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Thank you in advance for your gift to the American Guild of Organists!

Your gift will be used to bring organists of national stature to Hawaii to perform at the Annual Organ Concert. The fund has been named the John McCreary Concert Fund after the beloved organist/choirmaster of St. Andrew’s Cathedral who died in 2013.

Click here for a list of all past concert artists.

March 13, 2022 •  2:00 pm. Central Union Church, 1660 Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI 96826

March 19, 6:00 pm, All Saints Episcopal Church, Kapa’a, Kaua’i. View the  livestream here.

March 19, 6:00 pm, All Saints Episcopal Church, Kapa’a, Kaua’i

First Prize and Bach prize winner at the 2017 Canadian International Organ Competition, Alcee Chriss III is widely regarded as one of the leading young organists of our time. Previous competition awards include the Firmin Swinnen Silver Medal at the 2016 Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition, First Prize and Audience Prize at the 2016 Fort wayne National Organ Competition, and First Prize and Audience Prize at the 2014 Miami International Organ Competition. Mr. Chriss serves as University Organist and Artist-in-Residence at Wesleyan University.

Read Kathy Crosier’s blog: “A leap of faith” on the 2006 recital by Paul Jacobs.

Here is a list of all Annual Concert artists and where they are now: (A complete list of the repertoire played can be viewed here: Concert Programs)

2006 Paul Jacobs  —The Juilliard School, Chairman of the Organ Department, one of the youngest faculty appointments in the history of the school.

2007 Chelsea Chen—Organist and Artist-in-Residence at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Fort Lauderdale, FL and Artist-in-Residence at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, Manhattan, NY

2008 Paul Jacobs— (see above)

2009 Aaron David Miller —Director of Music and Organist at House of Hope Presbyterian Church, St. Paul, MN, and forensic musicologist for Donato Music in Scarsdale, NY

2010 Christopher Houlihan—John Rose College Organist-and-Directorship Distinguished Chair of Chapel Music at Trinity College in Hartford, CT

2011 Isabelle Demers—Professor of organ at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University in Montreal, Canada.

2012 Namhee Han—Organist at Westwood Presbyterian Church in Los Angeles, CA. Sadly and prematurely died on March 27, 2020.

2013 Nathan Laube—Associate Professor of Organ at Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY and International Consultant in Organ Studies at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, UK

2014 Michael Hey—Director of Music at the Marble Collegiate Church, New York City, NY

2015 Hyunju Hwang —Principal Organist at The Neighborhood Church in Palos Verdes Estates, CA, and Collaborative Artist at the University of Redlands, in Redlands, CA.  Tsugumi Shikano, percussionist

2016 Gregory Zelek—Principal Organist of the Madison Symphony Orchestra (Wisconsin) and Curator of the Overture Concert Organ Series

2017 Joey Fala —Music Director/Organist at University Presbyterian Church, Chapel Hill, NC

2018 Yuri McCoy—Organist at South Main Baptist Church, Houston, TX

2019 Adam Pajan—Serves on the organ faculty of University of Oklahoma and is Artist-in-Residence at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Tulsa, OK

2020 Monica Czausz Berney—Director of Music, St. Paul’s Parish K Street, Washington, DC. Concert organist at Karen McFarlane Artists, Inc.

2022 Katelyn Emerson. —Concert organist at Karen McFarlane Artists, Inc.

2022 Alcee Chriss III.  University Organist and Artist-in-Residence, Wesleyan University. Concert organist at Karen McFarlane Artists, Inc.

2023 Caroline Robinson — Assistant professor of organ, University of Michigan

2024 James Kealey — Director of Music Ministries/Organist at Third Presbyterian Church, Rochester NY

March 13, 2:00 pm. Central Union Church, 1660 Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI 96826

March 19, 6:00 pm, All Saints Episcopal Church, Kapa’a, Kaua’i. View the  livestream here.

Suggested donation $25

With her busy concertizing and teaching schedule throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia, Katelyn Emerson is known as both “a star of the first rank, and an ambassador for the organ” (Orgue Canada).  A prizewinner of competitions on three continents, Katelyn’s stellar performances and warm personality garner acclaim from listeners new to classical music and organ aficionados alike.  With innovative programs, custom-made for each instrument, and deeply personal interpretations, Katelyn and the organ are true partners in music-making.

… Katelyn Emerson has taken the organ world by storm. I do not know anyone, myself included, who has heard her play and has not been impressed… (The Diapason)