Spreckels Organ Society
Balboa Park, San Diego
Program for Sunday Aug. 6 at 2 p.m.
This Sunday’s concert begins at 2 p.m. and goes for an hour:
Organist: N. Cognito
Guest Artist: Sophie Webber, cello
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America the Beautiful
Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C-major; BuxWV 137; Dietrich Buxtehude (1637? – 1707)
Le Cygne ; Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Prière; Saint-Saëns
Arioso; Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Theme from Game of Thrones; Ramin Djawadi (contemporary)
With Sophie Webber, cello
Grand Choeur; Théodore Salomé (1834-1896)
Ave Maria; Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Après un Rêve ; Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Meditation (from Thais); Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
With Sophie Webber, cello
Pièce héroïque; César Franck (1822-1890)
National Anthem
Photos: Ken Cowan on July 31
Thanks to Bob Lang and Mike Cox for their great photography – click on this link to see the photos of Ken’s concert on July 31:
Taste fine beers from Hess, Thorn, and other local breweries
A fundraising event for Spreckels Organ Society that’s something new! 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, August 28. Right next door to the organ pavilion at the Japanese Friendship Garden, celebrate Carol Williams and the finale concert of the 30th International Summer Organ Festival in style! Early Bird pricing at $25 per person.
Purchase online at this link, or in person at the Membership Table at a Monday concert.
Superb beers from San Diego’s finest breweries!
Next-door convenience to your seats at the finale concert!
Celebrate your support of the finest music in San Diego!
Upcoming Sundays: Artists “sin nombre”
At the Sunday concerts from August 6 through October 15, guest organists will perform without personal identification. In this audition phase of the search for Civic Organist, the finalist candidates will be among the many artists performing during this time period. Therefore, to secure confidentiality for applicants, all organists at the Sunday concerts from August 6 through October 15 (with the exception of Carol Williams on August 27) will be performing without identification, either in print or onstage. The music selections for each concert will be posted here as soon as possible before each concert. Live streaming of the Sunday concerts will be “blacked out” during this time period.
Photos: Gordon Turk’s concert
Bob Lang took some great shots of Gordon Turk when he played at the Pavilion on July 24. Together with Mike Cox, the two have posted a great photo essay available at this link:
http://sosorgan.org/photogallery/2017/170724turk/
2017 Summer Program Book
Click the image to download the program book for the Centennial International Summer Organ Festival
Photos from 2001-today
Click to see the Index Page of a photo gallery that documents more than 260 concerts over the years.
Artistic Director Carol Williams
Dr. Carol Williams, Civic Organist 2001-2016 and ongoing Artistic Director for the Spreckels Organ Society
