American Guild of Organists - Duquesne University Chapter

Concerts and Recitals

We are pleased to invite you to attend the following
concerts and recitals the week of the Pipe Organ Encounter.

These are all free and open to the public.

Sunday June 27, 7:30PM at First Lutheran Church,
615 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA
POE Staff recital, in a varied program.

Monday June 28, 7:30PM at Shadyside Presbyterian Church,
Amberson and Westminster Place, Pittsburgh, PA
Peter R. Conte, who plays one of the largest organs in the world at the Wannamaker Department Store in Philadelphia, will perform a spectacular selection of works

Wednesday June 30, 7:30PM at Saint Paul Cathedral,
Dithridge and Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA
Peggy Haas Howell – internationally known recitalist, performs on the cathedral organ

Peggy Haas Howell is the Organist and Choirmaster at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lynchburg, Virginia. Ms. Howell is an internationally known recitalist who has won top prizes in many organ playing competitions, including the National Organ Playing Competition of the American Guild of Organists, and the St. Alban’s International Organ Interpretation Competition in England. She has played recitals in Finland, England, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Holland, and the United States. She has recorded for the BBC, for Sender Freies Berlin, for the Finnish Broadcasting Service, and for Raven Recordings. Before moving to Lynchburg, Peggy Howell taught organ for ten years at Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University.

She graduated from Susquehanna University with a Bachelor of Arts in Church Music, and from Union Theological Seminary with a Master of Sacred Music degree. She also attended the Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Hamburg, Germany. Her organ teachers have included Harald Vogel, Cherry Rhodes, Heinz Wunderlich, and James Boeringer. She is married to organ builder Richard Howell.

Friday, July 2, 10:00AM at Heinz Memorial Chapel,
Bellefield and Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15260

Parking is available in Carnegie Museum lot at Forbes and Craig Street. Click here for map. Phone 412-624-4157 or 412-624-4156 for information about the Chapel.

Students of the Pipe Organ Encounter demonstrate their skills in the gothic splendor of this historic landmark. Please see the Pictures of Recent Events for pictures of the event!

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