On July 17, 2019, Friends of the Erben Organ welcomed Laetaro, organ and baroque trumpet duo of Lana Krakovskiy and Roman Golovanov, for the third in the series of 2019 Erben Organ Days recitals. On the… Read More
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Erben Organ Days 2019 recital: Maria Rayzvasser, organ
On July 10, 2019, Friends of the Erben Organ welcomed New York organist and Erben Ambassador Maria Rayzvasser to the console for the second in the series of 2019 Erben Organ Days recitals. Maria played a… Read More
Make Music New York 2019 recital: Jared Lamenzo, organ and Lavinia Pavlish, violin
(Cover photo: Kris Connor / Getty for NAMM) On June 21, 2019, Friends of the Erben Organ participated once again in Make Music Day, a world-wide music-making festival. The 1868 Henry Erben organ was the only… Read More
Italy’s Cagliari Opera re-creates historic oratorio at the Basilica
On October 16, 2018 The Friends of the Erben Organ and the Basilica of Saint Patrick’s Old Cathedral were pleased to present a unique and historic musical concert fundraiser to help restore our 1868 Henry Erben pipe… Read More
December 2017 Concert Recap
For FREO, 2017 was an exciting and transformative year. We capped it off in December with special concerts and events that highlighted the Erben organ and the Basilica’s fine acoustics. Here are some of the spectacular… Read More