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SUMMARY:2025 Summer Organ Recital Series: Benjamin LaPrairie
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the seventh performance of the 2025 Summer Organ Recital Series on August 17 at 6:00 p.m. ET in the Great Upper Church. Benjamin LaPrairie of Washington\, D.C. will perform. \n\nProgram:\nConcerto in C Major after Vivaldi\, BWV 594 – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) \nI. Allegro\nII. Recitativo – Adagio\nIII. Allegro \nSonata Breve – Gerald Near (b. 1942) \nII. Air with variation\nIII. March \nHomage to Edward Elgar and William Walton – Gerald Near (b. 1942) \nInterval \nChoral in A Minor – César Franck (1822-1890) \n15 Versets pour les Vêpres du Commun des Fêtes de la Sainte Vierge – Marcel Dupré (1886-1971)\n– Based on improvisations by Marcel Dupré on August 15\, 1919\, during Vespers in Notre-Dame de Paris \nAntiphon 2: His Left Hand Is Under My Head\, and His Right Hand Doth Embrace Me\nAntiphon 3: I am Black but Comely\, O Ye Daughters of Jerusalem\nAntiphon 5: How Fair and Pleasant Art Thou \nToccata\, Fugue et Hymne sur Ave Maris Stella\, Op. 28 –  Flor Peeters (1903-1986) \n\nBenjamin LaPrairie\nBenjamin LaPrairie serves as Associate Director of Music at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington\, D.C. Since 2011\, he has assisted in the leadership of the music department and has regularly accompanied daily\, Sunday\, and other special Masses throughout the year. Notable liturgies include the Canonization Mass of Saint Junípero Serra\, celebrated by Pope Francis\, and the Funeral Mass of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. In May of 2019\, Benjamin performed with the Choir of the Basilica in concerts and liturgies in Rome for the commemoration of 35 years of diplomatic relations between the United States and the Holy See. Previous posts include Principal Organist at St. Dominic Catholic Church in Washington\, D.C.\, and Director of Music at St. Patrick Catholic Church in St. Charles\, Illinois. \nBenjamin has also composed works which have been performed by the Choir\, Brass\, and Orchestra of the Basilica\, and have been recorded and broadcast worldwide on EWTN\, Salt & Light Media\, and CatholicTV. His setting of Christus Vincit was premiered upon the entrance of Pope Francis into the Great Upper Church of the National Shrine in September of 2015. Recent works include a new setting of Ye Sons and Daughters for the Choir and Orchestra of the Basilica\, and a setting of Joy to the World for the choirs and orchestra of The Catholic University of America. As an organist\, Benjamin has performed throughout the United States and abroad\, and has been featured as a soloist with the Pine Mountain Music Festival\, at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City\, NJ\, at the Kennedy Center in Washington\, D.C.\, the Eccles Organ Festival at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City\, UT\, and the Sacra Liturgia Conference at St. Patrick Seminary in San Francisco\, CA. \nA native of Michigan\, Benjamin is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Music\, Theater\, and Dance\, where he studied organ with Robert Glasgow. He received a Master of Music degree from the Peabody Conservatory of Music\, where he studied organ with John Walker\, and was the recipient of the Bruce R. Eicher Prize in Organ. In the fall of 2019\, Benjamin was appointed Lecturer in Organ at The Catholic University of America Rome School of Music\, Drama\, and Art\, and in 2022\, he was invited to join the board of the Catholic Sacred Music Project\, under the patronage of Robert Cardinal Sarah. \n\n\n\nUpcoming Concerts\n\n\nAugust 24\nM. Chad Levitt – St. Augustine\, Florida\n\n\nAugust 31\nSarah Palmer – Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2025-summer-organ-recital-series-benjamin-laprairie/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250824T180000
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SUMMARY:2025 Summer Organ Recital Series: M. Chad Levitt
