Cobblestone Museum plans progressive organ concert on June 1

By Ginny Kropf, correspondent Posted 31 March 2025 at 3:58 pm

File photo by Tom Rivers: An organist plays the 1873 Steere & Turner pipe organ at Christ Episcopal Church in Albion. The organ will be one of three featured in the Cobblestone Museum’s sixth annual progressive organ tour June 1.

ALBION – The Cobblestone Museum’s sixth annual Progressive Organ Concert will feature three instruments in churches located in Albion’s Courthouse Square.

Scheduled at 3 p.m. on June 1, the concert will begin at Christ Episcopal Church, where Darryl Smith will play their 1873 Steere & Turner pipe organ.

A wine and cheese reception will follow this first of three short concerts at 3:30 p.m., after which concert goers will take a short walk to St. Joseph’s Church, where Aaron Grabowski will play the second concert on the 1896 Garrett House tracker organ. Grabowski restores organs and works for Parsons Pipe Organ Company of Canandaigua, which currently maintains the organ.

The final concert will take place at the First Baptist Church next door, where Gary Simboli will demonstrate the amazing breadth of the 1925 Moller Opus pipe organ there.

An optional dinner will follow at the Tavern on the Ridge (formerly Tillman’s Village Inn), where a choice of three menu selections will be available for concert guests, who may choose from cottage pie, French ham melt sandwich with arugula salad or Asian chopped salad with ginger chicken. Coffee or soft drinks are also included. A cash bar will be available.

Tickets for the Progressive Organ Concert are available now. Cost is $20 for the three concerts or $45 for the concerts and dinner. Reservations must be made for dinner by ordering online at CobblestoneMuseum.org or calling (585) 589-9013. A limited number of tickets for the concerts only will be available at the door. Dinner seating is limited, so making reservations early is advised.

The Cobblestone Society first started progressive organ concerts in 2018, but missed a couple years due to Covid. This will be their sixth concert in what has become an annual fundraising event.