2023
Thursday, January 14, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. PT
Bach Talk: “Understanding the Orgelbüchlein”
Lecture for the Sonoma Bach Choir Series, Bach’s World
Santa Rosa, California
Information and RSVP: https://www.sonomabach.org/bachtalks.html
Saturday, January 21, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. PT
The Little Organ Book
Organ recital of music by J.S. Bach and contemporary composers with the vocal ensemble Circa 1600
Schroeder Hall, Green Music Center at Sonoma State University
Tickets and information: https://www.sonomabach.org/
Friday, February 3, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. ET
Song and Dance
Organ recital on the Schnitger-style organ at Anabel Taylor Chapel
Cornell University
Free and open to the public. Information: https://events.cornell.edu/event/anne_laver_organ_cu_music
Friday, February 10, 2023, 6:30 p.m. ET
Organ recital to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Schantz organ
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Savannah, Georgia
Saturday, February 11, 2023, 10:00 a.m. ET
“Strategies for Productive Practice” workshop sponsored by the Savannah chapter of the AGO
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Savannah, Georgia
Wednesday, March 1, 2023 12:00 p.m. ET
Lunchtime organ concert at Epsilon Spires
Brattleboro, Vermont
Friday, April 14, 2023, 7:30 p.m. ET
Solo organ recital at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Charlottesville, Virginia
Information: http://www.westminsterorganconcertseries.org/
Sunday, April 30, 2023, 4:00 p.m. ET
Malmgren Concert at Syracuse University’s Hendricks Chapel featuring Kenneth Meyer, guitar
Program includes Christopher DeBlasio’s “God is Our Righteousness” for organ and guitar
May 15-23, 2023
Tour of London, Edinburgh, and Lockerbie with the Syracuse University Wind Ensemble and Hendricks Chapel Choir
Tuesday, July 4, 2023 at 2:15 p.m. and 4:05 p.m. ET
Recitals on the Martin Pasi organ at Bedford Presbyterian Church as part of the AGO Northeast Regional Conference
Sampling of past engagements
2022
- Concerts at Örgryte New Church and Haga Church in Gothenburg, Mariestad Cathedral, and the Christina Church in Alingsäs as part of the Gothenburg International Organ Academy and Festival in Gothenburg, Sweden.
- Recital at Jebe Hall, Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, University of Northern Iowa.
- Recital on the Reuter Organ Festival, Cathedral of St. John, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- Presentation on “Strategies for Productive Practicing” at the National Convention of the American Guild of Organists in Seattle, Washington.
- The Incomparable Herr Buxtehude: Concert of works by Dieterich Buxtehude, Lionel Rogg, and Natalie Draper with soprano Dianna Morgan and countertenor Christopher Fritzsche in Sonoma, California.
- Song and Dance: Old and New Music by Women Composers on the Italian Baroque Organ
Organ concert with dancers from The School of the Arts, featuring the world premiere of Natalie Draper’s Pattern Dances for Meantone Organ. Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, New York. - Women Organists at the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo: Conference Paper as part of the Westfield Center’s Diversity and Belonging: Unsung Keyboard Stories Conference at the University of Michigan.
2021
- Virtual Lecture Recital: Bach’s Long Walk to Lübeck for the Sonoma Bach Choir in Sonoma, CA
Link to program - Recital at the Cathedral of St. Joseph, Columbus, OH
- Virtual Recital with David Higgs as part of Rochester Celebrity Organ Recital Series
Hosted by the Rochester Chapter of the American Guild of Organists
Link to program: https://www.rocago.org/rcors
2020
- Concert with the Sonoma Bach Choir in Sonoma, CA
- Presenter and performer for Syracuse University’s Composing for the Organ Webinar and Virtual Concert. Visit the project YouTube channel for virtual concert, presentations, and interviews with composers.