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the eighth performance of the 2025 Summer Organ Recital Series on August 24 at 6:00 p.m. ET in the Great Upper Church. We welcome M. Chad Levitt of St. Augustine\, Florida\, who will perform. \n\nProgram:\nFanfare – William Mathias (1934-1992) \nVeni Creator – Nicholas D’Grigny (1672-1703) \nChoral Dorien – Jehan Alain (1911-1940) \nWer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten\, BWV 642 – ‎Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) \nLiebster Jesu\, wir sind hier\, BWV 631 – ‎Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) \nErbarme dich\, O mein Gott\, BWV 721 – ‎Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) \nChrist lag in Todesbanden\, BWV 625 – ‎Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) \nFantasie & Fugue in C minor\, BWV 537 – ‎Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) \nINTERVAL \nAdagio in E major – Frank Bridge (1879-1941) \nTiento de Tono Gaitilla de mano izquierda – Sebastian Durón (1660-1716) \nVariations de Concert – Joseph Bonnet (1884-1944) \n\nM. Chad Levitt\nM. Chad Levitt is a conductor and organist based in Jacksonville\, FL. A graduate of the Manhattan School of Music\, he studied under David Gilbert\, formerly of the New York Philharmonic\, and Ennio Nicotra\, of the University of Milan-Bicocca (Italy)\, for conducting and McNeil Robinson and Alan Morrison for organ. Chad holds over twenty years of leadership experience in the sacred music field\, including serving as the Director of Music at the landmark St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church\, Brooklyn Heights. As a conductor\, he has led many prestigious orchestral ensembles consisting of players of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Allentown Symphony. As an organist\, he has performed at major venues in the U.S.\, most recently including Princeton University Chapel and Trinity Church Wall Street in New York City and abroad including Eglise de Notre Dame\, Epernay\, and Eglise de Saint Croix de Bordeaux in France. Chad currently holds the position of Interim Director of Music at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine in St. Augustine\, Florida. \n  \n\n\n\nUpcoming Concerts\n\n\nAugust 31\nSarah Palmer – Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2025-summer-organ-recital-series-m-chad-levitt/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250831T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250831T180000
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SUMMARY:2025 Summer Organ Recital Series: Sarah Palmer
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the ninth and final performance of the 2025 Summer Organ Recital Series on August 31 at 6:00 p.m. ET in the Great Upper Church. We welcome Sarah Palmer of Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania\, who will perform. \n\nProgram:\nChromatic Fantasia and Fugue in D minor – J.S. Bach (arr. Max Reger) \nSymphony no. 6\, III. Scherzo – Louis Vierne \nVocalise – Sergei Rachmaninoff (arr. Richard McVeigh/Sarah Palmer) \nDanse Macabre — Camille Saint-Saëns (arr. Edwin Lemare) \n\nSarah Palmer\nSarah Palmer is currently pursuing a M.M. in Organ Performance at the Curtis Institute of Music\, where she studies with Alan Morrison. She completed her undergraduate studies at St. Olaf College under Catherine Rodland and studied piano at the Manhattan School of Music (Precollege division). She has been the recipient of several scholarships and awards\, including the AGO/Quimby North Central Regional Competition for Young Organists and the 2021 Ruth and Paul Manz Scholarship. Her playing has also been featured on Pipedreams. Sarah has made many transcriptions for the organ\, mostly of orchestral and concert band music. This past year she served as an assistant organist at Macy’s\, where she gave regular recitals on the world-famous Wanamaker Organ. She is currently the organ scholar at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Philadelphia. She can be found on YouTube and at swpalmer.com.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2025-summer-organ-recital-series-sarah-palmer/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251102T180000
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SUMMARY:Concert: In the Company of Angels - Choral Meditations on All Souls
DESCRIPTION:In commemoration of All Souls’ Day\, the Basilica invites you to join us for a choral concert on Sunday\, November 2\, at 6:00 p.m. in the Crypt Church. Under the direction of the Basilica’s Director of Music\, Peter Latona\, D.M.A.\, the Choir of the Basilica presents In the Company of Angels: Choral Meditations on All Souls. The concert is free and open to the public. Seating will be on a first-come\, first-served basis with no ticketing\, advanced registration\, or reservations. All are welcome to attend this beautiful night of choral music and meditation on All Souls. \nThe concert will also be livestreamed on www.nationalshrine.org/mass. \nProgram:\n\nOne Thing I Ask of the Lord – Peter Latona (b. 1968) \nSalvator mundi – Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525–1594) \nDuo Seraphim – Jacob Handl (1550–1591) \nSanctus from Messe à trois voix – André Caplet (1878–1925) \nFür Jan van Eyck – Arvo Pärt (b. 1935) \n*** \nSicut cervus – Ziprianus (fl. 1560) \nO quam amabilis – G.P. da Palestrina \nChrist Hath a Garden – Gabriel Rhys Simerson (b. 1998) \n*** \nA Child’s Prayer – James MacMillan (b. 1959) \nCrux fidelis – Jean Roger-Ducasse (1873–1954) \nEaster from Five Mystical Songs – Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958) \n*** \nThey are at rest – Edward Elgar (1857–1934) \nPie Jesu from Requiem\, Op. 48 – Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924) \nIn Paradisum from Requiem\, Op. 48 – G. Fauré \nTe Deum from Collegium Regale – Herbert Howells (1892–1983)
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/choral-concert-for-the-commemoration-of-all-souls-2025/
LOCATION:Crypt Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251220T180000
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SUMMARY:Follow the Star: Sacred Choral Music for the Christmas Season
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, December 20\, at 6:00 p.m.\, the Choir of the Basilica will present a concert entitled Follow the Star: Sacred Choral Music for the Christmas Season. Just as the brilliant star once guided the Wise Men from the East to the Christ Child\, our hope is that the beautiful music drawn from sacred repertoire throughout the centuries will lead you toward a renewed encounter with the Christ Child. \nJoin us for an evening of sacred Christmas chants and festive carols that capture the spirit of the Christmas season in all its radiance\, poetry\, solemnity\, and joy. \nThe concert will be held in the Great Upper Church and is free and open to the public. Seating will be on a first-come\, first-served basis with no ticketing\, advanced registration\, or reservations. All are welcome and encouraged to attend this spectacular night of sacred choral music for the Christmas season.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/choir-of-the-basilica-christmas-concert-2025/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260307
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260308
DTSTAMP:20260211T002500Z
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SUMMARY:Pueri Cantores Mid-Atlantic Choral Festival
DESCRIPTION:Pueri Cantores\, the national student choral organization of the Catholic Church\, invites all parish and school treble and mixed voice choirs (grades 4-12) in the region to participate in a Festival & Mass on Saturday\, March 7\, 2026. Singers will unite with hundreds of their peers as one combined choir to sing beautiful music from the Church’s rich historical repertoire. More information is available at https://www.pcchoirs.org/2026-mid-atlantic-youth-choral-festival. \nThe Festival will conclude with Mass at 4:30 p.m. in the Great Upper Church. Prior to Mass\, there will be a Choral Prelude at 3:45 p.m. His Eminence Wilton Cardinal Gregory\, Archbishop Emeritus of Washington\, will be the Principal Celebrant & Homilist of Mass.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/pueri-cantores-mid-atlantic-choral-festival/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260705T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260705T180000
DTSTAMP:20260430T072003Z
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SUMMARY:2026 Summer Organ Recital Series: David Ball & Emma Whitten
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the first performance in our 2026 Summer Organ Recital Series on July 5 at 6:00 p.m. in the Great Upper Church. We welcome David Ball and Emma Whitten of Orange\, CA\, to kick off the series. \nThis concert will be livestreamed on www.nationalshrine.org/mass. \n\n\n\nUpcoming Concerts\n\n\nJuly 12\nIris Lan – Washington\, D.C.\n\n\nJuly 19\nWoosug Kang – Nashville\, TN\n\n\nJuly 26\nGabriele Studer – Alba\, Italy\n\n\nAugust 2\nLynn Trapp – Baltimore\, MD\n\n\nAugust 9\nJohn Mitchell – Reston\, VA\n\n\nAugust 16\nAndy Brown – Philadelphia\, PA\n\n\nAugust 23\nPeter Latona – Washington\, D.C.\n\n\nAugust 30\nAdam Chlebek – Washington\, D.C.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2026-summer-organ-recital-series-david-ball-emma-whitten/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260712T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260712T180000
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SUMMARY:2026 Summer Organ Recital Series: Iris Lan
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the second performance in our 2026 Summer Organ Recital Series on July 12 at 6:00 p.m. in the Great Upper Church. Iris Lan of Washington\, D.C.\, will perform. \n\n\n\nUpcoming Concerts\n\n\nJuly 19\nWoosug Kang – Nashville\, TN\n\n\nJuly 26\nGabriele Studer – Alba\, Italy\n\n\nAugust 2\nLynn Trapp – Baltimore\, MD\n\n\nAugust 9\nJohn Mitchell – Reston\, VA\n\n\nAugust 16\nAndy Brown – Philadelphia\, PA\n\n\nAugust 23\nPeter Latona – Washington\, D.C.\n\n\nAugust 30\nAdam Chlebek – Washington\, D.C.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2026-summer-organ-recital-series-iris-lan/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260719T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260719T180000
