BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception - ECPv6.18.0//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260802T180000 DTSTAMP:20260731T194531Z CREATED:20260420T193502Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260731T194531Z UID:111977-1785693600-1785693600@www.nationalshrine.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nationalshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/OrganRecitalSeries-5_banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260726T180000 DTSTAMP:20260724T223909Z CREATED:20260420T191044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T223909Z UID:111972-1785088800-1785088800@www.nationalshrine.org 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 CATEGORIES:All Events,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nationalshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/OrganRecitalSeries-4_banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260719T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260719T180000 DTSTAMP:20260717T154645Z CREATED:20260420T184032Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260717T154645Z UID:111967-1784484000-1784484000@www.nationalshrine.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nationalshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/OrganRecitalSeries-3_banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260712T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260712T180000 DTSTAMP:20260430T072023Z CREATED:20260420T182650Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260430T072023Z UID:111960-1783879200-1783879200@www.nationalshrine.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nationalshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/OrganRecitalSeries-2_banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260705T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260705T180000 DTSTAMP:20260430T072003Z CREATED:20260420T182044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260430T072003Z UID:111954-1783274400-1783274400@www.nationalshrine.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nationalshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/OrganRecitalSeries-1_banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250831T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250831T180000 DTSTAMP:20250624T200814Z CREATED:20250516T223550Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250624T200814Z UID:97858-1756663200-1756663200@www.nationalshrine.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nationalshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/OrganRecitalSeries-8_banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250824T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250824T180000 DTSTAMP:20250820T203615Z CREATED:20250516T223238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250820T203615Z UID:97856-1756058400-1756058400@www.nationalshrine.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nationalshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/OrganRecitalSeries-6_banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250817T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250817T180000 DTSTAMP:20250814T214103Z CREATED:20250516T222333Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250814T214103Z UID:97850-1755453600-1755453600@www.nationalshrine.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nationalshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Ben-LaPrairie-playing-organ_banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250810T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250810T180000 DTSTAMP:20250520T204756Z CREATED:20250516T221441Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250520T204756Z UID:97845-1754848800-1754848800@www.nationalshrine.org SUMMARY:2025 Summer Organ Recital Series: Peter Latona DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the sixth performance of the 2025 Summer Organ Recital Series on August 10 at 6:00 p.m. ET in the Great Upper Church. Peter Latona of Washington\, D.C. will perform. \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 Europaische 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 17\nBenjamin LaPrairie – Washington\, D.C.\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-peter-latona/ LOCATION:Great Upper Church CATEGORIES:All Events,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nationalshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Peter-Latona-playing-the-organ_banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250803T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250803T180000 DTSTAMP:20250703T171854Z CREATED:20250516T221203Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250703T171854Z UID:97843-1754244000-1754244000@www.nationalshrine.org SUMMARY:2025 Summer Organ Recital Series: Gregory Hand DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the fifth performance of the 2025 Summer Organ Recital Series on August 3 at 6:00 p.m. ET in the Great Upper Church. We welcome Gregory Hand of Iowa City\, Iowa\, who will perform. \n\nProgram:\nPrelude and Fugue in B minor – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) \nSechs Choralvorspiele für Orgel\, op. 73 – Johanna Senfter (1879-1961) \n(World Premiere Performance) \nI. Als vierzig Tag nach Ostern war’n \nII. Nicht so traurig nicht so sehr \nIII. Heut triumphieret Gottes Sohn \nIV. Ach Gott erhör mein Seufzen und Wehklagen \nV. Wo Gott der Herr nicht zu uns hält \nVI. Wir treten zum Beten \nThree settings of plainchant from Op. 59 – Max Reger (1873-1916) \nVIII. Gloria \nIX. Benedictus \nXII. Te Deum \n\nGregory Hand\nGregory Hand is professor of organ at the University of Iowa. Prior to this appointment\, he held the position of university chapel organist at Northwestern University\, where he also taught in the music theory department. He was awarded a Doctorate of Musical Arts degree from the University of Michigan\, where he studied organ with James Kibbie and harpsichord with Edward Parmentier. \nHand is in high demand as a performer and pedagogue. He has given recitals and masterclasses in the United States\, France\, Spain\, Germany and Brazil\, and served on the jury for national and international organ competitions\, including the Internationale Orgelwoche Nürnberg (ION)\, the Mikael Tariverdiev Organ Competition and the Sursa National Organ Competition. His articles on organ literature and pedagogy have appeared in The American Organist Magazine\, The Diapason\, Organ – Journal für die Orgel\, The Organ (U.K.)