Starlight & Stone
Hans Zimmer's Interstellar on a 100-year-old pipe organ.
An organ recital by Andrew Leslie Cooper, Music Director at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Miami.
Starlight & Stone
Andrew Leslie Cooper, organ
- Date
- Saturday, May 2, 2026
- Time
- 7:00 PM
- Admission
- Free admission · Reception to follow
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Home of the 1926 Aeolian-Skinner organ
464 NE 16th St, Miami, FL 33132
The Program
A one-of-a-kind organ recital featuring music from the 20th and 21st centuries — an immersive program that will let you hear the organ in ways you've never experienced before.
The Hans Zimmer Score
Interstellar's soundtrack is one of the most recognizable pieces of 21st century film music — and it was written for the organ. Zimmer composed it on the four-manual organ at Temple Church in London. Hearing the full score on a real cathedral instrument, in a real cathedral, is the way it was always meant to be experienced.
20th & 21st Century Repertoire
The recital pairs the Zimmer with other modern works — an immersive program that pushes the organ beyond hymns and into cinema, atmosphere, and emotion. The cathedral becomes the speaker cabinet.
The 1926 Aeolian-Skinner
Trinity's grand organ is one hundred years old. It has been heard in Miami longer than most of Miami has been Miami. Hearing Interstellar performed on a century-old pipe organ is the kind of thing you tell people about for the rest of your life.
Why This One Matters
Miami has plenty of music. It does not have a lot of nights like this one.
Cathedral acoustics, not headphones
Streaming the Interstellar soundtrack in your car is wonderful. Hearing it played live on pipes that fill a stone cathedral is a different art form. The room is the instrument.
An organ recital that isn't an organ recital
If your image of "organ recital" is Bach and beige programs, this is the antidote. A one-of-a-kind program built to introduce the instrument to people who would never otherwise hear it.
Free, with a reception
No ticket. No cover. No catch. The cathedral is opening its doors and putting on a recital that would be a $75 ticket anywhere else. Show up, listen, stay for the reception, meet the organist.
Andrew Leslie Cooper
Andrew is the Organist and Music Director at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. He chose the program. He chose the instrument. He chose to put a Hans Zimmer film score on a 1926 pipe organ. That kind of programming choice is what makes a city's music scene worth showing up for.
About Andrew Leslie Cooper
Organist and Music Director at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Andrew is the Organist and Music Director at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Miami. He programs the cathedral's music calendar and performs on the 1926 Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ — the centerpiece instrument of one of Miami's oldest and most architecturally significant churches.
“Starlight & Stone” reflects the kind of programming Andrew is bringing to the cathedral: rooted in the tradition of the instrument, but reaching past the canon to pull in 20th and 21st century works that meet a modern audience where it actually lives. A Hans Zimmer film score on a 100-year-old pipe organ is the sentence that should pull you into a pew on a Saturday night.
Organist and Music Director Andrew Leslie Cooper presents a one-of-a-kind organ recital featuring music from the 20th and 21st centuries — an immersive program that will let you hear the organ in ways you've never experienced before. Featuring music from the movie soundtrack of Interstellar and more, played on the 1926 Aeolian-Skinner organ of Trinity Cathedral.
Free admission. Reception to follow.
En Español
El organista y director musical Andrew Leslie Cooper presenta un recital de órgano único en su género con música de los siglos XX y XXI: un programa envolvente que le permitirá escuchar el órgano como nunca antes lo había hecho. El recital incluirá música de la banda sonora de la película «Interstellar» y otras piezas, interpretadas en el órgano Aeolian-Skinner de 1926 de la Catedral de la Trinidad.
Entrada gratuita. A continuación habrá una recepción.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Andrew Leslie Cooper?
Andrew Leslie Cooper is the Organist and Music Director at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Miami. He programs and performs recitals on the cathedral's 1926 Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ, including "Starlight & Stone" on Saturday, May 2, 2026.
What is "Starlight & Stone"?
"Starlight & Stone" is a one-of-a-kind organ recital featuring music from the 20th and 21st centuries — most notably Hans Zimmer's score from the film Interstellar — performed live on the 1926 Aeolian-Skinner organ of Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. It's an immersive program that lets you hear the cathedral organ in ways you've never experienced before.
When and where is the recital?
Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 464 NE 16th St, Miami, FL 33132. The performance is free and a reception follows.
Do I need a ticket?
No. Admission is free and open to the public. You can RSVP through the Facebook event hosted by Trinity Cathedral Miami, but it isn't required. Just show up.
Why is this organ recital different?
Two reasons. First, the program: Hans Zimmer's Interstellar score is one of the most cinematic pieces of music of the past decade, and Zimmer himself composed it on a pipe organ — so hearing it on the real instrument is the version it was always meant to be. Second, the instrument: Trinity's organ is a 1926 Aeolian-Skinner, one hundred years old, an American pipe-organ icon, and the cathedral's acoustics make the room itself part of the performance.
What is the Aeolian-Skinner organ?
Aeolian-Skinner is one of the most celebrated American pipe organ builders of the 20th century. Trinity Episcopal Cathedral's 1926 instrument has anchored the cathedral's music program for a century. It's the kind of instrument you don't hear played outside of a hymn very often — which is what makes a Hans Zimmer recital on it worth driving across the city for.
Where is Trinity Episcopal Cathedral?
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral is located at 464 NE 16th St, Miami, FL 33132 — in downtown Miami, just off Biscayne Boulevard. There is street parking and rideshare drop-off in front of the cathedral.
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