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# St. John's Organ Society

Providing Summer Organ Concerts, Educational Tours, and Community Outreach since 1992.

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- [2026 Summer Concert Series](https://hookopus288.org/2026-summer-concert-series/) - St. John’s Organ Society is pleased to announce the 33rd Summer Recital Series on Maine’s largest 19th-Century mechanical-action pipe organ, E. & G. G. Hook’s magnificent Opus 288, at St. John’s Roman Catholic Church in Bangor. The 2025 Summer Concerts are performed on Thursday evenings at 7:30. St. John’s Catholic Church is located at 207
- [2025 Summer Concert Series](https://hookopus288.org/2025-summer-concert-series/) - St. John’s Organ Society is pleased to announce the 32nd Summer Recital Series on Maine’s largest 19th-Century mechanical-action pipe organ, E. & G. G. Hook’s magnificent Opus 288, at St. John’s Roman Catholic Church in Bangor. The 2025 Summer Concerts are performed on Thursday evenings at 7:30. St. John’s Catholic Church is located at 207
- [2024 Summer Concert Series](https://hookopus288.org/2024-summer-concert-series/) - St. John’s Organ Society is pleased to announce our 31st Summer Recital Series on Maine’s largest 19th-Century mechanical-action pipe organ, E. & G. G. Hook’s magnificent Opus 288, at St. John’s Roman Catholic Church in Bangor. These hour-long recitals occur on Thursday evenings at 7:30. July 25 - Steven YoungTaunton, MAMusic of Gustav Adolf Merkel, Théodore Dubois,
- [2015 Summer Concert Series](https://hookopus288.org/2015-summer-concert-series/) - St. John’s Organ Society is pleased to announce the 23rd Summer Recital Series on Maine’s largest 19th-Century tracker-action pipe organ, E. & G. G. Hook’s magnificent Opus 288, at St. John’s Roman Catholic Church in Bangor. These hour-long recitals occur on Thursday evenings at 7:30. St. John’s Catholic Church is located at 207 York Street
- [2014 Spring International Concert](https://hookopus288.org/2014-spring-international-concert/) - St. John’s Organ Society is pleased to announce that Japanese organist, Hatsumi Miura, will play a concert on the historic organ at St. John’s Catholic Church on Friday, April 4, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. Miura is the resident organist at Yokohama Minato Mirai Symphonic Hall. She teaches organ at Ferris University and serves as organist
- [2021 Fall International Concert](https://hookopus288.org/2021-fall-international-concert/) - 2021 Fall International Concert St. John’s Organ Society is pleased to present concert and recording artist, Christa Rakich (Bloomfield, Connecticut), on the historic E. & G. G. Hook organ, Opus 288 (1860) at St. John’s Catholic Church in Bangor on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at 7:30pm. Rakich has performed widely throughout North America, Europe, and
- [2022 Spring International Concert](https://hookopus288.org/spring-2022-international-concert/) - Dr. Gregory Crowell (Grand Rapids, MI) will perform a spring international concert on the historic E. & G. G. Hook organ, Opus 288 (1860) at St. John’s Catholic Church in Bangor on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 7:30 pm. Crowell will perform music of J.S. Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, and Arthur Foote. Gregory Crowell is a Senior Affiliate
- [2017 Maine Historic Organ Institute](https://hookopus288.org/maine-historic-organ-institute/) - The Maine Historic Organ Institute, was a benefit for St. John’s Organ Society in celebration of our Silver Anniversary, features concerts, lectures, master classes, and a guided tour of extraordinary 19th-century pipe organs by E. & G. G. Hook and George Stevens in beautiful Maine.
- [2022 A Celebration of César Franck (1822-1890) ](https://hookopus288.org/in-celebration-of-cesar-franck-1822-1890/) - October 10-12, 2022 St. John's Organ Society presents three evenings of organ and chamber music in honor of the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Belgian-born French composer, pianist, organist and teacher César Franck (1822-1890). On Monday through Wednesday, October 10 - 12, a distinguished group of musicians will perform organ and chamber music by
- [2016 Special Event:  Bach by Candlelight](https://hookopus288.org/special-event-bach-by-candlelight/) - POSTPONED to Monday, March 28, 2016, 7:30 p.m.due to weather In support of St. Paul's House, a project with Habitat for Humanity, St. Paul the Apostle Parish will celebrate J. S. Bach's 331st birthday in an all-Bach concert featuring organist Dr. Kevin Birch. He will perform on the church's historic pipe organ, E. & G.
- [2016 Spring International Concert](https://hookopus288.org/2016-spring-international-concert/) - Tuesday, May 3, 2016, 7:30 p.m. Loretto Aramendi (San Sebastian, Spain) St. John’s Organ Society is pleased to announce that Spanish organist, Loreto Aramendi, will play a concert on the historic organ at St. John’s Catholic Church (207 York Street) on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. Aramendi is the principal organist of the Cavaillé-Coll
- [2015 Spring International Concert](https://hookopus288.org/2015-spring-international-concert/) - March 4, 2015, 7:30 p.m. St. John’s Organ Society is pleased to announce “Strings with Wind,” a program for violin and organ, featuring Canadian duo, Anne Robert and Jacques Boucher, at St. John’s Catholic Church on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. Boucher will play the historic E. & G. G. Hook organ, Opus
- [2022 Summer Concert Series](https://hookopus288.org/2022-summer-concert-series/) - St. John’s Organ Society is pleased to announce our 29th Summer Recital Series on Maine’s largest 19th-Century mechanical-action pipe organ, E. & G. G. Hook’s magnificent Opus 288, at St. John’s Roman Catholic Church in Bangor. These hour-long recitals occur on Thursday evenings at 7:30. St. John’s Catholic Church is located at 207 York Street in Bangor.
