Midday Music for Organ recitals offer 40 minutes of music on Wednesday lunchtimes, 12:30–1:10pm.
Evening recitals are generally an hour of music without intermission, beginning at either 7pm or 8pm. All events are free and open to the public.
*All in-person events will follow current Cornell COVID-19 protocols as detailed on our homepage.*
Saturday, September 11 7:00 pm Anabel Taylor Chapel
- University Organists Annette Richards and David Yearsley, “The Glorious Hanseatic League: Music of Buxtehude, Bruhns and Bach.” In honor of the late Sigrid Peterson.
Wednesday, September 15 12:30 pm Sage Chapel
- Midday Music for Organ: Anna Steppler (Italian organ) with Zoe Weiss (treble viol), “Sweelinck, Praetorius, and the English Connection.”
Wednesday, September 29 12:30 pm Anabel Taylor Chapel
- Midday Music for Organ: Annette Richards, “J. S. Bach: The World-Famous Organist.”
Wednesday, October 20 12:30 pm Anabel Taylor Chapel
- Festival: The Orpheus of Amsterdam (1). Jeffrey Snedeker, “Sweelinck Groot en Klein: Works for Large and Small Organ.”
Friday, October 22 8:00 pm Sage Chapel
- Festival: The Orpheus of Amsterdam (2). Jonathan Schakel (Italian organ and harpsichord) with guest Megan Sharp (soprano), “Sweelinck in Italy.”
Saturday, October 23 1:00 pm Anabel Taylor Chapel
- Festival: The Orpheus of Amsterdam (3). Annette Richards, Nathan Mondry, and Anna Steppler, “Sweelinck and the Germans.”
Saturday, October 23 8:00 pm Anabel Taylor Chapel
- Festival: The Orpheus of Amsterdam (4). David Yearsley and guest Martin Davids (baroque violin), “Melancholy Flee! Schop and Scheidemann in the Organ Loft.” RSVP recommended for this final event; register here.
Wednesday, November 3 12:30 pm Sage Chapel
- Midday Music for Organ: Nathan Mondry (Italian organ). Includes music by Sweelinck and Nathan Mondry.
Wednesday, November 17 12:30 pm Anabel Taylor Chapel
- Midday Music for Organ: David Yearsley, “Sweelinck the Catholic? Byrd, Philips, Bull, and the Orpheus of Amsterdam.”
Wednesday, December 1 12:30 pm Anabel Taylor Chapel
- Midday Music for Organ: David Yearsley, “Bach Holiday Bazaar.”
Thursday, December 2 8:00 pm Anabel Taylor Chapel
- Nathan Mondry. Program to explore the French and Italian influences on German Baroque music; works by Bach, Buxtehude, and Mondry, including the world premiere of a Livre d’Orgue.
Monday, December 13 7:00 pm Anabel Taylor Chapel
- Anna Steppler, “Winter Light.” This event has been cancelled.