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Organist Mi Zhou to Perform on March 22

Organist Mi Zhou to Perform on March 22

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, March 22, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday recital. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Mi Zhou, who will perform: Suite du deuxième ton, Pieces pour le Magnificat (I. Prélude; II....

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Duo Beaux Arts in Concert

Duo Beaux Arts in Concert

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, March 15, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday recital. This week we are delighted to be welcoming Duo Beaux Arts, pianists Catherine Lan and Tao Lin, who will perform music by great...

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Pianist Muen Vanessa Wei Performs on March 8

Pianist Muen Vanessa Wei Performs on March 8

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, March 8, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday recital. This week we are delighted to be welcoming pianist Muen Vanessa Wei, who will perform the Sonata No. 7 in D Major by Ludwig van Beethoven...

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Countertenor Andrew Ebguchiem

Countertenor Andrew Ebguchiem

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, February 23, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday recital. This week we are delighted to be welcoming countertenor Andrew Chukwuka Egbuchiem, who currently lives in New York City, and who will...

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Organist Glenn Little in Concert

Organist Glenn Little in Concert

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, February 16, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday recital. This week we are delighted to be welcoming organist Glenn Little from Stafford, Virginia. In observance of Black History Month, this...

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Ralph Holtzhauser Organ Recital

Ralph Holtzhauser Organ Recital

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, February 9, at 12:15 p.m., when we will be welcoming organist Ralph Holtzhauser to perform the second of our recitals for Black History Month. This week’s program includes: Improvisation on “We shall...

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Roy L. Belfield, Jr., Celebrating Black History Month

Roy L. Belfield, Jr., Celebrating Black History Month

We’re back! Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, February 2, at 12:15 p.m., for the first Music at Midday concert of 2024. We are delighted to be welcoming organist and composer Roy L. Belfield, Jr., who will kick off Black History Month with...

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Organist and Composer Buck McDaniel in Concert

Organist and Composer Buck McDaniel in Concert

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, December 15, at 12:15 p.m., for our weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming organist and composer Buck McDaniel from New York City to perform three exciting works for organ by young...

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Advent Music by Christopher J. Hoh

Advent Music by Christopher J. Hoh

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, December 8, at 12:15 p.m., for our weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be presenting music for Advent by Washington, D.C. composer Christopher J. Hoh, performed by the choral ensemble...

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Organist Giorgio Revelli to Perform on Dec 1

Organist Giorgio Revelli to Perform on Dec 1

Please join us at National City Christian Church on Friday, December 1, at 12:15 p.m., for our weekly Music at Midday recital. We are delighted to be welcoming Italian organist Giorgio Revelli to perform a program of great music: Prelude, Fugue, and Chaconne in C...

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Phillip Lamb Performs Music for the Autumn Season

Phillip Lamb Performs Music for the Autumn Season

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, November 17, at 12:15 p.m., for our weekly Music at Midday recital. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Phillip Lamb to perform a program of music for the autumn season: Heraldings – Robert Hebble...

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David Brock Organ Recital

David Brock Organ Recital

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, November 3, at 12:15 p.m., for our weekly Music at Midday recital. We are delighted to be welcoming organist David H. Brock, to perform an inspiring program: Sonata No. 6 in D minor (Vater unser in...

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David Houston Perform “b & g in a minor key”

David Houston Perform “b & g in a minor key”

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, October 27, at 12:15 p.m., for our weekly Music at Midday recital. We are delighted to be welcoming our good friend, organist David K. Houston, to perform an intriguing program that he has entitled “b &...

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French Organist in Concert on Oct 20

French Organist in Concert on Oct 20

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, October 20, at 12:15 p.m., for our weekly Music at Midday recital. We are delighted to be welcoming French organist Laurent Jochum to perform an awe-inspiring program: Pièces pour orgue Suite for the second...

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Organist Nicholas Galinaitis on Oct 13

Organist Nicholas Galinaitis on Oct 13

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, October 13, at 12:15 p.m., for our weekly Music at Midday recital. We are delighted to be welcoming Nicholas Galinaitis to perform European organ music spanning several centuries: Prelude and Fugue in D...

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Jason Farris Performs Organ Music from France

Jason Farris Performs Organ Music from France

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, October 6, at 12:15 p.m., for our weekly Music at Midday recital. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Jason Farris, who will be performing a program entitled “Organ Music from France”: Veni Creator...

