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Organ Concert Series, 2026-2027
All performances begin at 4:00 p.m. (unless otherwise noted) and are free to the public.
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Daniel Ficarri
Sunday, November 8, 2026
@4pm
Named one of the top “20 under 30” organists by The Diapason, Daniel Ficarri is Associate Director of Music and Organist at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NYC and a composer of organ, choral, and chamber music.
A native of Pittsburgh, Daniel studied with Paul Jacobs at The Juilliard School, where he earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees. Since then, he has made appearances in concert halls and houses of worship around the world, from Carnegie Hall to Westminster Abbey. At age 23 he was presented as a soloist at Lincoln Center under the baton of Marin Alsop in Samuel Barber’s Toccata Festiva. Recent orchestral engagements have included concerts with the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, and Orchestra of St. Luke’s.
Daniel’s compositions have been performed in venues from London to Los Angeles, with commissions from the Madison Symphony Orchestra, American Guild of Organists, and Choir & Organ magazine. Much of Daniel’s music is published by ECS Publishing Group.
Monica Berney
Sunday, February 7, 2027
@4pm
A true star among young classical musicians, Monica Berney has made a name for herself as one of the finest organists on the scene today. Known for her technical mastery, effortless musicality, and engaging stage presence, she has been inspiring audiences from coast to coast with “artistic mastery far beyond her years” (The American Organist).
Ms. Berney has performed at significant venues across the United States and has been featured at numerous regional and national conventions of the American Guild of Organists and the Organ Historical Society. She graduated from The Curtis Institute in 2019 with Diplomas in both Organ and Harpsichord Performance. In 2017, she graduated Summa cum Laude from Rice University, where she completed a five-year combined Bachelor/Master’s Program in Organ Performance with professor Ken Cowan.
Ms. Berney recently served as Director of Music at St. Paul’s Parish, K Street (Washington, D.C.) from 2022-2026. Prior positions held include King of Glory Lutheran Church (Dallas), The Parish of St. Vincent Ferrer (NYC), and Christ Church Cathedral (Houston).
Ryan Chan
Sunday, April 11, 2027
@4pm
Known for his “solid technique… imaginative programming… tasteful creativity in registering orchestral textures” (AGO Charleston Chapter), Ryan Chan is recognized as a versatile musician specializing in organ and harpsichord. His passions for both early and contemporary repertoire, performance practice, historic/antique keyboards, experimentation and teaching define his musical identity. Hailing from Hong Kong, he has performed in notable venues and festivals across the U.S. and Europe.
A laureate of several important competitions, Ryan was awarded First Prize and Audience Prize in the 2024 American Guild of Organists National Young Artist Competition in Organ Performance. In 2023, he won Second Prize in the 16th International Gottfried Silbermann Organ Competition, held in Freiberg and Dresden. He was also the First Prize winner of the 2018 Arthur Poister Scholarship Competition in Organ Playing.
Ryan is currently based in Rochester, New York, pursuing a Doctoral Degree in Organ Performance at the Eastman School of Music. He has already completed a master’s degree in Harpsichord Performance at Eastman. He currently serves as Organist at the Rochester Christian Reformed Church in Rochester NY.
A laureate of several important competitions, Ryan was awarded First Prize and Audience Prize in the 2024 American Guild of Organists National Young Artist Competition in Organ Performance. In 2023, he won Second Prize in the 16th International Gottfried Silbermann Organ Competition, held in Freiberg and Dresden. He was also the First Prize winner of the 2018 Arthur Poister Scholarship Competition in Organ Playing.
Ryan is currently based in Rochester, New York, pursuing a Doctoral Degree in Organ Performance at the Eastman School of Music. He has already completed a master’s degree in Harpsichord Performance at Eastman. He currently serves as Organist at the Rochester Christian Reformed Church in Rochester NY.
