Dr. Raymond Nagem Announces Five Upcoming Performances Across the U.S.

NEW YORK, NY - Dr. Raymond Nagem, acclaimed performer and musical director, is excited to announce a series of five performances of Duruflé’s complete works for organ, spanning from February to June 2026.
Renowned for his exacting standards, Maurice Duruflé left behind only a handful of works, each a finely honed masterpiece. Ray Nagem illuminates these compositions with profound sensitivity, bringing their intricate beauty to life. Highlights of the tour include Nagem’s participation in The Brick Presbyterian Church’s Worship & Arts Series on April 21st, which will additionally feature Duruflé’s only piece of chamber music: the rarely performed Prélude, Récitatif, et Variations, Op. 3, for flute, viola, and piano. This concert will feature Melissa Brassard, Wilson Family Organ Intern at Brick Church, on organ and piano, Bart Feller on flute, and Kal Sugatski on viola.

Performance schedule includes:

Feb. 1st at 5:30 PM – St. James-by-the-Sea, La Jolla, CA (Tickets for purchase)
Mar. 20th at 7:30 PM – Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church, Little Rock, AR
(Tickets will be announced at a later date)
Apr. 21st at 7 PM – Brick Presbyterian Church, New York, NY (Tickets for purchase)
(featuring Melissa Brassard on organ and piano, Bart Feller on flute, and Kal Sugatski on viola)
May 1st at 7:30 PM – St. John’s Cathedral, Denver, CO (Free & open to the public)
Jun. 21st at 3 PM – Madonna della Strada Chapel, Loyola University, Chicago, IL
(Free & open to the public)

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Raymond Nagem is Minister of Music at The Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City, and a member of the organ faculty at Manhattan School of Music. He completed his D.M.A. at The Juilliard School in 2016, where he was a student of Paul Jacobs.

A native of Medford, Mass., Dr. Nagem attended the Boston Archdiocesan Choir School and began organ lessons there with John Dunn. He earned his B.A. from Yale University in 2009, studying the organ with Thomas Murray, and his M.A. in 2011 from Juilliard. He has performed with many of New York’s leading orchestras and choirs, including The Juilliard Orchestra, Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, The Orchestra NOW, Experiential Orchestra, and Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, Musica Sacra, and The Dessoff Choirs.

Prior to his appointment at Brick, he served for eleven years at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, where he was Associate Director of Music and Organist. His album Divine Splendor, recorded on the Great Organ of St. John the Divine, is available on the Pro Organo label. At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring of 2020, Dr. Nagem began a weekly online recital series from the cathedral, “Tuesdays at 6,” featuring a diverse range of music spanning the entire organ repertoire. In his spare time, he enjoys running, cycling, and crossword puzzles.