DTSTAMP:20260717T154645Z
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SUMMARY:2026 Summer Organ Recital Series: Woosug Kang
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the third performance in our 2026 Summer Organ Recital Series on July 19 at 6:00 p.m. in the Great Upper Church. Woosug Kang of Nashville\, TN\, will perform. \n\n\nProgram:\nChoral Improvisation sur le “Victimae paschali” – Charles Tournemire (1870-1939) \nFrom Symphonie Romane Op. 73: Cantilène – Charles Marie Widor (1844-1937) \nAllegro from Symphonie No. 6\, Op. 42 – Charles Marie Widor \nChoral from Op. 37 No.4 – Joseph Jongen (1873-1953) \nDeuxième Fantaisie\, JA 117 – Jehan Alain (1911-1940) \nMeditation – Ken Yukl (b. 1943) \nIntroduction\, Chorale and Fugue on a British Theme (“Thaxted”) [USA Premiere] – David Briggs (b. 1962) \n\n    Download the Program\n \n\n\nDr. Woosug Kang\n \nDr. Woosug Kang enjoys a dynamic career as a concert organist\, a conductor and a church musician. Dr. Kang has performed throughout the United States\, United Kingdom\, New Zealand and Australia as a solo recitalist in various venues. Dr. Kang received his Doctor of Music degree from Indiana University Jacob’s School of Music and earned his Master of Music degree at Yale University’s Institute of Sacred Music in organ performance while winning multiple scholarships and prizes. \nHe currently serves as the Director of Music Ministries for St. George’s Episcopal Church\, Nashville\, USA\, where he leads the nationally recognized Anglican sacred music program. Since moving to Nashville\, he led a successful organ search and installation project\, which resulted in a new Buzard organ Op. 48 chosen and built at St. George’s Episcopal Church under his leadership. He is passionate about training young musicians\, and he initiated the organ scholar program in 2017 and 2018 at St. George’s. Notably\, he led the partnership between St. George’s and Association of Anglican Church Musician in 2023 for Gerre Hancock Music Intern to be trained at St. George’s. He also partnered with AGO and brought the AGO Organ scholar for 2024-2025 season to St. George’s. He is responsible for the training of organ scholars through St. George’s as well as training of choristers through Royal School of Church Music Curriculum at St. George’s\, and led these young singers to residencies in the UK notably\, Ely Cathedral and Canterbury Cathedral in the past. \n\n\n\nUpcoming Concerts\n\n\nJuly 26\nGabriele Studer – Alba\, Italy\n\n\nAugust 2\nLynn Trapp – Baltimore\, MD\n\n\nAugust 9\nJohn Mitchell – Reston\, VA\n\n\nAugust 16\nAndy Brown – Philadelphia\, PA\n\n\nAugust 23\nPeter Latona – Washington\, D.C.\n\n\nAugust 30\nAdam Chlebek – Washington\, D.C.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2026-summer-organ-recital-series-woosug-kang/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260721T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260721T190000
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SUMMARY:A Hymn in Stone: Sacred Music from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
DESCRIPTION:As part of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians 2026 Convention\, the Choir of the Basilica will present a concert entitled: A Hymn in Stone – Sacred Music from the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. Join us on Tuesday\, July 21\, at 7:00 p.m.\, for this evening of sacred music in the Great Upper Church of the Basilica. \nConcert Description:\nIn the January 1914 issue of the National Shrine’s newsletter Salve Regina\, Bishop Shahan envisioned the building of the National Shrine as “a monument of love and gratitude\, a great hymn in stone\, embodying forever the purest and sweetest affections of the Catholic heart and consecrating them in one changeless act of praise and joy\, as perfect as the art of man can make it and as holy as the intentions of its builders could wish it to be.” \nInspired by that vision\, the musicians of the Basilica will present a concert entitled A Hymn in Stone. The program will feature the diverse modes of expression that comprise music-making at the National Shrine: from the 56 bells of the Knights Tower Carillon soaring 329 feet above\, to the nearly 10\,000 pipes of the great organs in the South and West galleries\, to the voices of the Choir of the Basilica\, as well as the voices of the faithful gathered beneath the mosaics of the Great Upper Church. The program will feature hymns\, psalms\, motets\, and organ compositions both ancient and modern\, including works by the Basilica’s Director of Music and NPM Pastoral Musician Award recipient Dr. Peter Latona. \nListeners will experience music shaped by the Shrine’s distinctive aesthetic\, lift their own voices in song\, and depart with renewed vision and inspiration for their own music ministry. \nJust as music resonates through limestone\, granite\, and marble\, we\, the Church\, become the living stones through which the praise of God resounds\, echoing the words of Scripture: “Like living stones\, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house\,” (1 Peter 2:5). \n\nDownload the Program
