Spreckels Organ Society
Balboa Park, San Diego
Saturday March 23 from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
More than 20 choirs will be offering a free public concert, thanks to the San Diego Choral Consortium. Details here.
Concert Program for Sunday March 17
San Diego Civic Organist Raul Prieto Ramirez will offer a free concert at 2 p.m. featuring the following musical selections:
America
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Improvisation Op. 150 N. 7
J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
Fugue in D major BWV 532/2
Movie time!
New York, New York
Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643)
Bergamasca
César Franck (1822-1890)
Piece Héroïque
Camille Saint-Saëns
Rhapsody Op. 7 N. 1
-audience favorite from last Sunday-
Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)
Finale, from Symphony VI Op. 42 N. 2
National Anthem
We made the LA Times!
In their “Guide to San Diego Sites that Make It Unlike Any Other,” the Los Angeles Times highlights the Spreckels Organ and Pavilion, musical soul of the city in beautiful Balboa Park.
Photos – February 24 concert
Hey San Diegans – do remember what sunshine looks like? We do! Bob Lang has a great set of sunshine photos of our February 24 concert at this link:
http://sosorgan.org/photogallery/2019/190224rpr/
Concert Program: Sunday March 10
At 2 p.m. Sunday, enjoy a free hour-long concert by San Diego Civic Organist Raúl Prieto Ramírez featuring the following selections:
America the Beautiful
Claude Debussy (1862-1918) – Gollywogs Cakewalk (arr. RPR)
Joaquin Turina (1882-1949) – Orgia (arr. Raúl Prieto Ramírez)
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) – Rhapsody Op.7 N.1
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) – Pedal Exercise BWV 598
Prelude and Fugue in C Major BWV 531
Girolamo Frescobaldi (1883-1643) – Bergamasca
Movie time! – Theme from The Simpsons
Charles-Marie Widor (1862-1897) – V-Toccata, from Symphony V Op.42 N.1
-Audience award from last Sunday
National Anthem
Civic Organist Raúl Prieto Ramírez
Photos from 2001-today
Click to see the Index Page of a photo gallery that documents more than 260 concerts over the years.
