Rosary Mysteries

Henriët Fourie and Laura Kimmel, sopranos; Paul Vanderweft, violin; Sophie Webber, cello; and Dr. Nagy, organist.

Saturday, May 7, 2011 at 7:30 pm St. Michael in Old Town Church 1633 N. Cleveland St. Chicago

The program will feature sacred compositions inspired by the Rosary Mysteries by Biber and Lebrun. The evening will also include a short presentation explaining the progress made thus far in the organ renovation, including the unveiling of the new organ console. Refreshments will be served. Old Town Organ Vespers, a series designed to raise awareness of St. Michael’s Kilgen pipe organ, one of the few its kind in the Chicago area.

Admission: Free will offering. Contact: (312) 642-2498 for more information.

[St. Michael in Old Town Church][st_mikes] is home to one the few remaining Kilgen pipe organs in the city. The Kilgen Organ Company was one the most famous organ manufacturers in the late 1800’s, and was especially known for the quality of its church pipe organs – in fact it produced the great organ at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. Interested in raising awareness in the community of this rare type of pipe organ, the St. Michael’s parish community has undertaken a restoration of the pipe organ to its full musical potential. To that end, the church has also launched a series: Old Town Organ Vespers, and its next scheduled performance is Saturday, May 7, 2011.