K A T E L Y N E M E R S O N,
Concert Organist
Upcoming concerts and events
Sunday, 10 January 2027
4:00PM
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
St. John's Episcopal Church
256 E Church Street
1984 Austin organ, Op. 2682
IV/P/210
Edward Elgar, Johann Sebastian Bach, Francis Jackson, Ad Wammes, Joseph Jongen, Dieterich Buxtehude, Graeme Koehne, Jean Langlais, Charles-Marie Widor, and Heinrich Reimann
Monday, 11 January 2027
Morning & 4:15PM
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
St. John's Episcopal Church
256 E Church Street
'Meet the King of Instruments' class
1984 Austin Organ, Op. 2682
IV/P/210
Sunday, 21 February 2027
5:00PM
Durham, North Carolina, USA
Duke University Chapel
1997 Brombaugh & Associates & 1976 Flentrop organs
II/P/23 & IV/P/66
Dieterich Buxtehude, Elisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, Franz Danksagmüller, Michelangelo Rossi, Juan Cabanilles, Graeme Koehne, and Heinrich Reimann
Thursday, 4 March 2027
1:15PM
Birmingham, England
St. Chad's Cathedral
3540 St. Chads Queensway
1993 J.W. Walker & Sons organ
III/P/40
Georg Muffat, Georg Frideric Handel, Josef Rheinberger, Sigfrid Karg-Elert,
Jean Langlais, and Rachel Laurin
Tuesday, 9 March 2027
1:00PM
London, England
Recital & Masterclass
Barnes Music Festival
St Mary's Church, Barnes
Church Rd
1984 Peter Collins organ
II/P/20
Georg Muffat, Johann Adam Reincken, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, David Dahl, Hugo Distler, Felix Mendelssohn, and Johann Sebastian Bach
30 March - 2 April
Leipzig, Germany
Oxford-Cambridge
Organ Study Trip
Wednesday, 14 April 2027
6:00PM
Brisbane, Australia
Saint Stephen’s Cathedral
249 Elizabeth St
2000 Knud Smenge organ
III/P/47
Saturday, 17 April 2027
2:30PM
Adelaide, Australia
Pilgrim Uniting Church
12 Flinders Street
1855 James Eagles, rebuilt & enlarged
1886 Fincham & Hobday, rebuilt & enlarged
1902 J.E. Dodd, rebuilt & enlarged 1927
W.L. Roberts, rebuilt 1970-73 J.E. Dodd
Gunstar Organ Works; enlarged, revoiced
and new console by George Stephens
IV/P/86
Saturday, 24 April 2027
5PM
Sydney, Australia
St James' Church
173 King St
2024 Dobson organ, Op. 99
IV/P/70
Sunday, 16 May 2027
4:00PM
Paris, France
Cathédrale Notre-Dame
6 Parvis Notre-Dame
Pl. Jean-Paul II
Edward Bairstow, Leo Sowerby, Rachel Laurin, and Marcel Dupré
Sunday, 23 May 2027
3:00PM
De Pere, Wisconsin, USA
St. Norbert Abbey
1959 Casavant organ, Op. 2529
III/P/47
Sunday, 6 June 2027
3:00PM
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA
St. John's Episcopal Church
101 Chapel Street
Concert as part of the 25th anniversary celebrations
of the Young Organist Collaborative,
which has funded and inspired
over 130 young organists
2001 Létourneau organ
III/P/36
Thursday, 10 June 2027
9:00AM
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Boston Early Music Festival
Organ Festival opening concert
First Lutheran Church
299 Berkeley St
2000 Richards, Fowkes organ, Op. 10
II/P/29
Friday, 11 June 2027
7:30PM
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
823 Cathedral Pl
2024 Juget-Sinclair organ, Op. 55
III/P/67
Thursday, 1 August 2027
6:30PM
London, England
Celebrity Organ Recital
St Paul's Cathedral
St. Paul's Churchyard,
1872 Willis organ (expanded and rebuilt by Willis in1900, 1930, 1949, and Mander 1977, 1994, 2008)
V/P/109
Monday, 12 July 2027
Time TBA
Toronto, Canada
Royal Canadian College of Organists'
Summer Organ Academy
Faculty Concert
Monday, 12 July - Friday, 16 July 2027
Toronto, Canada
