Harmonium & Harp

Michael Hendron on Harmonium; Brian Swager on Harp

San Francisco

Harmonium & Harp

Michael Hendron on Harmonium; Brian Swager on Harp

About

MICHAEL HENDRON is the Assistant Verger at Grace Cathedral, and is the current President of the Reed Organ Society. His performances include solo recitals and small concerts in Grace Cathedral, Mission Dolores, St. Dominic’s, and at Stanford Universty; Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle with Schola Cantorum in Saratoga and with the Santa Clara Chorale; Masses by Widor and Vierne with the Palo Alto Congregational Oratorio Society. For 30 years, Michael has researched the repertoire composed for the American reed organ and the European harmonium. Many examples may be found on this YouTube channel: Mustel1887.

BRIAN SWAGER plays classical music—both original harp compositions and transcriptions—on concert grand pedal harp. He teaches private music lessons (harp, organ, and piano). He holds the Doctor of Music degree in Organ Performance from Indiana University, performs organ recitals, and works as a church musician as well. Find him online at harpbrian.com and allegrofuoco.com

Music

We play parlor music that suits these distinctive instruments.

Past groupmuses (1)

  • Music at the Mansion

    Saturday, May 11, 2019 3:00 PM PDT

    • Neighborhood: Mission District, SF
    • Composers: Dvorak, Pergolesi, Lefébure-Wély
    • Instruments: Harmonium and Harp - Together and solo
    • Price: $5 to reserve, $20+ at event

    Happened almost 5 years ago