- [2021 Summer Concert Series](https://hookopus288.org/2021-summer-concert-series/) - St. John’s Organ Society is pleased to announce the 28th Summer Recital Series on Maine’s largest 19th-Century mechanical-action pipe organ, E. & G. G. Hook’s magnificent Opus 288, at St. John’s Roman Catholic Church in Bangor.These hour-long recitals occur on Thursday evenings at 7:30. St. John’s Catholic Church is located at 207 York Street in Bangor. Admission
- [2016 Summer Concert Schedule](https://hookopus288.org/2016-summer-concert-schedule/) - St. John’s Organ Society is pleased to announce the 24th Summer Recital Series on Maine’s largest 19th-Century tracker-action pipe organ, E. & G. G. Hook’s magnificent Opus 288, at St. John’s Roman Catholic Church in Bangor. These hour-long recitals occur on Thursday evenings at 7:30. St. John’s Catholic Church is located at 207 York Street in Bangor.
- [2017 Summer Concert Series](https://hookopus288.org/2017-summer-concert-series/) - St. John’s Organ Society is pleased to announce the 25th Summer Recital Series on Maine’s largest 19th-Century tracker-action pipe organ, E. & G. G. Hook’s magnificent Opus 288, at St. John’s Roman Catholic Church in Bangor. These hour-long recitals occur on Thursday evenings at 7:30. St. John’s Catholic Church is located at 207 York Street in Bangor.
- [2017 Spring International Concert](https://hookopus288.org/2017-spring-international-concert/) - Tuesday, June 6, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Dana Robinson (Champaign, Illinois) The St. John’s Organ Society Celebrates our 25th Anniversary in 2017. We begin our celebration of this anniversary with our International Concert on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at 7:30 pm. Organist, teacher, and church musician, Dana Robinson, will perform music of César Franck and Felix Mendelssohn
- [2010 - A Hook Holiday](https://hookopus288.org/hook-holiday-2010/) - A Hook Holiday was a Fall Tour of Vintage Hook Organs in Midcoast Maine which took place October 5-8, 2010. For information on the event, the organs visited including color photos and complete stop lists, you may download the HookHolidayPacket.pdf file. Organs of the Hook Holiday South Parish Congregational Church in Augusta Organ by E. & G. G.
- [2018 Summer Concert Series](https://hookopus288.org/2018-summer-concert-series/) - St. John’s Organ Society is pleased to announce the 26th Summer Recital Series on Maine’s largest 19th-Century mechanical-action pipe organ, E. & G. G. Hook’s magnificent Opus 288, at St. John’s Roman Catholic Church in Bangor. These hour-long recitals occur on Thursday evenings at 7:30. St. John’s Catholic Church is located at 207 York Street in Bangor.
- [2018 Spring International Concert](https://hookopus288.org/2018-spring-international-concert/) - Jacques Boucher, organ, with Anne Robert, violin Many thanks to Jacques Boucher (organ) and Anne Robert (violin) for sharing such a brilliant concert on May 8! Thanks also to our dedicated Board of Directors, to our fine team of volunteers, to our wonderful audience, and to all who support the work of St. John’s Organ
- [2019 Spring International Concert](https://hookopus288.org/2019-spring-international-concert/) - NOTED ORGANIST FROM THE NETHERLANDS TO PLAY CONCERT IN BANGOR, MAY 7, 2019 AT 7:30 PM St. John’s Organ Society is pleased to announce that Tjeerd van der Ploeg, church musician, recitalist, improviser, and recording artist, will play a concert on the historic organ at St. John’s Catholic Church (207 York St.) on Tuesday, May
- [2019 Summer Concert Series](https://hookopus288.org/2019-summer-concert-series/) - St. John’s Organ Society is pleased to announce the 27th Summer Recital Series on Maine’s largest 19th-Century mechanical-action pipe organ, E. & G. G. Hook’s magnificent Opus 288, at St. John’s Roman Catholic Church in Bangor.These hour-long recitals occur on Thursday evenings at 7:30. St. John’s Catholic Church is located at 207 York Street in Bangor. Admission
- [2019 Fall International Concert](https://hookopus288.org/2019-fall-international-concert/) - St. John's Organ Society is pleased to present German organist, composer and theologian Gunter Kennel on the historic E. & G. G. Hook organ, Opus 288 (1860) at St. John's Catholic Church in Bangor on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 7:30pm. Kennel's program is inspired by Bach's great "Organ Mass" and includes settings of related chorales by
- [2008 Summer Concert Series](https://hookopus288.org/2008-summer-concert-series/) - July 24 Kevin Birch (Bangor, Maine)with Anatole Wieck, violin, Sascha Zaburdaeva, violin & Marisa Solomon, cello July 31 Steve Burgess (Bangor, Maine) August 7 Leon Griesbach (Portland, Maine) August 14 George Bozeman (Deerfield, New Hampshire) August 21 Carlton T. Russell (Stockton Springs, Maine)with Diana Brookes Brown, flute August 28 Julia Morris Myers (Bar Harbor, Maine)with
- [2024 Spring International Concert](https://hookopus288.org/2024-spring-international-concert/) - On April 9, 2024, concert organist, Loreto Aramendi, performed music of Buxtehude, Alain, Liszt, Franck, Messiaen, and Duruflé on the historic organ at St. John’s Catholic Church (207 York St., Bangor). Aramendi is the organist of the Cavaillé-Coll organ (1863) of the Basilique of Santa María del Coro in San Sebastian, Spain.
