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June 22 Jared Jacobsen 17 Robert Plimpton

June 29 Dr. Carol Williams 19

Diane Alexander, Soprano Annelle K. Gregory, Violin

July 6 Christian Elliott 26 July 13 Aaron David Miller 28 July 20 RISING STARS: Thomas Mellan 31 ATOS Guest Organist Christen Horne, Soprano Carlos Aguilar, Flute July 27 Isabelle Demers 32 August 3 Olivier Latry 34 August 10* Gordon Turk 35 August 17* Paul Jacobs 38 August 24 MOVIE NIGHT 40 Donald MacKenzie August 31 "100 YEARS OF BROADWAY" 42

Carol Williams Michael Dailey, Tenor

Clark Sterling, Baritone Lisa Vroman, Soprano

* Concert includes live video projection of the artist’s performance

The Spreckels Organ Society gratefully acknowledges the major bequest of Warren M. Nichols,

who wished to ensure the continuance of the Summer Organ Festival.

Graphic Layout: Ross Porter / Printed by: Print Diego / Cover Design: Joe Rodriguez / Cover Photo: Mike Cox

CENTENNIAL INTERNATIONAL SUMMER ORGAN FESTIVAL

CONCERT PROGRAMS AND ARTISTS

DATE ARTIST PAGE

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SPRECKELS ORGAN SOCIETY 1549 El Prado, Suite 10, San Diego CA 92101-1661 (619) 702-8138 / SOSorgan@gmail.com www.SpreckelsOrgan.org

MISSION

The Spreckels Organ Society is a 501(c)3 non-profit founded in 1988 to preserve, program, and promote the Spreckels Organ

as a world treasure for all people.

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Dr. Carol Williams—San Diego Civic Organist

EXECUTIVE BOARD Chair of the Board - Vivian Evenson

President - George Hardy Vice President - Randy Ward Treasurer - Clifford McMillan

Secretary - Jean Samuels

TRUSTEES Edward Barr Jack Lasher Mitch Beauchamp Max Nanis Andrea Card David Nesvig Len Filomeo Dang Nguyen Dennis Fox Marion Persons Richard Griswold Lynn Reaser Charles Gunther Paulette Rodgers-Leahy Pamela Hartwell Spencer Scott Ralph Hughes Barbara Truglio Jared Jacobsen Tony Uribe Sean Jones Tony Valencia

Thomas Warschauer

EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEES Lyle Blackinton—Curator Emeritus

Ross Porter—Executive Director Dale Sorenson—Curator

KEY VOLUNTEER POSITIONS Volunteer Coordinator – Andrea Card Photography – Bob Lang, Mike Cox

Special Lighting – Dale Sorenson, Len Filomeo, Roy Attridge

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BOMBARDE $1,000-$4,999

Edward and Angie Barr Linda and Fred Bartz Mr. & Mrs. Lyle Blackinton James and Trudy Buckles Ron and Ann De Fields Joseph and Virginia deRamus O.J. Early & Mary Bridge Ralph Fear Jack Lasher & Brandon Tate Owen and Marie Peck

Lynn Reaser Dan and Mary Joan Rinehart Adolph Spreckels Rosekrans Edgar and Eugenia Sack W. Dale Skinner & Randall Grabowski Richard and Barbara Vandervoort Richard & Alberta Waggoner Thomas and Carol Warschauer

TUTTI $5,000 +

Mrs. Edele P. de Kirby Mrs. Vivian Evenson Dwight W. Gordon

George Hardy William and Nancy Homeyer

Robert E. Palmer Mr. & Mrs. Jerome D. Ryan

MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS TO THE SPRECKELS ORGAN SOCIETY

City of San Diego Commission for Arts & Culture City of San Diego Park & Recreation Department

County of San Diego Community Enhancement Program Legler Benbough Foundation

Vivian Evenson Dr. Dwight W. Gordon Kempton Family Trust

Herbert McPherson Bequest Warren M. Nichols Bequest

The Parker Foundation Las Patronas

The Ryan Family Foundation The Thursday Club

Thearle-Trepte Fund at The San Diego Foundation

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JOIN THE SPRECKELS ORGAN SOCIETY

HELP KEEP THE MUSIC FLOWING!

nyone who has been touched by music is invited to join the Spreckels Organ Society.

ou understand the power of music to transform lives and uplift the spirit. That is the purpose of the Society—to sustain the circle of giving that was begun by John and Adolph Spreckels with their gift of music in the form of the magnificent Austin Organ Opus #453.

For 100 years, civic and private support have combined to assure that new generations continue to be inspired by the music of "The King of Instruments." Will you join us?

We ask that you make a membership donation and enjoy the benefits of the quarterly StopTab newsletter, invitations to special events, and ad-vance notice of the Society's programs and events.

Your membership helps to underwrite the outreach to students through the “Fifth Grade in the Park” program and the annual scholarship com-petition for young organists.

City funding only goes so far, and we rely on members and donors to finance a significant amount of operations. Your support is vital!

The Society offers a frame of understanding and appreciation around each of the more than 62 concerts held here every year.

Members who also choose to volunteer perform the special functions of docent work and greeting you with programs when arriving at an organ concert.

In fact, the Society is operated almost entirely by volunteers.

Together, we make it happen -- so join the Spreckels Organ Society and improve on the legacy we celebrate tonight.

See one of the Membership Committee members or ask for a member-ship envelope at the Gift Shop or greeting table.

We also have a PayPal option online.

your membership brings a 10% discount at the Gift Shop.

