To celebrate Make Music Day 2021 and the return to in-person events, on June 21 we hosted a mini Erben organ festival, featuring four half-hour performances. The series of Erben recitals were followed by Kids Build… Read More
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Erben Organ Days 2021: Kids Build a Pipe Organ!
On June 21, Worldwide Make Music Day, we invited kids to build a pipe organ in the courtyard! The Orgelkids USA kit pipe organ works on the same principles as the NYC townhouse-sized Erben, which the… Read More
Touring Artis Wodehouse’s Studio
Dear Friends of Music,Stream the Harmonium and Organ Virtual Recital Enjoy a unique concert on three historic harmoniums by Artis Wodehouse with Jared Lamenzo on the 1868 Henry Erben pipe organ, in the lush acoustics of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral,… Read More
Suffolk and Nassau AGO Chapter Erben Excursion
On a crisp day in October 2019, we welcomed members of the Suffolk and Nassau Chapter of the American Guild of Organists to see the Erben. Their visit began with an introduction to the Erben and… Read More
Henry Erben’s 220th birthday celebration in the organ loft
In what became an annual tradition, Friends of the Erben Organ celebrated Henry Erben’s 220th birthday in the loft, next to his masterwork, the 1868 pipe organ. We were delighted to meet everyone – guests filled… Read More
Erben Organ Days 2019 recital: Laetaro, organ and baroque trumpet
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
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