Spreckels Organ Society presents the 37th San Diego International Summer Organ Festival

The Spreckels Organ Society presents the 37th Annual San Diego International Summer Organ Festival, the largest organ festival in the United States, featuring the Spreckels Organ, the largest open-air musical instrument in the world!

The summer-long festival – directed by Raúl Prieto Ramírez, Spreckels Organ Society’s Artistic Director and San Diego’s Civic Organist – takes place in the heart of Balboa Park, from July 7 through Sept. 1. The Society brings these special 90-minute concerts to the Spreckels Organ Pavilion for free each Monday evening at 7:30 p.m.

This season’s line-up includes acclaimed international organists and competition winners. Highlights are:
– Soprano Alisa Jordheim, who recently performed with San Diego Opera as Despina in Così fan tutte and Gilda in Rigoletto.
– An organ & orchestra celebration with concertos by Poulenc, Parker and Bach, plus a premier by Civic Organist Prieto Ramírez. Conducted by Alejandro Gómez Guillén with Raúl Prieto Ramírez (soloist), and Jeff Thayer (concertmaster).
– The Not-So-Silent Movie Night, featuring Laurel & Hardy films with Russ Peck, organist.
– And an all-Beatles Labor Day Classic Rock Concert to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the San Diego Beatles concert.

For the full Festival program, visit www.spreckelsorgan.org/summer-organ-festival.