All are welcome on Sunday, November 22, 2026, at 3:30pm for an Organ Recital
Program
Suite du II. Ton, from Pièces d’orgue pour le Magnificat (1706)
Jean-Adam Guilain (c. 1680-after 1739)
1. Prélude
2. Tierce en Taille
4. Basse de Trompette
Ave maris stella from Premier livre d’orgue (1699)
Nicolas de Grigny (1672-1703)
- (Plein jeu à 5)
- Fugue à 4
- Duo
- Dialogue sur les grands Jeux
Pastorale, Op. 19, FW 31 (1863)
César Franck (1822-1890)
L’Orgue mystique, Op. 57, Cycle après la Pentecôte
Office No. 35: In Assumptione B.M.V. (Assomption)
Charles Tournemire (1870-1939)
I. Prélude à l’Introït
II. Offertoire
III. Élévation
IV. Communion
V. Paraphrase-Carillon
Joel S. Kumro is Choirmaster and Organist at Saint Benedict Catholic Church in Richmond, Virginia, a position he has held for more than a decade. He directs the parish's choirs of adults and children, founded and coordinates the Saint Benedict Music Series, and serves as curator of the church's Pasi Organ Builders, Inc. pipe organ, Opus 5. He is Dean of the Richmond Chapter of the American Guild of Organists (AGO).
Joel's fall recital program presents music he prepared for and studied in France. This past summer, he took part in a French organ academy in Paris with Christophe Mantoux and Aude Heurtematte. In 2025, he studied chant at the Abbaye Saint-Pierre de Solesmes.
A frequent performer as a tenor, organist, and harpsichordist, Joel has given recitals in cathedrals and basilicas across the United States, including the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., the Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis, and the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Kansas City. He has appeared with ensembles including RVA Baroque, Three Notch'd Road, the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus, and the Richmond Concert Chorale, and was music director and harpsichordist for Capitol Opera Richmond's production of Monteverdi's L'incoronazione di Poppea.
A featured presenter and performer at several conventions, Joel presented a two-part organ masterclass at the 2026 National Association of Pastoral Musicians 50th anniversary convention in Washington, D.C. His writing has appeared in Obsculta and Pastoral Music, including the co-authored article "Encountering Solesmes" (July 2026). He holds a Master of Arts in Liturgical Music from Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, and an undergraduate degree from Buffalo State University, and studied organ privately with Margaret Harper at the Eastman School of Music.
Contact: Tom Stehle, Pastoral Associate for Liturgy and Director of Music Ministries
