Spreckels Organ Society
Balboa Park, San Diego
Upcoming Concerts – July-August 2018
It’s summer, which means the regular Sunday afternoon 2 p.m. concerts are augmented by another concert every Monday at 7:30 p.m. Here’s a chronological list of the upcoming organ concerts and artists. (Note, the Monday evening programs are described in detail in the downloadable Program Book document, at right. For Sunday concert programs, keep an eye on these website postings.)
Sunday, July 15 at 2 p.m. – Robert Plimpton, SD Civic Organist Emeritus (scroll down for program details).
Monday, July 16 at 7:30 p.m. – Adam J. Brakel
Sunday, July 22 at 2 p.m. – Martin Green, organist at St. Paul’s Cathedral San Diego
Monday, July 23 at 7:30 p.m. – Bradley Hunter Welch
Sunday, July 29 at 2 p.m. – Robert Plimpton, SD Civic Organist Emeritus
Monday, July 30 at 7:30 p.m. – Chelsea Chen, organ / Joseph Lee, cello
Sunday, August 5 at 2 p.m. – Raúl Prieto Ramírez, SD Civic Organist
Monday, August 6 at 7:30 p.m. – Ken Cowan, organ / Lisa Shihoten, violin
Sunday, August 12 at 2 p.m. – Raúl Prieto Ramírez, SD Civic Organist
Monday, August 13 at 7:30 p.m. – “Rising Stars” Night featuring young organists Bruce and Reilly Xu
Sunday, August 19 at 2 p.m. – Raúl Prieto Ramírez, SD Civic Organist
Monday, August 20 at 7:30 p.m. – Movie Night: Steven Ball plays the organ to accompany “Safety Last” starring Harold Lloyd. Come early for the Beer & Wine Tasting Fundraiser!
Sunday, August 26 at 2 p.m. – Raúl Prieto Ramírez, SD Civic Organist
Monday, August 27 at 7:30 p.m. – Raúl Prieto Ramírez, organ / Teresa Sierra, piano
Sunday, September 2 at 2 p.m. – Raúl Prieto Ramírez, SD Civic Organist
Monday, September 3 at 7:30 p.m. – Raúl rocks the organ with a tribute to Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin – finale concert of the Summer Organ Festival 2018.
– Concerts continue every Sunday at 2 p.m.-
Sunday July 15 at 2 p.m. – Robert Plimpton
Help sought in front office
The Spreckels Organ Society Executive Director is now seeking a part-time assistant for office support. Work on Thursdays and Fridays 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at negotiated hourly rate. Duties include scheduling assistance, production and distribution of written communications, support for organ concert productions. Needed skills: effective telephone and correspondence capabilities, adept at Facebook and social media, capable with Word, Excel, Publisher, Photoshop, WordPress in Windows environment. Please contact Ross Porter – sosorgan@gmail.com
Photos – Alessandro Pittorino
Thanks to sponsors of the July 9 concert by Alessandro Pittorino, pictured here left to right: Judith Trento, organist Alessandro, Jack Lasher (who’s also president of the Spreckels Organ Society), and Michael Drummy.
In addition to the Monday evening concert, Alessandro played on Sunday afternoon, July 8, to another appreciative crowd. Volunteer photographer Bob Lang was onhand to get shots of the afternoon concert, which you can view at this link:
Sunday and Monday: Alessandro Pittorino
From Australia via New York City, Alessandro Pittorino will be playing this Sunday’s concert at 2 p.m. (musical selections to be announced from stage) as well as on Monday night at 7:30 p.m. (Refer to the program book, at right).
Beer & Wine Taste Event
2018 Summer Organ Festival Program Book
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.
