(Cancelled Due to Unforeseen Circumstances) Peter Richard Conte’s nearly unparalleled technical facility, brilliant ear for lush tonal color, and an innovative programming style have made him one of the nation’s most revered “orchestral” organists. In 1989, he was appointed Grand Court Organist of the Wanamaker Organ located in the historic Wanamaker building in center city Philadelphia—the fourth person to hold that title since the organ first played in 1911. Mr. Conte is also Principal Organist of Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA, Organist/Choirmaster of St. Clement’s Church, Philadelphia, a frequent collaborator and soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Philly Pops. He regularly performs and records with duo organist and flugelhorn player Andrew Ennis.

Mr. Conte is widely revered as a masterful performer and arranger of organ transcriptions. He has been regularly featured on National Public Radio, and on ABC television's “Good Morning America” and “World News Tonight.” For 13 years he was heard on “The Wanamaker Organ Hour” radio show on the internet at WRTI.ORG. He has been a featured artist at several American Guild of Organists’ national and regional conventions, and has performed as soloist with numerous orchestras across the U.S.

Peter Richard Conte has served as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Organ at Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ, where he taught organ improvisation. He is the 2008 recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Indiana University School of Music, Bloomington. In 2013, the Philadelphia Music Alliance honored him with a bronze plaque on the Avenue of the Arts’ Walk of Fame. His numerous recordings appear on the Gothic, JAV, Pro Organo, Dorian, Raven, and DTR labels.


Friday, 12 September 2025, 7:00 pm (Cancelled Due to Unforeseen Circumstances) 
Main Chapel
Doors open at 6:30pm

Monte Maxwell received his undergraduate degree at Texas Christian University and his graduate degree from the Juilliard School in New York. Additionally, he was invited to study at the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia where he earned the Artist Diploma, the conservatory's most distinguished degree in Organ Performance. Mr. Maxwell's performing career has taken him to numerous concert halls, churches, and cathedrals, including esteemed venues such as New York’s Lincoln Center, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the Kennedy Center, and St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. He has performed in Europe, South America, and Canada. Mr. Maxwell's annual All Saints' Day Organ Concert has become a staple of the Naval Academy and greater Annapolis cultural community. The standing-room-only event drew some 3,000 people into the Naval Academy Chapel, breaking all records in attendance for any event through the Chapel's history.



Friday, 10 April 2026, 7:00 pm
Main Chapel
Doors open at 6:30pm

General Admission $20
Child 11 and under $10
Midshipmen FREE