Today, Gail Archer showcases a restored string organ in her performance.
Gail Archer, an internationally acclaimed concert organist, choral conductor, and educator, has announced her upcoming performances for the rest of the year and beyond.
In August, Archer will perform an organ concert at the Evangelical Church Community of Schweina, Germany. The concert, scheduled for the 2nd of August at 6 PM, will feature works by Bach, Brahms, Schumann, Liszt, and Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel. Refreshments will be provided in the church garden during the intermission. Presale for tickets is available at several locations, including Friseur Nürnberger (Schweina), Hubertusapotheke (Schweina), Postfiliale & Pop-up-Label-Shop Bad Liebenstein, and at the box office. Tickets are priced at 10 € / 5 € reduced.
In November, Archer will perform "Pipes Alive!" at St. John's Lutheran Church in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, as part of Choral Evensong events. The first performance is scheduled for November 2, 2025, from 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm, and the second on November 23, 2025, from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
Archer's European tour in 2024 will visit Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Norway, Sweden, Poland, Germany, France, Italy, and the island of Mallorca. This tour follows her successful 2008 Messiaen cycle, which was named the "Best of 2008" in classical music and opera by Time Out New York.
Apart from her concert schedule, Archer serves as organist at Vassar College and director of the music program at Barnard College of Columbia University, where she leads the Barnard-Columbia Chorus and the Chamber Singers. She is also the artistic director of the organ concert series for established and young artists at the historic Central Synagogue in New York City.
Archer is the founder of Musforum (www.musforum.org), an international network for organists. She has recorded multiple albums, including "Cantius," "Chernivtsi," "A Russian Journey," "The Muse's Voice," "Franz Liszt: A Hungarian Rhapsody," "Bach: The Transcendent Genius," "An American Idyll," "A Mystic in the Making" (Meyer Media), and "The Orpheus of Amsterdam: Sweelinck and His Pupils" (CALA Records).
In spring 2024, Archer received a fellowship from the Harriman Institute at Columbia University, where she will co-direct the Central and Eastern Europe Center of the Harriman Institute for the next two years.
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- During the intermission of her August organ concert in Germany, Gail Archer's performance will offer a touching blend of music and entertainment, with refreshments being served in the church garden.
- In addition to her organ concerts, Gail Archer's discography features numerous albums, such as "Bach: The Transcendent Genius" and "The Orpheus of Amsterdam: Sweelinck and His Pupils," showcasing her expertise in music.
