – Holland, MI
Music of Japan for Organ, Marimba, and Percussion
with Mark Lopez, Marimba, and Carolyn Koebel and Ken Koshio, Taiko Drummers and Thunder & Wind
featuring world premiere of a new piece by Carson Cooman (Harvard University) for Organ, Marimba, and Drums
cosponsored by the Depts of Asian Studies and Music, and the Holland AGO
20. October – Prince of Peace Lutheran Church – Kalamazoo, MI
Music of Japan for Organ, Marimba, and Percussion
with Mark Lopez, Marimba, and Carolyn Koebel and Ken Koshio, Taiko Drummers, and Thunder & Wind
featuring the premiere of a new piece by Carson Cooman (Harvard University) for Organ, Marimba, and Drums
cosponsored by Prince of Peace, the Michigan Festival of Sacred Music, and the Southwest Michigan AGO
21. October – Olivet Nazarene University – Bourbonnais, IL
Music for Organ and Trumpet, with Brian Reichenbach and Barkey Bryant, Trumpets
Noon time concert on the Ruffatti organ (2010)
26. Nobember – Park Church – Grand Rapids, MI
Music of Advent and Christmas as part of the Music at Mid-Day Series on the Skinner organ
Music by Judith Bingham, J. S. Bach, Marcel Dupre, and others
1. December – Hope Church – Holland ,MI
Advent and Christmas Organ Music at 5pm
16. December – Mayflower Congregational Church – Grand Rapids, MI
Advent and Christmas Organ music at 7 pm
2018
2. February – St. Thomas Aquinas – Lansing, MI
Concert for the Lansing chapter of the AGO
Music by J.S.Bach, based on BACH (Schumann, Cooman), and by living female composers (Diemer, Sandresky, Laurin)
4. February – Hope Church – Holland, MI
Music for Organ and Winds, with Genevieve Beaulieu, Bassoon; Adam Briggs, Saxophone; Adam Graham, Bass Trombone
Music by Bedard, Frith, Koetsier, Pinkham, and featuring premieres of new pieces written for us by
Steve Jenkins and Carson Cooman
13. March – Central Synagogue – New York, NY
Concert as part of the Young Artist Series
Music by J.S. Bach and based on BACH
23. March – Westport Presbyterian Church – Kansas City, KS
Concert on the new organ by Martin Pasi (2015)
Music by J. S. Bach, Sweelinck, Böhm, Buxtehude, Schumann, Carson Cooman, Margaret Sandresky
27. March – Park Church – Grand Rapids, MI
Noontime concert on the Skinner organ
Music of J.S. Bach, Carson Cooman, Schumann, Margaret Sandresky
6. May – Hope Church – Holland, MI
Evening recital as part of Holland’s annual Tulip Time festival, “Dutch Organ Music on a High-Speed Train”
from 16th century Sweelinck, to 19th century van Eycken, to 21st century Bert Matter and Ad Wammes
20. May – Grace Episcopal – Holland, MI
Recital as part of the Grace Notes series – 1pm
Music of Dutch composer Bert Matter, German Baroque – Sweelinck, Böhm, Buxtehude,
and music for organ and basson, with Genevieve Beaulieu
28. July – St. Gallus – Tuttingen, Germany
Summer recital – music of 21st century American and the theme War and Peace, in commemoration of the centennial of World War I, by Messiaen, Sanders, Correaux, and Walker.
4. August – St. Stephen – Tangermünde, Germany
Saturday afternoon recital series on the (incredible!) Scherer organ from 1631
6. November – Hope Church, Holland, MI
War and Peace-themed concert – also Celebration of the 35th Anniversary of the radio show Pipedreams on APR
with James Sailers, Tuba
Music by Holst, Arauxo, Sanders, Walker, Messiaen, Eben, Diemer, and Koetsier
11. November – West Point Cadet Chapel, US Military Academy – West Point, NY
Sunday afternoon recital series on the “World’s Largest All-Pipe Organ at a House of Worship”!