Anonymous Olivia Alford Gary Allard Judith Allday Nanci Amolsch Clifford and Alice Anderson Lee and Traute Anke Greg Argendeli Pamela Arnold Roy Attridge Patricia Sue Baker Gene and Martha Beezer Dennis Black Charles and Mary Blank Roy Bohrer Bob and Liz Breen Leo and Marilyn Brown Teddie Brown Michael and Nancy Buchmeier Gerald Buck Mr. & Mrs. Gregory Bullard Mr. & Mrs. John Burgar Ralph and Gwen Carrier John Cassaboom & Paula Johnson Johnny and Cherilyn Charfauros Phyllis Charlton & Randi Dropkin Michael Chesebro Mr. & Mrs. J. Brockway Clark Grace Clayton Bill and Dierdre Colburn Dr. & Mrs. Emery Cummins Peter and Dara Daggett John Dapolito Donald and Alice Davis Earl and Veta Denton KD Derr Alan Dougall Leland and Jeanne Dresser Mark Dunajcik Glenn Dunham John Eckels Connie Eitzen Barbara Ellis Jean Elson John Fankhauser & Bob Fullerton, Jr. Margaret Flickinger Edward Flottemesch Herbert and Margie Foelber Bill Galante & Carol Galante

Einar and Sally Gall Paul and Sandra Gerard George and Janet Gillespie Maria del Rosario Goff Michael and Brenda Goldbaum Harold and Geraldine Gray Ms. D. Hancko Kenneth and Jacquelyn Hanson Frederick Harrison Pamela Hartwell Russell and Sue Haskell Eric Hedegaard Halton and Angelica Henry Doris Heramb Christian Herrmann, Jr. Dale Hess Leonard and Elaine Hirsch Mary Hodge Derek and Barbara Hook Handy Horiye Karl and Greet Hostetler Carol Howe Julie Hudson Ralph Hughes John Jacobs Judith James Nancy James Barbara Kelly Dr. & Mrs. J. Michael Kelly Pamela Kibler Joseph and Christine Kloberdanz Jan Konstanty Robert Korach Thomas Krueger Robert and Jeanette Kruse LeRoy and Judith Lafferty Ruth Landaal Mark Landguth Bill Lange Michele Larrecou Mr. & Mrs. Blair Lawson Patricia Lidot Robert and Dorothy Little RaeAnn LoCicero Steve Love Thomas Mahoney Flavio Marsiglia & Stephen Kulis Bernard and Lorraine Marstall

MAGNATON $100-$249

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Anonymous David and Heidi Angood Charlotte Albrecht Matthew Bietz & Daniel Rogalski Bob and Tanya Chen Boyd and Rita Collier David Coup Cdr. & Mrs. Robert Culverhouse, Jr. Mary and Walter Curry Ron and Ann De Fields Amanda Dershem Harold Doerr John and Barbara Edgington John Ferguson & Elizabeth Zimmerman Len Filomeo Frank Gaertner & Nang McCarthy Russell Ginns J. Clifton Gomes Clifford Halliday Marty Hambright Ruth Hayward Thomas and Sandra Homan Roy Hughes

Frank Kozak Robert Landry Sue Marberry Martin and Joanne Marugg, Jr. Vincent Morrison Jim and Lee Newburg Michael O'Brien Alan Pitcairn Family Fund Philip and Terrie Sangiorgio Daniel Schwarz Helen and Jim Seiler Dale Sorenson David and Joann Stang Linda Tabor-Beck Paula Taylor & Bernard Kulchin Gary and Marjie Toops Lon Vanderveer Burton and Pauline Vasche Maria Veghte Daniel Wagner Helen Wagner Werner Wassileff Peter and Arlene Way Justin and Judith Woyke Thomas and Dwan Young Stephen and Mary Zawadzki

PLENO $250-$499

STATE TRUMPETS $500-$999

Charles and Venita Ballinger Andrea Card James Cobble Richard Forsyth & Katherine Leonard Donald and Dorothy Jenkinson

Les Oakley Paulette Rodgers-Leahy Jean Samuels & Chester Yamaga Mr. & Mrs. Robert Schmidt Thomas and Carol Warschauer

GIFTS RECEIVED IN HONOR OF ...

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MATCHING AND FOUNDATION GIFTS

IN MEMORIAM

CANINE CORPS—THE SOCIETY’S PET MEMBERS

Active Network LLC

F-1 Key Foundation

Fidelity Charitable

F. Edward Lake & Carol J. Lake Charitable Giving Program

Morgan Stanley

Performing Arts Live

Qualcomm Charitable Foundation

The San Diego Foundation

Standard Insurance Company Employee Giving Campaign

State Street Foundation, Inc.

Van Putten Foundation

Greta Anne

John Eitzen

Isabelle Jackson

Sam Longenecker

Paul Richard Rohrke

Birgit Roos

Don Snowden

Dan Allen

Robert Plimpton

Diedrich Buxtehude-Bell

Sheila Gustafson

Ranger Slater

David and Patricia Martell Brian and Ann McDonald Mr. & Mrs. Clark McEuen Clifford McMillan Craig and Marilyn McPhie Joseph McQuaide Jan and Vivian Meermans Meldon Merrill Robert and Silvia Metzger Robert Meyer John and Betty Joan Meyers / Maly Robert Minson Lynn and Trudy Mitchell Jon Monda & Robert Johnson Michele Moore Leysl Munoz Mr. & Mrs. Robert Nation Greg Nemeth Mr. & Mrs. David Nesvig Dang Nguyen Maxine Nordahl Monty and Athalie Okken Rod and Barbara Orth Capt. Harold Osborn (USN Ret.) Melody Padget Terry Paik Joseph Peer Cindy Peterson Lee Polk Cynthia Poole Donald Rabe Herbert and Manli Radisch Jack and Irma Redfern Stuart and Linda Robinson Malou Rogers Scott and Linda Roleson Patti Roscoe Barbara and Norwin Rosner