- [A Celebration of César Franck: A Review](https://hookopus288.org/a-celebration-of-cesar-franck-a-review/) - A review of the concerts in the 2022 SJOS concert series, “A Celebration of César Franck” by Carlton Russell.
- [2023 Summer Concert Series](https://hookopus288.org/2023_summer_concert_series/) - St. John’s Organ Society is pleased to announce our 30th Summer Recital Series on Maine’s largest 19th-Century mechanical-action pipe organ, E. & G. G. Hook’s magnificent Opus 288, at St. John’s Roman Catholic Church in Bangor. These hour-long recitals occur on Thursday evenings at 7:30. St. John’s Catholic Church is located at 207 York Street
- [2013 Summer Concert Schedule](https://hookopus288.org/2013-summer-concert-schedule/) - Our 21st Annual Series July 11 Matthias Schmelmer (Berlin, Germany) July 18 Ray Cornils (Portland, Maine) July 25 Le Choeur d'Enfants d'Ile de France (Paris, France) Choral music with works for solo organ conducted by Francis Bardot August 1 Rosalind Mohnsen (Boston, Massachusetts) August 8 Lubbert Gnodde (Woodstock, Vermont) August 15 Michael Menne (Davidsonville, Maryland)
- [2012 Summer Concert Schedule](https://hookopus288.org/2012-summer-concert-schedule/) - July 26 Michael Kraft (Dover, MA) August 2 Scott & Linda Vaillancourt, organ/viola (Lewiston, ME) August 9 George Bozeman (Deerfield, NH) August 16 Abbey Hallberg Siegfried (Portsmouth, NH) August 23 Jay Zoller (Augusta, ME) August 30 Nancy Granert (Boston, MA) These free public concerts are an outreach to the Greater Bangor Community and feature outstanding
- [2011 Summer Concert Schedule](https://hookopus288.org/2011-summer-concert-schedule/) - July 28 Carlton T. Russell - Sandy Point, Maine Works of Locklair and Sandresky August 4 Yohei Endo - Champaign, Illinois Works of Bach, Brahms, Franck and Mendelssohn August 11 Steve Burgess - Bangor, Maine Works of Andriessen, Catoire, Dupre and Kryschanowskiya August 18 Douglas Beck - Bangor, Maine Works of Bovet, Franck and Mendelssohn
- [2010 Summer Concert Schedule](https://hookopus288.org/2010-summer-concert-schedule/) - 2010 Summer Concert Schedule Hour-long recitals on Thursday evenings at 7:30pm August 5 Gayle Martin (Sackville, New Brunswick) Works of Bruna, Dandrieu, Scheidt, Vierne, Widor, & Martin August 12 Julia Morris-Myers (Bar Harbor, Maine) with David Woolsey, Oboe Works of Karg-Elert, Trapp, & Vierne August 19 Carlton T. Russell (Sandy Point, Maine) Works of Biery,
- [2009 Summer Concert Schedule](https://hookopus288.org/2009-summer-concert-schedule/) - June 12 Dana Robinson (University of Illinois) Works of Bach, Franck, Gade, Guilmant & Widor July 30 Carlton T. Russell (Stockton Springs, Maine) Works of Rheinberger August 6 Gayle Martin (Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB) Works of Early Spanish & French Composers August 13 Timothy Spelbring (Champaign, IL) Works of Bach, Franck & Mendelssohn August
- [2014 Summer Concert Schedule](https://hookopus288.org/2014-summer-concert-schedule/) - Our 22nd Annual Series July 24 Rudolf Innig (Bielefeld, Germany) July 31 Naomi Shiga & Jonathan Wohlers (Tacoma, WA) August 7 Robert and Nancy Ludwig (Bangor, Maine) August 14 Reiko Okamoto (Yokosuka, Japan) August 21 Jacques Boucher with Sophie Poulin de Courval, saxophone (Montreal, Canada) August 28 Kevin Birch with Anatole Wieck, violin (Bangor, Maine) These free public concerts are
- [2015 Summer Series](https://hookopus288.org/2015-summer-series/) - Stay tuned for the 2015 Summer Series, Thursday evenings in July and August.
- [A post from the Archives](https://hookopus288.org/a-post-from-the-archives/) - Enjoy some news from the past! This is a test page

## Pages

- [Welcome to the St. John's Organ Society](https://hookopus288.org/) - Providing Summer Organ Concerts, Educational Tours, and Community Outreach since 1992. St. John’s Organ Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and appreciation of E. & G. G. Hook’s Opus 288 (1860) built for St. John’s Roman Catholic Church in Bangor, Maine.