Music by American composers
13. November – Park Street Congregational Church – Grand Rapids, MI
Concert as part of the Music at Mid-Day Series on the E.M. Skinner organ
Music of today by Petr Eben, Raymond Haan, Bernard Wayne Sanders, and Pamela Decker
2017
9. February – Hope College – Holland, MI – Jack H Miller Center for Musical Arts
7pm – “Tony and Rhonda go to church”
Tony Monaco on the Hammond B3, Rhonda on the 2016 Casavant Pipe organ
Pipe organ music of JS Bach, Marcel Dupre, William Bolcom, Ad Wammes, Henry Martin, Johannes Matthias Michael
26. February – Hope Church – Holland, MI
aprox 1:30 pm – The Post-Pizza-Pre-Concert-Tour Recital
Rhonda will play selections from her upcoming concert tour of Germany, following worship and Pizza Sunday
Music of JS Bach, Henry Martin, Marcel Dupre, Barry Jordan
11. March – Cornell University – Ithaca, NY
8pm – Concert on the Baroque Organ in Cornell’s Anabel Tayor Chapel
Music of Bach, Anton Heiller, Scheidemann, Buxtehude, Ad Wammes, Sweelinck, Barry Jordan
18. March – Marktkirche – Hannover, Germany
6pm – Concert as part of the Organ Recital Series (Goll, 2009 and Cimino, 1780)
Music by American and Italian composers, as well as Bach, Dupre, Heiller
19. March – Magdeburger Dom / Magdeburg Cathedral – Magdeburg, Germany
Concert as part of the Lenten Recital Series in the Remter/ Winter Church (Gotter, Gloz, 20011)
Music by Bach, Heiller, Henry Martin, William Albright, Scheidemann, Buxtehude, Barry Jordan
2. April – First United Church – Oak Park, IL
Concert as part of the series Music at First (Casavant, 1988), with Brian Reichenbach (trumpet)
Music by Bach, Eben, Sandresky, Cooman
23. April – Trinity Episcopal Church – Staunton, VA
Concert before Evensong (Taylor and Boody, 2000)
Music of Heiller, Bach, Buxtehude, Scheidemann, Rachel Laurin, Libby Larsen
25. April – Park Church – Grand Rapids, MI
Noontime concert on the Skinner organ
Music of Ad Wammes, Van Eycken, Marcel Dupre, Rachel Laurin
7. May – Hope Church – Holland, MI
7:30pm – Evening Concert as part of Holland’s Tulip Time Festival
Music of Dutch composers – Baroque, Romantic, and Contemporary – Sweelinck, Zwart, Wammes, Andriessen, Van Eycken
31. May – Trinity United Methodist Church – New Cumberland, PA
7pm – Benefit Concert with Tim Botts, Calligraphy
A collaborative concert with internationally-known calligraphier Tim Botts, who will create a new piece in collaboration with the organ music – pieces by Margaret Sandresky, Henry Martin, Marcel Dupre, Rachel Laurin, Adolphus Hailstork
9. June – St. Cecilia Cathedral – Omaha, Nebraska
Concert as part of the second Musforum Conference
Music by 17th Century North German composers, and Contemporary Women Composers – Sweelinck, Scheidemann, Buxtehude, Patricia Van Ness, Cecilia McDowall, Rachel Laurin, Magaret Sandresky
3-5. July – AGO Great Lakes Regional Convention – Youngstown, OH
Collaborative Concert, with Flute and French Horn, and solo organ works
Music of (North) American Composers – Rachel Laurin, Libby Larsen, Henry Martin, William Bolcom, Margaret Sandresky, Emma Lou Diemer
5. August – Organ Historical Society National Convention – Twin Cities, MN
Concert on the 1864 Jardine at First Baptist Church in Hudson, MN
Music of (North) American Composers – B. W Sanders, Margaret Sandresky, Amy Beach, Noberto Guinaldo, William Dayas, Rachel Laurin, Daniel Pinkham, Carson Cooman, Arthur Foote
27. August – Grace Episcopal Church – Holland, MI
Concert on the (Brand-New!) Martin Pasi organ (2017)
Music of (North) American Composers – Sandresky, Laurin, Pinkham, Cooman
2016
13. February – St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church – Holland, MI
7:00pm – Music at St. Francis – Organ recital on the Pels and van Leuvwen pipe organ, with Greg Bassett, French Horn
Music of Frescobaldi, Sweelinck, Buxtehude, Corelli, Telemann, Rachel Laurin, Carson Cooman, James Woodman
13. March – Trinity Lutheran Church – Lynwood, WA
7:00pm – Organ recital as part of the Music at Trinity Series on the organ by Martin Pasi (1995)
Music of J. S. Bach
