Music in the Museum
November 18, 2026 – April 14, 2027
Cincinnati Museum Center
Price Varies
See Music in the Museum at Cincinnati Museum Center on November 18, February 3, and April 14
One of Cincinnati’s best kept secrets, the 1929 Grand E.M. Skinner Concert Organ sits quietly near the entrance to the Robert D. Lindner Family OMNIMAX® Theater for guests to admire. Many visitors walk by the console in its case and think it is simply a relic. Little do they know the magical music it can make!
The 1929 Grand E.M. Skinner Concert Organ is the centerpiece for Music in the Museum, a concert series hosted three times a year at Cincinnati Museum Center.
Tickets to Music in the Museum
Tickets to Music in the Museum are $40 for single shows or $100 for all 3. Due to limited space, early registration is encouraged. If you are purchasing tickets separately from the rest of your party and would like to be seated together, please email laltenau@cincymuseum.org. If you choose to purchase tickets at the door, the cost is $50 and seats are first come, first served.
Caroline Robinson, Organist
With internationally acclaimed saxophonist, Rick VanMatre
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at 7:30 p.m.
Caroline Robinson is an Assistant Professor of Organ at the University of Michigan. She is a graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music and received a doctor of musical arts from the Eastman School of Music. She is a laureate of the National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance and holds first prize from the 11th annual Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival. In addition to numerous US performances, she has performed in England, Denmark, France, Germany and China. Her playing has been broadcast multiple times on American Public Media’s Pipedreams. She has been a featured performer at conventions of the Organ Historical Society and the American Guild of Organists.
Program: Star Fantasy, K. Arakeylan; Allegro Giocoso from Sonata in E-flat major, E. Bairstow; Gospel Prelude on “What a Friend We Have in Jesus,” W. Bolcom; Symphonie-Passion, Op. 23, M. Dupré; Harmonies du Soir, Op. 72, No. 1, S. Karg-Elert; “Nimrod” from Enigma Variations, Op. 36, E. Elgar, Grand Choeur Dialogué, E. Gigout; Finale from Organ Symphony in G. Minor, Op. 42, No. 6, C. M. Widor.
With internationally acclaimed saxophonist, Rick VanMatre: Cathedral, K. O’Riordan, and Concierto de Arnjuez for Guitar and Orchestra, J. Rodrigo.
Nathan Laube, Organist
With nationally recognized Mezzo-soprano, Stacey Rishoi
Wednesday, February 3, 2027 at 7:30 p.m.
Nathan Laube is Associate Professor of Organ at the Eastman School of Music, an International Consultant in Organ Studies at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in the UK, and was on the organ faculty at the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart, Germany. His extensive recital career includes concert halls of Philadelphia, San Francisco, Dallas, Seattle, Nashville, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Vienna, Hamburg, Berlin, London and Paris. Known for his brilliant playing and creative programming (including his own transcriptions of orchestral works), Mr. Laube has earned high praise from critics and peers alike.
Program: Orpheus, Symphonic Poem No. 4, S. 98, F. Liszt; Phantasia and Fugue, S. 259, F. Liszt; Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue, Op. 149, H. Willan.
With nationally recognized Mezzo-soprano, Stacey Rishoi: Urlicht, from Sym. No. 2, G. Mahler; Mon Coeur s’ouvre a ta voix from Samson & Delila, C. Saint-Saëns; Leibestod from Tristan and Isolde, R. Wagner.
Jean-Baptiste Robin, Organist
With Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Stephan Casurella, Director
Wednesday, April 14, 2027 at 7:30 p.m.
Jean-Baptiste Robin is organist of France’s Royal Chapel at the Palace of Versailles. He is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished French organists, master teachers, and composers of his generation (with over 150 new works to his credit). Robin studied composition and organ at the Conservatoire de Paris, receiving five first prizes. He also studied composition with George Benjamin (King’s College, London), and organ with Louis Robilliard. He serves as Professor of Organ at the Versailles Regional Conservatory of Music and as Visiting Professor at the Royal Academy of Music in London. As a master teacher, he was artist-in-residence at Oberlin
Conservatory and Yale University and gives master classes around the world.
Program: Trois Danses (No. 2), J. Alain; La Mer, C. Debussy; Le mépris, G. Delerue, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, P. Dukas; Après un rêve, G. Fauré; Variations on the Sarabande by Haendel, G. Handel; Trois études vers l’infini, No.2, Rayons Célestes & No.3, Météores, J. B. Robin; Fantasie in C minor, Op. 17, R. Schumann.
With Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Stephan Casurella, Director: Thou, O God, Art Praised in Sion, M. Boyle; Messe Solennelle, J.B. Robin.
Cincinnati Museum Center Venue Details
Parking
Cincinnati Museum Center parking is $6 per vehicle and is free for members and guests using the Museums for All discount. Guests should take a ticket from the gate to enter. Guests can pay at the box office, through the QR code on the ticket, or at the pay-on-foot parking machine next to the Public Safety office.
Accessibility
Accessible restrooms are located throughout Union Terminal. The box office rents wheelchairs and Electronic Convenience Vehicles (ECVs) on a first-come, first-served basis. Wheelchairs are $5, and ECVs are $25. Quiet zones are located throughout the building.
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