- [Event Archive](https://hookopus288.org/events/event-archive/)
- [Board of Directors](https://hookopus288.org/board-of-directors/) - Kevin Birch – Executive DirectorCatherine Bruno – SecretaryJason Gould – TreasurerRuth Nelligan – DirectorCarlton Russell – DirectorSarah Johnson – DirectorAbraham Ross – Director
- [Find Us](https://hookopus288.org/find-us/) - The Hook Opus 288 is located at St. John's Catholic Church, 207 York Street, Bangor, Maine. Directions Postal AddressSt. John's Catholic ChurchAttn: Kevin Birch, Director207 York StreetBangor, ME 04401-5442 USA Email ListReceive concert and event info by email - join the SJOS Mailing List. Social MediaConnect with us on Facebook @hookopus288 Email Us
- [Events](https://hookopus288.org/events/) - St. John's Organ Society Summer Concert Series and International Concerts The St. John's Organ Society hosts a summer concert series and two international concerts each year, as well as occasional special events. 2026 Summer Concert Series St. John’s Organ Society is pleased to host the 33rd Summer Recital Series on Maine’s largest 19th-Century mechanical-action pipe
- [Newsletters](https://hookopus288.org/newsletters/) - The St. John’s Organ Society publishes an annual newsletter. Join our mailing list to receive the newsletter and concert announcements. They may be downloaded or viewed online in .pdf format below. SJOS Newsletter-June2025 SJOS Newsletter-June2024 SJOS Newsletter-June2023 SJOS Newsletter-June 2022 SJOS Newsletter-June2021 SJOS Newsletter-June2020 SJOS Newsletter-June2019 SJOS Newsletter-June2018 SJOS Newsletter-June2017 SJOS Newsletter-June2016 SJOS-Newsletter-June2015 SJOS-Newsletter-June2014 SJOS-Newsletter-June2013
- [Support SJOS](https://hookopus288.org/support-sjos/) - Donate Your support of the St. John’s Organ Society is greatly appreciated. Your tax-deductible donation will enable us to continue and expand our efforts to share the beauties of E. & G. G. Hook’s Opus 288 through public concerts (Summer Organ Concert Series and a mid-winter International Artist Concert), education, and community outreach. Donors will
- [Stops of the Opus 288](https://hookopus288.org/136-2/) - Manual Positions Swell Great Choir Console to the left of the keys Console to the left of the keys Swell Pedals Couplers Bellows Signal Tremulant Oboe 8′ Flute Harmonique 4′ Stopped Diapasson 8′ Principal 4′ Fifteenth 2′ Dulciana Cornet (Mixture) Trumpet 8′ Double Open Diapason 16′ Double Dulciana 16′ Grand Posaune 16′ Open Diapason
- [About the Organ](https://hookopus288.org/a-homepage-section/) - This great instrument at St. John’s, the Hook Opus 288, is one of only a dozen or so three-manual E. & G. G. Hook organs in existence today. It is the largest 19th Century “tracker action” organ in northern New England. The organ was first heard by the parishioners on Christmas Eve, 1860. The History
- [About Director Kevin Birch](https://hookopus288.org/about-director-kevin-birch/) - Kevin Birch, DMA began organ studies with Yuko Hayashi on the C. B. Fisk organ at Old West Church in 1979 and earned the Bachelor of Music Degree at New England Conservatory (with Distinction in Performance) in 1987. He continued studies with Klaas Bolt at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam and later with Delores Bruch
- [See & Hear the Hook Opus #288](https://hookopus288.org/see-hear-the-hook-opus-288/)
- [Past Concerts & Events](https://hookopus288.org/past-concerts-events/)
- [Concert Reviews](https://hookopus288.org/concert-reviews/) - Read about past St. John's Organ Society concert series.
- [Donate](https://hookopus288.org/donate/) - Your support of the St. John's Organ Society is greatly appreciated. Your tax-deductible donation will enable us to continue and expand our efforts to share the beauties of E. & G. G. Hook’s Opus 288 through public concerts (Summer Organ Concert Series and a mid-winter International Artist Concert), education, and community outreach. A donor form
- [From the Archives](https://hookopus288.org/from-the-archives/) - Enjoy some content from the St. John's Organ Society archives.
- [Sitemap](https://hookopus288.org/sitemap/)
- [About the St. John’s Organ Society](https://hookopus288.org/about/) - A Short History By Carlton Russell In 1993, a year after being appointed Director of Music and Organist of St. John’s Catholic Church, Kevin Birch established the St. John’s Organ Society, an organization committed to the preservation and appreciation of the church’s beautiful and historic E. & G. G. Hook pipe organ, Op. 288 (1860).
- [For Organ Aficionados](https://hookopus288.org/for-organ-aficionados/) - Here are some of our favorite resources of interest to organ aficionados. Pipedreams – From American Public Media Pipedreams Profile of the Hook Opus 288 Organ Historical Society Organ Clearing House Welcome to The Osiris Archive & The Diapason Index Encyclopedia of Organ Stops
- [Description of the Organ](https://hookopus288.org/description-of-the-organ/) - The Sounds of the 1860, Opus 288 E. & G. G. Hook Organ at St. John’s Roman Catholic Church, Bangor, Maine by George Bozeman When the Hook brothers produced their opus 288 they had arrived at a new plateau in their stylistic progress. As they began their careers in the late 1820’s their tonal patterns
- [Sign Up for Our Newsletter](https://hookopus288.org/newsletter-signup/) - Fill out the form below or visit our signup form on MailChimp.