3. April – Hope Church – Holland, MI
3:00 pm – Recital for Organ and Trumpet – with Brian Reichenbach (Chicago)
Music of Bach, Petr Eben, Margaret Sandresky, Carsen Cooman
8. May – Goshen College – Goshen, IN
3 pm – Concert as part of the Reith Chamber Series, on the Taylor and Boody organ (2005)
Music of J. S. Bach, J Praetorius, Scheidemann, Buxtehude, Carsen Cooman, Rachel Laurin, Anton Heiller, William Albright, Arvo Pärt
17. June – Fountain Street Church – Grand Rapids, MI
7:30pm – Summer Solstice Concert, with Marilyn Ossentjuk, organ and Matthew Elzinga, trumpet
Music of J. S Bach, Rachel Laurin, Hillary Tan, William Albright, Carsen Cooman, P.D.Q. Bach
2015
10. February – Christ Church Chattanooga – Chattanooga, TN
7:00pm – Music at Christ Church Series on the Richards, Fowkes organ (1997)
The Art of the Fugue – Music by Buxtehude, Reincken, Bruhns, JS Bach, CPE Bach, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Pepping, BW Sanders, R Laurin, J Woodman
12. February – Birmingham-Southern College – Birmingham, AL
11am – Recital/ Presentation “Study in Europe: What I learned, why I went (and stayed), and why I think you should go too”
13. February – Cathedral Church of the Advent – Birmingham, AL
12:30 pm – Organ recital as part of the Mid-Day Music Series
The Art of the Fugue – Music by 20th/21st century composers (and Bach)
22. March – Hope Church – Holland, MI
3 pm – Organ and More Concert – Organ music with insturments, including Tuba, Marimba, Violin, Flute, Trumpet, and Oboe
Music by Gwyneth Walker, Stephen Jenkins, Rheinberger, James Biery, James Woodman, Johann Ludwig Krebs, Jean Alain (and more!)
19. April – First Reformed Church – Holland, MI
3pm – Free @ Three Concert Series – with Greg Bassett, French Horn
Music by Rachel Laurin, Naji Hakim, Kerry Turner
12.-15. July – American Guild of Organists Regional Convention – Indianapolis, IN
Presentation given as part of the AGO Convention “Organists: A dying breed?”
3. October – Messiah College/ Harrisburg chapter of the AGO – Grantham, PA
Presentation sponsored by the Harrisburg AGO and Messiah College – “What I learned in Germany”
4. October – Messiah College – Grantham, PA
Concert with solo organ and faculty musicians, as part of the Artist Series
5. November – University of Tennessee at Knoxville, TN
Concert on the Richards, Fowkes organ – co-sponsored by the Knoxville AGO chapter
6. November – University of Tennesse at Knoxville, TN
Presentation sponsored by the Knoxville AGO – “What I learned in Germany”
20. November – Faith Lutheran Church, Glen Ellyn, IL
Concert on the Noak organ, co-sponsored by the Fox Valley AGO Chapter
21. November – Faith Lutheran Church, Glen Ellyn, IL
Presentation sponsored by the Fox Valley AGO – “What I learned in Germany”
22. November – Hope Church, Holland, MI
Organ Concert with the West Michigan Flute Ensemble
13. December – Hope Church; Holland, MI
4pm Advent Organ recital
2014
26. January – First Reformed Church – Holland, Michigan
Concert for organ and french horn (with Gregory Bassett) as part of the Free at Three concert series
Music by Rachel Laurin, J. S. Bach, Naji Hakim, and Kerry Turner
11. February – Grace Church – New York City, New York
Organ concert as part of the Bach at Noon series, on the Tayor and Boody organ (2013)
Music by J. S. Bach
12. February – Trinity Wall Street (St. Paul’s Chapel) – New York City, New York
Organ concert as part of the Pipes at One series
Music by J.S.Bach
27. April – Calvary United Methodist Church – Brownsburg, Indiana
Concert as part of the Artist Recital Series, sponsored by the Indianapolis chapter of the American Guild of Organists, on the Ruggles organ (1994)
Music of 17th century North Germany – Bach, Buxtehude, Böhm, Lübeck, Pachelbel, Tunder, Scheidemann
28. April – Indiana University – Bloomington, Indiana
Masterclass sponsored by the organ department, on music of 17th century Northern Germany,
as well as the presentation “What I Learned in Germany”
28. April – Calvary United Methoidst Church – Brownsburg, Indiana
