Spreckels Organ Society
Balboa Park, San Diego
Upcoming Concerts – December 2019
Free hour-long concerts every Sunday at 2 p.m. with special additional concerts this Sunday, Dec. 15 and on New Year’s Day. Details here:
Sunday, December 15 at 2 p.m. – The Spreckels Organ Society presents the annual CHRISTMAS CAROL SING-ALONG at its free one-hour concert. Join San Diego Civic Organist Raúl Prieto Ramírez and song leader Lauren Leigh Martin for this fun family event!
Sunday December 15 at 6 p.m. – Civic Organist Raúl Prieto Ramírez joins singers from the San Diego Opera and members of the Navy Band Southwest Wind Ensemble in a Holiday Program sponsored by the Spreckels Organ Society in partnership with the USO.
Sunday December 22 at 2 p.m. – Organist Michael Munson presents a free one-hour concert on the Spreckels Organ.
Sunday December 29 at 2 p.m. – Organist Jaebon Hwang presents a free one-hour concert on the Spreckels Organ.
Wednesday January 1, 2020 at 2 p.m. – Organist Russ Peck is joined by tenor Marco LaBastida in a free one-hour concert on the Spreckels Organ.
Sunday January 5 at 2 p.m. – Organist Alison Luedecke presents a free one-hour concert on the Spreckels Organ.
Holiday Programming on the Spreckels Organ
Enjoy an organ concert at the Pavilion every Sunday at 2 p.m. – rain or shine! Here’s a list of additional holiday occasions when the organ will play:
Saturday, November 30 – Community Christmas Center Opens – Organ Pavilion. Events from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. with Robert Plimpton playing the Spreckels Organ at about 4 p.m.
Friday December 6 – December Nights, Park-wide. Raúl Prieto Ramírez plays the Spreckels Organ 4:50 to 5:50 p.m.
Saturday December 7 – December Nights, Park-wide. Raúl Prieto Ramírez plays the Spreckels Organ 2:40 to 3:40 p.m. and in the evening from 8:10 to 8:25 p.m.
At the 2 p.m. Concert on Sunday, Dec. 15, the audience will be invited to sing along with the organ for Christmas Carols.
Sunday, December 15 – Special 6 p.m. Holiday Concert at the Organ Pavilion: Navy Band Southwest Wind Ensemble, San Diego Opera singers, and Raúl Prieto Ramírez on the Spreckels Organ.
Wednesday, January 1, 2020—2 p.m. concert on the Spreckels Organ.
Concert program for Sunday Dec. 1
Free hour-long Organ Concert by Civic Organist Raúl Prieto Ramírez featuring the following musical selections:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565
Louis-Nicolas Clerambault (1676-1749)
From Suite du premier ton (premier livre d’orgue, 1710)
Grand Plein Jeu – Fugue
Frederick Karam (1926-1978)
The Modal Trumpet
Louis-Nicolas Clerambault (1676-1749)
From Suite du premier ton (premier livre d’orgue, 1710)
Duo – Trio – Basse et dessus de trompette
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Improvisation Op.150 N.7
-audience favorite from last Sunday
Rhapsody Op.7 No.1
Louis-Nicolas Clerambault (1676-1749)
From Suite du premier ton (premier livre d’orgue, 1710)
Récits – Dialogue sur les grand jeux
Joseph Jongen (1873-1953)
Introduction and Fugue from Sonata Éroïca, opus 94
National Anthem
Jacobsen Celebration Concert: Photos
Robert Lang took some excellent photos to document the Celebration Concert honoring Jared Jacobsen that was held on November 23rd. Here’s a link:
http://sosorgan.org/photogallery/2019/191123jjmem/index.htm#47
Photos: November 17 concert
Robert Lang has photos from November 17 now posted at this link:
http://sosorgan.org/photogallery/2019/191117alison/
Jared Jacobsen: An Appreciation
Civic Organist Raúl Prieto Ramírez
Photos from 2001-today
Click to see the Index Page of a photo gallery that documents more than 400 concerts over the years.
