On November 22, Europe celebrates the Feast of Saint Cecilia, the patron saint of organists, choirs and vocal ensembles, instrument makers, singers, and poets.
On Sunday, November 22, 2026, at 7:30 PM, the National Association of Organists and the Vilnius Monastery of the Congregation of Saint John invite you to a traditional organ music concert dedicated to Saint Cecilia’s Day at the Vilnius Church of the Savior (Johannites).
The concert will feature students from the Vilnius Balys Dvarionas Decennial Music School, Gedimin Nurijev and Akvilė Šlepetytė (from the organ class of teacher Audra Telksnytė); students from the Department of Piano and Organ at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Tadas Gerulskis, Dailius Kavalevskis, Viacheslav Khodykin, and Adomas Lengvelis (from the organ class of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Balys Vaitkus); as well as the organ duo of Eglė Rudokaitė and Balys Vaitkus.
The program includes works by Baroque composers Nicolaus Bruhns, Johann Sebastian Bach, and Antonio Vivaldi.