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Jackson Borges Performs Guilmant

Jackson Borges Performs Guilmant

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, September 29, at 12:15 p.m., for our weekly Music at Midday recital. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Jackson Borges, who will be performing a program of works by French composer Félix-Alexandre...

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Brazilian Organist Sandro Silva on Sept 22

Brazilian Organist Sandro Silva on Sept 22

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, September 22, at 12:15 p.m., for our weekly Music at Midday recital. We are delighted to be welcoming Brazilian organist Sandro da Silva, who will be performing great music for the organ: “Voices of the...

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“Autumn Leaves” with Berger and Nothaft

“Autumn Leaves” with Berger and Nothaft

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, September 15, at 12:15 p.m., for our weekly Music at Midday recital. We are delighted to be welcoming organist and pianist John Nothaft and violinist Sarah Berger, who are performing a program they have...

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Michał Szostak in New Season of Music at Midday

Michał Szostak in New Season of Music at Midday

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, September 8, at 12:15 p.m., for the first concert in our new season of weekly Music at Midday recitals. We are delighted to be welcoming Dr. Michał Szostak, an organist, improviser, and researcher, who...

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Music at Midday Takes a Summer Break

Music at Midday Takes a Summer Break

There will be no Music at Midday concerts during July and August. A new season of concerts will begin on Friday, September 8, at 12:15 p.m., with a performance by Polish organist Michał Szostak. Plan to join us for a season of outstanding performers!

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Wolff von Roos in June 30 Organ Recital

Wolff von Roos in June 30 Organ Recital

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, June 30, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. This week we look forward to welcoming Indianapolis organist Wolff von Roos for the final concert of our Spring 2023 season. Following a...

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Chad R. Bowles Piano Recital

Chad R. Bowles Piano Recital

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, June 23, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. This week we are delighted to be welcoming Baltimore pianist Chad R. Bowles, who will perform the Sonata in B-flat Major, D. 960, by...

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Alain Truche in Concert on Friday, June 16

Alain Truche in Concert on Friday, June 16

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, June 16, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. This week we are delighted to be welcoming organist Alain Truche, who will perform works of Swiss, Belgian, Anglo-Canadian and English...

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Pride Recital with Tyler A. Canonico

Pride Recital with Tyler A. Canonico

As part of our free weekly Music at Midday series, we will be having our annual Pride Recital this Friday, June 9, at 12:15 p.m. at National City Christian Church. Organist Tyler A. Canonico will be performing an exciting program: Radetzky March, Op. 228 – Johann...

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Mark Pacoe Organ Recital This Friday, June 2

Mark Pacoe Organ Recital This Friday, June 2

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, June 2, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. This week we are delighted to be welcoming organist Mark Pacoe, who will perform works of American and British composers: Fanfare – Alec...

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Music for Violin and Piano on May 26

Music for Violin and Piano on May 26

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, May 26, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. This week we are delighted to be welcoming performers from Chicago—violinist Sara Su Jones and pianist Tatyana Stepanova. They will be...

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Jeremiah Mead in Concert on May 19

Jeremiah Mead in Concert on May 19

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, May 19, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. This week we are delighted to be welcoming organist Jeremiah (Jerry) Mead to perform: Sinfonia from Cantata 29 – J. S. Bach, arr. Daniel...

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Organist Grant Wareham in Concert on May 12

Organist Grant Wareham in Concert on May 12

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, May 12, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. This week we are delighted to be welcoming organist Grant Wareham to perform what promises to be a memorable program: Etude Héroïque, Op....

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Carol Feather Martin: “Celebrating Creations by Women”

Carol Feather Martin: “Celebrating Creations by Women”

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, May 5, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. This week we are delighted to be welcoming organist Carol Feather Martin to perform a program that she has entitled, “Celebrating Creations...

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Emmanuel Duperrey in Concert on April 28

Emmanuel Duperrey in Concert on April 28

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, April 28, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. This week we are delighted to be welcoming French organist Emmanuel Duperrey to perform an exciting program: The Arrival of the Queen of...

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Organist Charles D. Frost to Perform on April 21

Organist Charles D. Frost to Perform on April 21

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, April 21, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. This week we are delighted to be welcoming organist Charles D. Frost to perform a program of works by African and African American...

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Basque Organist Loreto Aramendi on April 14

Basque Organist Loreto Aramendi on April 14

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, April 14, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. This week we are delighted to be welcoming international concert performer Loreto Aramendi for an exciting performance of works for...

