Price, Bach, Bédard, Franck

Sunday, September 6, 2026 - 2:30 PM - Abbey Church

Jesse Reeks, Principal Organist of the Cathedral-Basilica of St. Louis, King of France, brings a program to the Abbey that features two remarkable works that have only recently entered the active repertoire: Florence Price’s Suite No. 1 for Organ, published for the first time in 2020 from manuscript sources, and Bach’s newly identified Chaconne in D Minor, BWV 1178.

Seán Duggan, piano

Dedication Recital for the 1929 Charles M. Stieff Concert Grand Sunday, October 4, 2026 - 2:30 PM - Benet Hall

Join us on the anniversary of the Dedication of the Abbey Church for a dedicatory recital on the recently donated 1929 Charles M. Stieff concert grand piano in Benet Hall. Seán Duggan, two-time winner of the Johann Sebastian Bach International Competition for Pianists and Professor of Piano at SUNY Fredonia, presents a program of Bach, Beethoven, Liszt, and Rachmaninoff.

Michael Bauer, organ

Three French Suites Sunday, November 8, 2026 - 2:30 PM - Abbey Church

The French organ suite, established as a genre in the 18th century, has been maintained as a compositional framework through three centuries of organ music. St. Joseph Abbey organist Michael Bauer plays three exciting French suites: Clérambault's 18th century Suite du Premier Ton, Boëllmann's 19th century Suite Gothique, and the 20th century Suite Brève by Langlais.

Music at the Abbey - Concerts

Fall 2026