Upcoming Concerts

Sunday, February 4, 2001, at 2:30 PM. Karel Paukert, organ. Music from Prague. Cleveland Museum of Art.

Sunday, February 11, 2001, at 1:00 PM. Five Beethoven Sonatas for Cello and Piano, Part II. Ida Mercer, cello and Madeling Bloom-Levitz, piano. ArtsPlymouth„Plymouth Church of Shaker Heights, 2860 Coventry Road. Free and open to the public.

Sunday, February 11, 2001, at 2:30 PM. Karel Paukert, organ with Noriko Fujii, soprano. Works by Nystedt, Messiaen, and Nilsson. Cleveland Museum of Art.

Sunday, February 11, 2001, at 4:00 PM. Carol Neff, organ. Music of Bach, Buxtehude, Boellman, Locklair, Adams and Fletcher, with tenor Gene Karlen and trumpeters Jason and Roger Reese. Mayfield United Methodist Church, corner of Wilson Mills and S.O.M. Center Roads in Mayfield Village. Reception will follow. Freewill offering to benefit The City Mission

Sunday, February 18, 2001, at 2:30 PM. Karel Paukert, organ. The French romantic tradition: Franck, Vierne, and Widor. Cleveland Museum of Art.

Sunday, February 25, 2001, at 3:00 PM. Choral Arts Society of Cleveland, Marci Alegant, Director. Handel, Israel in Egypt. Cathedral of St. John, E. 9th @ Superior. Free-will offering, free parking„SE corner of Rockwell & E 9th.

Sunday, February 25, 2001, at 3:00 PM. Tom Trenney, Organ Recital, Hiram Christian Church. Location: Intersection of state routes 82 & 700. On Monday, Tom will demonstrate the organ for local 5th graders. 1982 Holtkamp.

Sunday, February 25, 2001, at 4:00 PM. Choral Vespers. James P. Riggs, Director/Organist. Music for the close of the day, featuring Shaker songs by Kevin Siegfried. Plymouth Church of Shaker Heights, 2860 Coventry Road.

Sunday, February 25, 2001, at 4:00 PM. Piano Recital by Andrew Hisey. Pianist Andrew Hisey teaches at the Oberlin College Concervatory of Music. His program on the superbly restored Henry F. Miller piano will include music by Gershwin, Shostakovich and Bolcom. The Church of the Covenant, 11205 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Free, with free parking in the church lot or the Ford Drive Garage. Information 216/421-0482 x231.

Monday, February 26, 2001, 7:30 PM. Viva Italia! Christopher Stembridge, organ, on the Italian organ by Gerhard Hradetzky and Italian harpsichord by Willard Martin of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. This harpsichord, on loan from the builder, has been known some four hundred years ago as ñcembalo chromatico.î It has 19 keys to the octave and makes the music of the ñcinquecento et seicentoî (16- and 17-cent.) come to life in a very special way. Mr. Willard will be on hand to answer any questions. Mr. Stembridge has been a lecturer at the University of Cork (Ireland) and is currently teaching at the School of Church Music in Brescia, Italy, giving master classes on Italian keyboard music of the Renaissance and early baroque throughout the world. St. PaulÍs Episcopal Church of Cleveland Heights. Open to the public; free of charge. Wine and cheese reception follows.

Sunday, March 4, 2001, at 4:00 PM. Lecture-Recital: Music by American Women Composers. Dr. Adel Heinrich is presented by the Cleveland Chapter AGO. Music will be performed by the Covenant Choir, Todd Wilson and other area organists. Church of the Covenant, 11205 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland.

Saturday, March 10, 2001, at 7:30 PM. James P. Riggs, organist. A black tie (optional) affair showcasing PlymouthÍs renovated Holtkamp/Hemry pipe organ. Reception following. ArtsPlymouth„Plymouth Church of Shaker Heights, 2860 Coventry Road. Free and open to the public.

Monday, March 26, 2001, at 8:00 PM. BachÍs Birthday Concert . Todd Wilson conducts the Covenant Choir, soloists and chamber orchestra in a performance of two great Bach cantatas: Cantata 82, Ich habe genug and Cantata 80, Ein feste Berg. The Church of the Covenant, 11205 Euclid Avenue, one block east of Severance Hall. Free. Free parking in the church lot or the Ford Drive Garage. Information 216/421-0482.