- [Thank You for Your Donation](https://hookopus288.org/thank-you-for-your-donation/) - Thank you for your donation to the St. John's Organ Society. We appreciate your support of our educational and artistic mission.
- [Thank You for Contacting Us](https://hookopus288.org/thank-you/) - Thank you for reaching out to us. We will address your email as soon as we can.
- [Contact](https://hookopus288.org/contact/) - POSTAL ADDRESS: St. John's Catholic Church Attn: Kevin Birch, Director 207 York Street Bangor, ME 04401-5442 USA Send Email to St. John's Organ Society [contact-form-7 id="332" title="Contact form 1"] Receive concert and event info by email - join the SJOS Mailing List. Directions The Hook Opus 288 is located at St. John's Catholic Church, 207

## Events

- [October 10-12, 2022 - In Celebration of César Franck (1822-1890)](https://hookopus288.org/event/in-celebration-of-cesar-franck-1822-1890/) - Monday-Wednesday, October 10-12, 2022 Celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of legendary composer César Franck with the St. John's Organ Society. Featuring: Jonathan Moyer – Oberlin Conservatory (organ) Dana Robinson – University of Illinois (organ) Kevin Birch – St. John’s Organ Society (organ, melodeon, harmonium) Anatole Wieck – University of Maine (violin) Carmen Peralta
- [Bridgette Wargovich (Portland, ME)](https://hookopus288.org/event/august-6-bridgette-wargovich-portland-me/) - Organ Concert August 6th Features Bridgette Wargovich (Portland, ME) The August 6 concert features Bridgette Wargovich from Portland, Maine. Wargovich will perform music of Felix Mendelssohn, Heinrich Scheidemann, and Théodore Dubois. Dr. Bridgette Wargovich is Director of Sacred Music and Organist at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland, Maine. Here she directs the
- [Fall Organ Concert: Anne Laver](https://hookopus288.org/event/fall-organ-concert-anne-laver/) - St. John’s Fall Organ Concert features Anne Laver on October 13 at 7:30 pm 2026 marks the 166th anniversary of Maine’s largest 19th-Century tracker-action pipe organ, E. & G. G. Hook’s magnificent Opus 288 at St. John’s Roman Catholic Church in Bangor. The St. John’s Organ Society is pleased to announce that Anne Laver from
- [Kevin Birch (Bangor, ME)](https://hookopus288.org/event/august-27th-kevin-birch-bangor-me/) - Organ Concert August 27th Features Kevin Birch (Bangor, ME) The August 27 concert features Kevin Birch from Bangor, Maine. Birch will present an Evening of Parisian Organ Music including works of Gaspard Corrette, Louise Vierne, and Charles-Marie Widor. Kevin Birch began organ studies with Yuko Hayashi on the C. B. Fisk organ at Old West
- [Sarah Johnson (New Haven, CT)](https://hookopus288.org/event/august-20th-sarah-johnson-new-haven-ct/) - Organ Concert August 20th Features Sarah Johnson (New Haven, CT) The August 20 concert features Sarah Johnson from New Haven, Connecticut. Johnson will perform music of J.S. Bach, Florence Price, and John Knowles Paine. Sarah Johnson is the Associate Director of Music and Principal Organist at Trinity Church on the Green in New Haven Connecticut.
- [Katherine Johnson (New Haven, CT)](https://hookopus288.org/event/august-13-katherine-johnson-new-haven-ct/) - Organ Concert August 13th Features Katherine Johnson (New Haven, CT) The August 13 concert features Katherine Johnson from New Haven, Connecticut. Johnson will perform music of J.S. Bach, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and Felix Mendelssohn. Katherine Johnson is a rising second-year organ student at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, in the studio of James O’Donnell. Before
- [Ray Cornils (West Bath, ME)](https://hookopus288.org/event/july-30-ray-cornils-west-bath-me/) - Organ Concert July 30th Features Ray Cornils (West Bath, ME) The July 30 concert features Ray Cornils from West Bath, Maine. Cornils will perform music of Price, Guilmant, Cooman and Weaver. Ray Cornils served as Portland’s tenth Municipal Organist from 1990 to 2017. For thirty years he was Minister of Music at First Parish Church,
- [2025 Fall International Concert: James Kennerley](https://hookopus288.org/event/2025-fall-international-concert-james-kennerley/) - October 7, 7:30 PM 2025 marks the 165th anniversary of Maine’s largest 19th-Century tracker-action pipe organ, E. & G. G. Hook’s magnificent Opus 288 at St. John’s Roman Catholic Church in Bangor. The St. John’s Organ Society, is pleased to announce that James Kennerley, a Boston-based English organist and composer, will play a concert on
- [Kevin Birch and Anatole Wieck (Bangor, ME)](https://hookopus288.org/event/kevin-birch-and-anatole-wieck-bangor-me/) - Organ Concert August 28 Features Kevin Birch, organ, and Anatole Wieck, violin The August 28 concert features Kevin Birch, organ, and Anatole Weick, violin, from Bangor, ME. Birch and Wieck are performing music of Pablo Bruna, Georg Muffatt, and Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck. Anatole Wieck ANATOLE WIECK - VIOLIN, VIOLA d’AMORE Born in Latvia, Anatole Wieck
