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.
2023 Presidents' Day Organ Festival
Festival Committee
Nelson Dodge, Coordinator
Kevin Cartwright, Advisor
Manuel Rosales, Speaker
Festival Volunteers
Wendell Benedetti, Photographer
Bill Mistretta, Photographer
Sarah Davachi, Greeter
Karla Devine, Greeter
Dr. James Hurd, Greeter
Dr. Zach Neufeld, Greeter
Russell Schertle, Cashier
Hospitality Volunteers
Bill Mistretta
Mary Lee Mistretta
Andre Rigden
Alice Rucker
Joseph Simms
Mike Wilson
Organ Preparation
Rosales Organ / Kevin Cartwright, organ tuning for All Saints Episcopal Church
O'Neal Pipe Organs, Inc. / Sean O'Neal, organ tuning for Beverly Hills Presbyterian Church and Church of the Good Shepherd
Program Book
Nelson Dodge, Design & Production
Karla Devine, Proofreading
Short Run Printing, Ltd. (Phoenix), Printing
AGO Los Angeles Chapter Executive Committee
Kevin Cartwright, Dean
Scott Anderson, Sub-Dean
Karla Devine, Secretary
Douglas Herbst, Treasurer
Dr. Christoph Bull
Sarah Davachi
Dr. James Hurd
Sean Coburn O’Neal
Dr. Haesung Park
Dr. William Peterson
John West
David Wheatley
Dr. Tyler Zimmerman