Faculty
Royal Canadian College of Organists'
Summer Organ Academy
Wednesday, 11 August 2027
6:00PM
Bordeaux, France
Festival international orgues d'été
Abbatiale Sainte-Croix
1 Pl. Pierre Renaudel
1746 Dom Bedos organ
V/P/45
Thursday, 12 August 2027
6:00PM
Bordeaux, France
Festival international orgues d'été
Basilique Saint-Michel
16 Pl. Meynard
1869 Merklin-Schütze organ
III/P/41
Tuesday, 17 August 2027
7:00PM
Bern, Switzerland
Berner Münster
Münsterpl. 1
1999 Kuhn organ
IV/P/71
Saturday, 21 August 2027
6:00PM
Geneva, Switzerland
Saint-Pierre Cathedral
Cr de Saint-Pierre
1965 Metzler organ
IV/P/69
Sunday, 29 August 2027
7:30PM
Graz, Austria
Grazer Dom
Bürgergasse 1
2023 Rieger organ
IV/P/62
Saturday, 2 October 2027
7:30PM
Worcester, England
Gala Organ Recital
Worcester Cathedral
College Yard
2008 Tickell organ
IV/P/57
Sunday, 7 November 2027
Time TBA
Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
Kramer Chapel
Concordia Theological Seminary
Martin Luther Drive
1958 Schlicker organ
III/P/43
Saturday, 29 January 2028
Chelmsford, England
Invited talk and discussion
Essex Organists Association
Annual talk and lunch meeting
County Hotel
29 Rainsford Road
Friday, 5 May 2028
Time TBA
Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
St. Paul's Episcopal
605 Clay St
2025 Parsons organ, Op. 56
(originally 2002 Casavant organ, Op. 3818)
III/P/60
Past Concerts and Events 2026
Thursday, 17 October 2026, 7:30PM
London, England
St John the Evangelist
1 Sylvan Rd
1882 T.C. Lewis organ; 1947 Mander restoration; 1999, 2023-2025 Harrison & Harrison restoration
III/P/36
Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, César Franck, Rachel Laurin, and Francis Jackson
Saturday, 10 October 2026, 2:00PM (GMT-4)
Virtual
American Guild of Organists'
Second Annual Virtual Pedagogy Conference
Click here for more information
Panel Discussion:
How to Prepare Students for Higher Education
Friday, 9 October 2026, 7:30PM
Azpeitia, Spain
Basilica de Loyola
Lugar, Núcleo, 16
1889 Cavaillé-Coll organ
III/P/37
Rachel Laurin, Juan Cabanilles, Johann Sebastian Bach, César Franck, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Leo Sowerby, and George Baker
Saturday, 3 October 2026, 12:05PM
Recklinghausen, Germany
Propsteikirche St. Peter
Kirchpl. 4
2005 Klais organ
III/P/44
Rachel Laurin, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Juan Cabanilles,
Johann Sebastian Bach, Cécile Chaminade, William Bolcom,
and George Baker
Wednesday, 23 September 2026, 10:00AM
Würzburg, Germany
The Fourth International Conference on Computational and
Cognitive Musicology (ICCCM 2026)
Oral presentation: Performers in Context: A New Multimodal Dataset
for Computational and Cognitive Studies of Organists’ Interpretations
Sunday, 13 September 2026, 5:00PM
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Boston Avenue United Methodist Church
1301 S Boston Ave
2019 Foley-Baker organ
IV/P/63
Rachel Laurin, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Johann Sebastian Bach,
Alexandre-Pierre-François Boëly, Leo Sowerby, Francis Jackson,
Ad Wammes, and Joseph Jongen
Saturday, 12 September 2026, 10:00AM
Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
Lecture/workshop:
"Injury Prevention for Lifelong Music-Making"
Boston Avenue United Methodist Church
1301 S Boston Ave
2019 Foley-Baker organ
IV/P/63
Sunday, 30 August 2026, 7:00PM
Herrenberg, Germany
Stiftskirche
Kirchgasse 7
1985 Rensch organ
III/P/36
Guillaume Dufay, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Johann Sebastian Bach,