Adele Rugg Michael and Paula Schaefer Bill and Mary Scheffel Russell Schertle Philip Schey Kathy Schneider John Searle Estella Secor Benjamin Shobert Paul and Janet Siler Wallace and Vivian Simons Frederick Simson & Robert Zelmer Malcolm and Nancy Slack Kenneth Spindler Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Stefanatz Robert and Joanne Stewart Barbara Stevenson David Stout Cynthia Stribling & Paul Webb Ted Struck Lawrence and Martha Thum V. Claudene Todhunter Mr. & Mrs. Howard Toole Pete and Connie Van Putten Lee Wahlert & David Machado Robert Wallace Carol Howe & Donald Ward Randall Ward Thomas Ward Donald Washburn Mr. & Mrs. Joel Weber Barry & Kathy Weiss John and Alice Wiehe Bill and Mindy Wilcox Ellen Wilson Ty Woodward Michael and Carole Ziegler

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Spreckels Outdoor Pipe Organ

Balboa Park - San Diego, California 1915 Austin Opus #453

New Consoles 1935, 1981, 2010 Additions 1935, 1960, 1987, 1988, 1990,

1996, 2014 75 Ranks – 4,725 Pipes

GREAT 16’ MAJOR DIAPASON 46 PIPES 8’ STENTORPHONE 61 PIPES 8’ OPEN DIAPASON 61 PIPES 8’ HORN DIAPASON 61 PIPES 8’ GAMBA (2014) 73 PIPES 8’ GAMBA CELESTE (2014) 73 PIPES 8’ GROSS FLOETE 61 PIPES 4’ OCTAVE 61 PIPES 2’ SUPER OCTAVE 61 PIPES V MIXTURE (1988) 305 PIPES V GRAND CORNET (1935) 255 PIPES 16’ TUBA SONORA SOLO 8’ TUBA SONORA SOLO 4’ TUBA SONORA SOLO 8’ TIBIA SOLO 4’ TIBIA SOLO SWELL 16’ QUINTATION 73 PIPES 8’ PHONON DIAPASON 73 PIPES 8’ VIOLIN DIAPASON 73 PIPES 8’ TIBIA CLAUSA 73 PIPES 8’ ROHR FLOETE 73 PIPES 8’ FLAUTO DOLCE 73 PIPES 8’ VIOLE D’GAMBA 73 PIPES 8’ CONCERT CELESTE 73 PIPES 4’ PRINCIPAL 73 PIPES 4’ FLAUTO TRAVERSO 73 PIPES 2’ PICCOLO 61 PIPES III DOLCE CORNET 183 PIPES IV SCHARF (1988) 244 PIPES 16’ CONTRA POSAUNE 73 PIPES 8’ CORNOPEAN 73 PIPES 8’ OBOE 73 PIPES 4’ CLARION (1988) 73 PIPES 8’ VOX HUMANA 61 PIPES TREMULANT

CHOIR 16’ CONTRA VIOLE 73 PIPES 8’ GEIGEN PRINCIPAL 73 PIPES 8’ GEIGEN CELESTE (PREP) 8’ CONCERT FLUTE 73 PIPES 8’ VIOLE D’ORCHESTRA 73 PIPES 8’ VIOLE CELESTE 73 PIPES 4’ VIOLINA 73 PIPES 4’ VIOLINA CELESTE (PREP) 4’ FLUTE D’AMOUR 73 PIPES 8’ FRENCH HORN 73 PIPES 8’ CLARINET 73 PIPES TREMULANT FESTIVAL REEDS 16’ BOMBARDE (1988) 61 PIPES 8’ FESTIVAL TROMPETTE (1988) 61 PIPES 4’ TROMPETTE CLARION (1988) 61 PIPES REEDS ON GREAT REEDS ON SOLO 8’ CENTENNIAL TUBA SOLO 8’ CENTENNIAL TUBA SWELL 61 PIPES (2014) SOLO 8’ GRAND DIAPASON 73 PIPES 8’ TIBIA PLENA 73 PIPES 8’ FLUTE CELESTE 61 PIPES 8’ GROSS GAMBA 73 PIPES 8’ GAMBA CELESTE 61 PIPES 4’ FLUTE OUVERTE 73 PIPES 4’ HARMONIC FLUTE 61 PIPES 8’ TUBA SONORA 73 PIPES 8’ HORN TUBA (1960) 73 PIPES 8’ ORCHESTRAL OBOE 73 PIPES 8’ CROMMORNE (PREP) 8’ SOLO VOX HUMANA (PREP) TREMULANT TIBIA (SOLO/FLOATING) (1996) 73 PIPES 16’ TIBIA 8’ TIBIA 5 1/3’ TIBIA 4’ TIBIA 2 2/3’ TIBIA 2’ TIBIA 1 3/5’ TIBIA

TREMULANT TIBIA ON GREAT, SWELL, CHOIR, SOLO

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On behalf of the Spreckels Organ Society, I would like to welcome you to our Centennial International Summer Organ Festival, marking the 100th birth-day celebration of the great Spreckels Organ and the 28th summer organ festival. This year we are featuring a very special group of organists from near and far, carefully selected by our Artistic Di-rector and Civic Organist, Dr. Carol Williams, and

the dedicated volunteers of our Program Committee. This program book is your guide to the summer concerts, complete with the individu-al program details and artists’ biographies. Don’t lose it. You’ll want to bring it with you for every concert.