Masterclass sponsored by the Indianapolis chapter of the AGO
16. May – The First Congregational Church of Madison – Madison, Connecticut
Solo organ concert as part of Music at the Meetinghouse Series on the Moeller organ (1929)
“Everyone Dance!” – Music written since 1950, by Laurin, Larsen, Eben, Hampton, Sandresky, Jordan, Hailstork, Farrington, Van Ness, McDowall, Walker
17. May – Union Church – Claremont, New Hampshire
Concert and organ demonstration sponsored by the Claremont Center for Music and the Arts
“Modern Music for Modern Ears” – Music since 1980, by Laurin, Larsen, Hampton, Sandresky, Hailstork, Farrington, Van Ness, Walker
18. May – Church of Christ at Dartmouth College – Hanover, New Hampshire
Solo organ concert, “Something old, Something new”, on the Letourneau Organ (2004)
Music by Rachel Laurin, Bach, Cecilia McDowall, Lübeck, Patricia Van Ness, Tunder, Margaret Sandresky, Buxtehude, Gwyneth Walker
21. June – St. Thomas Episcopal Church – Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Solo organ concert
3. July – Freiberger Dom/ Cathedral of Freiberg, Germany
Solo organ concert on the two Gottfried Silbermann organs, from 1718/19 and 1711/14
Music by J. S. Bach, Müthel, Krebs, Böhm, Pachelbel
6. July – Georgskirche – Weener, Germany
Solo organ concert on the Arp Schnitger organ (1710/1782)
Music by J.S. Bach, Buxtehude, Müthel, Pachelbel, Scheidemann, Tunder, Böhm
7. July – Marienkirche, Marienhaffe, Germany
Solo organ concert on the Gerard von Holy organ (1710/1713)
13. July – St. Levin Kirche, Harbke, Germany
Solo organ concert on the Christoph Treutmann/ Gottfried Fritzsche organ (1621/22 and 1727/28)
19. September – Church of the Holy Trinity – Toronta, Canada
Solo organ concert as part of the ORGANIX 14 Organ Festival, on the Casavant organ (1970)
“It don’t mean a thing…” – music by Bach, Buxtehude, Alain, Vierne, Messiaen, Bolcom, Walker
26. September – St. Augustine Cathedral – Kalamazoo, MI
Organ and dance collaboration, with the Farrell Ballett Theatre, as part of the Music in a Sacred Space series on the Nichols and Simpson organ
Les Corps Glorieux: Seven brief visions on the Life of the Resurrected by Olivier Messiaen
10. October – Calvin College – Grand Rapids, MI
Soloist for the Concerto for Organ with Percussion Orchestra, by Lou Harrison (V. movement only)
18. October – York chapter of the American Guild of Organists – York, PA
Presentation for the AGO – “Organists: a Dying Breed?”
19. October – St. Luke’s Episcopal Church – Lebanon, PA
Solo organ concert after 7pm Evensong
Les Corps Glorieux by Olivier Messiaen
22. October – St. Michael’s Episcopal Church -Bon Air (Richmond), VA
Solo organ concert on the Taylor and Boody organ (2010)
“Something old, Something new” – Organ music by 17th century (old, dead, male) composers, and 21st century Canadian, Amerian, and British women
Music by Bach, Buxtehude, Boehm, Luebeck, and Rachel Lauren, Cecilia McDowall, Patricia van Ness, Margaret Sandresky, Gwenyth Walker
25. October – Lancaster chapter of the American Guild of Organists – Lancaster, PA
Presentation for the AGO – “What I learned in Germany”
2. November – First Church – Deerfield, MA
Organ recital as part of The Brick Church Music Series
“Something Old, Something New”
5. November – Hope College, Holland, MI
Lecture/ Demonstration for Dr. Huw Lewis’ Organ studio – Messiaen’s Les Corps Glorieux
14. December – Hope Church – Holland, MI
Advent Recital – Music by Dupre, Bach, Buxtehude, Heiller
2013
2. March – First Park Congregational Church – Grand Rapids, Michigan
Music at Mid-Day concert on the E.M. Skinner organ from 1930
Music of Mendelssohn, Brahms, and Bach’s Passacaglia and Fugue in C Minor
15. March – Central Reformed Church – Grand Rapids, Michigan
Performance with the Grand Rapids Bach Chorale of the organ obbligato part
Cantata 169 – Gott soll allein mein Herze haben – by J. S. Bach
11. April – Western Theological Seminary – Holland, Michigan
Private concert presented for the President’s Club
Music of Bach, Mendelssohn, C.P.E. Bach, J.S. Bach, Sweelinck, Luebeck
