Spreckels Organ Society

Program for Sunday Sept 22

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This Sunday at 2 p.m. enjoy a public concert by San Diego Civic Organist Raúl Prieto Ramírez featuring the following selections:

America the Beautiful

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Improvisation Op.150 N.7

Movie time!
The Sound of Music medley
-audience choice from last week

Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
Ave Maria from Arcadelt
-audience choice from last week

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude Choral Liebster Jesu BWV 731

Dietrich Buxtehude (1635-1707)
Toccata in D BuxWV 155

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Clair de lune (from Suite Bergamasque)

Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)
I-Allegro from Symphony VI Op.42/2

National Anthem

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Audio Tech Workshop Series

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Free series to learn audio tech at Spreckels Organ Pavilion — no previous experience required! Click here for more information and to sign up. Classes begin Sunday, October 13 at noon.

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Concert Program: Sunday Sept 8

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At 2 p.m., enjoy a free hour-long Organ Concert by Civic Organist Raúl Prieto Ramírez featuring the following selections:

America the Beautiful
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Improvisation Op.150 N.7
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Prelude in G major BWV 541
Movie time!
The Sound of Music medley
Leon Boëllman (1862-1897)
        Suite Ghotique Op.25
        I-Introduction-Choral
        II-Menuet gothique
       III-Prière à Notre-Dame
       IV-Toccata
Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911)
Sonata N.1 Op.42
     II-Pastoral
    III-Finale

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The photos are here!

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Bob Lang’s photo set from Movie Night is now uploaded … Click here:

http://sosorgan.org/photogallery/2019/190831movie/index.htm#27

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Saturday Aug. 31 at 7:30 p.m.: Movie Night with Clark Wilson

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The San Diego International Organ Festival finale concert is on Saturday, August 31 and will feature organist Clark Wilson playing accompaniment to two silent film comedies.
The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. with music from the American Songbook, which Mr. Wilson will play until dusk has settled, at which point CHASING CHOO CHOOS (1927) will be screened. After an intermission, the concert will conclude with SHERLOCK, JR. (1924) starring Buster Keaton. The approximate ending time of the concert is 9:30 p.m.
At the concert, Spreckels Organ Society welcomes representatives of the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum, which is staging a Centennial Commemoration on November 16 of the moment in 1919 when John D. Spreckels drove the Golden Spike to complete the San Diego & Arizona Railway. CHASING CHOO CHOOS was filmed along that railway, so eagle-eyed spotters will get a good look at San Diego’s “back country” of the 1920s. Pay a visit to the Railway Museum display table at the concert to learn more about the “Impossible Railroad” and commemorative events coming up this fall.

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Jared Jacobsen: An Appreciation
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    • Attending an Organ Concert

    The Spreckels Organ is located in the heart of San Diego’s Balboa Park. Click here to see a map.

    Concerts are held every Sunday at 2 p.m. (for one hour) and on Monday evenings in summer (7:30 to 9:30 p.m.). No tickets are issued to concerts, because all concerts are free and open to the public.

    Seating is outdoors in the Organ Pavilion, on metal benches that seat up to 2,500 people. Blankets, seat cushions, shade hats, or sun umbrellas can enhance your concert experience. While the Pavilion fills to capacity for Monday evening concerts in summer, you will find ample room to sit at any Sunday concert.

    Music-loving pets are welcome, and so are picnics.

    Parking is located immediately south of the Organ Pavilion, further south near the Hall of Champions, or across Park Boulevard at Inspiration Point (served by free city tram service).

    Private use of the Organ Pavilion can be arranged by contacting the San Diego Parks & Recreation Permit Center.

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    Click to see the Index Page of a photo gallery that documents more than 400 concerts over the years.