The Centennial International Summer Organ Festival is presented to the public without admission charge, consistent with the intent of donors John D. and Adolph B. Spreckels. The Spreckels Organ Society is de-lighted to make this possible. But the festival is obviously not cost free. The many generous members of our organization contribute their annu-al dues, their special donations, their time volunteering, and their great enthusiasm for this San Diego treasure at the heart of Balboa Park. If you have not yet joined the Spreckels Organ Society, please consider doing so while you attend one of the concerts this summer. The volun-teers at the membership desk look forward to meeting you.

We are pleased to showcase this summer some of the finest organists performing today. Our very generous patrons make this possible, and we gratefully thank them for this support. Please note their names in this program. You, too, can be such a patron for next year’s festival. Just drop us a note or email and we’ll follow up. Or, talk to me, or one of the other trustees, at one of the concerts this summer.

I would like personally to thank the wonderful group of trustees of the Spreckels Organ Society, and the many outstanding volunteers who have worked tirelessly to fulfill our mission this year -- “to preserve, promote and program the great Spreckels Organ.” Without their gener-osity of time, talent and spirit, this magnificent instrument would have long since ceased producing its magic. Won't you join me in thanking them for what they do?

I hope you and your friends and family enjoy every one of the eleven concerts this centennial summer. We are delighted you are here.

Together, we make a difference.

George Hardy

President

From the President...

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Spreckels Organ Stoplist, cont’d.

PEDAL 32’ CONTRA MAGNATON 12 PIPES 16’ MAGNATON 32 PIPES 16’ OPEN DIAPASON 12 PIPES 16’ VIOLON 12 PIPES 16’ BOURDON 32 PIPES 16’ CONTRA VIOLE CHOIR 8’ OCTAVE 32 PIPES 1987 8’ GROSS FLOETE GREAT 8’ BOURDON 12 PIPES 8’ VIOLONCELLO 32 PIPES 4’ SUPER OCTAVE 32 PIPES 1987 IV MIXTURE 128 PIPES 1987 32’ CONTRA BOMBARDE 32 PIPES 1990 16’ TUBA SONORA SOLO 12 PIPES 16’ CONTRA POSAUNE SWELL 8’ TUBA SONORA SOLO PERCUSSION CHIMES SOLO HARP CHOIR GLOCKENSPIEL CHOIR, SOLO* XYLOPHONE SOLO* BASS DRUM PEDAL TYMPANI PEDAL TRIANGLE PEDAL* TAMBORINE CHOIR* SNARE DRUM CHOIR CASTINETTES CHOIR* CYMBAL F PEDAL CYMBAL P PEDAL CRASH CYMBAL TOE STUD ROLL CYMBAL TOE STUD* *2014

The organ is maintained by L.W. Blackinton and Associates, Inc. Lyle Blackinton, Curator 1974-2014 Dale Sorenson, Curator 2015-

Drive to 5000 Pipes

Since 2012, the Society has worked with the curators to expand the voices of the organ so that it can grow to more than 5,000 pipes and thus become, once again, the World’s Largest Outdoor Pipe Organ.

In December 2012 the Drive to 5000 Pipes was launched with a first stage goal of the Centennial Tuba. This rank was dedicated at the Decem-ber 31, 2014 Centennial Concert. Four more stages have followed, with hun-dreds of individuals and families sponsoring one or more pipes.

In 2015, the Fifth and final stage has begun, with public sponsorship of Crommorne rank pipes matched by an anonymous donor of pipes on the Vox Humana rank. This summer could see the completion of the Drive to 5000 funding!

OBERT PLIMPTON served for more than 16 years as San Diego Civic Organist, beginning in 1984, and helped to found the Spreckels Organ Society. In 2001 San Diego City Council named him Civic Organist Emeritus in recognition of his contribution to the artistic life of the community. From 2004 to 2015 he was Organist of the First United Methodist Church of San Diego.

ARED JACOBSEN was the fifth in the unbroken chain of Civic Organists of the City of San Diego, play-ing weekly concerts on the Spreckels Organ from 1978 through 1985. (Dr. Carol Williams, our incumbent, is the seventh.) Currently he serves as Director of Music for First Lutheran Church in downtown San Diego and is a member of the performing arts faculty of the Bish-op's School in La Jolla. During the summers he is Organist and Coordi-nator of Worship and Sacred Music for the historic Chautauqua Institu-tion in New York State, where he presides over the 107-year-old Mas-sey Memorial Organ of four manuals and ninety-three ranks, located in the six-thousand-seat, open-air wooden Amphitheater which is the cen-terpiece of Chautauqua's programming.

CHAIRMAN’S NOTE...

Dear Friends –

Celebrating the Centennial of the Spreckels Or-gan in its magical setting, we are together help-ing create new fans, lovers, and supporters of organ music even as we herald great achieve-ments that have gone before. Nowhere else is it so easy for someone to hear great music for the first time, no matter their age or station in life. It has been my great pleasure to have played a role in making possible the sounds and sights you’ll enjoy this sea-son. Please know that future generations depend on your support to keep this marvelous music flowing.

Vivian Evenson

DEAR MUSIC LOVERS, Thank you for joining us at this very special organ venue. This year, the 100th anniversary of the great Spreckels Organ, will be a festival you’ll always remember. Amazing artists will grace this stage and delight you with their music.

I have had the privilege of working with this fine organ and I always enjoy sitting back and listening to other organists under the stars.

Say hello if you see me. Sincerely,

DR. CAROL www.melcot.com

Festival Sponsors Make This Season Possible! Sponsors for specific concerts are listed at the bottom of each

evening’s concert program. The Society thanks Lynn Reaser for her overall

Festival Sponsorship in 2015.