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/a-hymn-in-stone-concert/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T180000
DTSTAMP:20260724T223909Z
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SUMMARY:2026 Summer Organ Recital Series: Gabriele Studer
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the fourth performance in our 2026 Summer Organ Recital Series on July 26 at 6:00 p.m. in the Great Upper Church. Gabriele Studer of Alba\, Italy\, will perform. \nDownload the Program\n\n\nProgram:\nMarche Triomphale “Nun danket alle Gott” Op. 65 – Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933) \nPassacaglia and Fugue in C minor BWV 582 – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) \nChant du soir Op. 92\, No. 1 – Marco Enrico Bossi (1861 – 1925) \nPrelude and fugue on B. A. C. H. – Franz List (1811 – 1886) \nfrom Suite No. 2 of “Romeo and Juliet” – Sergej Prokofiev (1891 – 1953) \n\n– The young Juliet \n– Friar Laurence \n– Montagues and Capulets \n(Organ transcription by Jean-Paul IMBERT) \n\nIn the Steppes of Central Asia (Symphonic poem) – Aleksandr Porfir’evič Borodin (1833-1887) \n\n(Organ transcription by Gabriele Studer) \n\nfrom Symphony No. 6 for Organ – Louis Vierne (1870-1937) \n\n– Final \n\n\n\nGabriele Studer\n \nGabriele Studer (b. 1982\, Alba\, Italy) is an Italian concert organist specializing in the Romantic and symphonic organ tradition. His repertoire spans the music of Johann Sebastian Bach\, the great French symphonic masters\, the late-Romantic organ tradition\, and organ transcriptions of orchestral works. \nAfter beginning his musical studies in Alba\, he continued his training in France with Jean-Paul Imbert at the Schola Cantorum in Paris\, where he was awarded the Diplôme de Concert with highest distinction (Très bien à l’unanimité et félicitations du jury). He subsequently earned the Diplôme d’Études Musicales from the Conservatoire de Versailles\, receiving First Prize in Basso Continuo unanimously awarded by the jury\, and pursued studies in organ improvisation with Pierre Pincemaille at the Conservatoire de Saint-Maur. He graduated cum laude in Organ and Organ Composition from the “Giorgio Federico Ghedini” Conservatory of Cuneo under Bartolomeo Gallizio and further refined his artistry through masterclasses with Jean-Paul Imbert\, Massimo Nosetti\, Olivier Latry\, and David Briggs. \nAs a recitalist\, he has performed extensively throughout Italy and Europe\, appearing in major churches\, cathedrals\, and concert venues across Vatican City and in Switzerland\, France\, Germany\, Belgium\, Spain\, Poland\, and the United Kingdom. He has also collaborated with the Orchestra Sinfonica di Alba. Alongside his concert activity\, Studer is particularly active as a transcriber for the organ. His organ transcription of Alexander Borodin’s symphonic poem In the Steppes of Central Asia was published by Armelin Musica (Padua) and subsequently recorded for the BNL and Quantum labels. He has recorded a CD dedicated to the music of Enrico Pasini and participated in the complete recording of Jean-Paul Imbert’s organ transcriptions. \nGabriele Studer is titular organist of the Church of Cristo Re in Alba and teaches organ and composition at the Civic Musical Institute “Lodovico Rocca”. \n\n\n\nUpcoming Concerts\n\n\nAugust 2\nLynn Trapp – Baltimore\, MD\n\n\nAugust 9\nJohn Mitchell – Reston\, VA\n\n\nAugust 16\nAndy Brown – Philadelphia\, PA\n\n\nAugust 23\nPeter Latona – Washington\, D.C.\n\n\nAugust 30\nAdam Chlebek – Washington\, D.C.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2026-summer-organ-recital-series-gabriele-studer/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
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SUMMARY:2026 Summer Organ Recital Series: Lynn Trapp
