Pipe organ series at Stambaugh

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

Stambaugh Auditorium has scheduled a series of organ concerts for the 2012-13 season.

Five distinguished guest musicians will play the hall’s Skinner Opus 582 pipe organ. The massive instrument underwent a $1.4 million refurbishment that was completed last year.

The first two concerts in the series are free. Tickets for the final three concerts are $20 (plus $4 service fee; $10 for seniors and students, plus fee). All seats are general admission. Call the box office at 330-747-5175.

Here is the schedule:

Sept. 23, Bruce Neswick, 4 p.m.: A professor of organ and sacred music at Indiana University, Neswick is a former music director at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York.

Oct. 26, Tom Trenney, 7 p.m.: This Halloween event will feature the silent film “Nosferatu, the Vampire.” Trenney will accompany the film.

Nov. 18, Christopher Houlihan, 4 p.m.: Houlihan is widely regarded as one of the brightest stars in the new generation of American organists.

April 7, Ken Cowan, 4 p.m.: One of America’s finest concert organists, Cowan is known for his technique, imaginative programming, and rigorous schedule.

April 28, Peter Richard Conte, 4 p.m.: Conte is the organist of the Wanamaker Organ in Macy’s, Philadelphia, the largest fully-functional musical instrument in the world.