14. April – Hope Church – Holland, Michigan
Animals in Music: a concert for the young and young-at-heart
Music of Prokofiev (Peter and the Wolf), Anthony Plog (Animal Ditties), and Iain Farrington (Animal Parade)
With Jimmy Leach – trumpet, Eileen Jenkins and Julia Randel – narrators
24. April – Trinity Lutheran Church – Grand Rapids, Michigan
Bach Keyboard Creations – sponsored by the Grand Rapids Bach Festival
Selections from Bach’s Orgelbuechlein, with other members of the Grand Rapids AGO
20. September – St. John’s Lutheran Church – Sacramento, California
Organ and trombone quartet collaboration concert as part of the Bravo Bach Festival, with Gudonian Hand
Music by Bach, Schutz, Gabrielli
21. September – St. Mark’s United Methodist Curch – Sacramento, California
Solo organ concert – The Art of the Fugue – as part of the Bravo Bach Festival
Works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Widor, Pepping, Durufle, Bernard Wayne Sanders
27. September – St. Paul’s Catholic Cathedral – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Organ concert as part of the Cathedral Concert Series, on the Rudolf von Beckerath organ (1962)
Works by Buxtehude, Schumann, Bach, Mendelssohn, Durufle, Sandresky
25. October – Saratoga Springs United Methodist Church – Saratoga Springs, NY
Frobenius Organ Recital Series presents Rhonda Sider Edgington and Gudonian Hand (trombone quartet)
Works by Schutz, J.S.Bach, Gabrielli, Handel, Ives, and Messiaen, on the Frobenius organ
17. November – Hope College – Holland, Michigan
Music for Four Hands, Four Feet, and Six Keyboards – Repertoire for Piano and Organ, Organ four-hands, & Piano four-hands, with Jane Bosko, pianist and organist
Music by J.S. Bach, W.A. Mozart, Cesar Franck, Flor Peeters, Thierry Escaich, C.P.E. Bach, and Gabriel Faure
8. December – Hope Church – Holland, MI
Advent organ recital with Gergory Basset, french horn, and Stephen Jenkins, organ
Works for organ and horn, and organ four-hands by Bach, Daquin, Pinkham, Hakim
2012
19. Febuary – Fountain Street Church – Grand Rapids, Michigan
Performed as a part of the Members’ Recital for the Grand Rapids chapter of the AGO (American Guild of Organists)
Sonata 2 in E Minor by August Gottfried Ritter
26. February – Trinity Episcopal Church – Staunton, Virginia
4.30 pm concert (before the 5pm Choral Evensong) on the Taylor and Boody organ (2000)
Music by Mendelssohn, Sweelinck, JS Bach, Buxtehude, Luebeck
30. March – St. Helena’s Episcopal Church – Beaufort, South Carolina
7pm concert as part of the series Music at St. Helena’s on the Taylor and Boody organ (1985)
Music by Mendelssohn, Sweelinck, JS Bach, Buxtehude, Luebeck, Ritter, James Woodman, BW Sanders
15. April – Hope Church (Reformed Church of America) – Holland, Michigan
3.30 pm Concert as part of the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the congregation on the Reuter organ
Music by Vierne, Messiaen, JS Bach, BW Sanders, Albright, Buxtehude
6. June – Pillar Church – Holland, Michigan
12.15 Concert as part of the series Noontime Organ Concerts on the Lauck organ (2002)
Music by Vierne, JS Bach, BW Sanders, Albright
10. July – Church of St. Catherine of Sienna-St. Lucy – Oak Park, Illinois
Concert as part of the 2012 National Convention of the Organ Historical Society on the Casavant Organ (1920)
Music by Sowerby, Percy Whitlock, Ritter
27. July – Magdeburger Dom – Magdeburg Cathedral – Magdeburg, Germany
Concert as part of the series Orgelkunst on the Schuke organ (2008)
Music by Vierne, Ritter, JS Bach, Bolcom
28. July – Kaiser Wilhelm Gedaechtnis Kirche – Berlin, Germany
Concert as part of the series Orgelvesper on the Schuke Organ (1962/3)
Music by Vierne, JS Bach, Buxtehude
2. August- Verdener Dom – Verden Cathedral – Verden, Germany
Concert as part of the Summer organ recital series on the Fuertwangler and Hammer organ (1916)
Music by Ritter, Vierne, JS Bach, Bolcom
3. August – Unser Lieben Kirche – Bremen, Germany
Concert as part of the series Orgelpunkt
Music by Ritter, JS Bach, Buxtehude
