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 Ochse 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.
Festival Committee
Dr. Linda West Brown, Coordinator
Sean O'Neal, Advisor
Nelson Dodge, Advisor
Organ Preparation
Ballantyne Pipe Organs / Ryan Ballantyne, organ tuning (St. Mark's Episcopal, First Baptist Church of Glendale)
Strohm Organ Service / Lawrence Strohm, organ tuning (Salem Lutheran and Vallejo Drive SDA)
AGO Los Angeles Chapter Executive Committee
Sean O'Neal, Dean
vacant, Sub-Dean
Karla Devine, Secretary
Douglas Herbst, Treasurer
Dr. James Calhoun
Abraham Fabella
Dr. Philip Hoch
Dr. Zach Neufeld
Charles Peery
Dr. Joseph Simms
David Wheatley
Mike Wilson
Dr. Tyler Zimmerman