The King of Instruments 2023 Summer Organ Series

This annual series features some of the world’s most outstanding organists performing on Riverside’s famed Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ, one of the most magnificent instruments of its kind. Each performance preceded by a Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Carillon recital at 6:30 pm.

Tickets for all performances are $20/$15, available at the door or online:

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Tuesday, June 27 | 7:00 pm | Nave

Christopher Creaghan | Director of Music | The Riverside Church, New York City, NY

Carla Staffaroni Assistant Carillonneur, The Riverside Church

Tuesday, July 11 | 7:00 pm | Nave

Brett Valliant | Resident Organist | Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa, AZ

George Matthew, Jr., Carillonneur Middlebury College and Norwich University     

Tuesday, July 18 | 7:00 pm |  Nave

Clara Gerdes | Concert Organist & Rising Star | New York City, NY

Annie Gao, Irvine, California. 2022-2023 Bok Tower Carillon Fellow, Lake Wales, Florida

Tuesday, July 25 | 7:00 pm | Nave                                                                                                                     

Nathaniel Gumbs |Director of Chapel Music | Yale University, New Haven, CT

Charles Semowich, Carillonneur, The Riverside Church

Tuesday, August 1 | 7:00 pm | Nave

Alan Montgomery Associate Organist | The Riverside Church, New York City, NY

Lynnli Wang Assistant Carillonneur, The Riverside Church