12. August – Madonna della Strada Chapel at Loyola University – Chicago, Illinois
Loyola University Summer Celebrity Organ Concert Series on the Goulding and Wood organ (2006)
Music by Bach, Buxtehude, Vierne, Messiaen, Alain, Albright, Bolcom
“It Don’t Mean a Thing”: finding jazz and swing influences in organ music
9. September – Church of Christ at Dartmouth College – Hanover, New Hampshire
Concet as part of the recital series on the Letourneau organ – “German Meistern – German Masters”
Music by JS Bach, Sweelinck, Buxtehude, CPE Bach, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, Luebeck, Ritter
14. September – Westminster Presbyterian Church – Charlottesville, Virginia
Concert as part of the 33rd annual Westminster Organ Concert Series on the Taylor and Boody organ, Op. 3 (1980)
Music by JS Bach, Sweelinck, Buxtehude, CPE Bach, Mendelssohn, Schumann Brahms, Leubeck, Ritter
21. September – National City Christian Church
Concert as part of the Friday Noon-Time series Magical, Mystical, Musical Machine
Music of JS Bach, Olivier Messiaen, William Bolcom, August Gottfried Ritter
23. September – Camp Hill Presbyterian Church – Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
4 pm – Concert as part of the organ recital series – “It don’t mean a thing…”
Music by Bach, Buxtehde, Vierne, Messiaen, Alain, Albright, Bolcom
2. December – Holy Name Cathedral – Chicago, Illinois
3:30 pm Advent concert (before the 4 pm choral evensong) on the Flentrop organ (1989)
Music by Johann Sebastian Bach, Matthias Weckmann, Hugo Distler
9. December – Hope Church – Holland, Michigan
4:15 pm Advent concert followed by the children’s Christmas paegent
Music by J. S. Bach, Olivier Messiaen, Hugo Distler
2011
20. January – St. Petri Cathedral – Bremen, Germany
Concert as part of the Mottette series on the Wilhelm Sauer organ (1894)
American music from the 20th and 21st century
Music by William Bolcom, Dan Locklair, Margaret Sandresky, William Albright, Bernard Wayne Sanders, Calvin Hampton
11. March – Church of Unser Lieben Frauen – Bremen, Germany
Concert as part of the weekly Orgelpunkt series
Music by Bach, Sweelinck, Boehm, and Buxtehude
26. March – St. Ansgarii Church – Bremen, Germany
Concert as part of the SonnAbend Musik series
Music for Saxophon and Organ, with Gert Lueken, Saxophon
Music by Bach, Krebs, Vivaldi, Couperin, Schumann, Piazzola, Sanders, Bouvard, Verhiel, and Ferran
27. March – Findorff Church – Grasberg, Germany
Concert for Lent, with music for Soprano and Organ, Angela Postweiler, Soprano, on the Arp Schnitger organ (1694)
Music by Bach, Buxtehude, Scheidemann, Boehm, and Sweelinck
1. April – Stadtkirche – Rotenburg (Wuemme), Germany
Music for Saxophon and Organ, with Gert Lueken, Saxophon
Music by Bach, Krebs, Couperin, Schumann, Piazzola, Sanders, Bouvard, Verhiel, and Ferran
13. May – Church of Unser Lieben Frauen – Bremen, Germany
Concert as part of the weekly Orgelpunkt series
Music by Scheidemann, Luebeck, Buxtehude, and Sweelinck
29. June – Holy Trinity Lutheran Church- York Springs, PA
Concert as part of the AGO Region III Convention on the Taylor and Boody organ (1986)
Music from 17th and 18th century Germany by Bach, Buxtehude, Scheidemann, Sweelinck, and Luebeck
31. July – Peter-Paul Church – Niedernododeleben, Germany
Concert as part of the summer organ concert series, on the Compenius organ (1611)
Music by Krebs, J.S. Bach, Sweelinck, Scheidemann, Böhm, Lübeck, Muffat
PROGRAM
7. July – Church of St. Pancratius – Hamburg-Neuenfelde, Germany
Neuenfelder Orgelmusik Concert on the Arp Schnitger organ (1688)
Music by Weckmann, Sweelinck, Scheidemann, Jacob Praetorious, Buxtehude, Muffat, Böhm, Lübeck
PROGRAM
14. August – Basedow Kirche – Basedow, Germany
Orgelmusik in Basedow – summer concert series on the Herbst/Gerke organ (1683)
Music by Weckmann, Sweelinck, Scheidemann, Jacob Praetorious, Buxtehude, Muffat, Böhm, Lübeck
PROGRAM
2. September – Church of Unser Lieben Frauen – Bremen, Germany
Concert as part of the weekly Orgelpunkt series
Music by J. S. Bach, W.S. Sanders, G.A. Homilius, Mendelssohn
