International Year of the Organ
Lincoln Chapter


  • July 6 - 11, 2008

  • The First-Ever Pipe Organ Encounter Advanced will take place in Lincoln. Recitals by faculty and students will take place during the week. All recitals are free but donations will be accepted to help cover costs.
    • Faculty Recital - James David Christie, Dana Robinson, Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra, Paul Tegals - Sunday, July 6, 7:00 pm, Cornerstone Chapel
    • Faculty Recital - Thomas Bara, Wilma Jensen, Kurt Knecht, Christopher Marks, Timothy Olsen - Monday, July 7, 7:00 pm, First-Plymouth Church
    • Student Recital, Friday, July 11, 10:00 am, First Presbyterian Church
    • Student Recital, Friday, July 11, 12:30 pm, Saint Paul United Methodist Church

  • September 5, 2008 - Lincoln Organ Showcase

  • Cameron Carpenter in recital at First-Plymouth Congregational Church (UCC), Lincoln, Nebraska, Aeolian-Skinner Organ

  • September 13 & 14, 2008

  • Dedicatory Recital and Hymn Festival, Casavant Opus 3868, Concordia University, Seward, Nebraska, Jeffrey Blersch, Organist

  • September 21, 2008 - Lincoln Organ Showcase

  • Todd Wilson in recital at Nebraska Wesleyan University, 50th Street and Huntington Avenue, Lincoln, Nebraska, Aeolian-Skinner Organ

  • October 5, 2008

  • Alumni Recital, Concordia University, Seward, Nebraska, Casavant Organ

  • October 12, 2008 - Arts For the Soul

  • "Sing from the Heart", Charity Concert and Dessert, First Presbyterian Church, Reuter Organ

  • October 19, 2008 - Organ Spectacular! - presented by the Lincoln AGO chapter

  • Christopher Marks, Jeffery Blersch and Masako Nakamura Bacon in recital at Saint Paul United Methodist Church, 1144 M Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, Bedient Organ

  • November 2, 2008 - Arts For the Soul

  • Silent Movie, Accompanied by Brett Valliant, First Presbyterian Church, Reuter Organ

  • November 30, 2008 - Lincoln Organ Showcase

  • Organ, Instruments and Praise with John Behnke at First Lutheran Church, 1551 S. 70th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, Van Daalen Organ

  • December 14, 2008 - Arts For the Soul

  • Christmas Concert, First Presbyterian Church, Reuter Organ

  • January 11, 2009 - presented by the Lincoln AGO chapter

  • David Heller in recital at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 6001 A Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, Reuter Organ

  • January 25, 2009

  • “Organ Plus…” – Music for Organ with Instruments and Voices, Concordia University, Seward, Nebraska. Jeffrey Blersch, Organist, Casavant Organ

  • February 13, 2009 - Lincoln Organ Showcase

  • John Scott in recital at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2110 Sheridan Boulevard, Lincoln, Nebraska, Casavant Organ

  • February 22, 2009 - Arts For the Soul

  • Music and Dance, With the UNL Dance Department, First Presbyterian Church, Reuter Organ

  • March 15, 2009 - presented by the Lincoln AGO chapter

  • Samuel Gaskin in recital at First Presbyterian Church, 840 S. 17th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, Reuter Organ

  • March 21 & 22, 2009

  • Felix Hell in Recital at Concordia University, Seward, Nebraska, Casavant Organ

  • April 2 & 3, 2009
  • Lincoln Symphony Orchestra
    Lincoln Symphony Orchestra, Edward Polochick, Conductor
    John Cummins and Christopher Marks, Organists
    Works of Saint-Saens and Jongen
    First-Plymouth Congregational Church (UCC), 2000 D Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, Schoenstein Organ


  • April 26, 2009 - Lincoln Organ Showcase

  • A Hymn Festival with Robert Hobby at Grace Lutheran Church, 2225 Washington, Lincoln, Nebraska, Casavant Organ

  • April 26, 2009 - Arts For the Soul

  • Karen Beardsley-Peters, Soprano, First Presbyterian Church, Reuter Organ

  • May 17, 2009 - Lincoln Organ Showcase

  • Annette Richards in recital at Cornerstone UMHE Chapel, 640 N. 16th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, Bedient Organ

  • June 7, 2009 - presented by the Lincoln AGO chapter

  • Mary Murrell and Quentin Faulkner in recital at St. Mark's on the Campus Episcopal Church, 13th & R Streets, Lincoln, Nebraska, Bedient Organ

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