Third Thursdays with Eastman’s Italian Baroque Organ
at the Memorial Art Gallery
On the third Thursday of each month, from September through May, the Eastman School of Music and the Memorial Art Gallery present varied concert programs by faculty and guest artists featuring Eastman’s Italian Baroque Organ. These programs are free with Gallery admission after 5pm and are made possible by the Rippey Endowed Trust. Admission is free for University of Rochester ID holders. All concerts begin at 7:30pm. Please arrive early as seating is limited and available on a first-come basis.
The Third Thursday concert series provides musicians and music-lovers the opportunity to experience authentic Baroque music on a regular basis. Its concerts highlight Eastman’s Italian Baroque Organ, which was built around 1770 in central Italy. Restored and installed in 2005 at the Memorial Art Gallery, the instrument is the only one of its kind in North America. The organ’s beautiful, authentic sounds have been heard by thousands of visitors who attend weekly Sunday mini-recitals and special “Third Thursday” concerts by internationally celebrated guest artists and Eastman musicians.
Admission to these concerts is included with Gallery admission, which is half-price on Thursday evenings after 5pm and free to University of Rochester student ID holders. These concerts are made possible by the Rippey Endowed Trust.
THIRD THURSDAY CONCERTS
WITH EASTMAN’S ITALIAN BAROQUE ORGAN
7:30 p.m. Free with Gallery Admission
October 17, 2024
THE TRUMPET SHALL BE HEARD ON HIGH
BARRY BURGUESS, Baroque trumpet; STEVEN PLANK, organ
November 21, 2024
HILDEGARD AND THE DIVINE FEMININE: Medieval music celebrating Love, Wisdom and Mary
JACQUELINE HORNER-KWIATEK, mezzo soprano; KEITH REAS, organ
December 19, 2024
WHILE BY MY SHEEP: A WINTER PASTORALE: A Shepherd’s Life in Music and Readings
JOHN SHERIDAN, organ; WALTER ZIMMERMAN, narrator
January 16, 2025
RHONDA EDGINGTON, organ (program TBA)
February 20, 2025
17TH-CENTURY MUSIC FOR STRINGS & ORGAN (program TBA)
JOËLLA BECKER, Baroque cello and viol; LYDIA BECKER, violin; RYAN CHENG, violin
and viol; AARON TAN, organ
March 20, 2025
THE VIVALDI PROJECT BAROQUE ENSEMBLE (program TBA)
ELIZABETH FIELD, violin; ALLISON EDBERG NYQUIST, violin; STEPHANIE VIAL, cello;
DEBORAH FOX, lute; NAOMI GREGORY, organ
April 17, 2025
SYMPHONIAE SACRAE
PUBLIC MUSICK
BOEL GIDHOLM, Baroque violin/viola; CHRISTOPHER HARITATOS, Baroque cello;
DEBORAH FOX, theorbo; NAOMI GREGORY, organ
May 15, 2025
AMANDA BALESTRIERI, soprano; TINA CHANCEY, early bowed strings; KEITH REAS,
organ and harpsichord