Casavant Organ Specifications
Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church Organ by Casavant Frères, Opus 3671 The organ at Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church (Opus 3671) was built by Casavant Frères of Quebec, Canada. It was completed in 1990 and was first heard in a dedicatory recital given on September 25 of that year by organist and director of music, Mark Schaffer, who with his predecessors, Edwin Domb and Todd Wilson, assisted in the design of the instrument.
In 2015, the organ celebrated its 25th birthday. Thanks to a generous gift from the estate of the late Dr. Olga Platz, a significant console technology upgrade was completed by Denis Blain of Casavant Frères in August 2015. During the upgrade project, the piston layout was reorganized by consolidating chancel and gallery divisional pistons and converting 11 unused divisional pistons into general pistons (for a new total of 19 generals). The organ’s memory was doubled from 32 to 64 levels, piston sequencing and manual transfer were added, and a set of chimes was installed in the gallery swell division. The improvements offer the organist much greater versatility and ease of playing across the entire breadth of organ repertoire up to and including the 21st century.
Summary
Gallery: 44 Stops, 63 Ranks ~ Chancel: 18 Stops, 25 Ranks ~ Total: 4843 Pipes
Thank You To Our Donors
The Organ Concert Series at HPCUMC is committed to offering top-quality musical performances to the community without an admission price, but we need your help. The series has been sustained solely through private donations and receives no assistance from the church budget. If you have been blessed by this ministry of music, and if you share our mission of promoting excellent music on an excellent organ, played by some of the world’s finest concert organists, please consider giving a gift to The Organ Concert Series Fund. Your contributions are tax-deductible and will enable us to continue to offer these concerts for many years to come.
2025-2026
Richard Elliott, Karol Mossakowski, Thomas Sheehan
2024-2025
Doppelflote (Vince Ryan & Melissa Freilich), Tromborgan (Brad Schultz & Benjamin Yates), Organized Rhythm (Clive Driskill-Smith & Joseph Gramley)
2023-2024
Paul Jacobs, Wesley Hall, David Briggs, Brenda Portman & Kentucky Symphony Orchestra
2022-2023
Carolyn Craig, David von Behren, Caroline Robinson
2021-2022
Damin Spritzer, Aaron David Miller, Stephen Price
2020-2021
Rhonda Sider Edgington, Graeme Shields & Brenda Portman, Dexter Kennedy
2019-2020
Thomas Gaynor and Katelyn Emerson
2018-2019
Thomas Heywood, Eric Plutz, and Bálint Karosi
2017-2018
Jean-Baptiste Robin & Romain Leleu, Kola Owolabi, Renee Anne Louprette
2016-2017
Greg Zelek, Ken Cowan & Lisa Shihoten, Tom Trenney, Amy Johansen & Robert Ampt
2015-2016
CCM Wind Ensemble with Brenda Portman & Michael Unger, Rachel Laurin, Stephen Tharp, David Baskeyfield
2014-2015
Jonathan Ryan, Christoph Bull, Huw Lewis
2013-2014
Jeannine & David Jordan, Organized Rhythm (Clive Driskill-Smith and Joseph Gramley), Raúl Prieto Ramírez, The Canterbury Brass with Brenda Portman
2012-2013
Ken Cowan, Christian Lane, Janette Fishell
2011-2012
Frédéric Blanc, Michael Unger, Douglas Cleveland
2010-2011
Clive Driskill-Smith, Brenda Portman, Raúl Prieto Ramírez, Isabelle Demers
2009-2010
Christopher Houlihan, Anthony & Beard, Bradley Hunter Welch
2008-2009
Thomas Trotter, The Chenaults organ duo, Lynne Davis
2007-2008
Alan Morrison, New York Organ & Piano Duo (Daniel Sullivan, organ, and Jason Cutmore, piano), and Thierry Escaich
2006-2007
Vincent Dubois, Martin Jean, and Anthony & Beard (Gary Beard, organ, and Ryan Anthony, trumpet)
2005-2006
Stefan Engels, Olivier Latry, and Carol Williams
2004-2005
Pierre Pincemaille, Sonia Kim, and Paul Jacobs