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JUNE 22

JARED JACOBSEN, ROBERT PLIMPTON, DUO ORGANISTS

PEDALS, PIPES, AND PEOPLE: A CELEBRATION OF THE MUNICIPAL ORGAN

“The Emperor’s Fanfare” (Concerto VI in D Major, for 2 organs) Antonio Soler (1729-1783)

Pièce Héroïque César Franck (1822-1890)

Grand Processional March Humphrey John Stewart (1856-1932)

Andantino in D-flat Edwin H. Lemare (1865-1934)

Toccata di Concerto Edwin H. Lemare

Overture to The Barber of Seville—Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)

arr. for organ duet by Robin Dinda

INTERMISSION

Balboa Bolero—World premiere performance Joe Utterback (b. 1944)

Commissioned in 2015 for the 100th anniversary of the Spreckels Organ

Austin, Op. 453 (Snapshots from Balboa) Robert W. Jones (1932-1997)

Composed in 1995 for the 80th anniversary of the Spreckels Organ

It’s All about the Dog (Opus 28) Robin Dinda (b. 1959)

Sunshine - Toccata (Longwood Sketches, IV) Firmin Swinnen (1885-1972)

Evensong Charles Callahan (b. 1951)

Russian Sailor’s Dance (from the ballet The Red Poppy)

Rheinhold Glière (1875-1956) arr. for organ duet by Jeanette Fishell

Tonight’s concert sponsored by:

Vivian Evenson Herbert McPherson Bequest

Elaine Baldwin

AROL WILLIAMS was the first woman to be appointed Civic Organist. She graduated with top honors from London’s Royal Academy of Music and continued her education in France. Subsequent studies were at Yale University, and she earned her Doctorate of Music at the Manhattan School of Mu-sic in New York City. In addition to serving since 2001 as San Diego’s Civic Organist, Dr. Williams is the Artistic Director at the Spreckels Organ Society, helping create the world’s largest pipe organ festival every summer. Her concerts take her to plac-es such as Europe, China, Russia, and the Far East, as well as throughout the USA. For more information, Google: Dr. Carol

Williams or click the QR Code to join her on Facebook.

IANE ALEXANDER has portrayed leading soprano roles with opera com-panies and symphonies and has been seen in recital and masterclasses across the United States and abroad. Famed Broadway director Hal Prince cast her as Carlotta in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera. Diane has lived in Coronado since 2001 and recently opened the Diane Alexander Voice Studio to teach and mentor the rising stars of today. For more information go to www.dianealexandersoprano.com

NNELLE K. GREGORY studies violin at the California Institute of Music. In 2010 she performed at Carnegie Hall and was concertmaster of the Civic Youth Orchestra from 2009-2011. Follow her at www.annelleviolin.com

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JUNE 29 DR. CAROL WILLIAMS, SAN DIEGO CIVIC ORGANIST

DIANE ALEXANDER, SOPRANO

ANNELLE K. GREGORY, VIOLIN

CAROL’S LATEST CD “JUST CAROL—COMPOSITIONS” RELEASED TONIGHT!

THE KING LIVES ON - LOOKING TO THE FUTURE!

“Expo” Fred Stansfield Official March of San Diego’s Panama-California Exposition, 1915

Spreckels Centennial Fanfare, Op. 14 Carol Williams Composed for the 100th Anniversary of the Spreckels Organ

Daisy Violin, Op. 6 Carol Williams Dragon Dance, Op. 7 Carol Williams

Violin and Organ

Suite For Organ, Op. 5 Carol Williams Festiva; Mirage; Friesian March

INTERMISSION

Overture, The Marriage of Figaro W. A. Mozart (1756-91) Arr. Carol Williams

Venus Toccata, Op. 9 Carol Williams Freedom, Op. 12 Carol Williams

Composed for the 10th Anniversary of the Walt Disney Concert Hall Organ

Twilight, Op. 3 Carol Williams Divine Song, Op. 15 Carol Williams

Soprano and Organ Composed for Tonight’s AGO Convention Performance

California, Here I Come Jolson; De Sylva; Meyer Arr. Carol Williams

A Walk on the Wild Side Tribute to Jimmy Smith

SCHOLARSHIPS SPONSORED BY SPRECKELS ORGAN SOCIETY AND THE AMERICAN GUILD OF ORGANISTS, SAN DIEGO CHAPTER, WILL BE

AWARDED TONIGHT TO THREE OUTSTANDING STUDENTS OF ORGAN: MIRANDA KAACK – NOVICE DIVISION

JOHN YOKOYAMA - INTERMEDIATE DIVISION VINCENT PHAM – ADVANCED DIVISION

Tonight’s concert sponsored by: American Guild of Organists, San Diego

Ken and Leslie Robb

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HRISTIAN ELLIOTT performs organ music of the church or theatre and is a frequent performer at the American Theatre Organ Society’s national conventions. He has performed for the American Institute of Organ Builders, BBC Radio, and the Hollywood Bowl. A California native, Christian graduated with honors from Vanguard University of Southern California with degrees in Music and Business Administration. For nine years he was a guest artist for the noon organ recitals at the Crystal Cathedral where he also coached with Frederick Swann. After moving to the Bay Area in 1988 he studied with celebrated organist and composer Richard Purvis. He was named “Organist of the Year” by the American Theatre Organ Society in 2009. See him online at www.christianelliott.com

ARON DAVID MILLER is both a composer and concert organist. He has composed works for numerous organ dedications and orchestra festivals, among them the Zurich Symphony, Seattle Symphony, and Toledo Symphony. Dr. Miller’s work was honored with the 2004 Hel-

lenikon Idyllion Composition Prize offered by the Olympic Committee in Athens. Dr. Miller re-ceived his Bachelor of Music degree in 1995 from the Eastman School of Music and earned his Mas-ter of Music degree at the Manhattan School of Music, followed by a Doctor of Musical Arts de-gree in 1999. Dr. Miller is currently the Music Director at Lutheran Church of the Good Shep-herd in Minneapolis, where he lives with his wife, Nina, and their son, Zachary. Find him online at www.aarondavidmiller.com

