ORGAN PERFORMANCES
Featuring
The Worcester Organ, Mechanics Hall's tracker pipe organ known as
The Hook Organ or The E. & G.G. Hook (Opus 334, 1864)
Organ performances at Mechanics Hall feature the historic Worcester Organ, built in 1864 by Elias and George Hook of Boston. Produced by Mechanics Hall and the Worcester Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, these special performances present the very best organ musicians from throughout the northeast and showcase rising star talents in the organ world.
- All performances are open to the public
- FREE ADMISSION - No registration required
- Bring your own “brown bag” lunch or lunches available for purchase
Upcoming Performances
Salvatore Pronesti under the artistic direction of Peter Krasinski
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
12:00PM
Peter Krasinski | Mechanics Hall Principal Organist
Peter Edwin Krasinski is broadly recognized as a motivating consultant for the pipe organ community, and as a conductor, organist and music educator, whose imaginative and energetic performances elevate and inform audiences. Along with regular concert appearances he specializes in live improvised silent film accompaniment, worldwide. He has premiered the art in major venues in North America, Europe and Asia. He is the recipient of a number of prizes including the First Prize in Improvisation from the American Guild of Organists National Competition.
House Organist of the Providence Performing Arts Center, Mr. Krasinski was past Dean of the Boston Chapter AGO. He is Organist at First Church of Christ, Scientist in Providence RI, accompanist at Beth El Temple Center in Belmont, MA and recently presented Master Classes at the Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, Finland. He holds both a Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Education and Organ Performance, and the Master of Sacred Music Degree from Boston University.
About The Worcester Organ
The E. & G. G. Hook (Opus 334, 1864), installed in 1864, dominates the Great Hall. American organ builders Elias and George Hook, brothers from Boston, constructed the 52-stop, 3,504-pipe instrument, which is often referred to as the "Worcester Organ." Today, the Hook organ is the oldest unaltered four-keyboard pipe organ in the Western Hemisphere located at its installation site.
Restored in 1982, the Hook Organ since then has become one of the most popular and respected organs in the United States. It has been featured numerous times on National Public Radio, performed in several recordings, and has been featured on television and in a major motion picture, as well as in a music video starring Michael Crawford, the original "Phantom of the Opera."
SEE THE SPECIFICATIONS OF THE HOOK ORGAN
READ MORE ABOUT THE HOOK ORGAN AT HOOKORGAN.ORG
Mechanics Hall • 321 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608 • Info: 508-752-5608 • Tickets: 508-752-0888