\, and Notes\, the Quarterly Journal of the Music Library Association. \nHis debut CD\, “The Complete Gospel Preludes of William Bolcom” on the Naxos label marked the world premiere recording of all twelve of these landmark pieces. Critics praised the recording as “stunning” (American Record Guide) and noted the “sonorous and probing performances” (Gramophone)\, and the “brilliance of his technique” (allmusic.com). \nHe also was the first organist to play all twelve Gospel Preludes in one concert: first at the University of Michigan with the composer in attendance\, and later at Princeton University\, University of Glasgow\, St. Giles Cathedral (Edinburgh)\, and the Twin Cities (MN) chapter of the American Guild of Organists. \nHand has often collaborated with other instrumentalists to perform new music. With bassoonist Benjamin Coelho\, he premiered Adrian Vernon Fish’s “Kassoq” at the International Double Reed Society Conference in Redlands\, CA. With Amy Schendel\, he premiered Patrick Schulz’s “Fanfare for Trumpet and Organ\,” which was recorded for the MSR label. \nHe is also very active as a harpsichordist and continuo player. Past engagements include performing as harpsichord soloist for Bach’s “Brandenburg Concerto no. 5” with the Des Moines Symphony\, and providing continuo accompaniment for Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons” with the Des Moines Symphony and Anne Akiko Meyers\, “Giulio Cesare” with the Lyric Opera of Chicago\, and “Ritorno d’Ulisse” with Chicago Opera Theater. He also conducted from the harpsichord a concert performance of Jacopo Peri’s “Euridice” at the University of Iowa. \nDr. Hand has participated in several international organ competitions\, including the Grand Prix de Chartres (France)\, St. Albans (England)\, Prix Andre Marchal (France)\, and the Dublin International Organ Competition. \n\n\n\nUpcoming Concerts\n\n\nAugust 10\nPeter Latona – Washington\, D.C.\n\n\nAugust 17\nBenjamin LaPrairie – Washington\, D.C.\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-gregory-hand/ LOCATION:Great Upper Church CATEGORIES:All Events,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nationalshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/OrganRecitalSeries-5_banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250727T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250727T180000 DTSTAMP:20250624T195448Z CREATED:20250516T220832Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250624T195448Z UID:97841-1753639200-1753639200@www.nationalshrine.org SUMMARY:2025 Summer Organ Recital Series: Andrew Meagher DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the fourth performance of the 2025 Summer Organ Recital Series on July 27 at 6:00 p.m. ET in the Great Upper Church. We welcome Andrew Meagher of Jefferson City\, Missouri\, who will perform. \n\nProgram:\nAscendo ad Patrem meum – Arnolt Schlick (c. 1455-1460-after 1521) \nPrière – César Franck (1822-1890) \nFugue in C – Joséphine Boulay (1869-1925) \nFugue in C-Sharp Minor – Boulay \nFugue in F Minor – Boulay \nIntroduction\, Passcaaglia\, and Fugue – M. Searle Wight (1918-2004) \n\nDr. Andrew Meagher\nDr. Andrew Meagher currently holds the position as Director of Sacred Music at the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Jefferson City\, where he also leads the music for diocesan liturgies. Over the past year\, Andrew has overseen the installation of the cathedral’s new Buzard pipe organ\, which was dedicated by Ken Cowan on June 20th\, 2025. He previously served parishes in the Archdiocese of Detroit and in the Diocese of Lansing. For 17 years\, Dr. Meagher held the position of Administrator for the Hill Auditorium organ schedule at the University of Michigan. \nPrevious recital engagements include Washington National Cathedral\, National City Christian Church (Washington D.C.)\, St. Thomas Church (NYC)\, First Congregational Church (Ann Arbor\, MI)\, Hill Auditorium (University of Michigan)\, First Lutheran (Duluth\, MN)\, St. Augustine House (Oxford\, MI)\, First United Methodist (Kalamazoo\, MI)\, and Pease Auditorium at Eastern Michigan University. Andrew has been featured in videos for the Star Spangled Music Foundation (John Knowles Paine’s Concert Variations on the Star Spangled Banner) and the American Guild of Organists Master Series\, Volume 5\, honoring Marilyn Mason. \nIn addition to church music\, Andrew also serves as a collaborative pianist and vocal coach to his wife\, Katharine. The duo have given numerous recitals together\, including several performances on the University of Michigan Organ Conference in venues such as Blessed Sacrament Cathedral (Detroit\, MI). Andrew has also performed piano/organ parts in ensembles\, including Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra\, Dexter Community Orchestra\, and orchestras and bands at the University of Michigan. In addition to orchestral repertoire\, Dr. Meagher has performed in pit orchestras for musicals and operas\, including Gounond’s Romeo et Juliette (University of Michigan Opera Theatre). \nAndrew received the Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in Organ Performance from the University of Michigan as a student of Marilyn Mason and Robert Glasgow. He also earned the Master of Music in Organ Performance form Bowling Green State University (studies with Vernon Wolcott\, organ and Robert Satterlee\, Piano) and the Bachelor of Music Degree in Piano from Ithaca College (studying Piano with Phiroze Mehta and organ with Allison Evans Henry). \n\n\n\nUpcoming Concerts\n\n\nAugust 3\nGregory Hand – Iowa City\, Iowa\n\n\nAugust 10\nPeter Latona – Washington\, D.C.