FREE Improvisational Organ Concert at First UMC of San Diego

Name: FREE Improvisational Organ Concert at First UMC of San Diego
Start: 2025-09-05T19:00:00-07:00
Location: 2111 Camino del Rio S, San Diego, CA, United States, California 92108

Schedule

Fri, 05 Sep, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

2111 Camino del Rio S, San Diego, CA, United States, California 92108 | San Diego, CA

We're thrilled to announce this special concert to kick off our 2025-26 Cultural Events Concert season!
We'll be joined by Patrick A. Scott, award-winning concert organist and Director of Music & Organist at Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Memphis, Tennessee.
His recital will include classic pieces as well as an improvisational suite based on themes submitted by the audience – spanning a wide-range of genres such as hymn, classical, musical theatre, film, and Top 40!). Come participate in the improv selection and enjoy this beautiful showcase the capabilities of the First Church San Diego organ.
If you're unable to join us in person, the concert will also be livestreamed on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FirstChurchSanDiego
This concert is dedicated to the memory of John Mathison who served as the Chair for the CEC for the 2024-2025 series.
About the Musician:
Dr. Scott is recognized as one of the prominent organists of his generation having won both the first prize and the audience prize in the American Guild of Organists’ National Competition in Organ Improvisation held at the AGO National Convention in Boston in 2014. At the same convention, he was also awarded second prize in the Schoenstein Hymn-Playing Competition. In 2016, he was named one of the top 20 leaders and organists under the age of 30 by The Diapason magazine.
He is Director of Music & Organist at Grace-St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in the heart of Midtown Memphis, Tennessee. There, he serves as the Artistic Director for the Memphis Boy & Girl Choir, provides music for chapel services for the Grace-St. Luke’s School, plans an annual music concert series, and leads a program supporting multiple choirs including a chorister program affiliated with the Royal School of Church Music.
About The Cultural Events Music Series:
First United Methodist Church of San Diego’s cultural event music series brings a mix of classic and folk music to the Mission Valley neighborhood of San Diego. These free concerts take place throughout the year and are made possible through the support of generous donors. Please consider becoming a patron of the music series! Learn more at: https://www.fumcsd.org/