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PERFORMANCES

Upcoming Performances

5-16-25   7:30pm Festival Choir Concert, First United Methodist Church, Evanston, IL -
Handel's Messiah (Parts II & III)
First Church Festival Choir
Brian Schoettler, conductor & harpsichordist

5-18-25  RESCHEDULED FOR A FUTURE DATE, Organ Concert, St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Kenosha, WI
in celebration of the 100th anniversary of E.M. Skinner's Op. 505
Brian Schoettler, organ

6-1-25   3:00pm, Faure’s Requiem & Rheinberger’s Mass, Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston, IL
Music Institute of Chicago Chorale
​Brian Schoettler, organ

8-3-25   Organ Recital, All Saints' Episcopal Cathedral, Milwaukee, WI
National Convention of the Organ Historical Society
Brian Schoettler, organ

2-22-26   3:00pm Concert, Trinity Episcopal Church, Highland Park, IL - 
Artemis Chamber Orchestra
Brian Schoettler, harmonium

4-26-26   Organ Concert, First Presbyterian Church, Deerfield, IL
Brian Schoettler, organ
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​If you'd like to schedule a performance, click here. 
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Past Performances

3-21-25  7:30pm, Organ Concert, First United Methodist Church, Evanston, IL
featuring First Church's Austin Op. 319 Pipe Organ
Brian Schoettler, organ

3-15-25   7:00pm, Brahms' Requiem, First United Methodist Church, Evanston, IL
Apollo Chorus of Chicago
Stephen Alltop, conductor
Brian Schoettler, organ

2-23-25   4:00pm, Organ Concert, Village Presbyterian Church, Northbrook, IL
Brian Schoettler, organ
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11-24-24   3:00pm, Pinkham’s Christmas Cantata, Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston, IL
Music Institute of Chicago Chorale
Brian Schoettler, organ

11-22-24   7:30pm Festival Choir Concert, First United Methodist Church, Evanston, IL -
Handel's Messiah (Part I)
First Church Festival Choir
Brian Schoettler, conductor & harpsichordist

10-5-24   7:00pm, Organist with the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra, Elmhurst, IL
Holst's The Planets

10-2-24   12:00pm, Organ Concert, First Presbyterian Church, Arlington Heights, IL
Brian Schoettler, organ

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9-29-24   4:00pm, Organ Concert, St. Mary's Lutheran Church, Kenosha, WI
Brian Schoettler, organ

5-17-24  7:30pm Festival Choir Concert, First United Methodist Church, Evanston, IL -
Vierne's Messe solennelle & Winter's Earth Mass
First Church Festival Choir
Cody Michael Bradley & Brian Schoettler, conductors

3-15-24  7:30pm, Organ Concert, First United Methodist Church, Evanston, IL
featuring First Church's Austin Op. 319 Pipe Organ
Brian Schoettler, organ

2-18-24  4:00pm, Organ Fest, First Presbyterian Church, Arlington Heights, IL
Brian Schoettler, Christopher Urban, Michael Gagne, & Gary Wendt, organists

1-21-24  3:00pm, Organ Concert, Loyola's Madonna della Strada Chapel, Chicago, IL
Brian Schoettler, organ

12-1-23  7:30pm, Carthage Christmas Festival, Carthage College, Kenosha, WI
Brian Schoettler, Festival Organist

11-19-23  1:30pm, Bach Organ Marathon, St. Giles Episcopal Church, Northbrook, IL
Brian Schoettler, organ (and other organists from 12:00-6:00pm)

11-17-23  7:30pm Festival Choir Concert, First United Methodist Church, Evanston, IL -
Bach's Cantata No. 147 & Willan's The Mystery of Bethlehem
First Church Festival Choir & Orchestra
Cody Michael Bradley & Brian Schoettler, conductors

11-5-23  2:00pm, Organ Concert, St. Mary's Lutheran Church, Kenosha, WI
Brian Schoettler, organ
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10-25-23  12:00pm, Organ Concert, Music at Midday Recital Series, Luther Memorial, Madison, WI
Brian Schoettler, organ

10-20-23  7:30pm, Brass & Organ Concert, First United Methodist Church, Evanston, IL
Gaudete Brass Quintet &
​Brian Schoettler, organ

