Lenten Noontime Organ Concerts
Each year during the season of Lent, notable organists from the Southern California region present 30 minute recitals on the church's Quimby Pipe Organ, Opus 50, followed by a delicious lunch prepared by members of the St. Margaret's congregation. All concerts and lunches are free and open to the public.
Each year during the season of Lent, notable organists from the Southern California region present 30 minute recitals on the church's Quimby Pipe Organ, Opus 50, followed by a delicious lunch prepared by members of the St. Margaret's congregation. All concerts and lunches are free and open to the public.
Friday, February 12 (12:00 p.m.)
Douglas Leightenheimer
Organist and Director of Music, All Saints, Beverly Hills
Friday, February 19 (12:00 p.m.)
Ty Woodward
Staff Organist at Disney's El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood
Organist, First United Methodist, Santa Monica
Friday, February 26 (12:00 p.m.)
Philip Hoch
Organist, Shepherd's Grove Presbyterian Church in Irvine
Organist and Professor of Music, University of Redlands
Friday, March 5 (12:00 p.m.)
Sean O'Neal
Organist and Choirmaster, St. Cross Episcopal Church, Hermosa Beach
Organ Builder and Owner, O'Neal Pipe Organs, Inc.
Friday, March 12 (12:00 p.m.)
Emma Whitten
Associate Organist, Christ Cathedral, Garden Grove
Director of Music, Community Church Congregational in Corona del Mar
Senior Adjunct Professor of Organ and Church Music, Concordia University Irvine
Friday, March 19 (12:00 p.m.)
John Wright
Organist and Director of Music Emeritus, St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, Palm Desert
Douglas Leightenheimer
Organist and Director of Music, All Saints, Beverly Hills
Friday, February 19 (12:00 p.m.)
Ty Woodward
Staff Organist at Disney's El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood
Organist, First United Methodist, Santa Monica
Friday, February 26 (12:00 p.m.)
Philip Hoch
Organist, Shepherd's Grove Presbyterian Church in Irvine
Organist and Professor of Music, University of Redlands
Friday, March 5 (12:00 p.m.)
Sean O'Neal
Organist and Choirmaster, St. Cross Episcopal Church, Hermosa Beach
Organ Builder and Owner, O'Neal Pipe Organs, Inc.
Friday, March 12 (12:00 p.m.)
Emma Whitten
Associate Organist, Christ Cathedral, Garden Grove
Director of Music, Community Church Congregational in Corona del Mar
Senior Adjunct Professor of Organ and Church Music, Concordia University Irvine
Friday, March 19 (12:00 p.m.)
John Wright
Organist and Director of Music Emeritus, St. Margaret's Episcopal Church, Palm Desert
About Friends of Music
St. Margaret's Friends of Music Committee is led by our Director of Music, with the assistance of volunteer members of the parish as well as members of the community. Besides the planning of concert programming and the selection of performing artists, committee members handle many of the activities required to produce these events Including publicity, ticket sales, audio-visual support, hosting guest artists, ushering, and setup and serving the receptions that follow most of the concerts.
St. Margaret's Friends of Music Committee is led by our Director of Music, with the assistance of volunteer members of the parish as well as members of the community. Besides the planning of concert programming and the selection of performing artists, committee members handle many of the activities required to produce these events Including publicity, ticket sales, audio-visual support, hosting guest artists, ushering, and setup and serving the receptions that follow most of the concerts.