11. September – St. Nicolai Church – Sulingen, Germany
Concert for Saxophon and Organ with Gert Lueken, Saxophon
Music by Bach, Vivaldi, Krebs, Couperin, Schumann, Piazzola, Sanders, Bouvard, Verhiel, Ferran
6. November – St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue – New York City, NY, USA
Concert as part of the Sunday Organ Recital Series, on the Taylor and Boody organ (1996)
Music by J. S. Bach, J.C. Bach, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Lübeck, Sweelinck
2010
5. January – Bremen, Germany – my latest “project”
Esther Amelia Edgington – already an organ lover
14. May – Church of Unser Lieben Frauen – Bremen, Germany
Weekly Orgelpunkt series
Music by J.S. Bach, Johann Gottfried Müthel, Calvin Hampton
30. June – Church of St. Salvator – Pellworm, Germany
Concert as part of the summer organ concert series on the Arp Schnitger organ (1711)
Music from Germany and America by Dietrich Buxtehude, J.S. Bach, J.P. Sweelinck, Vincent Lübeck, J.G. Müthel, Dan Locklair, Daniel Pinkham , and James Woodman
28. July – Church of St. Ludgeri – Norden, Germany
Concert as part of the summer organ concert series on the Arp Schnitger organ (1688)
Music by Jacob Praetorius, Georg Muffat, J.S.Bach, J.P. Sweelinck, Vincent Lübeck, Dietrich Buxtehude
1. August – Church of St. Willehadi – Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Germany
Concert as part of the series “Orgel Musik zur Offene Kirche” on the Erasmus Bielfeldt organ (1731-34)
Music by Johann Gottfried Müthel, J.S.Bach, Vincent Lübeck, Dietrich Buxtehude
2009
15. January – St. Petri Cathedral/ Bremer Dom – Bremen, Germany
New Music concert as part of the weekly music series, on the Wilhelm Sauer Organ (1894) and van Vulpen organ (1966)
Music by Olivier Messiaen, John Cage, György Ligeti, and composition students at the Hochschule für Künste/ University of the Arts, Bremen
1. February – Church of St. Georg – Weener, Germany
Organ concert on the Arp Schnitger Organ (1710/1782)
Music by Heinrich Scheidemann, Dietrich Buxtehude, Georg Böhm, Johann Sebastian Bach, CPE Bach, Vincent Lübeck, Felix Mendelssohn
22. February – St. Marien Church – Bremen, Germany
Concert as part of the “Musik zum Monatsschluss” series / Music for the month’s end with Heinrich Klassen, Oboe
Music by Bach, Mendelssohn, Telemann, and Buxtehude
16. March – Hochschule für Künste/ University of the Arts – Bremen, Germany
Student Clavichord recital on the Clavichord by Dietrich Hein
Music of Carl Phillip Emanuel Bach
24. April – Church of Unser Lieben Frauen – Bremen, Germany
Weekly Orgelpunkt concert
Music by Robert Schumann, Daniel Fleuret, Felix Mendelssohn, August Gottfried Ritter
9. May – St. Petri Cathderal/ Bremer Dom, West Crypt – Bremen, Germany
Lunchtime Concert on the Gottfried Silbermann Organ (1734)
Music by Giovanni Salvatore, Francisco Correa de Arauxo, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Georg Muffat
15. May – Evangelical St. Matthäus Church – Bremen, Germany
Summer Music Concert, featuring Chor, Instrumental, and Organ Music, organized and directed by Rhonda Edgington, with Margaret Hunter, Soprano
Music by Heinrich Schutz, Paul Ernst Ruppel, Felix Mendelssohn, August Gottfried Ritter, Per Harling, G.P.Telemann
30. May – St. Ansgarii Church – Bremen, Germany
Concert as part of the monthly SonnAbend Musik Series, with Evelyn Böhme, Viola
Music by Robert Schumann, J.S.Bach, Heinrich Scheidemann, C.P.E.Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, Sigfried Karg-Elert, Joseph Ahrens, August Gottfried Ritter
23. June – St. Jacobi Church – Hamburg, Germany
Concert in fulfillment of the Diplomprüfung on the Arp Schnitger Organ (1693) and the Kemper Organ, with Heinrich Klassen, Oboe
Music by Dietrich Buxtehude, Heinrich Scheidemann, August Gottfried Ritter, Joseph Rheinberger, Mauricio Kagel, J.S.Bach, Johann Adam Reincken
8. July – Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus-Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Concert as part of the National Convention of the Organ Historical Society on the Max Schulke Organ (1909)