\n\n\nAugust 17\nBenjamin LaPrairie – Washington\, D.C.\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-andrew-meagher/ LOCATION:Great Upper Church CATEGORIES:All Events,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nationalshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/OrganRecitalSeries-4_banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250720T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250720T180000 DTSTAMP:20250624T210816Z CREATED:20250516T215803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250624T210816Z UID:97839-1753034400-1753034400@www.nationalshrine.org SUMMARY:2025 Summer Organ Recital Series: James Kibbie DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the third performance of the 2025 Summer Organ Recital Series on July 20 at 6:00 p.m. ET in the Great Upper Church. We welcome James Kibbie of Ann Arbor\, Michigan\, who will perform. \n\nProgram:\nPièce d’Orgue – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) \nChoral Preludes – Bach \nMeine Seele erhebt den Herren (My Soul Magnifies the Lord) \nJesus\, meine Zuversicht (Jesus\, My Confidence) \nMeine Seele erhebt den Herren\, Fugue on the Magnificat \nFantasia in F Minor – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) \nTwo Pieces – Florence Price (1887-1953) \nThe Hour Glass (Sandman) \nRetrospection (An Elf on a Moonbeam) \nGo Down\, Moses – Fela Sowande (1905-1987) \nFrom Symphonie VI\, Op. 42\, No. 2 – Charles-Marie\, Widor (1844-1937) \nAdagio \nFinale \n\nJames Kibbie\nJames Kibbie maintains a full schedule of concert\, recording\, and festival engagements throughout North America and Europe\, including appearances at the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris\, Royal Festival Hall in London\, Dvořak Hall in Prague\, and Lincoln Center in New York. During his month-long concert tour of the Soviet Union in 1991\, the newspaper Pravda hailed him as “a marvelous organist\, a brilliant interpreter.” A frequent jury member of international organ competitions\, he has himself been awarded the Grand Prix d’Interprétation at the prestigious International Organ Competition of Chartres\, France\, and is also the only American to have won the International Organ Competition of the Prague Spring Festival in the former Czechoslovakia. \nJames Kibbie’s performances have been broadcast on radio and television in the USA\, Canada and Europe. His extensive discography includes “Merrily on Hill\,” performed on the famed Skinner organ in Hill Auditorium\, Ann Arbor\, works of Dieterich Buxtehude recorded on the historic 1687 Schnitger organ of Norden\, Germany\, and discs of music by Bach\, Franck\, Alain\, Tournemire\, Sowande\, Buck\, Morrison\, and contemporary Czech composers. Dr. Kibbie’s “audio holiday cards\,” recorded on the Létourneau organ in his residence and issued as free internet downloads\, are a popular annual tradition. \nJames Kibbie is internationally renowned as an authority on the organ music of Johann Sebastian Bach. He has performed the complete cycle of Bach organ works in a series of 18 recitals and is in constant demand as a Bach recitalist and clinician. His recordings of the complete Bach works on historic baroque organs in Germany have been welcomed with enthusiastic critical and audience acclaim. Thanks to generous support from Dr. Barbara Furin Sloat in honor of J. Barry Sloat\, the University of Michigan is offering Dr. Kibbie’s recordings of all 274 Bach works as free internet downloads at www.blockmrecords.org/bach. \nJames Kibbie is Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan\, where his 42-year tenure included service as University Organist and Chair of the Organ Department. His former students hold key positions in college teaching and church music nationally. Among the honors he has received\, he is particularly proud of the James Kibbie Scholarship\, endowed in perpetuity by the University of Michigan to support students majoring in organ performance and sacred music. \n\n\n\nUpcoming Concerts\n\n\nJuly 27\nAndrew Meagher – Jefferson City\, Missouri\n\n\nAugust 3\nGregory Hand – Iowa City\, Iowa\n\n\nAugust 10\nPeter Latona – Washington\, D.C.\n\n\nAugust 17\nBenjamin LaPrairie – Washington\, D.C.\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-james-kibbie/ LOCATION:Great Upper Church CATEGORIES:All Events,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nationalshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/OrganRecitalSeries-3_banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250713T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250713T180000 DTSTAMP:20250702T182416Z CREATED:20250516T203444Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250702T182416Z UID:97829-1752429600-1752429600@www.nationalshrine.org SUMMARY:2025 Summer Organ Recital Series: Thomas Vozzella DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the second performance of the 2025 Summer Organ Recital Series on July 13 at 6:00 p.m. ET in the Great Upper Church. We welcome Thomas Vozzella from Kansas City\, Missouri\, as our performer. \n\nProgram:\nHerr Gott\, dich loben alle wir\, P. 183 – Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)\nTune: Old 100th (Lord God\, we all praise you) \nFantasy and Fugue in C minor\, BWV 537 – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) \nWer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten\, BWV 642 – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) \nThe man who leaves to God all power and hopeth in him all his days\, \nHe will most wondrously protect him through every cross and sad distress. \nWho doth in God Almighty trust hath not built on the sand. \nPartita on Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten – Carson Cooman (b. 1982) \nOstinato marcato \nBicinium \nAria \nGigue-Finale \nPassacaglia – John E. West (1863-1929) \nSix Variations on a Moravian Theme – Margret Vardell Sandresky (b. 1921) \nMoravian Theme \n1. Andante \n2. Pastorale \n3. Tonus Perigrinus \n4. Adagio \n5. Scherzo \n6. Presto \nEpilogue \nTwo Spirituals “Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho” and “Balm in Gilead” – arranged by Thomas R. Vozzella (b. 1963) \nToccata in D minor – Gordon Balch Nevin (1892-1943) \n\nThomas R. Vozzella\nThomas R. Vozzella\, DMA\, is Director of Music-Organist at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church\, Kansas City; a Staff Organist at the Community of Christ\, Independence. He has served the AGO as Dean (Black Hills Chapter)\, and the ACDA (National Chair for Music in Worship). Alliance\, Augsburg\, Abingdon\, Selah\, CanticaNOVA\, and St. James Music Press publish his compositions. An extensive catalogue can be found at Sheet Music Plus and Music Notes. Additionally\, as a composer he has received six ASCAP Plus Awards. He has presented at state\, regional and national AGO and AGO conventions\, toured in twenty-six states\, District of Columbia and eleven countries. Organ study has been with Lambert Brandes\, John Ditto\, Baptiste-Florian Marle-Ouvard; master classes with Marie-Claire Alain\, Frédéric Blanc\, Peter Hurford\, and John Obetz. His mantra is all encompassing of his work and call: “Serving Christ and the holy Catholic church through the arts.” Additional information and future presentations can be found at tvozzella.com. \n\n\n\nUpcoming Concerts\n\n\nJuly 20\nJames Kibbie – Ann Arbor\, Michigan\n\n\nJuly 27\nAndrew Meagher – Jefferson City\, Missouri\n\n\nAugust 3\nGregory Hand – Iowa City\, Iowa\n\n\nAugust 10\nPeter Latona – Washington\, D.C.\n\n\nAugust 17\nBenjamin LaPrairie – Washington\, D.C.\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-thomas-vozzella/ LOCATION:Great Upper Church CATEGORIES:All Events,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nationalshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/OrganRecitalSeries-2_banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250706T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250706T180000 DTSTAMP:20250703T222648Z CREATED:20250516T195035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250703T222648Z UID:97825-1751824800-1751824800@www.nationalshrine.org SUMMARY:2025 Summer Organ Recital Series: Adam Chlebek DESCRIPTION:Join us as we kick off the 2025 Organ Recital Series and welcome a new assistant organist! In this first recital of the 2025 Summer Organ Recital Series\, we are delighted to welcome our new Assistant Director of Music\, Adam Chlebek\, who will be performing on July 6 at 6:00 p.m. ET in the Great Upper Church. \nNote: this concert will be livestreamed on www.nationalshrine.org/mass. \nDownload the Program\n\nProgram:\nFanfare – John Cook (1918–1984) \nConcerto in D minor\, BWV 596\, after Vivaldi – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) \n    […] \n    Grave \n    Fuga \n    Largo e spiccato \n    […] \nChoral No. 1 in E major – César Franck (1822–1890) \nSuite Brève (1947) – Jean Langlais (1907–1991) \n    II. Cantilène \nPsalm Prelude\, Set 2 No. 1 (De Profundis) – Herbert Howells (1892–1983) \nPrelude et Fugue sur le nom d’Alain\, op. 7 – Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986) \n\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. \n\n\n\nUpcoming Concerts\n\n\nJuly 13\nThomas Vozzella – Kansas City\, Missouri\n\n\nJuly 20\nJames Kibbie – Ann Arbor\, Michigan\n\n\nJuly 27\nAndrew Meagher – Jefferson City\, Missouri\n\n\nAugust 3\nGregory Hand – Iowa City\, Iowa\n\n\nAugust 10\nPeter Latona – Washington\, D.C.\n\n\nAugust 17\nBenjamin LaPrairie – Washington\, D.C.\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-adam-chlebek/ LOCATION:Great Upper Church CATEGORIES:All Events,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nationalshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/OrganRecitalSeries-1_banner.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240825T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240825T180000 DTSTAMP:20240814T193723Z CREATED:20240110T175634Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240814T193723Z UID:77926-1724608800-1724608800@www.nationalshrine.org SUMMARY:2024 Summer Organ Recital Series - David Stultz DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the eighth performance in our 2024 Summer Organ Recital Series on August 25 at 6:00 PM in the Great Upper Church. David Stultz of Detroit\, Michigan will perform. \n  URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2024-summer-organ-recital-series-david-stultz/ LOCATION:Great Upper Church CATEGORIES:All Events,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nationalshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Winter-2023-Basilica-Banners-8.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240818T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240818T180000 DTSTAMP:20240814T193723Z CREATED:20240110T183454Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240814T193723Z UID:77942-1724004000-1724004000@www.nationalshrine.org SUMMARY:2024 Summer Organ Recital Series - Benjamin LaPrairie DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the seventh performance in our 2024 Summer Organ Recital Series on August 18 at 6:00 PM in the Great Upper Church. Benjamin LaPrairie of Washington\, D.C. will perform. \nBenjamin LaPrairie\n\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. \nAs a composer\, Benjamin’s works 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. Upcoming performances include the Cathedral Concert Series at St. Augustine Cathedral in Kalamazoo\, MI. \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. URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2024-summer-organ-recital-series-benjamin-laprairie/ LOCATION:Great Upper Church CATEGORIES:All Events,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nationalshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Winter-2023-Basilica-Banners-12.