Organ Concert featuring Olivier Latry

Covenant Presbyterian Church invites you to join us for an evening of organ music with Olivier Latry and Covenant's Schoenstein organ. March 4, 2025, at 7:00pm.

Tickets are required for this event, though there is no charge.

Generous sponsorships will make this event possible and make the gift of music available to others. There is a $100 minimum sponsorship donation. All donations received will be designated and utilized to fund this and future organ concerts at Covenant Presbyterian Church. Covenant is a 501(c)3.

Sponsors are invited to a pre-concert talk led by Covenant Organist Doug McNeel from 6-6:30pm, to learn more about Covenant's Schoenstein organ.

Sponsorship (minimum $100 donation) benefits include:

1. Seating in reserved area (limited quantities)
2. Admission to the pre-concert talk with Covenant Organist Doug McNeel
3. Sponsor name listed in the concert program

Tickets are limited to two per person and we ask that you print and bring your tickets with you to the concert.

More information on how to make sponsor/donation payments will be included in a confirmation email once registration is completed.Thank you for considering being a part of this event! We look forward to sharing an exciting evening of organ music with you.

OLIVIER LATRY, titular organist of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, is one of the world’s most distinguished organists. He was born in 1962 in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, and began studying piano at age 7 and organ at age 12; he later attended the Academy of Music at St. Maur-des-Fossés, studying organ with Gaston Litaize. From 1981 until 1985 Latry was titular organist of Meaux Cathedral, and at age 23 he won a competition to become one of the three titular organists of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. From 1990 until 1995 he taught organ at the Academy of Music at St. Maur-des-Fossés, where he succeeded his teacher, Gaston Litaize. Since 1995 he has taught at the Paris Conservatory, where he succeeded Michel Chapuis.

Not wishing to specialize in a particular repertoire, Olivier Latry would like to be an ambassador of 17th- to 21st-century French organ music, hence his equal devotion to the art of improvisation. Latry also has a particular interest in contemporary music and has premiered works of Xavier Darasse, Claude Ballif, Thierry Pecout, Vincent Paulet, Thierry Escaich, and Jean-Louis Florentz. He has also co-authored a book on Olivier Messiaen.

Latry has performed in more than 40 countries on five continents, appearing most often in the United States, and we are thrilled to welcome him to Covenant Presbyterian Church.

THE INSTRUMENT: The Covenant Presbyterian Church organ was built by the Schoenstein Organ Company of San Francisco, California, specifically for Covenant Presbyterian Church. The registration of the instrument, or choice of pipes and sounds, was made by then-organist Sam Hutchison in collaboration with the builder, Jack Bethards. The purchase and installation of the organ were made possible by a generous gift of long-time members, Ray & Virginia Malmquist. The organ consists of over 2,700 pipes ranging in length from just a few inches to 16 feet. It was installed in its current location behind the front chancel area in 1997. To learn more about the organ, click here.

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