Music by Robert Schumann, Sigfried Karg-Elert, Felix Mendelssohn, Daniel Fleuret
12. September – St. Stefan Church – Tangermünde, Germany
Concert as part of the 30 Minute Organ Music Series on the Scherer Organ (1623)
Music by Jacob Praetorious, Heinrich Scheidemann, Hieronomyous Praetorious, Johann Kasper Kerll, Jan Pieterzoon Sweelinck
27. September – Kreuz Church – Bremen, Germany
Summer music concert for choir and instrumentalists, with the choirs of the Kreuz Church and St. Matthaeus Church
Music by Bach, Muffat, Rheinberger, Schutz, Ruppel, Mendelssohn, Kerll, Harling, Gondo, Matsikenyiri, Simojoki
23. October – St. Petri Cathedral/ Bremer Dom – Bremen, Germany
Concert in fulfillment of the Diplomprüfung on the Gottfried Silbermann organ (1734) and Wilhelm Sauer organ (1894)
Music by Girolamo Frescobaldi, Georg Muffat, Giovanni Salvatore, Maurice Durufle, Max Reger, Charles Ives
5. December – St. Martini Church – Bremen, Germany
Christmas Concert with Organ, Choir, and Instruments, featuring the choirs of the St. Matthaeus and St. Martini Churches
with Rhonda Sider Edgington the Ahrend/Brunzema organ (1962), and Gert Lueken, Saxophone
Organized and directed by Gert Lueken and Rhonda Sider Edgington
Music by Daniel Pinkham, Anton Heiller, Felix Mendelssohn, Bernard Wayne Sanders, Johann Ludwig Krebs, Gottfried August Homilius
12. December – Evangelical St. Matthaues Church – Bremen, Germany
Christmas Concert with Organ, Choir, and Instruments, featuring the choirs of the St. Matthaeus and St. Martini Churches
Organized and directed by Gert Lueken and Rhonda Sider Edgington
(program see 5. December) plus works for Harpsichord and Oboe by Johann Pachelbel and Johann Sebastian Bach.
Heinrich Klassen, Oboe; Gert Lueken, Saxophone; Rhonda Sider Edgington, Harpsichord and Organ
2008
4. February, 3. March, 5. May, 2. June, 4. August – St. Martini Church – Bremen, Germany
Monthly Hour of Church Music Concerts on the Ahrend/Brunzema Organ (1962)
Music of Dietrich Buxtehude, Vincent Lubeck, and Adam Rheincken
27. April – Church of St. Martini and Nicoli – Steinkirchen, Germany
Blossom Concert on the Arp Schnitger Organ (1687)
Music by Heinrich Scheidemann, John Bull, Johann Jakob Froberger, Arvo Pärt, Dietrich Buxtehude, Nicolas Bruhns
10. May – St. Petri Cathedral/ Bremer Dom, West Crypt – Bremen, Germany
Lunch time concerrt on the Gottfried Silbermann Organ (1734)
Music by John Bull, Johann Jakob Froberger, Daniel Pinkham, Dietrich Buxtehude
11. July – Church of Unser Lieben Frauen – Bremen, Germany
Weekly Orgelpunkt concert
Music by Johann Pachelbel, Johann Jakob Froberger, John Bull, Charles Ives
18. July – Church of Unser Lieben Frauen – Bremen, Germany
Weekly Orgelpunkt concert
Music of Heinrich Scheidemann, Mauricio Kagel, John Cage, Dietrich BuxtehudePRP
27. July – Church of St. Ludgeri – Norden, Germany
Market Music concert on the Arp Schnitger Organ (168)
Music by Heinrich Scheidemann, John Bull, Johann Jakob Froberger, Dietrich Buxtehude, John Cage, and Johann Sebastian Bach
3. August – Church of St. Pancratius – Hamburg-Neuenfelde, Germany
Neuenfelder Orgelmusik Concert on the Arp Schnitger Organ (1688)
Music by Heinrich Scheidemann, John Bull, Johann Jakob Froberger, Dietrich Buxtehude, Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Pachelbel, Mauricio Kagel, John Cage, Charles Ives
21. September – St. Paul and the Redeemer Episcopal Church – Chicago, Illinois, USA
Concert as part of the American Guild of Organist International Year of the Organ on the Martin Pasi Organ (2004)
Music by Jan Pieterzoon Sweelinck, Johann Pachhelbel, JS Bach, CPE Bach, Mauricio Kagel, Arvo Pärt, Dietrich Buxtehude
22. November – Buthmanns Hof – Fischerhude, Germany
Chamber music concert as part of the chamber music concert series Fischerhude Hofkonzerte
Music for piano, alto, and cello, by Antonin Dvorak and Leos Janacek
7. December – Evangelical St. Matthäus Church – Bremen, Germany
Christmas concert for choir, instruments, and organ, organized and directed by Rhonda Edgington