Spreckels Organ Society

Program for Sunday May 6

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San Diego Civic Organist Raúl Prieto Ramírez will offer an hour-long public concert featuring the following musical selections:

America
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)  Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565
Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)  Toccata in D minor BuxWV 155
Movie time!  The Sound of Music (arr. RPR)
Antonio Soler (1729-1783)  Sonata de clarines
Louis Vierne (1870-1937)  Berçeuse (from  “24 pièces en style libre” Op.31)
Leon Boellmann (1862-1897)  Suite Gothique Op.25 (1895)
   Introduction-Choral
   Menuet gothique
   Priere a Notre-Dame
   Toccata
National Anthem

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Sunday April 29 at 2 p.m.

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Civic Organist Raúl Prieto Ramirez will perform a one-hour public concert featuring the following musical selections:

America

 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Prelude and Fugue in G major BWV 541 

Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707)

Toccata in F major BuxWV 157

Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643)

Bergamasca (from Fiori Musicalli, 1635)

Movie time!

One – Memory – Climb Every Mountain (arr. RPR)

 Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

Rhapsodie “sur des cantiques bretons” Op.7/3 (1866)

Leon Boellmann (1862-1897)

Suite Gothique Op.25 (1895)

Introduction-Choral

Menuet gothique

Priere a Notre-Dame

Toccata

National Anthem

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Concert Photos: Saturday April 14

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The Inaugural Evening Concert was a dramatic break from tradition! Photos here:

http://sosorgan.org/photogallery/2018/180414raul/index.htm#40

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Program for April 22

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Sunday the 22nd is Earth Fair in Balboa Park! Former San Diego Civic Organist Jared Jacobsen will present a free hour-long Organ Concert at 2 p.m. as part of the day’s busy schedule: “A CONCERT FOR EARTH DAY!”
“America”
Final from Symphonie I
Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
A Look Inside the World’s Most Complicated Musical Instrument
Fantasy in A Major, S. 572
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
The Cuckoo: Scherzino
Powell Weaver (1890-1951)
“To the Evening Star” from the opera Tannhaüser
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
– transcribed for organ by Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
“The Ride of the Valkyries” from the music-drama Die Walküre
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
– arranged for organ by Clarence Dickinson and Charlotte Matthewson Lockwood
Yangtze Doodle
Sylvia Sheblessy (20th century)
Fanfares and Antiphons, 1992
Brent Weaver (b. 1958)
The Mephisto Waltz
Franz Liszt (1811-1886)
– transcribed for the Spreckels Organ by Jared Jacobsen (b. 1949)
America’s National Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner

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Concert Program: Saturday Evening April 14

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This Inaugural Evening Concert starts at 7:30 p.m. featuring Raúl Prieto Ramirez, San Diego Civic Organist

…………………………………………………………………………

The Journey of the Artist

…from the darkness of Devils to the bright truth of beauty

…………………………………………………………………………

Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)

      Danse Macabre (arr. Lemare)

Franz Liszt (1911-1886)

Mephisto Waltz N.1 “The Dance in the Village Inn”

      (arr. Raúl Prieto Ramírez)

Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986)

Suite Op.5

Preludio

Siciliene

Toccata

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Claire de Lune (arr. Raúl Prieto Ramírez)

Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg

     (arr. Raúl Prieto Ramírez)

Narration by Walter Ritter, Write Out Loud

Special Thanks to concert sponsors Jean Samuels and Chester Yamaga!

 

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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).

You can also attend our concerts virtually via our webcast, which streams every Sunday concert in real time.

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
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