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Join the Central New Jersey Chapter of the American Guild of Organists this October for an unforgettable evening of chamber music in celebration of the life of Joan Lippincott (1935–2025) and the immeasurable impact she had on countless organists in New Jersey and around the world. Framed by autumn’s warm colors and crisp breezes, the concert will feature a local string ensemble and Paul Fritts’s charming Opus 21 organ, which was donated by Joan and Curtis Lippincott to Princeton Theological Seminary in 2019. Support local artists while discovering underappreciated musical gems in an intimate evening that will inspire.

Admission is free. Refreshments will be provided.

Program to include works by Bach, Corrette, Frescobaldi, Handel, Mozart, Stanley, and Sweelinck.
Performers: Christopher Jones (violin), Eugenia Goldman (violin), Joel Rudin (viola), Elina Lang (cello), and Mina Choi and Kerry Heiman (organ/harpsichord) .

Tempesta di Mare, Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra, presents:

Recital Series: New World Recorders | Oct 3-5, 2025

Friday, Oct 3, 2025, 7PM -- Christ Church Christiana Hundred
Saturday, Oct 4, 2025, 5PM -- Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill
Sunday, Oct 5, 2025, 3PM -- Museum of the American Revolution

Fantasias & Dances for recorder quartet from Restoration Era England. With Gwyn Roberts, Heloïse Degrugillier, Emily O'Brien & Rainer Beckmann

PROGRAM:

Matthew Locke: Suites No 3, 5 and 6 from Consorts in Fower Parts
Henry Purcell: Chaconnes and Fantazias
John Jenkins: Fantasia in F & Air in A minor

Tempesta di Mare, Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra, presents:

Recital Series: New World Recorders | Oct 3-5, 2025

Friday, Oct 3, 2025, 7PM -- Christ Church Christiana Hundred
Saturday, Oct 4, 2025, 5PM -- Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill
Sunday, Oct 5, 2025, 3PM -- Museum of the American Revolution

Fantasias & Dances for recorder quartet from Restoration Era England. With Gwyn Roberts, Heloïse Degrugillier, Emily O'Brien & Rainer Beckmann

PROGRAM:

Matthew Locke: Suites No 3, 5 and 6 from Consorts in Fower Parts
Henry Purcell: Chaconnes and Fantazias
John Jenkins: Fantasia in F & Air in A minor

Tempesta di Mare, Philadelphia Baroque Orchestra, presents:

Recital Series: New World Recorders | Oct 3-5, 2025

Friday, Oct 3, 2025, 7PM -- Christ Church Christiana Hundred
Saturday, Oct 4, 2025, 5PM -- Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill
Sunday, Oct 5, 2025, 3PM -- Museum of the American Revolution

Fantasias & Dances for recorder quartet from Restoration Era England. With Gwyn Roberts, Heloïse Degrugillier, Emily O'Brien & Rainer Beckmann

PROGRAM:

Matthew Locke: Suites No 3, 5 and 6 from Consorts in Fower Parts
Henry Purcell: Chaconnes and Fantazias
John Jenkins: Fantasia in F & Air in A minor

Oct. 10, 7:30 PM – Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse

Oct. 11, 7:30 PM – Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill

Oct. 12, 3:00 PM – Christ Church Christiana Hundred

Oct 24-Nov 6 | Streaming online

Get an inside look at the instruments that shaped the sound of the era - the perfect introduction for new listeners and a chance for longtime fans to discover something new. Highlighting the heavy hitters and bringing out some of the less familiar gems, this concert is a musical tour through the rich, surprising world of Renaissance instruments.

Piffaro breathes life into the sounds of the past with its collection of carefully crafted period instruments: shawms, dulcians, sackbuts, recorders, krumhorns, bagpipes, lutes, guitars, and a variety of percussion.“Widely regarded as North America's masters of music for Renaissance wind band” (St Paul Pioneer Press), Piffaro delights audiences throughout the world with highly polished recreations of the rustic music of the peasantry and the elegant sounds of the official wind bands of the late Medieval and Renaissance periods.

Seven regional performing groups, instrumental and vocal, will present mini-concerts, followed by our all-ages "petting zoo" of instruments.

The ensembles are: Baroque'n Promises, Hopewell Hall, Highland Park Recorder Society, Engelchor Consort, Mostly Motets, La Fiocco, and Montclair Early Music.

Princeton Early Keyboard Center presents a short, informal recital by Gavin Black. This is the first in a series of five Saturday afternoon recitals spread throughout the 25-26 season. The program for October 11 is a selection from Bach's Well-tempered Clavier played on a double-manual harpsichord in the German style by Keith Hill. Subsequent events in the series will include recitals on clavichord and a variety of harpsichords.

Oct. 10, 7:30 PM – Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse

Oct. 11, 7:30 PM – Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill

Oct. 12, 3:00 PM – Christ Church Christiana Hundred

Oct 24-Nov 6 | Streaming online

Get an inside look at the instruments that shaped the sound of the era - the perfect introduction for new listeners and a chance for longtime fans to discover something new. Highlighting the heavy hitters and bringing out some of the less familiar gems, this concert is a musical tour through the rich, surprising world of Renaissance instruments.

Piffaro breathes life into the sounds of the past with its collection of carefully crafted period instruments: shawms, dulcians, sackbuts, recorders, krumhorns, bagpipes, lutes, guitars, and a variety of percussion.“Widely regarded as North America's masters of music for Renaissance wind band” (St Paul Pioneer Press), Piffaro delights audiences throughout the world with highly polished recreations of the rustic music of the peasantry and the elegant sounds of the official wind bands of the late Medieval and Renaissance periods.