Pre-coronavirus: On two occasions, in November and December 2019, we hosted active seniors from Brookdale Senior Living, who came on a trip to learn about and hear the historic 1868 Henry Erben pipe organ. The afternoons… Read More
Friends of the Erben Organ
A Community for Music and the Arts
A movie & dinner fundraiser for the Erben from across the country
The 1868 Henry Erben pipe organ enjoys support from across the country! On March 1, our friends at the award-winning Sybaris Bistro in Albany, Oregon teamed up with Albany Pix Theatre for a screening of our Honorary Chair Martin Scorsese’s… Read More
Erben Organ Days 2019 recital: Stefan Donner, organ
On August 11, 2019, FREO hosted our International Recitalist of 2019, Stefan Donner from Vienna, Austria in an Erben Organ Days 2019 recital. Stefan presented a program of 19th century German and Austrian romantic music. Program:Joseph… Read More
FREO at Brooklyn AGO’s Pedals, Pipes and Pizza 2020
The Brooklyn Chapter of the American Guild of Organists once again invited FREO to bring the Orgelkids USA pipe organ kit to their annual Pedals, Pipes and Pizza event. This event, for kids in grades 3… Read More
Pedals, Pipes & Peals summer music experience – 2019 photos
Summer 2020 annual summer music experience for kids in grades 1-8 is free for all and will be live-streamed throughout the summer. Watch the Education page for schedule updates. Pedals, Pipes & Peals 2019 camper… Read More
NIAF’s Ambassador Magazine Features Erben Organ
Basilica Organist and Music Director Jared Lamenzo and the historic 1868 Henry Erben organ have been featured in the story “No Pipe Dream” by author, writer, and film critic Maria Garcia, in the Fall 2019 (Vol…. Read More
Erben Organ featured in Fall 2019 Archways magazine
Basilica Organist and Music Director Jared Lamenzo and the historic 1868 Henry Erben organ have been featured in the story “A Tale of Two Organs” by Michael Cain, with photos by Chris Sheridan, in Archways, the… 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
Petits Cantors del Principat d’Andorra visit the Erben Organ
July 21, 2019 – Petits Cantors del Principat D’Andorra, the national children’s choir of Andorra, gave a pre-Mass recital and sang during 7 pm Mass at the Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral on Mott Street. Pictured… Read More