About
The annual Presidents' Day Organ Festival is presented by the Los Angeles chapter of the American Guild or Organists. Each year the Festival features performances on several organs in a specific neighborhood in the Los Angeles region. All performances and free and open to the public.
The first Presidents' Day Organ Festival in 2008 was the inspiration of Dr. Orpha Ocse and Manuel Rosales, and featured four organs in Claremont, CA, with performances by Dr. Carey Robertson and Dr. William Peterson. Since then the event has grown to include three or four organs with six to eight performers each year.
2024 Presidents' Day Organ Festival
Festival Committee
Nelson Dodge, Coordinator
Sean O'Neal, Advisor
Ty Woodward, Advisor
Festival Volunteers
Wendell Benedetti, Photographer
Bill Mistretta, Photographer
Sarah Davachi, Greeter
Karla Devine, Greeter
Dr. James Hurd, Greeter
Russell Schertle, Cashier
Hospitality Volunteers
Bill Mistretta
Mary Lee Mistretta
Andre Rigden
Alice Rucker
Joseph Simms
Mike Wilson
Organ Preparation
O'Neal Pipe Organs, Inc. / Sean O'Neal, organ tuning
Program Book
Nelson Dodge, Design & Production
Karla Devine, Proofreading
Short Run Printing, Ltd. (Phoenix), Printing
AGO Los Angeles Chapter Executive Committee
Sean O'Neal, Interim Dean
Scott Anderson, Sub-Dean
Karla Devine, Secretary
Douglas Herbst, Treasurer
Dr. James Calhoun
Dr. Christoph Bull
Sarah Davachi
Abraham Fabella
Dr. Philip Hoch
Dr. William Peterson
David Wheatley
Dr. Tyler Zimmerman