- [Edith Yam (Rochester, NY)](https://hookopus288.org/event/edith-yam-rochester-ny/) - August 14 Organ Concert Features Edith Yam (Rochester, NY) The August 14 concert features Edith Yam from Rochester, NY. Yam is performing music of August Gottfried Ritter, Dudley Buck, and Franz Liszt. Dr. Edith Yam recently completed her Doctor of Musical Arts degree in organ at the Eastman School of Music (Rochester, NY), where her
- [Jennifer Velázquez (Marlborough, MA)](https://hookopus288.org/event/jennifer-velazquez-marlborough-ma/) - Organ Concert August 21 Features Jennifer Velázquez (Marlborough, MA) The August 21 concert features Jennifer Velázquez from Marlborough, MA. Velázquez is performing music of Felix Mendelssohn, César Franck, and Eugène Gigout. Jennifer Velázquez served as Associate Director of Music and Worship and Organist atIndependent Presbyterian Church (IPC) in Memphis, TN for 25 years. After moving
- [Leo Abbott (Boston, MA)](https://hookopus288.org/event/leo-abbott-boston-ma/) - August 7 Organ Concert Features Leo Abbott (Boston, MA) The August 7 concert features Leo Abbott from Boston, MA. Abbott is performing music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Camille Saint-Saëns, and George E. Whiting. Leo Abbott is a graduate of the St. Paul Choir School, Cambridge, and the Chaloff School of Music, Boston. His teachers include
- [Laurent Jochum (Paris, France)](https://hookopus288.org/event/laurent-jochum-paris-france/) - July 31 Organ Concert Features Laurent Jochum (Paris, France) The July 31 concert features Laurent Jochum from Paris, France. Jochum is performing music of Johann Sebastian Bach, César Franck, Théodore Dubois, and Denis Bédard. Holder of the great Cavaille-Col organ of the Saint Jean Baptiste church in Belleville, Paris, where he succeeds great musicians like
- [Choeur d’Enfants d’Ile de France](https://hookopus288.org/event/choeur-denfants-dile-de-france/) - July 24 Concert Features Choeur d’Enfants d’Ile de France The 2025 Summer Concert Series begins on Thursday evening, July 24, at 7:30 with a special choral concert with organ featuring the Choeur d’Enfants d’Ile de France, a children’s choir from Levallois, France, founded by Prof. Francis Bardot and presently directed by Raphaëlle Boutillier. They will
- [2024 Fall International Organ Concert](https://hookopus288.org/event/2024-fall-international-organ-concert/) - Luc Beauséjour - Montreal, Canada Tuesday, October 15, 7:30pm St. John’s Organ Society welcomes Montreal-based concert organist, harpsichordist, and recording artist, Luc Beauséjour, who will perform a concert titled “Le Rappel des Oiseaux - The Recall of the Birds” featuring music of Couperin, Dornel, Dandrieu, and Rameauon on the historic organ at St. John’s Catholic
- [August 29, 2024 - Kevin Birch, Anatole Wieck, Sarah Hoskins](https://hookopus288.org/event/august-29-2024-season-finale/) - St. John’s Organ Society is pleased to announce a concert on Thursday, August 29 at 7:30 pm, featuring Anatole Wieck (violin), Sarah Hoskins (cello), & Kevin Birch (organ) (Bangor, Maine) perform music of Johann Sebastian Bach, Gabriel Fauré, and Josef Rheinberger. The concert is part of the 31st Summer Recital Series on Maine’s largest 19th-Century
- [August 22, 2024 - Duo Edelen](https://hookopus288.org/event/august-22-2024-duo-edelen/) - St. John’s Organ Society is pleased to present a concert on Thursday, August 22, at 7:30 pm, featuring Duo Edelen: Christina Scott Edelen (organ) and Fred Edelen (cello) (Bath, ME), performing music of Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Willem de Fesch. The concert is part of the 31st Summer Recital Series on Maine’s largest
- [August 15, 2024 - Sarah Johnson](https://hookopus288.org/event/august-15-2024-sarah-johnson/) - St. John’s Organ Society is pleased to announce an organ concert on Thursday, August 15, at 7:30 pm, featuring Sarah Johnson (New Haven, CT) performing music of Johann Sebastian Bach, Amy Beach, and Horatio Parker. The concert is part of the 31st Summer Recital Series on Maine’s largest 19th-Century mechanical-action pipe organ, E. & G.
- [August 8, 2024 - Hentus van Rooyen](https://hookopus288.org/event/august-8-2024-hentus-van-rooyen/) - St. John's Organ Society is pleased to present an organ concert on Thursday, August 8, at 7:30 pm, featuring Hentus van Rooyen (Portland, ME) performing music of Johann Sebastian Bach, César Franck, and Herbert Howells. The concert is part of the 31st Summer Recital Series on Maine’s largest 19th-Century mechanical-action pipe organ, E. & G.
