This season's Midday Pipes organ series at First United Methodist Church of San Diego will be both in-person in the Sanctuary and online, live-streamed and available on YouTube.
All concerts will begin at 12:15 PM and can be accessed at fumcsd.org/watch-live or at First Church YouTube Channel on the second Wednesday of the month from September through June. We invite you to enjoy this beautiful organ music played by distinguished musicians on the 108-rank, 4-manual Blackinton & Associates pipe organ, the largest in San Diego County. The series is sponsored by the First Church Cultural Events Committee, and each performance will be approximately 45 minutes long.
Second Wednesday of the month (9/14, 2022 - 6/14, 2023)
12:15 - 1 PM
Join us at first church or watch live here
Each month you’ll have a chance to listen to a different organist play a 45-minute free organ concert. If you missed a concert, you can listen to past concerts here
September 14, 2022
Paul Rosas - Organist
Retired Organist, Los Altos United Methodist Church
October 12, 2022
Hans Hielscher - Organist
Organist & Carillonneur, Marktkirche, Wiesbaden, Germany
November 9, 2022
Michael Lawrence - Organist
La Mesa United Methodist Church
December 14, 2022
Jaebon Hwang - Organist
Director of Music Ministries & Organist, First United Methodist Church of San Diego
January 11, 2023
Yoojung Chung - Organist
Former Organist, Westwood United Methodist Church, Los Angeles
February 8, 2023
Rodney Girvin - Organist
Director of Music & Organist, First Presbyterian Church of San Diego
March 8, 2023
Robert Plimpton - Organist
San Diego Civic Organist Emeritus
April 12, 2023
Margaret Kvamme - Organist
Organist Emerita, Presbyterian Church of Los Gatos
May 10, 2023
Matthew Wachtman - Organist
St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, Bloomington, Indiana
June 14, 2023
Alicia McMillan - Organist
Director of Worship & Music, Point Loma Community