« More New York events

The King of Instruments Summer Organ Series: Episode 1
Groupmuse Night Out

The King of Instruments Summer Organ Series: Episode 1

Upper West Side

Tue, June 27, 2023, at 7:00 PM, EDT
(Ticket sales closed Jun 27, 12:00 PM EDT)
  • Apple
  • Google
  • Microsoft Office 365
  • Outlook
  • Yahoo
  • Other (ICS)

    • Groupmuse
    Capacity
    39 of 50 tickets still available
    Vaccine policy
    COVID vaccine not required
    Testing policy
    COVID testing not required
    Indoors
    This is an indoor event
    Mask policy
    Masks are not required
    If you feel sick, stay home
    Drinking policy
    Don't bring your own drinks
    Wheelchair access
    Wheelchair Accessible
    Kids
    Kid-friendly event

    This is a Groupmuse Night Out

    Explore the wider world of music outside Groupmuse with exclusive discounts to local concerts.

    We all know that summer is a fallow time for the concert scene here in the big city, so Nights Out offerings tend to be fewer and farther between. But this summer, our wonderful friends at Riverside Church, that looming gothic masterpiece that bedizens the upper west side skyline, have prepared what they’re calling The King of Instruments Summer Organ Series — five performances featuring their humbling and sublime pipe organ — one of the grandest in the whole world — which they’ve appropriately termed the King of Instruments. The series’ first installment is coming up, and they’ve summoned us to join for a Night Out!

    It’ll be Christopher Creaghan, director of music and organist at Riverside Church and one of the most accomplished organists in this city, delivering an awe-inspiring program of JS Bach, Max Reger, Olivier Messiaen and more.

    He’s on at 7pm, but if you show up at 6.30, you’ll be treated to another brief recital — this time on the carillon (an instrument built of bells) with George Matthew, Jr.

    We’ve got a discounted stack of tickets for only $15 (and $10 for Supermusers) but supplies are limited, so get yours now!

    And have a great Night Out!

    What's the music?

    Christopher Creaghan

    HOLLINS: Triumphal March
    STANLEY: Voluntary in F
    S. BACH: Arioso, BWV 156
    S. BACH: Prelude and Fugue in D major, BWV 532
    REGER: Variation and Fugue on “Heil dir im Seigerkranz”
    ELGAR: “The Angel’s Farewell” from The Dream of Gerontius
    MESSIAEN: Dieu Parmi Nous

    Location

    490 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, USA

    Comments

    Comment sections are only for participants.

    Attendees

    Tori C.
    +1
    John D.
    +1
    Robert P.
    +2
    Sankar N.
    Thibaud M.
    +1
    Sophie H.

    Similar events