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240811T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240811T180000 DTSTAMP:20240814T193723Z CREATED:20240110T182131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240814T193723Z UID:77937-1723399200-1723399200@www.nationalshrine.org SUMMARY:2024 Summer Organ Recital Series - Charles Tompkins DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the sixth performance in our 2024 Summer Organ Recital Series on August 11 at 6:00 PM in the Great Upper Church. Charles Tompkins of Greenville\, South Carolina will perform. URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2024-summer-organ-recital-series-charles-tompkins/ LOCATION:Great Upper Church CATEGORIES:All Events,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nationalshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Winter-2023-Basilica-Banners-11.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240804T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240804T180000 DTSTAMP:20240814T193723Z CREATED:20240110T181545Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240814T193723Z UID:77934-1722794400-1722794400@www.nationalshrine.org SUMMARY:2024 Summer Organ Recital Series - Andrew Kreigh DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the fifth performance in our 2024 Summer Organ Recital Series on August 4 at 6:00 PM in the Great Upper Church. Andrew Kreigh of St. Louis\, Missouri will perform. URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2024-summer-organ-recital-series-andrew-kreigh/ LOCATION:The Basilica CATEGORIES:All Events,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nationalshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Winter-2023-Basilica-Banners-10.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240728T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240728T180000 DTSTAMP:20240814T193723Z CREATED:20240110T180724Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240814T193723Z UID:77930-1722189600-1722189600@www.nationalshrine.org SUMMARY:2024 Summer Organ Recital Series - Ralph Hotzhauser DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the fourth performance in our 2024 Summer Organ Recital Series on July 28 at 6:00 PM in the Great Upper Church. Ralph Hotzhauser of Youngstown\, Ohio will perform. \n  URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2024-summer-organ-recital-series-ralph-hotzhauser/ LOCATION:The Basilica CATEGORIES:All Events,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nationalshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Winter-2023-Basilica-Banners-9.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240721T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240721T180000 DTSTAMP:20240814T193723Z CREATED:20240110T190859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240814T193723Z UID:77945-1721584800-1721584800@www.nationalshrine.org SUMMARY:2024 Summer Organ Recital Series - Peter Latona DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the third performance in our 2024 Summer Organ Recital Series on July 21 at 6:00 PM in the Great Upper Church. Dr. Peter Latona of Washington\, D.C. will perform. \nPeter Latona\nPeter Latona (b.1968) is the Music Director 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 one thousand\, having been invited as a featured artist for the Festspiele Europaische Wochen in Passau\, Germany. As the conductor of the Choir of the Basilica\, he has released numerous recordings of sacred choral music\, 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.). URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2024-summer-organ-recital-series-peter-latona/ LOCATION:Great Upper Church CATEGORIES:All Events,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nationalshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Winter-2023-Basilica-Banners-13.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240714T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240714T180000 DTSTAMP:20240917T002508Z CREATED:20240110T173810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240917T002508Z UID:77923-1720980000-1720980000@www.nationalshrine.org SUMMARY:2024 Summer Organ Recital Series - Jacob Gruss DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the second performance in our 2024 Summer Organ Recital Series on July 14 at 6:00 PM in the Great Upper Church. Jacob Gruss of New York\, New York will perform. URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2024-summer-organ-recital-series-jacob-gruss/ LOCATION:Great Upper Church CATEGORIES:All Events,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nationalshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Winter-2023-Basilica-Banners-7.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240707T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240707T180000 DTSTAMP:20240917T002508Z CREATED:20240109T201140Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240917T002508Z UID:77905-1720375200-1720375200@www.nationalshrine.org SUMMARY:2024 Summer Organ Recital Series - Andrew Vu DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the first performance in our 2024 Summer Organ Recital Series on July 7 at 6:00 PM in the Great Upper Church. Andrew Vu of Washington\, D.C. will perform. \nAndrew Vu\nAndrew Vu serves as Assistant Director of Music of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. A native of Vietnam\, he came to the United States at the age of thirteen to study piano and musicianship with Molly and Charles Stier. He completed his Bachelor of Music degree in piano performance from The Catholic University of America\, where he studied under James Litzelman. His organ instructors include Jeffrey Pannebaker\, Ed Moore\, and Ronald Stolk\, with whom he completed a Master of Music degree in 2017. Andrew also studied choral conducting with Leo Nestor and Timothy McDonnell and voice with Rick Christman. \nAn award-winning pianist\, Andrew received the Honor Prize of the 2007 Maryland MCMTA Competition\, the 2012 Benjamin T. Rome School of Music Performance Award from The Catholic University of America\, and the Second Place in the 2012 Stravinsky Award Bach Competition. He has been a student assistant for the annual Washington International Piano Festival at The Catholic University of America. As an organist\, Andrew served at St. Jane Frances de Chantal Parish in Bethesda\, Maryland and St. Peter’s Parish in Olney\, Maryland for ten years. In addition\, Andrew was the Music Director at the American University Catholic Chaplaincy. URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2024-summer-organ-recital-series-andrew-vu/ LOCATION:Great Upper Church CATEGORIES:All Events,Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.nationalshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Winter-2023-Basilica-Banners-6.