Events

2020

Feb. 23 @ 9:15 a.m.: Premiere of Call and Answer with the combined choirs of Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, VA; Beckie Davy, director

April 12: Premiere of Fantasy on "Ubi caritas" for organ at Washington National Cathedral; Thomas Sheehan, organist - view the Easter organ recital here

May 24-June 21: "Prominent Postlude Project" (5 Sundays of extended postludes from the organ repertoire) - Works by Felix Mendelssohn, J. S. Bach, Henri Mulet, Alec Wyton, and Jehan Alain

July 4: Performance of Monument for organ at Washington National Cathedral; Thomas Sheehan, organist

July 21 @ 8:00 p.m.: Premiere of Prelude and Tarantelle for organ at AGO OrganFest 2020 (virtual festival); Amanda Mole, organist

2019

Feb. 20 @ 12:15 p.m.: Solo Organ Recital at Trinity Episcopal Church, Covington, KY

Works by J. S. Bach, Ad Wammes, and Gilles Maurice Leclerc
May 3 @ 8:00 p.m.: "First Friday Niters" presenter: Music composed by Brenda Portman, Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church, Cincinnati, OH

Sept. 14 @ 7:00 p.m.: Solo Organ Recital at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Grafton, WI (New Organ Dedication Concert)
Works by Felix Mendelssohn, J. S. Bach, Ad Wammes, Rachel Laurin, Brenda Portman, and Charles-Marie Widor
Nov. 13 @ 12:05 p.m.: Solo Organ Recital for Music Live at Lunch, Christ Church Glendale, Glendale, OH

Works by J. S. Bach, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Carson Cooman, and Lionel Rogg
Nov. 23 @ 9:30 a.m.: AGO Workshop Presenter: "Contemporary Organ Repertoire" at Church of the Saviour, Cleveland Heights, OH
Nov/Dec: multiple performances of Variations on a Huron Carol, Holland & Grand Rapids, MI; Rhonda Sider Edgington, organist

2018

Feb. 17 @ 8:30 a.m.: Adjudicator for Strader Organ Competition (University of Cincinnati - CCM), Lakeside Park Presbyterian Church, Lakeside Park, KY

​March 4 @ 4:00 p.m.: Solo Organ Concert at Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church, part of MUSE women's history month festival
Works by Jeanne Demessieux, Caterina Assandra, Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia, Pamela Decker, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Libby Larsen, Kristina Shtegman, Brenda Portman, and Rachel Laurin
March 11 @ 10:30 a.m.: Guest organist for 150th anniversary celebration at Trinity Lutheran Church, Jackson, MI

​Sept. 9 @ 5:00 p.m.: Collaborative pianist for Concert of Scandinavian Songs - Alisa Jordheim, soprano, Friendship United Methodist Church, Cincinnati, OH

2017

Feb. 26: premiere of A Song of Light by the Schola of St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church in North Chesterfield, VA, directed by Elizabeth Goodwin
March 18 @ 10:00 a.m.: Children's Organ Concert (Brenda Portman, organist, with Rachel Kramer, emcee/narrator) at Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church, Cincinnati, OH
Featuring Daniel Burton's Rex, the King of Instruments, and George Thalben-Ball's Variations on a Theme of Paganini for pedal solo
April 2 @ 4:00 p.m.: performance of A Celtic Psalm for hymn festival with Tom Trenney, part of Organ Concert Series, Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church, Cincinnati, OH
April 7 @ 7:30 p.m.: Solo Organ Concert at Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts, Hope College, Holland, MI
Works by Jeanne Demessieux, Caterina Assandra, Princess Anna Amalia of Prussia, Pamela Decker, Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel, Libby Larsen, Kristina Shtegman, and Rachel Laurin
May 5: performance of Elegy at Twin Cities AGO Members Recital, Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, Edina, MN; David Jenkins, organist

Sept. 17 @ 4:00 p.m.: Organist for Rutter Gloria and other choral works, Church of Our Saviour, Cincinnati, OH

Sept. 30 @ 10:00 a.m.: AGO Workshop Presenter, "Contemporary Organ Repertoire" at Christ Church Cathedral, Lexington, KY

Oct. 1 @ 4:00 p.m.: Organist for CCM Brass Concert at Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church, Cincinnati, OH
Oct. 15 @ 3:30 p.m.: Solo Organ Concert for Music at St. Paul's 2017-18 season, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Flint, MI
Works by Rachel Laurin, Brenda Portman, W. A. Mozart, Kristina Shtegman, and Maurice Duruflé

​Nov. 5 @ 3:00 p.m.: Organist for Patriotic Choir Concert, Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church, Cincinnati, OH
Nov. 13 @ 7:00 p.m.: AGO Workshop Presenter, "Contemporary Organ Repertoire" at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, Cincinnati, OH

2016
April 24 @ 4 p.m.: Solo Organ Recital at First Presbyterian Church, Flint, MI
Works by J. S. Bach, Bert Matter, Gustav Holst, Brenda Portman, and Rachel Laurin; Assisted by Laurie DiSabatino, soprano
May 12-15: Semi-finals, finals, and gala concert of Sursa American Organ Competition, Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Works by Bach, Buxtehude, Clérambault, Franck, Mendelssohn, David Briggs, Rachel Laurin, and Percy Whitlock

June 23 @ 1:30 & 3:40 p.m.: performance by Tyler Boehmer of Toccata on Meadville for AGO National Convention, Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Houston, TX
July 14 @ 3:15 p.m.: Workshop Presenter, "Contemporary Organ Repertoire" for Pipe Organ Encounter (Advanced), Christ Church Cathedral, Cincinnati, OH
July 14 @ 7 p.m.: Faculty Organ Recital for Pipe Organ Encounter (Advanced), Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church, Cincinnati, OH

Works by Ad Wammes, Rachel Laurin, and Craig Phillips
Sept. 11 @ 2 p.m.: premiere of Bless the Lord, O My Soul by the Chancel Choir of First Presbyterian Church, Flint, MI, directed by Dr. Carl Angelo, for senior pastor installation
Sept. 25 @ 4 p.m.: premiere of Elegy (2016), winner of Twin Cities AGO composition competition, performed by Chad Winterfeldt, House of Prayer Lutheran Church, Richfield, MN
Oct. 24 @ 8 p.m.: AGO Workshop Presenter, "Contemporary Organ Repertoire" at East Liberty Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, PA
Oct. 27 @ 7:30 p.m.: premiere of O Mighty God by the Wheaton College Women's Chorale, directed by Dr. Mary Hopper, at College Church, Wheaton, IL
Nov. 4 @ 7 p.m.: AGO Workshop Presenter, "Contemporary Organ Repertoire" at First Presbyterian Church, Muncie, IN