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Pipes on the Plaza

Pipes on the Plaza 2025 Organ Concert Series

2025 Pipes on the Plaza Organ Concert Series

Come and join us for a fun family activity and listen to the glorious sounds of one of the world’s largest pipe organs, featuring celebrated organists. 

Concert Program

Baylor University Organ Studio – Class of Dr. Jens Korndörfer


Michael Thekaekara
(BM Organ Performance, ‘28)

Orb and Scepter
arranged by William McKie

William Walton
(1902-1983)


Bronwen Kirby
(BM Church Music with Organ Concentration, ‘27)

May it Be

Enya
(b.1961)


Jackson Bell
(Secondary Major Organ Performance, ‘28)

Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565

Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750)


Chanmi Kim
(MM Church Music with Organ Concentration, ‘25)

Offrande et Alleluia final
from the Livre du Saint Sacrement - XVIII

Olivier Messiaen
(1908-1992)


Brady Zimmerman
(Secondary Major Organ Performance, ‘25)

Prelude in C# Minor
arranged by Louis Vierne

Sergei Rachmaninov
(1873-1943)


Laura Smith
(BM Organ Performance, ‘25)

Choral-Improvisation sur le "Victimae paschali"

Charles Tournemire
(1870-1939)


Matthew Johnson
(MM Organ Performance, ‘26)

Clair de lune
arranged by Alexandre Cellier

Claude Debussy
(1862-1918)


Chase Douthit
(MM Church Music with Organ Concentration, ‘25)

Overture (from Paulus)
arranged by William T. Best

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
(1807-1847)

February 18, 2025 | 12:15 – 1:15 p.m.
The Mother Church Extension at the Christian Science Plaza

Location:
The First Church of Christ, Scientist
250 Massachusetts Avenue
Boston, MA 02115

Contact: plaza@christianscience.com

Upcoming Performances

You are welcome to join a tour of The Mother Church after the concert.

  • Tuesday, April 8: Alan Montgomery, Interim Director of Music and Organist, Riverside Church, New York

  • Tuesday, June 10: Sandro Russo, Music Director & Organist, Scarsdale Congregational Church, UCC

  • Tuesday, August 12: Giorgio Revelli, titular organist and director of music, Saint Maurice Cathedral, Imperia, Italy

  • Monday, October 13: Bryan Ashley, Organist, The First Church of Christ, Scientist

Getting here

  • Public transportation via Green and Orange MBTA lines, the MBTA Commuter Rail via Back Bay Station, and bus.

  • Paid parking available in the Christian Science Plaza garage at 235 Huntington Avenue.