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240407 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240408 DTSTAMP:20241217T184538Z CREATED:20240112T182534Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T184538Z UID:78030-1712448000-1712534399@www.nationalshrine.org SUMMARY:Divine Mercy Sunday DESCRIPTION:As we conclude the Easter Octave\, we celebrate and give thanks to our almighty God for His mercy that was bestowed upon us through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. \nSaturday\, April 6\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n4:30 p.m.\nVigil Mass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n\nSunday\, April 7\n\n\n\nTime:\nLocation and additional information:\n\n\n7:30 a.m.\nMass – Crypt Church\n\n\n9:00 a.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n10:30 a.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n12 Noon*\nSolemn Mass of Divine Mercy – Great Upper Church\n\n\n2:30 p.m.*\nMisa – Iglesia Superior\n\n\n4:00 p.m.*\nSolemn Vespers – Great Upper Church\n\n\n4:30 p.m.\nMass – Great Upper Church\n\n\n6:00 p.m.*\nOctave Day of Easter Organ Recital – Great Upper Church\n\n\n\n*Livestreamed on www.nationalshrine.org/mass \nConfessions will be heard on Sunday at the regularly scheduled hours: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Noon)\, 1:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. (en Español)\, and 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/divine-mercy-sunday-2024/ LOCATION:The Basilica CATEGORIES:All Events,Liturgy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.nationalshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Divine-Mercy-Sunday.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230827T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230827T180000 DTSTAMP:20241217T184636Z CREATED:20230509T191240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T184636Z UID:69270-1693159200-1693159200@www.nationalshrine.org SUMMARY:2023 Summer Organ Recital Series – Randall Sheets DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the final performance in our 2023 Summer Organ Recital Series on August 27 at 6:00 PM in the Great Upper Church. Randall Sheets of Washington\, D.C. will perform. \nRandall Sheets\nRandall Sheets recently retired as Ceremonial Organist for Arlington National Cemetery\, where for the past twenty-five years\, he honored our fallen veterans while performing over 1000 services a year in the historic Old Post Chapel. He served as a resource for military chaplains and families in planning services and has performed for dignitaries and government officials at the highest levels including senators\, Supreme Court justices\, secretaries of state and congressmen. Randall now works for the R.A. Daffer Church Organ Company as a sales representative for Northern Virginia\, Washington\, D.C.\, and eastern West Virginia. \nA graduate of Wittenberg University\, he studied with William Walters (piano)\, Trudy Faber (harpsichord) and Cheryl Colantonio (organ)\, then received a MM from Bowling Green State University under Jerome Rose (piano) and Vernon Wolcott (organ) and a DMA under Thomas Schumacher (piano) at the University of Maryland. Throughout his graduate study\, Dr. Sheets taught at the University of Maryland and the Smithsonian Institution\, and later taught at the Levine School of Music\, the National Cathedral School\, and the Landon School. He was awarded the Liszt Commemorative Medal by the Hungarian Minister of Culture for his work as Festival Director of the Franz Liszt Centennial Celebration held in Washington\, D.C. \nRandall tours frequently with trumpeter Chuck Seipp as the Seipp/Sheets Duo. They have performed over 100 concerts in twenty-two states during the last six seasons\, at various universities\, churches\, and festivals. Their concerts are an innovative blend of standard repertoire\, patriotic programs\, and contemporary arrangements with video. They continue to commission many new arrangements and compositions as well as creating their own arrangements. \nAs a church musician\, Dr. Sheets has extensive experience as an organist and choral conductor\, handbell director\, and producing and managing concert series. Concert appearances as an organist include programs at Washington National Cathedral\, The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land\, West Point Cadet Chapel\, National City Christian Church\, The Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception\, St. Luke’s Catholic Church\, McLean\, historic Bruton Parish in Williamsburg\, Virginia\, and Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston\, South Carolina. URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2023-summer-organ-recital-series-randall-sheets/ LOCATION:Great Upper Church CATEGORIES:Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.nationalshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Basilica-Spring-2023-9.