5-19-23   7:30pm Festival Choir Concert, First United Methodist Church, Evanston, IL -
Ray's Gospel Mass, Harris' Magnificat & Nunc Dimittis, Stanford Te Deum in B-flat
First Church Festival Choir
Cody Michael Bradley, Robert A. Harris, & Brian Schoettler, conductors

4-30-23   3:00pm Concert, Trinity Episcopal Church, Highland Park, IL - 
Vivaldi Four Seasons, Mozart Divertimento in Bb, Haydn Serenade in C
Artemis Chamber Orchestra
Brian Schoettler, harpsichord

​4-24-23   2:00pm Organ Recital, Elliott Chapel, Evanston, IL - 
Brian Schoettler, organ

3-19-23  1:00pm, Organ Concert, First United Methodist Church, Evanston, IL -
featuring First Church's Austin Op. 319 Pipe Organ (4 manuals, 80 ranks)
Brian Schoettler, organ

12-30-22  11:30am, Advent Organ Recital, Trinity Lutheran Church, Kenosha, WI -
Brian Schoettler, organ   *Rescheduled from 12/23 due to severe weather

12-16-22  11:30am, Advent Organ Recital, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Kenosha, WI -
Brian Schoettler, organ

12-9-22  11:30am, Advent Organ Recital, St. Mary's Lutheran Church, Kenosha, WI -
Brian Schoettler, organ

12-4-22  3:00pm, Music Institute of Chicago Chorale, Nichols Concert Hall, Evanston, IL -
Brian Schoettler, organ

12-2-22  11:30am, Advent Organ Recital, Grace Lutheran Church, Kenosha, WI -
Brian Schoettler, organ
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11-18-22   7:30pm Festival Choir Concert, First United Methodist Church, Evanston, IL -
Rutter's Requiem and Bach's Christmas Oratorio (Part 1)
First Church Festival Choir & Orchestra
Brian Schoettler, conductor

10-16-22   1:30pm, First United Methodist Church, Evanston, IL -
(30-minute organ demo as part of Open House Chicago events)
Brian Schoettler, organ

5-21-22  7:00pm, Organ Concert, Kemper Center Chapel, Kenosha, WI -
Brian Schoettler, organ

3-18-22  7:30pm, Organ Concert, First United Methodist Church, Evanston, IL -
featuring First Church's Austin Op. 319 Pipe Organ (4 manuals, 80 ranks)
Brian Schoettler, organ

11-19-21   7:30pm, Festival Choir Concert: Handel & Vivaldi, First United Methodist Church, Evanston, IL -
Handel's Messiah (Part 1) & Vivaldi's Gloria
First Church Festival Choir & Orchestra
Brian Schoettler, conductor

10-9-20   7:30pm, Virtual Choir Concert: Vierne’s Messe solennelle, First United Methodist Church, Evanston, IL -
https://youtu.be/dZWk2TlspeE
Brian Schoettler, organist

11-22-19   7:30pm, Festival Choir Concert: Britten's Best, First United Methodist Church, Evanston, IL -
A birthday tribute to Benjamin Britten including his Hymn to Saint Cecilia & A Ceremony of Carols
First Church Festival Choir
Brian Schoettler, conductor

10-25-19   7:30pm, Organ Concert, First United Methodist Church, Hershey, PA - 
Brian Schoettler, organ

4-14-19   3:30pm, Handel: Dixit Dominus, Blizzard Theatre, Elgin Community College, Elgin, IL -
Elgin Master Chorale and Bella Voce Sinfonia
Brian Schoettler, continuo

4-5-19   7:30pm, Festival Choir Concert: Evanston's Own, First United Methodist Church, Evanston, IL -
Featuring choral works by Evanston's composers - past and present
First Church Festival Choir
Brian Schoettler, conductor

3-17-19  1:00pm, Annual Organ Day Concert, First United Methodist Church, Evanston, IL -
celebrating First Church's Austin Op. 319 Pipe Organ (4 manuals, 80 ranks)
Brian Schoettler, organ

​2-10-19   3:30pm, St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Evanston, IL -
Brian Schoettler, organ
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1-24-19 7:30pm, Doctoral Lecture Recital, Christ Church, Rochester, NY - 
​Brian Schoettler, organ

1-5-19 4:00pm, North Shore Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Chicago, IL -
Organ Vesper Series
Brian Schoettler, organ

11-21-18   12:15pm, Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist,  Milwaukee, WI -
Brian Schoettler, organ
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