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The U.S. Army Chorus in Concert

The U.S. Army Chorus in Concert

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, March 31, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday. This week we are delighted to be welcoming The United States Army Chorus to present a program spanning a variety of genres, including standard...

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James Wetzel Organ Recital on March 24

James Wetzel Organ Recital on March 24

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, March 24, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday. This week we are delighted to be welcoming New York City organist James D. Wetzel to perform a program of music from the eighteenth and...

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Music at Midday Features Three World Premieres

Music at Midday Features Three World Premieres

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, March 17, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday. This week we are delighted to be welcoming composer and organist Carson Cooman to perform a program of music by four contemporary composers....

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Piano Music of Beethoven and Chopin

Piano Music of Beethoven and Chopin

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, March 10, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday. This week we are delighted to be welcoming Muen Vanessa Wei to perform a program of music for piano by two great composers: 32 Variations in C...

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Midori Ataka Organ Recital on March 3

Midori Ataka Organ Recital on March 3

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, March 3, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday. This week we are delighted to be welcoming organist Midori Ataka to perform a program of music reflecting cultures of Europe, North America, and...

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Peterson and Houston on Organ and Saxophone

Peterson and Houston on Organ and Saxophone

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, February 24, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday. This week we are delighted to be welcoming Irvin Peterson and David Houston to perform a program for organ and saxophone. In observance of...

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Andrew Johnson to Perform on Feb 17

Andrew Johnson to Perform on Feb 17

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, February 17, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday. This week we are delighted to be welcoming organist Andrew Johnson from Baltimore, Maryland. In observance of Black History Month, this...

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Glenn Little Performs Works of African American Composers

Glenn Little Performs Works of African American Composers

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, February 10, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday. This week we are delighted to be welcoming organist Glenn Little from Stafford, Virginia. In observance of Black History Month, this week’s...

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A New Season of Music at Midday Begins Feb 3

A New Season of Music at Midday Begins Feb 3

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, February 3, at 12:15 p.m., for our first Music at Midday recital of 2023. This week we are delighted to be welcoming back organist John A. Wolfe. As we begin Black History Month, Dr. Wolfe has included...

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A New Year of Music at Midday Concerts

A New Year of Music at Midday Concerts

Thanks to all who have helped to support Music at Midday concerts at National City Christian Church with your financial gifts. During nine months of the year, it is our joy to hear weekly performances by fine musicians that inspire, challenge, and uplift us. As you...

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Justin Brueggeman in Final Concert of 2022

Justin Brueggeman in Final Concert of 2022

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, December 16, at 12:15 p.m., for our final Music at Midday recital of 2022. This week we are welcoming organist Justin Brueggeman, who will perform a program of great works by great composers: Prelude and...

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Organ and Trumpet Music for the Season

Organ and Trumpet Music for the Season

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, December 9, at 12:15 p.m., for a special Christmastime edition of our free weekly Music at Midday concerts. This week we are welcoming the Seipp/Sheets Duo, featuring Chuck Seipp on trumpet and Randall...

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Jacob Reed in Concert on Friday, Dec 2

Jacob Reed in Concert on Friday, Dec 2

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, December 2, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday recital. This week we are welcoming organist Jacob Reed, who will perform a program of works that stretch over nearly 400 years: Pastoral –...

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Jordan Prescott Performs on Nov 18

Jordan Prescott Performs on Nov 18

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, November 18, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday recital. This week we are welcoming Baltimore organist Jordan Prescott, who will perform a program of music by a variety of composers: Nun...

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Christopher Reynolds to Perform on Nov 4

Christopher Reynolds to Perform on Nov 4

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, November 4, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday recital. This week we are welcoming organist Christopher Reynolds, who will perform a rich variety of music: Sonata for Organ in C minor, Op....

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David Brock to Perform Widor on Oct 28

David Brock to Perform Widor on Oct 28

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, October 28, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday recital. This week we are welcoming organist David Brock, who will perform the magnificent Symphony No. 6 in G minor by Charles-Marie Widor....

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Phillip Lamb to Perform on Oct 21

Phillip Lamb to Perform on Oct 21

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, October 21, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday recital. This week we are welcoming organist Phillip Lamb, who will perform a program of music that you are sure to enjoy: The Canterbury March...

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Joby Bell Performs on Oct 14

Joby Bell Performs on Oct 14

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, October 14, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday recital. This week we are welcoming organist Joby Bell, who will perform a program that is sure to delight: Carillon-Sortie – Henri Mulet...