JULY 6

CHRISTIAN ELLIOTT

A CELEBRATION OF AMERICA

America, I Love You Archie Gottler

Battle Hymn of the Republic John William Steffe Arr. Wilhousky A Patriotic Potpourri! This Land Is Your Land I’m A Yankee Doodle Dandy This Is My Country You’re a Grand Old Flag God Bless America

My Fair Lady selections Lerner & Loewe

America the Beautiful Samuel Ward

We’ll Stand By The Flag E.T. Paull

INTERMISSION

Patriotic Prelude (based on “America”) Gordon Young

Tribute to the United States Armed Forces Army: The Caissons Go Rolling Along Navy: Anchors Aweigh Coast Guard: We’re Always Ready for the Call Air Force: Off We Go Marines: From the Halls of Montezuma

Let There Be Peace on Earth

Concert Variations on “The Star Spangled Banner” Dudley Buck

St. Francis Suite Richard Purvis Ascription Hymn to the Moon Earth Carol Canticle of the Sun

Stars and Stripes Forever John Philip Sousa

Tonight’s concert sponsored by: Jerry and Anne Ryan

Jean and William Nagy

JULY 13

AARON DAVID MILLER Festival Overture Felix Mendelssohn (1819-1847) Sinfonia, BWV 29 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Passacaglia, BWV 582 J. S. Bach Four Argentinian Dances 1. Liberatango (1974) Astor Piazzolla/ADM 2. Adios Nonina (1959) Astor Piazzolla/ADM 3. Por Una Cabeza (1935) Carlos Gardel/ADM 4. Habanera (2014) ADM Hornpipe in F G. F. Handel (1868-1759)

INTERMISSION Fanfare for a New Century (2015) A. D. Miller

Commissioned for the 100th Anniversary of the Spreckels Organ at Balboa Park

Three Preludes George Gershwin (1898-1937) 1. Allegro 2. Andante 3. Allegro con Ritmo Fireflies (2009) A. D. Miller Toccata Pietro Yon (1886-1943) Improvisation A. D. Miller I. Capriccio II. Andante III. Scherzo IV. Finale

Tonight’s concert sponsored by: Edele de Kirby

In Memory of Ivor de Kirby and In Celebration of Edele’s Birthday on July 11

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HOMAS MELLAN was born in Lyon, France, and grew up in San Diego from the age of five. He has studied composition, music theory and harmony since the age of twelve, and has written works for symphony orchestra, guitar orchestra, string quartet, and solo instruments. Thomas played the Spreckels Organ in 2010 and 2011 as a scholarship competi-tion winner, and performed here on the night of Au-gust 4, 2014. In June of 2012, he performed a solo recital as the Young Artist of the Year in the 23rd Organ Festival at Église St. Eustache in Paris. Thomas is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree with a double major in organ performance and composi-tion at the University of Southern California, Thornton School of Mu-sic, where in 2013 he was awarded the Thornton Faculty Award – the school’s most prestigious scholarship award for an undergraduate. HRISTEN BLAIR HORNE holds a B.A. in Music (Honors) from Point Loma Nazarene University and performs on both the operatic and concert stage. She is a three time winner of the San Diego Metropolitan Opera National Council in 2011, 2012, and 2013. In 2014, she placed second in the San Diego Musical Merit vocal competition. In 2012, Ms. Horne was the grand prize winner of the Virginia and Susan Hawk Me-morial Scholarship vocal competition, and the recipient of an Opera Buffs grant. She has performed leading roles in productions of the Point Loma Opera Theatre, the East County Youth Symphony, and as the soprano soloist in Handel's Messiah for La Jolla Presbyterian Church. ARLOS AGUILAR will begin undergraduate studies in flute perfor-mance at the New England Conservatory in the fall of 2015. He has taken first prize in several competitions including the Musical Merit Foundation Competition of San Diego, and the La Jolla Symphony and Chorus’ Young Artists Competition. During the 2013-2014 season, he was principal flute of the Colburn Youth Orchestra in Los Angeles. He has performed at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Carnegie, Walt Disney and Seiji Ozawa Halls; and the Grand Teton, Tanglewood, Grant Park and Appalachian Music Festivals, as part of Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Orchestra 2014.

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JULY 20—RISING STARS THOMAS MELLAN, ORGANIST

AMERICAN THEATRE ORGAN SOCIETY, ORGANIST

CARLOS AGUILAR, FLUTE

CHRISTEN HORNE, SOPRANO

Symphonische Phantasie "Inferno" Max Reger (1873-1916) from Symphonische Phantasie und Fuge D-moll, Op. 57 The Great Train Race Ian Clarke (b. 1951)

Carlos Aguilar Ave Maria Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

Christen Horne and Thomas Mellan Ballade for Flute and Piano Frank Martin (1890-1974) Carlos Aguilar and Thomas Mellan Arr: Thomas Mellan Schwanengesang, D.957, No. 13: Der Doppelgänger (poem by H. Heine) Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Arr. Thomas Mellan Erlkönig Franz Schubert (1797-1828) (ballade by J. W. v Goethe) Arr. Thomas Mellan

Christen Horne and Thomas Mellan Les Violons dans le Soir Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921) Arr. Thomas Mellan

Christen Horne, Carlos Aguilar, and Thomas Mellan

INTERMISSION

Organ pieces announced from the stage and played by the Young organist winner of the 2015 annual American Theater Organ

Society competition Fantasie und Fuge über den Choral Franz Liszt (1811-1886) “Ad nos, ad salutarem undam”, S.259