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the fifth performance in our 2026 Summer Organ Recital Series on August 2 at 6:00 p.m. in the Great Upper Church. Lynn Trapp of Baltimore\, MD\, will perform. \nDownload the Program\n\n\nProgram:\nIn Honor of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception – Lynn Trapp (b. 1963) \n\nSalutation\, Petition\, and Acclamation on Two Chants of ‘Salve Regina’ \n\nEASTERTIDE – Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) \n\nChorale and Fugue on ‘O Traurigkeit\, O Herzeleid’ \n\nPrelude and Fugue on the Easter Sequence ‘Victimae Paschali Laudes’ – Dom Paul Benoit (1893-1979) \nFantasy on the Easter Dismissal Alleluia – Lynn Trapp \nTriptych for Organ: III. As If the Whole Creation Cried – Stephen Paulus (1949-2014) \nOrgan Sonata No. 1 in D minor\, Opus 42 – Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911) \n\nI.  Introduction \nII.  Pastorale \nIII.  Finale \n\n\n\nDr. Lynn Trapp\nDr. Lynn Trapp is concert organist\, conductor\, composer\, pianist\, and liturgist. Since 2015 he has served as Director of Liturgy & Music at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Baltimore where he oversees the liturgical minister program\, serves as choirmaster and organist/pianist\, leads a scholar singer program and fine arts series. In 2024 he led the design of the new pipe organ installed in the church by Peragallo Organ Co. Previously he served St. Olaf Church in downtown Minneapolis for twenty years. \nHe is an active organ recitalist in the U.S. and Europe\, has more than 100 organ\, choral and instrumental compositions held by several major publishers\, and as co-director of the American Pilgrimage Choir since 1997 has led performance tours to numerous European countries and the Holy Land. He is a frequent presenter and recitalist at sacred music and worship conferences. \nLynn is the recipient of many academic awards including the Spirit and Truth Award from the University of Notre Dame for his extensive contribution to the liturgy and music field. His career archives are established at Notre Dame’s Hesburgh Library\, and his composition library is also housed at the Church Music Institute in Dallas. As student he was the winner of one national and several midwest organ playing competitions. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University at Carbondale (BM)\, University of Notre Dame (MM)\, and after beginning doctoral work at the Eastman School of Music completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Kansas. \n\n\n\nUpcoming Concerts\n\n\nAugust 9\nJohn Mitchell – Reston\, VA\n\n\nAugust 16\nAndy Brown – Philadelphia\, PA\n\n\nAugust 23\nPeter Latona – Washington\, D.C.\n\n\nAugust 30\nAdam Chlebek – Washington\, D.C.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2026-summer-organ-recital-series-lynn-trapp/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
CATEGORIES:All Events,Music
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SUMMARY:2026 Summer Organ Recital Series: John Mitchell
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the sixth performance in our 2026 Summer Organ Recital Series on August 9 at 6:00 p.m. in the Great Upper Church. John Mitchell of Reston\, VA\, will perform. \n\n\n\nUpcoming Concerts\n\n\nAugust 16\nAndy Brown – Philadelphia\, PA\n\n\nAugust 23\nPeter Latona – Washington\, D.C.\n\n\nAugust 30\nAdam Chlebek – Washington\, D.C.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2026-summer-organ-recital-series-john-mitchell/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
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SUMMARY:2026 Summer Organ Recital Series: Andy Brown
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the seventh performance in our 2026 Summer Organ Recital Series on August 16 at 6:00 p.m. in the Great Upper Church. \nAndy Brown of Philadelphia\, PA\, will perform. \nDownload the Program\n  \n\n\n\nUpcoming Concerts\n\n\nAugust 23\nPeter Latona – Washington\, D.C.\n\n\nAugust 30\nAdam Chlebek – Washington\, D.C.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2026-summer-organ-recital-series-andy-brown/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T180000
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SUMMARY:2026 Summer Organ Recital Series: Peter Latona
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the eighth performance in our 2026 Summer Organ Recital Series on August 23 at 6:00 p.m. in the Great Upper Church. Peter Latona of Washington\, D.C.\, the Director of Music at the Basilica\, will perform. \nDownload the Program\nPeter Latona\nPeter Latona (b.1968) is the Director of Music for the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington\, D.C.