- Presentation, Music and Message: A Case Study in Spiritual Programing for College Students, with Brian Konkol and José “Peppie” Calvar as part of University of Michigan’s 60th Organ Conference, Creative Collaborations in a Time of Change
- Webinar, Teaching Improvisation to Beginning Organists for the American Guild of Organists Webinar Series on Organ Teaching. Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb_G-jrch24&t=1400s
2019
- Pipes at One recital at St. Paul’s Chapel, Trinity Church, Wall Street, NYC
- Duruflé Requiem with Syracuse Oratorio Society in Syracuse, NY
- Evensong recital at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, OR
- Concert with the Sonoma Bach Choir in Sonoma, CA
- Organizer and performer at the Syracuse Legacies Organ Conference
- Concert with Elaina Palada, flute, at Kirche zu Schönhausen as part of the Sommerschule Wust Kulturprogramm, Sacshen-Anhalt, Germany
- Clinician and soloist at the week-long Accra Organ and Choral Music Institute in Ghana, West Africa
- Solo recital at Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen, MA
- Recitalist and presenter as part of The Symphonic Organ at Stoneleigh: An Aeolian-Skinner Celebration at the Organ Historical Society headquarters in Villanova, PA
- Presentation: “Alexandre Guilmant, William C. Carl, and the Beginnings of an Early Music Movement in America” at Oberlin College as part of the Westfield Center’s 40th Anniversary Celebration and Conference Blending Past and Present: Collections and Collectors
2018
- Solo organ recital on the Hodge and Nancy Markgraf Memorial Organ Series at First Congregational Church in Williamstown, MA
- Solo organ recital at First Baptist Church, Hamilton, NY
- Solo organ recital at Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood, WA
- Masterclass for organ students at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA
- Lecture recital, “An Introduction to the Organ Works of Judith Bingham,” at Hill Auditorium, University of Michigan as part of the conference Trailblazers: Women’s Impact on Organ, Harpsichord, Carillon, and Sacred Music
- Judge for the 7th annual Organ Improvisation Competition at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
- Recital on the 1746 Vicedomini organ in Sage Chapel, Cornell University as part of the conference, The Organ in the Global Baroque
- Featured evening recitalist at the national convention of the Organ Historical Society in Rochester, NY
- Solo organ recital at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Ithaca, NY featuring music of women composers
- Solo organ recital “All Roads Lead to Rome” at Sonoma State University, Sonoma, CA as part of the Sonoma Bach Choir concert series
2017
- Recitalist and presenter at the 2017 Göteborg International Organ Academy in Göteborg, Sweden
- Recitalist at the Westfield Center Conference Reformations and the Organ: 1517—2017 at Notre Dame University, South Bend, IN
- Recitalist at Memorial Church, Harvard University as part of the Boston AGO chapter’s Women in Music Festival.
- Solo recital at St. James Episcopal Church in Los Angeles, CA as part of the International Laureates Organ Series
- E. J. Lownes Memorial Organ Recital at Brown University, Providence, RI
- Solo recital at Cathedral of St. Joseph, Columbus, OH
- Solo recital “All Roads Lead to Rome” on the Lincoln Organ Showcase series in Lincoln, NE
2016
- Solo recital at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
- Solo recital at Anabel Taylor Chapel, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
- Concert at First Lutheran Church, Boston, MA as part of the Boston AGO’s annual Bach Birthday Bash
- Evensong recital at Episcopal Cathedral of St. Phillip in Atlanta, GA
- Presentation for AGO National Convention in Houston, TX: “How to Create Events that Attract and Encourage Teenage Organists”
- Concert at Highway Tabernacle Church, Philadelphia, PA for the national convention of the Organ Historical Society
- Solo recital for Summer Recital Series at the Grosse Kirche in Leer, Germany
- Solo recital at Dorfkirche Sydow for the Sommerschule Wust Kulturprogramm in Wust, Germany
- Solo recital at Georgskirche in Weener, Germany
- Solo recital for Summer Organ Recital Series at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC
- Performed Durufle’s Messe cum jubilo with Cayuga Vocal Ensemble on gala dedicatory recital for the new Juget-Sinclair organ at St. Luke Lutheran Church, Ithaca, NY
- Presentation for the 2016 Copenhagen International Organ Festival in Copenhagen, Denmark: “Teaching Resources and New Recruitment Initiatives for Young Organists in the United States”
2015
- Solo organ recital at First Presbyterian Church, Cazenovia, NY for year-end banquet of the Syracuse Chapter of the American Guild of Organists
- Organist for hymn festival at Battel Chapel, Yale University, New Haven, CT as part of American Guild of Organists Northeast Regional Convention
- Solo organ recital at Predigerkirche in Erfurt, Germany
- Solo organ recital at Sydow Dorfkirche as part of Sommerschule Wust Kulturprogramm
- Solo organ recital at St. Stephanskirche, Tangermünde as culminating event of 25th year anniversary of the Sommerschule Wust in Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
- Solo organ recital at Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen, MA
- Solo organ recital at Cathedral of St. Paul, Pittsburgh, PA
- Solo organ recital at First United Presbyterian Church, Troy, NY
- Solo organ recital at Memorial Art Gallery, Rochester, NY as part of Performing History conference at Eastman School of Music
- Solo organ recital at Grace Episcopal Church, Utica, NY
- Solo organ recital at Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, New York, NY
Anne Laver 