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Pianist Yvonne Chen to Perform This Friday

Pianist Yvonne Chen to Perform This Friday

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, October 7, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday recital. This week we are welcoming Houston pianist Yvonne Chen, who will perform a program of music by French composers: Prelude from Le...

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Nicholas Will to Perform Bach and Franck

Nicholas Will to Perform Bach and Franck

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, September 30, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday recital. This week we are welcoming Pittsburgh organist Nicholas Will to perform a program of great music by two great composers: Pièce...

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Justus (Jay) Parrotta to Perform “A Fall Flourish”

Justus (Jay) Parrotta to Perform “A Fall Flourish”

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, September 23, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday recital. This week we are welcoming organist Justus (Jay) Parrotta, who will be performing a program of music that he has entitled “A Fall...

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Sondra Goldsmith Proctor to Perform on June 24

Sondra Goldsmith Proctor to Perform on June 24

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, June 24, at 12:15 p.m., for our weekly Music at Midday recital. This Friday’s concert will be the final performance of our 2021-2022 season. We will begin an exciting new season of concerts on Friday,...

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Carson Cooman to Perform on June 17

Carson Cooman to Perform on June 17

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, June 17, at 12:15 p.m., for our weekly Music at Midday recital. We are delighted to be welcoming organist and composer Carson Cooman, who will be performing works by three living composers: Invokationen –...

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Annual Pride Recital Friday, June 10

Annual Pride Recital Friday, June 10

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, June 10, at 12:15 p.m., for our weekly Music at Midday recital. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Vincent Carr, who will perform our annual Pride Recital, celebrating the gifts of the LGBTQ+...

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Carol Feather Martin to Perform “Oberlin Connections”

Carol Feather Martin to Perform “Oberlin Connections”

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, June 3, at 12:15 p.m., for our weekly Music at Midday recital. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Carol Feather Martin, who will perform a program that she has entitled, “Oberlin Connections”: On the...

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Matthew Dion to Perform on May 27

Matthew Dion to Perform on May 27

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, May 27, at 12:15 p.m., for our weekly Music at Midday recital. We are delighted to be welcoming Matthew Dion, who currently serves as Organ Scholar at Christ Church Cathedral (Episcopal) in Houston, Texas,...

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Richard Spotts Performs Tournemire

Richard Spotts Performs Tournemire

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, May 20, at 12:15 p.m., for our weekly Music at Midday recital. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Richard Spotts, from Doylestown, Pennsylvania, to perform the “Three Poems for Organ” by Charles...

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Violin and Piano Concert This Friday, May 13

Violin and Piano Concert This Friday, May 13

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, May 13, at 12:15 p.m., for our weekly Music at Midday recital. We are delighted to be welcoming Chicago musicians Sara Su Jones and Tatyana Stepanova to perform a program of music for violin and piano. Come...

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Michał Szostak: Bach, Beethoven, Improvisations

Michał Szostak: Bach, Beethoven, Improvisations

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, May 6, at 12:15 p.m., for our weekly Music at Midday recital. We are delighted to be welcoming Dr. Michał Szostak, an organist, improvisationalist, and researcher, who currently teaches at the University of...

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David Houston Performs a Post-Easter Mashup

David Houston Performs a Post-Easter Mashup

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, April 29, at 12:15 p.m., for a “Post-Easter Mashup” concert by organist David K. Houston, who is Director of Music and Organist at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in College Park, Maryland, and currently...

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Organ Music for Four Hands and Four Feet

Organ Music for Four Hands and Four Feet

Please join us at National City Christian Church on Friday, April 22, at 12:15 p.m., for a recital by Ohio organists Chad Pittman and Mark Thewes, who will be presenting a program of music for four hands—and four feet! Here is the music that you’ll hear this week:...

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Loreto Aramendi in Concert

Loreto Aramendi in Concert

Organist Loreto Aramendi, from San Sebastián in the Basque region of Spain, will be presenting an exciting program of music at the weekly Music at Midday concert this Friday, April 8, at 12:15 p.m. at National City Christian Church. Please join us! Here is the music...

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April Fools Music at Midday

April Fools Music at Midday

This Friday, April 1 (April Fools Day) at 12:15 p.m., come and enjoy some musical surprises at our free weekly Music at Midday recital. Baltimore organist Michael Britt will be performing a program of organ music that you’ll surely enjoy and remember! Here is the...