\, the preeminent Marian shrine of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States. Recognized as a conductor\, composer\, organist\, improviser and teacher\, he is dedicated to providing the highest standard in sacred music within the context of the Roman Catholic Liturgy. \nAn award-winning organist\, Dr. Latona has performed throughout the United States\, Europe and the Holy Land\, has presented workshops on improvisation\, and has released a recording\, An Organ Pilgrimage\, on the Raven label\, featuring all four pipe organs at the Basilica. In 2012\, he performed to an audience of 1\,000\, having been invited as a featured artist for the Festspiele Europäische Wochen in Passau\, Germany. As the conductor of the Choir of the Basilica\, he has released numerous recordings of sacred choral music and presented concerts in the United States and abroad\, performing nationally for the American Guild of Organists\, National Pastoral Musicians Association\, Conference of Roman Catholic Cathedrals\, Church Music Association of America and internationally as a featured conductor in the Festival Internazionale di Musica e Arte Sacra. Among his recently completed recording projects are Tu es Petrus: A Papal Tribute in Music\, which commemorates the Papacy of Pope Benedict XVI and celebrates the Petrine ministry of Pope Francis\, and Te Deum: The Sacred Music of Peter Latona\, which was commissioned by the Knights of Columbus and features many of the works composed by Dr. Latona for the National Shrine. \nDr. Latona’s compositions are published by Morningstar Music Publishers as well as Canticanova Publications and G.I.A. His music has been featured in various media productions including Fr. Barron’s well-known series Catholicism. He recently won first prize in a composition competition sponsored by the Conference of Roman Catholic Cathedral Musicians for his Priests of God/Servants of God and Go into All the World. He has received commissions from the Knights of Columbus\, Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston\, the Diocese of Helena\, as well as by the Archdioceses of Washington\, New York\, and Philadelphia. His music was performed during the Apostolic visit of His Holiness Benedict XVI to the United States in 2008 and in each city visited by Pope Francis during his 2015 Apostolic visit to the United States. In recognition of this accomplishment\, Dr. Latona was awarded the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medal by Pope Francis. Dr. Latona also serves on the composition faculty of The Catholic University of America Benjamin T. Rome School of Music. Dr. Latona is a graduate of Bucknell University (B. Mus.)\, the Yale School of Music (M. Mus.)\, and the Manhattan School of Music (D.M.A.). \n\n\n\nUpcoming Concerts\n\n\nAugust 30\nAdam Chlebek – Washington\, D.C.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2026-summer-organ-recital-series-peter-latona/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
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SUMMARY:2026 Summer Organ Recital Series: Adam Chlebek
DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the ninth and final performance in our 2026 Summer Organ Recital Series on August 30 at 6:00 p.m. in the Great Upper Church. Adam Chlebek of Washington\, D.C.\, the Assistant Director of Music at the Basilica\, will perform. \nDownload the Program\nAdam Chlebek\nAdam Chlebek serves as the Assistant Director of Music at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. A Polish-American from Chicago\, IL\, he completed his Master of Music in Organ Performance at the Eastman School of Music in the studio of Nathan Laube. He earned second prize at the 2022 Taylor Organ Competition and was a finalist in the 2024 Elizabeth Stephens International Organ Competition. Adam has performed throughout the United States and Poland and has participated in masterclasses with organists Janette Fishell\, William Porter\, and Arvid Gast. In 2022\, he served as the first Sacred Music Intern at the Basilica. \nAdam is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music\, where he earned his Bachelor of Music in Organ Performance with Jonathan Moyer; there\, he also focused on choral singing and conducting. He sang in the Oberlin Musical Union\, under the direction of Gregory Ristow\, and Collegium Musicum\, under the direction of Steven Plank; and studied choral conducting with Jodi Kerchner and Ben Johns. Adam likewise participated as a jazz pianist in Oberlin’s Performance and Improvisation Ensemble\, performing with Jamey Haddad\, Jay Ashby\, and Becca Stevens\, among others. \nAs a Catholic musician\, Adam previously served as the Director of Music at St. Thomas More Parish in Rochester\, New York\, and St. James Parish in Lakewood\, Ohio\, and sang in the acclaimed Christ Church Schola Cantorum\, under the direction of Stephen Kennedy.
URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2026-summer-organ-recital-series-adam-chlebek/
LOCATION:Great Upper Church
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