The Indianapolis Pipe Organ
Festival was started in 2007 by the Indianapolis
Chapter-AGO in partnership with St. Luke's United Methodist
Church as a way for Guild members to perform in a concert
setting outside of their regular worship services.
Many of our members are top
notch organists and each
year a group of AGO members is selected to perform at the
annual
Indianapolis Pipe Organ Festival. Church/synagogue
members and the wider community does not always have the
opportunity to see these organists perform in-depth organ
literature outside of a worship service.
Organists are sometimes
limited in what they can perform
due to time constraints for
worship services and the musical tastes of each place of
worship; this is their chance to shine.
Our hope is for the audience to gain a
greater appreciation for organ music in general and at the
same time discover the versatility of the organ and realize
it still has a place in today's varied communities. Each
year our audience will discover the versatility of the organ
in producing music--whether it’s from 300 years ago or
today’s more contemporary music. We strive to select a
variety of repertoire that is listener friendly and
showcases the organists and the organ; and at the same time
try not to be the same-old, same-old. We also hope that each
year’s program will be varied and will include music for
solo organ, organ duets, organ and piano, organ and
instruments, just to name a few.
Featured organists for the 2012
Indianapolis Pipe Organ Festival
Simon Thomas Jacobs
Christ Church Episcopal
Cathedral, Indianapolis
Michael Messina
Trinity Episcopal
Church, Indianapolis
Keith Mikesell
Central Christian Church (D.C.),
Indianapolis
Robert Richter
St. Paul's Episcopal Church,
Indianapolis
Peter Rogahn
Bethlehem Lutheran Church,
Indianapolis
Raina Wood
Meridian Street United
Methodist Church, Indianapolis
The
Indianapolis Pipe Organ Festival takes place at St.
Luke’s United Methodist Church which is one of the largest
churches in the state and houses one of the state's largest
pipe organs. St. Luke's 4-manual, 80-rank Goulding & Wood
pipe organ allows for a wide range of musical styles to be
performed. We hope you will join us for our next
presentation of the Indianapolis Pipe Organ Festival.
2011 Indianapolis Pipe Organ Festival