2026 Organ Concert Series: The Cathedral of St. Columba
Save-the-Date for next year’s series:
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Black History Month Organ Recital: Saturday February 21st at 6:00pm
Location: Cathedral of St. Columba, 154 West Wood St, Youngstown, OH 44503
In celebration and recognition of Black History Month, Ralph Holtzhauser is extremely excited to present a concert with extended commentary about prominent African American composers in the history of organ music, as well as Catholic Church music. He is the only African American music director in a cathedral in the world. The music will be energetic and colorful!
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Duo Beaux Arts: Saturday February 28th at 6:30pm at St. Blaise Parish, St. Joseph Church in Austintown
Since its inception in 2008 by concert pianists Catherine Lan and Tao Lin, Duo Beaux Arts has engaged with audiences through unique programming and adrenalized presentation of music from various genres.
The Duo has been featured on National Public Radio, Public Broadcasting Service, and Maine Public, to name a few. Presented by notable series including Impromptu Series (FL), The Cosmos Club (D.C.), Four Seasons Arts Series (CA), Northeast Kingdom Concert Series (VT), Kamerman Piano Series (FL), Los Alamos Concert Associations (NM), and Tallahassee Concert Associations (FL), Catherine and Tao have collectively performed at prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall in New York (USA), Victoria Hall in Singapore (Singapore), Izumi Hall in Osaka (Japan), Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver (Canada), Bartók Hall at Buda Castle in Budapest (Hungary), Edvard Grieg Museum in Bergen (Norway), Pianola Museum in Amsterdam (Netherlands), Kadriorg Palace in Tallinn (Estonia), Temppeliaukio in Helsinki (Finland), Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge (UK), and UNESCO Eufrazijeva Bazilika in Poreč (Croatia). As pedagogues, they have taught masterclasses and appeared as guest artists across Asia, North America, and Europe, including at summer festivals such as Bowdoin International Music Festival, Mainly Mozart Festival, Music Festival of the Hamptons, Swan City Piano Festival, Romanza Festivale in St Augustine, Beethoven Festival in Miami, Music Mountain Chamber Music Festival, Rovinj Summer Festival, and Karlovac Piano Festival. In 2024, the Duo was invited artist in residency giving lectures and performing concerts at La Maison d’éducation de la légion d’honneur in Saint Denis, France, a school founded by Napoleon in 1805. Season highlight includes debut recitals in Dubai, U.A.E. and Madrid, Spain, artist residency at Mustjala Festival in Estonia, as well as returning engagements in Canada and France. Duo Beaux Arts is a Steinway Ensemble.
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If your parish is having any upcoming musical events you’d like to send out to other musicians in the diocese and also have published on the diocesan website, please email Ralph Holtzhauser, Diocesan Music Director, at rholtzhauser@youngstowndiocese.org! Don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions musically. I’ll do my best to help.
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