George Frideric Handel, Marco Enrico Bossi, Jean Langlais, and
George Baker
Friday, 28 August 2026, 8:00PM
Konstanz, Germany
Konstanzer Münster
Münsterpl. 1
1954 Klais organ
IV/P/64
Rachel Laurin, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Johann Sebastian Bach,
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Cécile Chaminade, William Bolcom,
and George Baker
Friday, 21 August 2026, 12:00PM
Bar Harbor, Maine, USA
St. Saviour's Episcopal Church
41 Mt Desert St
1976 Visser-Rowland organ, Op. 6
II/P/23
Guillaume Dufay, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Elisabeth Jacquet
de La Guerre, George Frideric Handel, Charles-Marie Widor,
Marco Enrico Bossi, Jean Langlais, Ad Wammes, and
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sunday, 16 August 2026, 3:00PM
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Madonna della Strada Chapel
Loyola University
6453 N Kenmore Ave
2008 Goulding & Wood organ, Op. 47
III/P/53
Rachel Laurin, Bernardo Pasquini, Johann Sebastian Bach,
Cécile Chaminade, Charles Tournemire, William Bolcom, and
George Baker
Tuesday, 11 August 2026, 7:30PM
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA
"The OHS 70th Anniversary
Jubilee Celebration"
Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel
8339 Old York Rd
1961 Austin organ, Op. 2348
III/P/53
Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Felix
Mendelssohn, William Bolcom, Jean Langlais, and Francis Jackson
Friday, 31 July 2026, 6:30PM
Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
Festival "Europäische Kirchenmusik"
Heilig-Kreuz-Münster
Münsterpl. 5
1983 Klais organ
III/P/55
Rachel Laurin, Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Muffat, Leo
Sowerby, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Jean Langlais, and Josef Jongen
Monday, 27 July 2026, 7:30PM
Gloucester, England
Three Choirs Festival
Gloucester Cathedral
12 College Grn
2026 Nicholson organ
IV/P/91
The Poulenc organ concerto and Janáček's Glagolitic Mass in a celebration of the newly refurbished Gloucester Cathedral organ by Nicholson & Co.
Sunday, 14 - Friday, 19 June 2026
Rockford, Illinois, USA
Faculty
American Guild of Organists-sponsored
Pipe Organ Encounter Plus
Monday, 16 June 2026, 1:00PM
Rockford, Illinois, USA
Lecture: 'Healthy, efficient playing for a lifetime of music-making'
American Guild of Organists-sponsored
Pipe Organ Encounter Plus
Sunday, 14 June 2026, 7:30PM
Rockford, Illinois, USA
Holy Family Catholic Church
4401 Highcrest Rd
2001 Buzard organ, Op. 25
III/P/42
Rachel Laurin, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Alexandre-Pierre-François Boëly, Percy Whitlock, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Ad Wammes, and Maurice Duruflé
Saturday, 13 June 2026, 5:00PM
Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Christ Church
254 E Putnam Ave
2022 Harrison & Harrison organ
IV/P/84
Rachel Laurin, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Johann Sebastian Bach,
William Bolcom, Leo Sowerby, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Jehan Alain, and Maurice Duruflé
Saturday, 23 May 2026, 4:30PM
Cambridge, England
Cambridge Organ Experience Day
Selwyn College
2004 Létourneau organ, Op, 95
III/P/30
Rachel Laurin, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Ad Wammes,
and Louis Vierne
Sunday, 3 May 2026, 4:00PM
Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
St. John's United Church of Christ
500 W Main St