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230820T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230820T180000 DTSTAMP:20241217T184636Z CREATED:20230505T212101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T184636Z UID:69141-1692554400-1692554400@www.nationalshrine.org SUMMARY:2023 Summer Organ Recital Series – Adam Chlebek DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the eighth performance in our 2023 Summer Organ Recital Series on August 20 at 6:00 PM in the Great Upper Church. Adam Chlebek of Lakewood\, Ohio will perform. \nAdam Chlebek\nAdam Chlebek is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music\, where he studied with Jonathan Moyer. A Polish-American from Chicago\, IL\, he earned second prize at the 2022 Taylor Organ Competition and has performed throughout the United States and Poland. Chlebek has participated in masterclasses with organists Janette Fishell\, William Porter\, and Arvid Gast. In 2022\, he served as the Sacred Music Intern at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington\, D.C. \nAt Oberlin\, 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 has studied choral conducting with Jodi Kerchner and Ben Johns. \nAdam is an avid jazz pianist; he has participated in Oberlin’s Performance and Improvisation Ensemble\, where he has performed with Jamey Haddad\, Jay Ashby\, and Becca Stevens. He is also the keyboardist for The Surrealists\, a psych-rock band based in Evanston\, IL. \nAdam will begin graduate studies in the fall of 2023 at the Eastman School of Music\, where he will study with Nathan Laube. URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2023-summer-organ-recital-series-adam-chlebek/ LOCATION:Great Upper Church CATEGORIES:Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.nationalshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Basilica-Spring-2023-6.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230813T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230813T180000 DTSTAMP:20241217T184636Z CREATED:20230505T214841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T184636Z UID:69156-1691949600-1691949600@www.nationalshrine.org SUMMARY:2023 Summer Organ Recital Series – Benjamin LaPrairie DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the seventh performance in our 2023 Summer Organ Recital Series on August 13 at 6:00 PM in the Great Upper Church. Benjamin LaPrairie of Washington\, D.C. will perform. \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. \nAs a composer\, Benjamin’s works 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. Upcoming performances include the Cathedral Concert Series at St. Augustine Cathedral in Kalamazoo\, MI. \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. URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2023-summer-organ-recital-series-benjamin-laprairie/ LOCATION:Great Upper Church CATEGORIES:Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.nationalshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Basilica-Spring-2023-8.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230806T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230806T180000 DTSTAMP:20241217T184636Z CREATED:20230505T213557Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T184636Z UID:69146-1691344800-1691344800@www.nationalshrine.org SUMMARY:2023 Summer Organ Recital Series – Nathan Ringkamp DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the sixth performance in our 2023 Summer Organ Recital Series on August 6 at 6:00 PM in the Great Upper Church. Nathan Ringkamp of Washington\, D.C. will perform. \nNathan Ringkamp\nNathan Ringkamp is the newly appointed music director and organist at the National Shrine of Saint Alphonsus Liguori in Baltimore\, MD. A native of Hollidaysburg\, Pennsylvania\, he is a recent graduate of The Catholic University of America’s Benjamin T. Rome School of Music\, Drama\, and Art in Washington\, D.C. where he received his Bachelor of Music in Organ Performance. At CUA\, he studied organ with Benjamin LaPrairie and Ronald Stolk\, conducting with Murry Sidlin\, and voice with Gustavo Ahualli. \nWhile pursuing his studies at the university\, he played for the weekly Campus Ministry Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. He also aided with organ accompaniment and composition for various ceremonies and Masses at the Basilica\, including the Installation Ceremony of the university’s 16th president\, the Mass of the Holy Spirit\, the Mass of St. Thomas Aquinas\, the Baccalaureate Mass\, and the annual Christmas concert. From 2021 to 2023\, he served as organist at St. Dominic Church in Southwest D.C. He is also an assisting organist at the Basilica. \nNathan has recently participated in a masterclass with Felix Hell and attended the 2023 Yale Summer Organ Week with Martin Jean\, James O’Donnell\, Nathan Laube\, Janette Fishell\, and Jonathan Moyer. He will begin his Master of Music in Organ Performance with Dr. John Walker at the Peabody Conservatory in the fall of 2023. URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2023-summer-organ-recital-series-nathan-ringkamp/ LOCATION:Great Upper Church CATEGORIES:Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.nationalshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Basilica-Spring-2023-7.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230730T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230730T180000 DTSTAMP:20241217T184655Z CREATED:20230505T205840Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T184655Z UID:69131-1690740000-1690740000@www.nationalshrine.org SUMMARY:2023 Summer Organ Recital Series – Todd Fickley DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the fifth performance in our 2023 Summer Organ Recital Series on July 30 at 6:00 PM in the Great Upper Church. Todd Fickley of Washington\, D.C. will perform. \nTodd Fickley\nTodd Fickley is the Organist of National Presbyterian Church and founder of “The Bach Project.” He is the long-time protégé of the late Bach expert Dr. J. Reilly Lewis\, having served as his Artistic Assistant at both the Washington Bach Consort and the Cathedral Choral Society. He is also the Associate Director and Keyboard Artist for The Choralis Foundation. \nEqually comfortable at the podium\, harpsichord\, piano\, and organ\, his career spans over 25 years performing across the United States\, Europe\, and Israel. He is frequently seen in concert with a wide variety of ensembles\, such as the National Symphony Orchestra\, The Washington Ballet\, the National Philharmonic\, and the Three Notch’d Road baroque ensemble. \nA native Washingtonian\, Mr. Fickley began his organ studies at the Washington National Cathedral under Bruce Neswick. At the age of 23\, Mr. Fickley was made a Fellow of the American Guild of Organists (AGO). He also holds the AGO Choirmaster Diploma as well as the M.A. in Organ Performance with High Distinction from the University of Wales. \nA prize-winning organist and specialist in the music of J.S. Bach\, Mr. Fickley has been featured numerous times on NPR and PRI. In 2014 he launched “The Bach Project\,” a cycle of concerts performing and recording all of Bach’s organ works\, the first time in almost a quarter of a century that such a project has been undertaken in the D.C. area. The first volume on the MSR Classics label was praised in Fanfare Magazine as “some of the most enthralling Bach organ playing you are likely to hear anywhere by anyone.” The Project has taken him to Germany in 2015 and 2018 researching and performing on historic organs. \nMr. Fickley is frequently seen as conductor\, soloist\, accompanist and lecturer in the Washington\, D.C. metro area. He is an Officer in the Order of St. John and a member of the National Society of Washington Family Descendants. URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2023-summer-organ-recital-series-todd-fickley/ LOCATION:Great Upper Church CATEGORIES:Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.nationalshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Basilica-Spring-2023-4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230723T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230723T180000 DTSTAMP:20241217T184655Z CREATED:20230505T214144Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T184655Z UID:69151-1690135200-1690135200@www.nationalshrine.org SUMMARY:2023 Summer Organ Recital Series – Alexander Straus-Fausto DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the fourth performance in our 2023 Summer Organ Recital Series on July 23 at 6:00 PM in the Great Upper Church. Alexander Straus-Fausto of Ontario\, Canada will perform. \nAlexander Straus-Fausto\nAlexander Richard Straus-Fausto is known for his exhilarating and innovative organ performances. Alexander is currently a candidate for Master of Music in Organ Performance at Yale University\, Institute of Sacred Music\, studying under Professor Martin Jean. Alexander is a graduate of McGill University\, Schulich School of Music\, class of 2022. His former organ teachers are Jonathan Oldengarm\, Hans-Ola Ericsson\, Christian Lane\, Thomas Bara\, Dr. Peter Nikiforuk\, and Joe Carere. Alexander has a broad repertoire of music\, dating from early fifteenth-century keyboard music to contemporary organ music. Alexander is a member of The Diapason’s “20 under 30 Class of 2023\,” which recognizes young artists under the age of 30 who have made significant contributions to the fields of organ performance\, harpsichord\, and church music. \nAlexander serves as the Director of Music for the Berkeley Divinity School at Yale\, which has a semi-professional choir. As well\, he is Director of Music at Holy Advent Episcopal Church in Clinton\, CT. At Yale\, Alexander also teaches secondary organ. From 2019-2022\, Alexander was Titular Organist in Residence at Église du Très-Saint-Nom-de-Jésus in Montreal\, presiding over a landmark Casavant organ of 120 ranks and approximately 7000 pipes\, said by some to be one of the finest and largest in the nation. As of September 2019\, he was also accompanist for the McGill University Chorus. \nThrough the assistance of a Canada Council for the Arts Grant\, he completed a recital tour in the summer of 2019\, performing in major Churches and Cathedrals in Great Britain. He has been privileged to perform in several esteemed venues\, including Woolsey Hall at Yale (New Haven\, CT)\, Washington National Cathedral (Washington\, D.C.)\, Trinity Church Wall St. (New York\, NY)\, Maison Symphonique (Montreal\, QC)\, The Cathedral Church of St. James (Toronto\, ON)\, Kings Lynn Minster/St. Margaret’s Church (Norfolk\, UK)\, St. Edmundsbury Cathedral (Bury St. Edmunds\, UK)\, Great St. Mary’s (Cambridge\, UK)\, St. Paul’s Bloor Street (Toronto\, ON) and Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica (Quebec\, QC). \nBorn in 2000\, Alexander began his musical studies at age four on piano\, started improvising on the organ at age eight\, and began organ lessons at age fourteen. Since then\, he has participated in lessons with today’s most influential organ teachers. Alexander is also a graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan. URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2023-summer-organ-recital-series-alexander-straus-fausto/ LOCATION:Great Upper Church CATEGORIES:Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.nationalshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/1-4.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230716T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230716T180000 DTSTAMP:20241217T184655Z CREATED:20230505T211245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241217T184655Z UID:69136-1689530400-1689530400@www.nationalshrine.org SUMMARY:2023 Summer Organ Recital Series – Peter Latona DESCRIPTION:Join the Basilica for the third performance in our 2023 Summer Organ Recital Series on July 16 at 6:00 PM in the Great Upper Church. Dr. Peter Latona of Washington\, D.C. will perform. \nPeter Latona\nPeter Latona (b.1968) is the Music Director 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 one thousand\, having been invited as a featured artist for the Festspiele Europaische Wochen in Passau\, Germany. As the conductor of the Choir of the Basilica\, he has released numerous recordings of sacred choral music\, 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.). \nDownload Summer Organ Recital Series Program URL:https://www.nationalshrine.org/event/2023-summer-organ-recital-series-peter-latona/ LOCATION:Great Upper Church CATEGORIES:Music ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.nationalshrine.org/wp-content/uploads/Basilica-Spring-2023-5.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR