Recent Concerts

2008
First United Methodist Church of Burlington, 21 Buell St., announced their Lenten Thursday noon recital series: these free programs were held from 12:15 to 12:45.
  • Feb. 21   Recital of Russian organ music, George Matthew, Jr. organist.
  • Feb. 28   Music for English horn and organ; works by William Presser, Joyce Jones, Leo Sowerby, and Seth Bingham. Nadine Carpenter, English horn, George Matthew, Jr., organ.
  • March 6   Francois Clemmons, Alexander Twilight Artist-in-Residence at Middlebury College, sang "The Life of Christ" by Roland Hayes.
  • March 13   Program of organ and liturgical dance.
  • Saturday, April 5 at noon   Wellesley College carillon recital
  • Sunday, April 6   Accompanist to Francois Clemmons, Methodist Church, Saranac, NY
  • Friday, May 2 at 3 PM   Carillon Recital, Norwich University
  • Sunday, May 4 at 3 PM   Accompanist, Middlebury Community/College Chorus
  • Sunday, May 11 at 1 PM   Carillon Recital, Norwich University Graduation
  • Sunday, May 18 at 3 PM   Carillon Recital, Mercersburg, PA program
  • Friday, May 23 at 4:30 PM   Carillon Recital, University of Massachusetts
  • Saturday, May 24 and Sunday May 25   Carillon Recital for Middlebury College graduation
  • Sunday, June 1   Carillon Recital for Community College of Vermont Commencement at Norwich University campus
  • Saturday, June 7   Two carillon recitals, University of Massachusetts, Alumni Reunion program 1 program 2
  • Friday, August 29   Accompanist to Middlebury Community Chorus in a performance of "Frostiana" at Breadloaf College of English Literature
  • Saturday, September 6   Accompanist to Middlebury Community Chorus in a performance of "Frostiana" at Middlebury Town Hall Theatre
  • Friday, September 12   Carillon Recital, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
  • Thursday, Nov. 20 at 12:15 PM   Organ recital, Thanksgiving and Advent recital at FUMC Burlington
  • Saturday, Nov. 22 at 7 PM   Accompanist to Middlebury Community/College Chorus concert at FUMC Burlington
  • Sunday, Nov. 23 at 3 PM   Accompanist to Middlebury Community/College Chorus concert at Mead Chapel, Middlebury College
  • Thursday, Dec. 4 at 12:15 PM   Advent organ recital at FUMC Burlington, VT
  • Thursday, Dec. 11 at 12:15 PM   Organ and vocal recital with Marti French, contralto at FUMC Burlington
  • Thursday, Dec. 18 at 12:15 PM   Progam of organ and liturgical dance at FUMC Burlington
  • Summer Carillon Tour 2008
  • Sunday, June 15   1 PM   City Hall, Albany, NY program
  • Monday, June 16   7 PM   University of Connecticut
  • Tuesday, June 17   7 PM   St. Mark's Church, New Canaan, CT
  • Monday, June 30   7 PM   Plummer Bldg., Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN program
  • Tuesday, July 1   Noon   Christ Church Methodist, Rochester, MN (organ) program
  • Wednesday, July 2   7 PM   First Lutheran Church, Green Bay, WI program
  • Thursday, July 3   7 PM   University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI program
  • Sunday, July 6   1 PM   Princeton, University program
  • Tuesday, July 8   7 PM   St. Thomas Church, Whitemarsh, PA program
  • Wednesday, July 9   7 PM   National Carillon, Valley Forge, PA program
  • Sunday, July 13   6 PM   St. Steven's Church, Cohasset, MA program
  • Monday, July 14   7 PM   City Hall, Norwood, MA program
  • Sunday, July 20   Noon   Armagh, Northern Ireland
  • Sunday, August 3   4 PM   Cobh, Ireland program
  • Friday, August 15   4 PM   Middlebury College program

  • 2007
  • Friday, January 4 at noon - Organ recital, St. Peter's Church, Albany, NY
  • Sunday, January 6 at 3:30 PM - Organ recital, Albany Cathedral, Albany, NY

  • 2007
  • Saturday, February 3 at noon - Carillon recital, Middlebury College for Spring Graduation
  • Monday, February 12 at 8 PM - Accompanist to Francois Clemmons, vocal recital at Carnegie Mellon Institute
  • Friday, February 23 at 12:30 PM - Organ recital, St. Peter's Church, Albany, NY
  • Sunday, February 25 at 3:30 PM - Recital of Russian organ music, Cathedral of All Saints, Albany, NY
  • Thursday, March 8 at noon - Lenten organ recital, First Baptist Church, Burlington, VT
  • Thursday, March 15 at noon - Lenten organ recital, First Baptist Church, Burlington, VT
  • Thursday, March 22 at noon - Lenten organ recital, First Baptist Church, Burlington, VT
  • Saturday, March 24 at 3:00 PM - Organ recital in honor of the Annunciation, Our Lady of Seven Dolors Church, Fair Haven, VT
  • Thursday, March 29 at noon - Lenten organ recital, First Baptist Church, Burlington, VT
  • Saturday, March 31 at 1 PM - Carillon recital, Wellesley College, MA
  • Thursday, April 19 at 7:00 PM - Carillon recital, Concord University, Athens, WV
  • Saturday, April 21 at 2:30 PM - Carillon recital, Luray Caverns Park, Luray, Virginia
  • Sunday, April 22 at 3:00 PM - Carillon recital, Mercersberg Academy, Mercersberg, PA
  • Sunday, May 6 at 7:00 PM - Accompanist to Middlebury Community Chorus Spring Concert
  • Saturday, May 19 at 12:45 PM - Carillon recital, Vermont Technical College graduation at NU
  • Friday, May 25 at 5:30 PM - Carillon recital, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
  • Sunday, May 27 at 1:00 PM - Carillon recital, Middlebury College graduation
  • Wednesday, June 6 at noon - Accompanist to Francois Clemmons for concert for VT Dept. of Agriculture
  • Saturday, June 9 at 3:30 PM - Carillon recital, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
  • Friday, June 22 at 3:30 PM - Carillon recital, Norwich University Graduate School graduation
  • Sunday, June 24 at 1:00 PM - Carillon recital, City Hall, Albany, NY
  • Sunday, June 24 at 7:00 PM - Accompanist for the Gold Festival Chorus, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Rutland, VT
  • Tuesday, June 26 at 7:30 PM - Carillon recital, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, New Canaan, CT
  • Saturday, June 30 at 1:00 PM - Carillon recital, Norwich University
  • Monday, July 2 at 7:00 PM - Recital of Russian organ music, Mead Chapel, Middlebury College
  • Thursday, July 5 at 7:00 PM - Carillon recital, First Cong. Church, West Hartford, CT
  • Thursday, July 26 at 6:30 PM - Carillon recital, Smith College, Northampton, MA
  • Tuesday, August 7 at 2:00 PM - Carillon recital, House of Parliament, Ottawa, Canada
  • Friday, August 10 at 7:00 PM - Carillon recital, Yale University, New Haven, CT
  • Wednesday, August 15 at 12:30 PM - Carillon recital, St. James' Church, Danbury, CT
  • Wednesday, August 15 at 7:00 PM - Carillon recital, Trinity College, Hartford, CT
  • Wednesday, August 22 at 3:30 PM - Carillon recital, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
  • Thursday, August 23 - Accompanist to Francois Clemmons, Breadloaf Campus, Middlebury College
  • Sunday, October 21 at 3:30 PM - Organ recital, First Baptist Church, Burlington, VT
  • Wednesday, October 24 at 7:00 PM - Organ recital, Methodist Church, Round Lake, NY
  • Sunday, November 18 at 3:00 PM - Accompanist to Middlebury Community/College Chorus Thanksgiving concert
  • Thursday, December 6 at noon - Organ recital, First United Methodist Church, Burlington, VT
  • Thursday, December 13 at noon - Organ recital, First United Methodist Church, Burlington, VT
  • Thursday, December 20 at noon - Organ recital, First United Methodist Church, Burlington, VT

  • 2006
  • Friday, February 24 at noon - Carillon recital, Norwich University for New England Regional Military Band Festival
  • Sunday, February 26 at 1 PM - Carillon recital, Norwich University for New England Regional Military Band Festival
  • Thursday, March 16 at noon - Organ recital, works by Russian and American composers, Middlebury Cong. Church
  • Saturday, April 8 at 6 PM - Carillon recital, Norwich University, Prelude to U.S. Coast Guard Academy Band Concert
  • Saturday, April 22 at 2 PM - Carillon recital, Luray Caverns Park, Luray, Virginia
  • Sunday, April 23 at 3 PM - Carillon recital, Mercersburg Academy, Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
  • Saturday, April 29 at 7 PM - Rutland Jewish Center. Accompanist for the Gold Festival Chorus in a performance of Dr. Morton Gold's Oratorio "Havdalah"
  • Sunday, April 30 at 3 PM - Carillon with 1812 Overture Performance by Norwich University Regimental Band
  • Friday, May 5 at 7:30 PM - Accompanist for Otter Valley Choral Society Spring Concert, Community Church, Lincoln, VT
  • Saturday, May 6 at 4 PM - Accompanist for Otter Valley Choral Society Spring Concert, Opera House, Vergennes, VT
  • Sunday, May 7 at 3:30 PM - Accompanist for Middlebury Community Chorus Spring Concert, Mead Chapel, Middlebury College
  • Friday, June 2 at 8:00 PM - Accompanist for vocal recital by Dr. Francois Clemmons at CFA, Middlebury College
  • Friday, June 9 at noon - Carillon recital, Norwich University
  • Saturday, June 10 at 4:00 PM - Carillon recital, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
  • Saturday, June 24 at 1 PM - Carillon recital, Norwich University
  • Saturday, July 1 at 8 PM - Carillon recital, Trinity College, Hartford, CT
  • Sunday, July 2 at 1 PM - Carillon recital, City Hall, Albany, NY
  • Monday, July 3 at 7:30 PM - Recital of Russian organ music, Mead Chapel for Middlebury College Summer Russian School, 6th annual performance
  • Monday, August 14 at 2 PM - Organ Recital at Methodist Auditorium, Round Lake, NY
  • Friday, August 18 at 4 PM - Carillon recital, Middlebury College
  • Sunday, August 20 at 8 PM and Monday, August 21 at 2 PM - Recital of Russian organ music, Methodist Auditorium, Round Lake, NY
  • Thursday, August 24 at 8 PM - Accompanist to Francois Clemmons, concert at Middlebury College Breadloaf School of English
  • Monday, October 23 at 7 PM - Accompanist to Francois Clemmons, concert at University of Vermont
  • Friday, November 3 at noon - Organ recital, St. Peter's Church, Albany, NY
  • Saturday, November 4 at 4 PM - Recital of Russian organ music and ragtime piano, Cornwall Cong. Church, VT
  • Sunday, November 5 at 3:30 PM - Organ recital, All Saints' Cathedral, Albany, NY
  • Saturday, December 2 at 7:30 PM - Accompanist for Middlebury Community Chorus Christmas/Chanukah concert, Mead Chapel
  • Thursday, December 7 at noon - Organ recital, First Baptist Church, Burlington, VT
  • Thursday, December 14 at noon - Organ and vocal concert, First Baptist Church, Burlington, VT
  • Saturday, December 16 at 3 PM - Organ recital, Our Lady of Seven Dolors Church, Fairhaven, VT
  • Sunday, December 17 at 4 PM - Organ recital, St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Northfield, VT
  • Thursday, December 21 at noon - Accompanist to Francois Clemmons in performance of Roland Hayes' The Life of Christ, Burlington First Baptist Church

  • 2005
    2005 Summer Carillon Series at Middlebury College
    2005 Summer Carillon Series at Norwich University
    Lenten Recital, Middlebury Congregational Church, Middlebury, VT, February 24, 2005
    Lenten Recital at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Albany NY, Friday February 25, 2005
    Lenten Recital, Middlebury Congregational Church, Middlebury, VT, March 10, 2005
    Lenten Recital, Middlebury Congregational Church, Middlebury, VT, Thursday, March 17, 2005
    Albany Cathedral Organ Recital, Sunday March 20, 2005
    Carillon Concert at Concord University, W. Virginia, April 5, 2005
    Carillon Concert of Modern Music at Yale University, Saturday, April 9, 2005
    University of Massachusetts Carillon Recital, Saturday, June 4, 2005
    AGO Carillon Program, 3 PM June 19, 2005
    AGO Organ Program, 4 PM June 19, 2005
    Middlebury College Carillon Recital, June 24, 2005
    Carillon Recital, 7 PM Sunday, July 3, 2005 at Simsbury Methodist Church, Simsbury, CT
    Carillon Recital, July 6, 2005 at 12:30 PM. St. James Episcopal Church, Danbury, CT
    Carillon Recital, 7 PM July 6, 2005 at Trinity College, Hartford, CT
    Carillon Recital, 7 PM Thursday, July 7, 2005 at West Hartford Congregational Church, CT
    Albany City Hall Carillon Recital, 1 PM Sunday, July 10, 2005
    A Program of Russian Organ Music for the Summer Russian School at Mead Chapel, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT. 7:30 PM Monday, July 11, 2005.
    Russian organ concert program on July 11th (in pdf format, in both Russian and English).
    Alfred University Carillon Recital, 7 PM Tuesday, July 12, 2005
    Penn State University - Erie Campus. Carillon Recital, 7 PM Thursday, July 14, 2005
    Norwich University Carillon Recital. 1 PM Thursday, August 25, 2005
    Organ Recital at St. Peter's Church, Albany, NY, noon November 4, 2005
    Organ Recital at All Saints Cathedral, Albany, NY 3:30 PM November 6, 2005
    Accompanist for Middlebury Community Chorus, Mead Chapel, Middlebury College 7:30 PM November 20, 2005
    Accompanist for Otter Creek Choral Society, Middlebury Congregational Church 3:00 PM December 4, 2005
    Harpsichordist for Messiah performance, Middlebury Congregational Church 2:00 PM December 18, 2005

    2005 European Concert Tour
    Beiaardkonzert, 19:30, St. Martinustoren, Groningen, Nederland. 22.07.05
    Beiaardkonzert, Stadhuis, Dokkum, Nederland. 21.07.05
    Concert de Carillon, L'Église St. Stephen, Tourcoing, France. 1800 heur, Dimanche, 24.07.05
    Beiaardkonzert, Halletoren, Kortrijk, Belgium. 25.07.05
    Glockenspielkonzert, Marktkirke, Wiesbaden. 30.07.05
    Orgelkonzert, Marktkirke, Wiesbaden. 30.07.05
    Two Carillon Recitals Cathedral of St. Peter & St. Paul, St. Petersburg, Russia. 01.08.05 and 02.08.05
    Beiaardkonzert, Venlo, Nederland. 12.08.05
    Carillon Concert, Armagh, N. Ireland. 15.08.05
    Carillon Concert, Cobh, Ireland. St. Colman's Cathedral, 21.08.05

    2004
    2004 Middlebury College Summer Carillon Recital Series - Fridays at 4:00 PM
    2004 Norwich University Summer Carillon Series Saturdays at 1:00 PM
    2004 Summer Carillon Concert Schedule

    On Saturday, June 5th, 2004 at 4 PM, George Matthew, Jr. played the dedication recital of the new 42-bell Royal Eijsbouts carillon at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.PROGRAM
    Recital of Russian Organ Music on Monday, July 5th, 2004 at 7:30 PM, Mead Chapel 
    Summer Language School Graduation at Middlebury College Carillon Recital at 7 PM Friday, August 13, 2004
    Municipal Carillon, Frederick, MD Carillon Recital AT 6:15 PM Sunday, August 22, 2004 "Bells with lots of borders"
    Organ Recital at Shrewsbury Community Church, VT on November 20, 2004
    Organ Recital at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Northfield, VT on Sunday December 5, 2004
    Advent Recital at The Congregational Church of Middlebury, Vermont, on December 16, 2004, at noon
    On Friday, Dec. 17, 2004 at noon, George Matthew, Jr. presented an organ recital at St. Peter's Episcopal Church at Albany, NY:  Music of the Christmas Season
    Organ Recital at Our Lady of Seven Dolors, Fair Haven, Vermont on Sunday, December 19th.

    2003
    A Program of Modern Music for Carillon at Yale University, New Haven, CT - 1:00 P.M., Saturday, April 5, 2003
    A Program of Russian Organ Music 7 PM July 7, 2003 at Middlebury
    A Concert of Russian Organ Music - Noon, July 22, 2003 in Rochester, MN
    Carillon Recital for the Summer Language School Graduation - Middlebury College, August 15, 2003, 7 P.M.
    Carillon Recital at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA - 5 PM August 28, 2003