- [July 25, 2024 - Steven Young](https://hookopus288.org/event/july-25-2024-steven-young/) - St. John’s Organ Society is pleased to announce an organ recital on Thursday, July 25, at 7:30 pm, featuring Steven Young (Taunton, MA) performing works of Gustav Adolf Merkel, Théodore Dubois, and Charles-Marie Widor. The concert is part of the 31st Summer Recital Series on Maine’s largest 19th-Century mechanical-action pipe organ, E. & G. G.
- [August 1, 2024 - Erica Johnson](https://hookopus288.org/event/august-1-2024-erica-johnson/) - St. John’s Organ Society is pleased to an organ concert on Thursday, August 1, at 7:30 pm, featuring Erica Johnson (Walpole, MA) performing music of Johann Sebastian Bach, Josef Rheinberger, and Elizabeth Stirling. The concert is part of the 31st Summer Recital Series on Maine’s largest 19th-Century mechanical-action pipe organ, E. & G. G. Hook’s
- [August 19, 2021 - Erica Johnson](https://hookopus288.org/event/august-19-2021-erica-johnson/) - St. John’s Organ Society is pleased to announce the 28th Summer Recital Series on Maine’s largest 19th-Century mechanical-action pipe organ, E. & G. G. Hook’s magnificent Opus 288, at St. John’s Roman Catholic Church in Bangor. These hour-long recitals occur on Thursday evenings at 7:30. The August 19 concert features Erica Johnson (Walpole, MA) celebrating
- [August 25, 2022 - Daniel Pyle and Catherine Bull](https://hookopus288.org/event/daniel-pyle-catherine-bullkevin-birch-2022summer/) - On August 25th, Daniel Pyle and flautist Catherine Bull (Bar Harbor, ME) bring the music of Gabriel Faure, Jehan Alain, Cesar Franck, and J.S. Bach. Daniel Pyle is organist/music-director at St. Saviour’s Episcopal Church in Bar Harbor, artistic-director of the Acadia Choral Society, and harpsichordist and leader of the Baroque ensemble Harmonie Universelle. He has also conducted
- [August 26, 2021 - George Bozeman](https://hookopus288.org/event/august-26-2021-george-bozeman/) - St. John’s Organ Society is pleased to announce the 28th Summer Recital Series on Maine’s largest 19th-Century mechanical-action pipe organ, E. & G. G. Hook’s magnificent Opus 288, at St. John’s Roman Catholic Church in Bangor. George Bozeman (Deerfield, NH) performs music of J.S. Bach on August 26. A native of Texas, Bozeman studied with
- [2022 Spring International Concert](https://hookopus288.org/event/may-2022-international-concert/) - Dr. Gregory Crowell (Grand Rapids, MI) will perform a spring international concert on the historic E. & G. G. Hook organ, Opus 288 (1860) at St. John’s Catholic Church in Bangor on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at 7:30 pm. Crowell will perform music of J.S. Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, and Arthur Foote. Gregory Crowell is a Senior Affiliate
- [August 12, 2021 - Jeremy Thompson](https://hookopus288.org/event/august-12-2021-jeremy-thompson/) - St. John’s Organ Society is pleased to announce the 28th Summer Recital Series on Maine’s largest 19th-Century mechanical-action pipe organ, E. & G. G. Hook’s magnificent Opus 288, at St. John’s Roman Catholic Church in Bangor. On August 12 Jeremy Thompson (Charlottesville, VA) performs music of J.S. Bach, Eugène Gigout, and Franz Liszt. Thompson was
- [September 2, 2021 - Kevin Birch with Anatole Wieck](https://hookopus288.org/event/september-2-2021-kevin-birch-with-anatole-wieck/) - St. John’s Organ Society is pleased to announce the 28th Summer Recital Series on Maine’s largest 19th-Century mechanical-action pipe organ, E. & G. G. Hook’s magnificent Opus 288, at St. John’s Roman Catholic Church in Bangor. Season Finale (September 2) features Kevin Birch with Anatole Wieck, violin (Bangor, ME) performing works of J.S. Bach, Heinrich
- [July 28, 2022 - Bridgette Wargovich](https://hookopus288.org/event/bridgette-wargovich-2022summer/) - 29th Summer Recital Series Opening Concert Our opening concert (Thursday, July 28) features Bridgette Wargovich (Portland, ME) performing works of J. S. Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, and César Franck. Wargovich is Director of Sacred Music and Organist at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland, Maine. A native of Massachusetts, she earned a Doctor of Musical
- [August 5, 2021 - Jennifer McPherson](https://hookopus288.org/event/august-5-2021-jennifer-mcpherson/) - St. John’s Organ Society is pleased to announce the 28th Summer Recital Series on Maine’s largest 19th-Century mechanical-action pipe organ, E. & G. G. Hook’s magnificent Opus 288, at St. John’s Roman Catholic Church in Bangor. Our opening summer concert (Thursday, August 5) features Jennifer McPherson (Portsmouth, NH) performing works of J.S. Bach, Alexandre Guilmant,
- [August 11, 2022 - Sarah Johnson](https://hookopus288.org/event/sarah-johnson-2022summer/) - The August 11 concert features Sarah Johnson (Rochester, NY) performing music of John Knowles Paine, Jacques van Oortmerssen, and J. S. Bach. Johnson is a candidate for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the Eastman School of Music, where she studies with David Higgs. A native of Garland, Maine, Johnson began her organ lessons with Kevin Birch, organist and
