The First Friday in the Chapel concert on June 7 will feature organist John Remmel. The free concert begins at noon at the IU Health LaPorte Hospital Family Chapel.
The First Friday in the Chapel series offers outstanding musical performances the first Friday of every month.
Remmel’s love of organ music was nurtured and encouraged by Benedictine nuns of St. Mary’s Elementary school in Washington, IN. During his high school and college seminary days he was given private organ lessons by Benedictine monks at St. Meinrad Archabbey in St. Meinrad, IN.
In June 1968, he married his wife, Myra, in Loogootee, IN, and both signed contracts to teach in Michigan City. John continued to study organ privately. His first organ position was at St. Mary’s Immaculate Church in Michigan City. He was choir director and organist there for eight years. He accepted an organ/choir/bell choir position at St. John‘s UCC and was there for eighteen years. In 1990, he was hired as organist for St. Paul Lutheran in Michigan City and has been there for the past 23 years. John is also the organist for the annual First Presbyterian “Messiah.”
Eight years ago, John organized a concert series which has brought some of the best organists in America to St. Paul Lutheran to play its acclaimed three manual, fifty rank Austin Pipe Organ.
The program is made possible by the LaPorte Hospital Foundation Chapel Fund for the wellness of lives and holistic health — body, mind and spirit. For more information about the chapel series, call 219.326.2333.