East Texas Pipe Organ Festival
Schedule
Sun, 09 Nov, 2025 at 07:30 pm to Thu, 13 Nov, 2025 at 09:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
112 S. Rusk St., Kilgore, TX, United States, Texas 75662 | Kilgore, TX
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Our 2025 East Texas Pipe Organ Festival is just a little more than a month away!Our festival honors the life and work of Roy Perry, who was the Texas sales representative for the Aeolian-Skinner Pipe Organ Company of Boston, Massachusetts for two decades. Our flagship organ is the 1949 Aeolian-Skinner, Opus 1173 at First Presbyterian Church, Kilgore. Mr. Perry was organist-choirmaster at this church from 1932 until 1972.
The Crim Family, of Kilgore, discovered Mr. Perry and brought him to Kilgore to be the organist of their church. The rest is history - which we will discuss during our private events during this year's festival, especially at our annual banquet at The Cherokee Club honoring the Crim Family,
Each year we try to honor an individual closely tied with Mr. Perry, Aeolian-Skinner, and Kilgore. In the past we have honored Alexander Boggs Ryan, William Teague, William Watkins, Fred Swann, Albert Russell, Nora Williams, and Robert Owen.
This year we will honor the memory of our cherished colleague, and close friend of Mr. Perry's, Charles Callahan, with performances of Dr. Callahan's works that were associated with him, plus a world premiere by Walt Strony of one of Charles' unpublished manuscripts on a well-known theme.
We have an all-star lineup of presenters for this year's festival! They include George Baker, David Berryhill, Alcee Chriss, Ken Cowan, Scott Dettra, Stefan Engels, Anneliese von Goerken-Zinser, Richard Leppert, Chase Loomer, Organized Rhythm, Mary Pickford, Daryl Robinson, John Schwandt, Shery Sebo, Walt Strony, Bradley Welch, and Clark Wilson on some of the finest pipe organs you will ever hear!
What are you waiting for? Register today at www.royperryfoundation.org where you can read more about our organization and purchase some of our fabulous Aeolian-Skinner recordings by artists such as Robert Anderson, Dora Poteet Barclay, David Baskeyfield, Charles Callahan, Garnell Copeland, Catharine Crozier, Thomas Dunn, The Duruflés, George Faxon, G. Donald Harrison, Edgar Hilliar, George Markey, Christopher Marks, Robert Owen, Roy Perry, Richard Purvis, Albert Russell, Alexander Boggs Ryan, Walt Strony, William Watkins, and John Weaver.
2025 East Texas Pipe Organ Festival
November 9-13, 2025
Complete Schedule of Public Events - All Concerts are Free of Charge
Sunday, November 9
7:30 p.m. Silent Movie:
“My Best Girl,”
starring Mary Pickford
Clark Wilson, organist
First Presbyterian Church, Kilgore
Monday, November 10
10:00 a.m. Duo Organ Recital
Ken Cowan & Bradly Welch
First Baptist Church, Longview
3:30 p.m. Recital
David Berryhill, pianist
Anneliese von Goerken-Zinser, soprano
Lorenz Maycher, organist
First Baptist Church, Nacogdoches
7:30 p.m. Organ Recital
Sheryl Sebo, organist
with Richard Leppert, viola
St. Luke’s Methodist Church, Kilgore
Tuesday, November 11
10:00 a.m. Organ Recital
Daryl Robinson, organist
First Presbyterian Church, Kilgore
2:30 p.m. Organ Recital
Chase Loomer, organist
St. Luke’s Methodist Church, Kilgore
7:30 p.m. Organ Recital
Walt Strony, organist
First Presbyterian Church, Kilgore
Wednesday, November 12
10:00 a.m. Recital
Organized Rhythm
Clive Driskill-Smith, organist
Joseph Gramley, percussionist
First Baptist Church
Longview
2:30 p.m. Organ Recital
Stefan Engels, organist
First United Methodist Church
Longview
4:00 p.m. Improvisation Masterclass
George Baker, guest speaker
First United Methodist Church
Longview
Thursday, November 13
10:30 a.m. Organ Recital
John Schwandt, organist
St. Mark’s Cathedral
Shreveport, Louisiana
3:00 p.m. Organ Recital
Alcée Chriss, III, organist
St. Mark’s Cathedral
Shreveport
7:30 p.m. Closing Concert
Scott Dettra, organist
First Presbyterian Church
Kilgore
Our contact information
www.royperryfoundation.org
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Where is it happening?
112 S. Rusk St., Kilgore, TX, United States, Texas 75662Event Location & Nearby Stays:
