Spreckels Organ Society

Concert Program for Sunday June 2

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Free hour-long Organ Concert at 2 p.m. Raúl Prieto Ramírez will host young organists on the Pavilion stage for the following musical selections:

America the Beautiful
Eugène Gigout (1844-1925)
Toccata in B minor
Remarks from the Spreckels Organ Society and the American Guild of Organists
Janet Correll (b. 1942): The Cuckoo and the Nightingale
Johann Christoph Bach (1642-1703): A Mighty Fortress
Aska Enomoto (Novice Division)
G. Ronnberg: Song of the Wind
Christopher Cook: Toe-Kata #1
Blake Bundschuh (AGO/Spreckels Award Novice Division)
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Golliwog’s Cakewalk
Clair de lune
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Prelude and Fugue in G Major BWV 557
Gordon Young (1919-1998) Prelude in Classic Style
Declan Bohley (Advanced Division)
Edward Elgar (1857-1934): Nimrod
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750): Fugue in G Minor BWV 578
Stephen Priest (AGO/Spreckels Award Advanced Division)
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
               Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565
National Anthem
SPECIAL THANKS to Leslie Wolf Robb and Christopher Cook and to the American Guild of Organists, San Diego Chapter, for making this concert possible!

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Photos: Memorial Day Weekend

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Here’s a link to the photos that Bob Lang has posted to document the Memorial Day Weekend concert, featuring music from Game of Thrones

http://sosorgan.org/photogallery/2019/190526raul/

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Music from Game of Thrones

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Missing Game of Thrones? Try the Spreckels Organ Society’s natural remedy on Sunday, May 26, 2pm. San Diego Civic Organist Raúl Prieto Ramírez has created an extended medley of the Game of Thrones music  for the powerful Spreckels Organ that will bring back all the exciting memories.

No cost admission and parking.

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Concert Program: Sunday May 19

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At 2 p.m. this Sunday, the weekly public concert by San Diego Civic Organist Raúl Prieto Remírez will feature the following musical selections:

America the Beautiful

Eugène Gigout (1844-1925)

Toccata in B minor

Leon Boëllman (1862-1897)

Suite Ghotique

I-Introduction-Choral

II-Menuet gothique

III-Prière à Notre-Dame

IV-Toccata

  

Louis Vierne (1870-1937)

Berçeuse (from  “24 pièces en style libre” Op.31)

 

La vie en rose (Edith Piaf, Louiguy/Mack David)

 

Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)

Toccata in F major BuxWV 157

 

Franz Liszt (1811-1886) 

Ave Maria from Arcadelt

 

Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)

Toccata from Symphony V Op.42 N.1

 

National Anthem

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Mothers Day Concert Program

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At 2 p.m. on Sunday May 12, Civic Organist Raúl Prieto Ramírez offers a program with the following musical selections:

America the Beautiful

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Prelude and Fugue in G Major BWV 541

 

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Golliwog’s Cakewalk

Clair de lune

  

Louis-Nicolas Clerambault (1676-1749)

Basse et dessus de trompette

Recit

Dialogue sur les grand jeux

 

  1. Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

Rhapsody Op.7/1

Leon Boëllman (1862-1897)

Suite Ghotique

I-Introduction-Choral

II-Menuet gothique

III-Prière à Notre-Dame

IV-Toccata

National Anthem

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2019 International Organ Festival
Spreckels Organ Pavilion at dusk

Mondays, June 24 to August 26 Plus Movie Night Finale Saturday, August 31 Free Concerts - 7:30 p.m.

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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Civic Organist Raúl Prieto Ramírez
2019 Summer Organ Festival Program Book
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