1975 Aeolian-Skinner; 1988 Fritzsche;
2017 Reuter organ
III/P/40
Rachel Laurin, Georg Böhm, Johann Sebastian Bach,
Alexandre-Pierre-François Boëly, Leo Sowerby, Samuel
Coleridge-Taylor, Ad Wammes, Jehan Alain, and Maurice Duruflé
Saturday, 25 April 2026, 3:00PM
New York, New York, USA
St. Thomas Church
Grand Organ Series
1 W 53rd Street
2018 Dobson organ, Op. 93
IV/P/108
A program on the theme of 'War and Peace' with works by Edward
Elgar, Ad Wammes, Ethel Smyth, Jehan Alain, Leo Sowerby, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Maurice Duruflé
16 April 2026, 10:30AM
Cambridge, England
Society of Education and Music Psychology
Research (SEMPRE) Conference
University of Cambridge
Co-hosts:
Centre for Music and Science (Cambridge)
Music, Mind and Brain group (Goldsmiths)
Co-chair: scientific programme
Spotlight Presentation: 'Beyond the notes: A new multimodal
dataset of organ performances'
12-15 April 2026
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Oxford-Cambridge
Betts/Organ Scholars Forum
Organ Scholars Joint Organ Study Trip
Including visits to the Waalsekerk, Orgelpark,
Alkmaar's Grote Kerk and Kapelkerk,
Flentrop organbuilders, and Pieterskerk (Leiden)
Thursday, 9 April 2026, 8:00PM
Oxford, England
British Institute of Organ Studies Conference
Keble College Chapel
Parks Rd
2011 Tickell organ, revoiced 2016 Ruffatti
III/P/43
A program on the conference's theme with music by Graeme Koehne,
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Felix Mendelssohn, Percy Whitlock,
Rachel Laurin, Leo Sowerby, and Louis Vierne
Saturday, 28 March 2026, 4:00PM
Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
Abingdon Episcopal Church
4645 George Washington Memorial Highway
1988 J.W. Walker & Sons organ
II/P/19
Guillaume Dufay, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, Dieterich Buxtehude,
Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Felix Mendelssohn,
Ethel Smyth, Jean Langlais, Franz Danksagmüller, and Matthew Martin
Saturday, 7 March 2026, 2:00PM
London, England
Southwark Cathedral
London Brg
Royal College of Organists'
Degree Conferment Recital
1897 T.C. Lewis (with adjustments by 1952 Willis III
and 1991 & 2017 Harrison & Harrison)
IV/P/61
A program in honor of conferment of the RCO's awards featuring music by Carl Nielsen, Felix Mendelssohn, Georg Böhm, Rachel Laurin, and Herbert Howells
Saturday, 21 February 2026, 1:15PM
Cambridge, England
Queens' College Chapel
Silver Street
1892 Binns organ
III/P/32
A program on Charles-Marie Widor's 182nd birthday featuring his Symphony III, op. 13, no. 3 and Bach's Buxtehude-influenced Praeludium a-Moll, BWV 551
Sunday, 15 February 2026, 2:30PM
Cambridge, England
King's College Chapel
King's Parade
Pre-evensong recital
1934/1950/1968/2016 Harrison & Harrison organ
IV/P/79
Edward Elgar, Dieterich Buxtehude, Graeme Koehne, and Heinrich Reimann
Friday, 6 February 2026, 5:30PM
Cambridge, England
Trinity College Chapel
Cambridge University German Society event
1976 Metzler organ
III/P/42
Johann Sebastian Bach, Dieterich Buxtehude, Juan Cabanilles, Felix Mendelssohn, Ethel Smyth, Jean Langlais, and Franz Danksagmüller
Sunday, 11 January 2026, 3:00PM
Fresno, California, USA
Fresno State University Concert Hall
1993 Ott organ, Op. 77
II/P/20
Johann Sebastian Bach, Vincent Lübeck, Hugo Distler, Georg
Muffat, Felix Mendelssohn, Rachel Laurin, Ad Wammes, and
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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