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Samantha Scheff Performs Works from Four Centuries

Samantha Scheff Performs Works from Four Centuries

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, March 25, at 12:15 p.m. for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Samantha Scheff, who currently serves as Director of Music at Grace Episcopal Church in...

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Bryan Dunnewald to Perform Bach and Vierne

Bryan Dunnewald to Perform Bach and Vierne

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, March 18, at 12:15 p.m. for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Bryan Dunnewald, who currently serves as the Assistant Organist and Choirmaster at Saint Mark’s...

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Organist Jason Farris to Perform on March 4

Organist Jason Farris to Perform on March 4

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, March 4, at 12:15 p.m. for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Jason Farris, who will perform works appropriate for the Lenten season: Psalm Prelude (Ps....

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February 25 Concert Cancelled

February 25 Concert Cancelled

The Music at Midday concert scheduled for Friday, February 25 at 12:15 p.m. has been cancelled. Please plan to join us on Friday, March 4, for a performance by organist Jason Farris.

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Paris Organist to Perform This Friday, Feb 18

Paris Organist to Perform This Friday, Feb 18

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, February 18, at 12:15 p.m. for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming French organist Laurent Jochum, who is currently the titular holder of the great Cavaille-Coll organ...

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Feb 11: Music at Midday to Feature an East Coast Premiere

Feb 11: Music at Midday to Feature an East Coast Premiere

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, February 11, at 12:15 p.m. for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming Hershey, Pennsylvania organist Grant Wareham, who will perform an exciting and inspiring program:...

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Weekly Music at Midday Concerts Resume Friday, February 4

Weekly Music at Midday Concerts Resume Friday, February 4

Music at Midday, our free weekly concert series, resumes this Friday, February 4, at 12:15 p.m. Recitals will be held each Friday through the end of June, with the exception of Good Friday, April 15. Because of the recent surge of COVID infections, the District of...

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A Feast of Organ Music for Christmas

A Feast of Organ Music for Christmas

Please join us this Friday, December 17, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming back organist Kimberly Ann Hess, who will performing a program of works for the Christmas season: Fantasia on In Dulci Jubilo, BWV 729...

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Alan Hommerding to Perform on Nov 19

Alan Hommerding to Perform on Nov 19

Please join us this Friday, November 19, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming back Alan Hommerding, who will perform a program that includes a wide variety of musical expressions: Sonata in D Major, Op. 65, No. 5...

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David Houston to Perform “Fantastical Beast”

David Houston to Perform “Fantastical Beast”

Please join us this Friday, November 12, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming back David Houston, who is Director of Music and Organist at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in College Park, Maryland, and currently...

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David Brock to Perform on Nov 5

David Brock to Perform on Nov 5

Please join us this Friday, November 5, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming back David Brock, from Zephyr Springs, Nevada, who is returning to his hometown to perform a rich program of music for the organ:...

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Kelly Lenahan to Perform Oct 29

Kelly Lenahan to Perform Oct 29

Please join us this Friday, October 29, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert featuring Kelly Lenahan, a pianist and organist from Lancaster, Pennsylvania.  She received a Master’s degree from the Royal College of Music, London, and an...

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Michael Stefanek to Perform Oct 22

Michael Stefanek to Perform Oct 22

Please join us this Friday, October 22, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert featuring organist Michael Stefanek. Come and enjoy this wonderful program: Tuba Tune – Norman Cocker Aria – Charles Callahan Roulade Op. 9, No. 3 – Seth Bingham Gigue...

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Wm. Glenn Osborne to Perform October 15

Wm. Glenn Osborne to Perform October 15

Please join us this Friday, October 15, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming back Baltimore organist Wm. Glenn Osborne, who will perform a program of beautiful music: Passacaglia in D Minor, BuxWV 161 - Dietrich...

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Pianist Mark Valenti in Concert This Friday

Pianist Mark Valenti in Concert This Friday

Please join us this Friday, October 8, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming back Chicago pianist Mark Valenti, who will perform music on the church’s magnificent Steinway concert grand piano that will make your...

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West Point Organist Craig S. Williams to Perform This Friday

West Point Organist Craig S. Williams to Perform This Friday

Please join us this Friday, October 1, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming back Craig S. Williams, who is Organist and Choirmaster at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, where he plays the world’s...