Thomas Mellan

Tonight’s concert sponsored by: Judith Trento and Michael Drummy

O.J. Early George Hardy and Michael Tassiello

Musical Merit Foundation of Greater San Diego

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JULY 27

ISABELLE DEMERS

Cortege Académique Ernest MacMillan (1893-1973)

Prelude in g minor op. 23 #5 Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) Transcrption: Federlein

Prelude and Fugue in Gb-Major Henry Martin (b. 1950) Romance, from Lieutenant Kijé op. 60 Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)

Transcription: Demers Fantasy on the Chorale “Ein’ Feste Burg ist unser Gott” op. 27 Max Reger (1873-1916)

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Sheherazade, op. 35; IV Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908) Festival at Baghdad – The Sea – The Shipwreck Trans: Demers Trio-Sonata BWV 530 in G Major J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

Vivace Lento Allegro

Variations on “That Good Old Baylor Line” op. 72 Rachel Laurin (b. 1961)

Tonight’s concert sponsored by:

Dwight Gordon

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AUGUST 3

OLIVIER LATRY

Cortège et litanie Marcel Dupré (1886-1971) Prélude, fugue et variation César Franck (1822-1890) Andantino quasi allegretto Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) (from the 5th Symphony) Deux extraits de la deuxième Symphonie Louis Vierne (1870-1937) Scherzo Final

INTERMISSION Critical mass (pour orgue et bande magnétique) James Mobberley (b. 1954) Fantaisie sur “Une jeune fillette” Bert Matter (b. 1937) Toccata Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) Improvisation Olivier Latry

Tonight’s concert sponsored by: Jim and Trudy Buckles

Jack Lasher & Brandon Tate

SABELLE DEMERS is Head of the Organ Program at Baylor Uni-versity in Texas. A native of Québec, she began piano and organ study at age eleven at the Montréal Conservatory of Music. She received her Master’s and Doctoral degrees from The Juilliard School in New York City, where she studied with Paul Jacobs. Her dissertation – an analysis

of Bach’s St. John Passion – was awarded the Richard French Prize for best disserta-tion at commencement. She has been a fea-tured artist at AGO national conventions in 2009 and 2010, where her performances receive wide acclaim. She has been a prize-winner and finalist in several international performance competitions and performs widely in the United States, Canada, and

Europe, including a Disney Hall debut in 2012 and concert tours in England and Germany. See her online at www.isabelledemers.org LIVIER LATRY is one of three titular organists at the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris, and is also Professor of Organ at the Paris Con-servatory of Music, Organist Emeritus with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra in Canada, and maintains a full schedule of concert performanc-es. Born in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, in 1962, he attended the Academy of Music at St. Maur-des-Fossés. From 1981 to 1985 he was the or-ganist of Meaux Cathedral, and at the age of 23 won the competition to become one of the three titular organists of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris along with Philippe Lefebvre and Jean-Pierre Leguay; the three of them succeeding Pierre Cochereau. In 1990 he succeeded his teacher, Gaston Litaize, as organ professor at the Academy of Music at St. Maur-des-Fossés, and in 1995 was appointed Professor of Organ at the Paris Conservatory. Mr. Latry has inaugurated significant concert hall organs including Verizon Hall (Philadelphia), The Palace of the Arts (Budapest), and The Musikverein (Vienna). In 2014 he performed the inaugural concerts at La Maison Symphonique (Montréal) and played in the inaugural series at the Royal Festival Hall in London.

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ORDON TURK has performed throughout the United States, Europe, Russia, Ukraine, and Japan, in concert halls, cathedrals, and universities, in recitals and solo performances with orchestras. He has been awarded prizes for performances of the music of J.S. Bach and also in the national AGO improvisation competition. Dr. Turk is Organist of the historic Ocean

Grove Auditorium in NJ, which houses one of the larg-est pipe organs in the United States, and Artistic Direc-tor of the chamber music series “Summer Stars” which performs there. He is a champion for the pipe organ as an instrument, and is a consultant for the building of new pipe organs and restoration of historic instruments, and is a frequent adjudicator for distinguished organ competitions. He is Organist & Choirmaster of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Wayne, PA and a favorite of Spreckels Summer Festival audiences.

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AUGUST 10

GORDON TURK Marche HeroÏque Sir Alfred Herbert Brewer (1865-1928)

Aria Tender Samuel Arnold (1740-1802)

Toccata, Adagio & Fugue in C, BWV 564 J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

Sonata per Organo Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)

Barcarolle (Les Contes d’Hoffmann) Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880)

Scherzo (Dix Pieces) Eugène Gigout (1844-1925)

Grand Choeur Dialogué Eugéne Gigout

INTERMISSION

Tuba Balboa (2015) Gordon Turk

Gymnopedie No. 3 Erik Satie (1866-1925)

Sonata No. 1, Opus 42 Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911) Largo e maestoso - Allegro Pastorale-Andante quasi allegretto Finale – Allegro assai

Tonight’s concert sponsored by: Dwight Gordon

Richard & Alberta Waggoner Randy Grabowski & Dale Skinner

Eugene & Anna Belle Thomas

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August 17

Paul Jacobs Sinfonia to Cantata No. 29 J.S. Bach (1685-1750) Trio Sonata in C Major, BWV 529 J.S. Bach I. Allego II. Largo III. Allego Arioso, BWV 156 J.S. Bach Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543 J.S. Bach

INTERMISSION Fantasia for Organ John Weaver (Contemporary) Two Chorale Preludes, Op. 122 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) O, wie selig seid ihr doch Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen Organ Sonata No. 1, Op. 65 Felix Mendelssohn (1809-47) I. Allegro moderato e serioso II. Adagio III. Andante IV. Allegro assai vivace

