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Vivaldi's influence on the organ, Pipedreams 5/18 @ 8pm

5/4 Anniversary Accolades 2025 (I) A collection of composers who passed some significant mileposts this year.

Portrait of Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Italian composer. Engraving of the 18th century.
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Portrait of Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741), Italian composer. Engraving of the 18th century.

5/11 AGO San Francisco 2024 (I) The first in an ongoing series of programs featuring performances from the American Guild of Organists’ national convention in California.

5/18 Vivaldi and the Organ Though he wrote no solo works for the instrument, Antonio Vivaldi had a profound if inadvertent influence on the pipe organ, and particularly on Bach.

5/25 Americana, Old and New Delight in the variety of American composers’ styles that span two centuries.