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Organist Alain Truche to Perform This Friday

Organist Alain Truche to Perform This Friday

Please join us this Friday, September 24, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Alain Truche, Director of Music at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Silver Spring, Maryland, As an active recitalist, Truche has...

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Jacob Reed Begins a New Season of Music at Midday

Jacob Reed Begins a New Season of Music at Midday

Music at Midday at National City Christian Church begins a new season of free weekly concerts this Friday, September 17, at 12:15 p.m. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Jacob Reed, a Neubauer Family Distinguished Doctoral Fellow at the University of Chicago....

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Search Underway for New Director of Worship, Music & Arts

We seek a Director of Worship, Music & Arts who can apply an artistic hand while developing bold initiatives to help us experience the mystery of the Divine as we seek to be changed for the better. This person will bring this vision to life by: coordinating worship, leading the music program, and facilitating other public arts events, all in collaboration with the ministerial team and lay leaders of the church. The music and arts program should welcome the neighborhood into our faith community.

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David Houston Performs “Look to the Skies!”

David Houston Performs “Look to the Skies!”

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, June 25, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming organist David K. Houston, who currently serves as Organist and Choirmaster at St. Andrew’s Episcopal...

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Organist Brent Nolte to Perform This Friday, June 18

Organist Brent Nolte to Perform This Friday, June 18

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, June 18, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Brent Nolte, who serves as Director of Music Programs at Ohio Christian University. He holds a...

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Christopher Reynolds to Perform on June 11

Christopher Reynolds to Perform on June 11

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, June 11, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Christopher Reynolds, Director of Music and Organist at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Capitol...

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Organist Carter Stevens Performs on May 28

Organist Carter Stevens Performs on May 28

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, May 28, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Carter Stevens, Director of Music at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Lake Ridge,...

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Justus (Jay) Parrotta to Perform This Friday, May 21

Justus (Jay) Parrotta to Perform This Friday, May 21

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, May 21, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming composer and organist Justus (Jay) Parrotta to perform a program of his own works. Many of the pieces are...

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Organist Carol Feather Martin to Perform May 14

Organist Carol Feather Martin to Perform May 14

Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, May 14, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Carol Feather to perform twentieth-century music that expresses the joy of Easter and Pentecost:...

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Music at Midday Returns with Rachmaninoff and the Suters

Music at Midday Returns with Rachmaninoff and the Suters

We are back! What better way for Music at Midday to restart in-person concerts than this week’s performance of Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concert No. 2 by the piano and organ duo of Chuyoung and Erik Wm. Suter? Please join us at National City Christian Church...

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No Concert on April 30, But . . .

No Concert on April 30, But . . .

We are taking a one-week break from Music at Midday, so there will be no concert this Friday, April 30. However, we will be returning to in-person concerts beginning on Friday, May 7, at 12:15 p.m. As spring flowers burst into full bloom and we prepare to celebrate...

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Carson Cooman Performs Works of Contemporary Composers

Carson Cooman Performs Works of Contemporary Composers

This week’s pre-recorded Music at Midday concert features American composer and organist Carson Cooman in a program of works by four living composers. Carson Cooman holds degrees in music from Harvard University and Carnegie Mellon University and since 2006 has held...

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Spanish Organist Loreto Aramendi to Perform Online Concert

Spanish Organist Loreto Aramendi to Perform Online Concert

Although organist Loreto Aramendi was unable to travel here from her home in Spain, she has recorded this week’s Music at Midday concert that will be premiered on Friday, April 16, at 12:15 p.m. An international concert artist and main organist of the Cavaillé-Coll...

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Online Concert: Music for Easter

Online Concert: Music for Easter

Please join us on, Monday, April 5, at 12:15 p.m. or at any time afterwards to view Music for Easter, a special edition of Music at Midday. This concert was performed by organist Colin MacKnight, a C. V. Starr Doctoral Fellow at The Juilliard School in New York City....

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Music for Holy Week

Music for Holy Week

Please join us anytime this week to hear Music for Holy Week, a special edition of Music at Midday. This concert and next week’s special Music for Easter recital are performed by organist Colin MacKnight, a C. V. Starr Doctoral Fellow at The Juilliard School in New...

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Organist Nicholas Will in Online Concert

Organist Nicholas Will in Online Concert

Please join us on Friday, March 26, at 12:15 p.m. for the YouTube premiere of this week’s Music at Midday concert by Nicholas Will, Director of Liturgical Music, Organist, and Lecturer at Mt. St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland. You may view today’s recital by...

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