- [August 4, 2022 - Juan A. Mesa](https://hookopus288.org/event/juan-a-mesa-2022summer/) - On August 4, Juan A. Mesa (Norton, MA) performs music of J.S. Bach, Marcel Dupré, and Josef Rheinberger. A native of Puerto Montt in Chile, Mesaholds a Bachelor of Music degree in organ performance and composition from Western Connecticut State University, and both a Master of Music degree in organ performance and a PhD in Music Theory from
- [September 1, 2022 - Kevin Birch](https://hookopus288.org/event/kevin-birch-2022summer/) - Our season finale (September 1) features Kevin Birch (Bangor, ME) playing music of Dudley Buck, Arthur Foote, and Robert Schumann. Birch began organ studies with Yuko Hayashi on the C. B. Fisk organ at Old West Church in 1979 and earned the Bachelor of Music Degree at New England Conservatory (with Distinction in Performance) in 1987. He continued studies
- [August 18, 2022- Katherine Johnson](https://hookopus288.org/event/katherine-johnson-2022summer/) - Katherine Johnson (Oberlin, OH) performs music of Felix Mendelssohn, Florence Price, and Ethel Smyth on August 18. Johnson is a senior in the organ department at Oberlin Conservatory, where she studies with Christa Rakich. She is enrolled in Oberlin’s double degree program, studying Organ Performance and English. Katherine currently serves as Organist and Music Director at Church of
- [August 3, 2023 - Rosalind Mohnsen](https://hookopus288.org/event/rosalind-mohnsen/) - August 3: Rosalind Mohnsen (Boston, MA) Rosalind Mohnsen (Malden, MA) performs works of Dudley Buck, Horatio Parker, and Florence Price as part of St. John’s Organ Society's 30th Summer Recital Series. She is Director of Music and Organist at Immaculate Conception Church of Malden/Medford, Massachusetts. Featuring gifted artists playing Maine’s largest 19th-Century mechanical-action pipe organ, E.
- [August 10, 2023 - Paul Griffin and Sophia Anastasi Griffin](https://hookopus288.org/event/paul-griffin-and-sophia-anastasi-griffin/) - August 10: Paul Griffin (organ) and Sophia Anastasi Griffin (soprano) (Washington, DC) Paul Griffin (organ) and Sophia Anastasi Griffin (soprano) (Washington, DC) performing music of J. S. Bach, Louis Vierne, and Giacomo Puccini as part of St. John’s Organ Society's 30th Summer Recital Series. Paul now serves St. Peter School in Capitol Hill D.C. as
- [August 17, 2023 - Abraham Ross](https://hookopus288.org/event/abraham-ross/) - August 17: Abraham Ross (Montreal, QC) Abraham Ross (Montreal, QC) performs music of Charles Ives, J. K. Paine, G. E. Whiting, and Florence Price as part of St. John’s Organ Society's 30th Summer Recital Series. Ross enjoys an active career as a concert organist, harpsichordist, and director, presenting imaginative programmes informed by the most recent research on
- [August 24, 2023 - Mary-Katherine Fletcher](https://hookopus288.org/event/mary-katherine-fletcher/) - August 24: Mary-Katherine Fletcher (Boston, MA) Mary-Katherine Fletcher (Boston, MA) performs music of Johann Sebastian Bach, Felix Mendelssohn, and César Franck as part of St. John’s Organ Society's 30th Summer Recital Series. Fletcher is the director of music and organist at St. Francis Xavier Parish in Acushnet, MA. Featuring gifted artists playing Maine’s largest 19th-Century mechanical-action pipe
- [August 31, 2023 - Kevin Birch](https://hookopus288.org/event/kevin-birch/) - August 31: Kevin Birch (Bangor, ME) Kevin Birch (Bangor, Maine) will play music of Louis Marchand, Johann Sebastian Bach, and César Franck as part of St. John’s Organ Society's 30th Summer Recital Series. Birch serves as Director of Music at St. John’s Catholic Church in Bangor, Maine where he also serves as Executive Director of St.
- [2024 Spring International Concert](https://hookopus288.org/event/2024-international-concert/) - Concert organist, Loreto Aramendi, will perform music of Buxtehude, Alain, Liszt, Franck, Messiaen, and Duruflé on the historic organ at St. John’s Catholic Church (207 York St., Bangor). Aramendi is the organist of the Cavaillé-Coll organ (1863) of the Basilique of Santa María del Coro in San Sebastian, Spain.
- [2021 Fall International Concert](https://hookopus288.org/event/__trashed-2/) - St. John's Organ Society presents an organ concert on Tuesday, November 9, at 7:30 pm, featuring international concert artist, Christa Rakich (Bloomfield, CT), performing works of J.S. Bach, Cesar Franck, James Woodman, and Christa Rakich. Rakich serves as Visiting Professor of Organ at Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio.
- [July 27, 2023 - Joshua Ehlebracht](https://hookopus288.org/event/joshua-ehlebracht/) - July 27: Joshua Ehlebracht (New Haven, CT) Joshua Ehlebracht (New Haven, CT) performing works of J. Nicolaus Bruhns, John Knowles Paine, and Horatio Parker as part of St. John’s Organ Society's 30th Summer Recital Series. Ehlebracht recently received his master’s degree in organ performance from the Yale School of Music. Featuring gifted artists playing Maine’s largest 19th-Century

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