Wheeler Endowment for Young Organists Recital by Deniz Uz

Sunday, March 27^th at 3:00pm

Each Spring, St. Peter's invites a gifted young musician to perform in concert as part of its "Wheeler Endowment for Young Organists" series.  This year, we are proud to present Yale's Deniz Uz in recital on Sunday, March 27 at 3 p.m.  Mr. Uz, who studies with Thomas Murray, will play works by Dupré, Bach, Franck and Reubke.  

The concert is made possible each year by a donation from Mary Gwen Wheeler in honor of her parents, Pat and George, longtime members of St. Peter's (they now reside in Kentucky).   The Wheeler bequest is a permanent endowment, established in the hope that St. Peter's - in view of its proximity to New York, and because its organ is a rather famous one, and the church architecturally interesting, and the local audience supportive - could assist talented young men and women by giving them an opportunity to establish concert careers.  

NPR's "Pipedreams" counts St. Peter's 4 manual, 63 rank E.M. Skinner Organ among "the world's finest pipe organs."  The organ was installed in 1930 and has remained virtually as it was left by the builders, earning an Historic Organ Citation from the Organ Historical Society.  The console was restored in 1981 without any modernization or addition and the rest of the organ restored in 1991.

Mr. Uz is a freshman at Yale College. In the spring of 2010 he graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy, where his organ teacher was Thomas Bara. Tickets: $15 suggested donation for adults; $10 suggested donation for students.

American Sacred Sounds

Friday, February 11^th at 7:00pm

Mark Fitzgerald Wilson, baritone, sings an impressive program of American music for Black History month, including the rarely heard works Pilgrimage (solo cantata on Biblical texts) by Carlisle Floyd and I have a Dream, Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech set to music by Lee Hoiby. Tickets: $15 suggested donation for adults; $10 suggested donation for students.

Chamber Music in the Great Hall

"A World Premiere by SPB":  Incredible performers, great classical music, free gifts, and the incomparible and approachable SPB in person. Plus, his most recent composition performed for the very first time, anywhere!

Join Stephen P. Brown and his friends on Wednesday, January 12^th at 8:00 p.m. for an exclusive preview before the World Premiere, in New York City, of Not Rach 3 for solo piano, as well as chamber works by Paul Hindemith, Guy Woolfenden, and David Sampson. Visit www.stephenpbrown.com/premiere-preview.htm to request a personal invitation. (We'll also let you in if you decide to come at the last minute!) Tickets: $15 suggested donation for adults; $10 suggested donation for students.

A Christmas Concert

Saturday, December 18^th at 7:00pm

The New Philharmonic Orchestra, Leon Hyman, Music Director & Conductor joins forces with The St. Peter's Choir of Men & Women to present seasonal favorites, including Fantasia on Christmas Carols by Ralph Vaughan Williams and excerpts from Oratorio de Noel by Camille Saint-Saens. Tickets: $25 for general admission; $10 for children & students, available in advance or at the door. www.npnj.org/

Harmonium Choral Society presents: A New Earth

Saturday, December 11^th at 8:00pm & Sunday, December 12^th at 3:00pm

Harmonium Choral Society presents sounds for the season featuring The Cantata of the Animals by Elliot Levine, Rejoice in the Lamb by Benjamin Britten, works by Chesnokov, Monteverdi and others. Tickets available in advance at www.harmonium.org or at the door.

Reverend Billy & the Stop Shopping Gospel Choir

Saturday, November 20^th at 4:00pm

Whether performing on the street, stage, film or television, the Stop Shopping Gospel Choir can conjure soaring harmonies lovely enough to convert even the most jaded consumer into a stop shopping believer. The spirited all-ages choir of 35 represents a diverse array of economic, ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. Tickets: $15 suggested donation for adults; $10 suggested donation for students. www.revbilly.com