Tonight’s concert sponsored by:

Dr. Ronald & Shirlee Koons Ken & Leslie Robb

Ronald & Ann De Fields

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AUL JACOBS has been described by The Chicago Tribune as "one of the most supremely gifted organists of his generation." This Grammy award-winning organist unites technical skills of the first order with probing emotional artistry. Paul made musical history at the age of 23 when he played J.S. Bach's complete organ works in an 18-hour mara-thon performance on the 250th anniver-sary of the composer's death. At 15 he was appointed head organist of a parish of 3,500 in his hometown, Washington, Pennsylvania. He studied at the Curtis Institute of Music and at Yale Universi-ty with Thomas Murray. Paul joined the faculty of The Juilliard School in 2003, and was named chairman of the organ department in 2004, one of the youngest faculty appointees in the school's history. He received Juil-liard's prestigious William Schuman Scholar's Chair in 2007. Follow him online at www.pauljacobsorgan.com

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AUGUST 24

SILENT MOVIE NIGHT

DONALD MACKENZIE

During the first half of the evening, Donald MacKenzie will play

Favorite music from some of the greatest movies of the silver screen.

INTERMISSION

For Heavens Sake (1926)

Starring

Harold Lloyd and Jobyna Ralston

Harold Lloyd plays J. Harold Man-ners, a millionaire playboy who falls for the “Downtown Girl,” played by Jobyna Ralston. She works in Broth-er Paul's mission. To boost attend-ance (and win his girl’s attention) Harold runs through town causing trouble, and winds up with a crowd chasing him right into the mission. Get ready to laugh!

Tonight’s concert sponsored by: Dwight Gordon

Connie & Peter Van Putten In Memory of Aunt Leona Johnson,

Longtime SOS Member Who Loved Movie Night

AROLD LLOYD (1893-1971) was born in Buchard, Nebraska and followed his father to San Diego, where he attended San Diego High School and received his stage training at the School of Dramatic Art here. His father suggested Harold try out for a job on a movie being shot at San Diego's Panama-California Exposition by the Edison Com-pany. On the set he first met Hal Roach, who would be the most influ-ential person in his professional life.

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AUGUST 31

100 YEARS OF BROADWAY! MICHAEL DAILEY, TENOR CLARK STERLING, BARITONE

LISA VROMAN, SOPRANO CAROL WILLIAMS, CIVIC ORGANIST

Overture Cohan/Berlin

Lullaby of Broadway Warren

After the Ball Harris

1920’s & 30’s Medley Porter/Gershwin/Kern

Rodgers & Hammerstein sing-a-long Rodgers/Hammerstein

Waltz from Carousel Rodgers

Maria from West Side Story Bernstein/Sondheim

I Could Have Danced All Night from My Fair Lady Lerner/Loewe

Ya Got Trouble from The Music Man Willson

INTERMISSION

Overture from Camelot Lerner/Loewe

A Little Priest from Sweeney Todd Sondheim

Stars from Les Miserables Boublil/Schonberg

Medley from The Phantom of the Opera Hart/Lloyd Webber

Disney Musicals sing-a-long Menken/John/Sherman

Defying Gravity from Wicked Schwartz

Production directed by Clark Sterling

Tonight’s concert sponsored by: Dwight Gordon

Richard & Barbara Vandervoort

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ONALD MACKENZIE was born in Ayrshire, Scotland, and began his asso-ciation with the world famous Odeon Leicester Square Compton Organ in 1992, appearing regularly at film premi-eres, special events and organ concerts. He has broadcast from the Odeon on BBC Radios 2, 3, 4 and the World Ser-vice and several TV programs. He has played for numerous Royal Film Perfor-mances, including several in the pres-ence of Her Majesty the Queen. His stylish silent film accompaniments have led to numerous engagements (with many repeats) throughout the UK, Europe and USA. In 2009 Donald played in the 70th Anniversary Concert for Blackpool Opera House to accompany ‘The Phantom of the Opera’ (1925). In 2012 he played to a capacity house at the Usher Hall for ‘The Cabinet of Dr Caligari.’

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ICHAEL DAILEY (tenor) performed the role of Sportin’ Life in the European tour of Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. He has served as Principal Resident Artist with Opera San Jose, where he performed 12 leading roles. Other opera credits include Virginia Opera, Knoxville Opera, Livermore Valley Opera and Des Moines Metro Opera. On the concert stage he has been a featured soloist with the Berkeley Symphony, Virginia Choral Society, Silicon Valley Symphony and the Cole Porter Society.

LARK STERLING (baritone, director) per-formed on Broadway in Seven Brides for Sev-en Brothers, in the national tour of Les Misera-bles and has starred in musicals throughout the country. His four CDs include the recent “Sterling Ovations” and “Christmas by the Bay” for which he co-wrote the title song. Originally from San Diego, he currently re-sides in Napa Valley, and is pleased to be mak-ing his 8th appearance at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion. www.sterlingperformances.com

ISA VROMAN (soprano) starred on Broadway, in San Francisco, and Los Angeles as Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera. Her many roles include: Johanna in Sweeney Todd (with Patti Lupone & George Hearn, recorded for PBS); Rosabella in The Most Happy Fella (New York City Opera); Marion Paroo in The Music Man (with Shirley Jones & Patrick Cassidy); Lili Vanessi in Kiss Me Kate; and Anna Leonowens in The King and I. Ms. Vroman is a regular guest artist with symphonies including San Francisco, Cleveland, Hong Kong, Phil-adelphia, Seattle, Atlanta, Detroit, as well as Boston Pops, Philly Pops, and New York Pops. www.lisavroman.com

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