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Fourth Annual Organ Marathon
Sunday, March 17, 2013 “Music from Many Lands” Celebrating the diversity of organs and repertoire from around the world 12:30 pm The Chancel Organ Franz Liszt (1811-1886) Fantasie und Fuge über den Choral “Ad nos, ad salutarem undam” aus der Oper “Der Prophet” von Meyerbeer Jonathan W. Moyer The Church of the Covenant 1:15 pm The Newberry Organ Philip Glass, arr. by Michael Riesman (b. 1937) Satyagraha, Act III – Conclusion I come into being age after age and take a visible shape and move a man with men for the protection of good, thrusting the evil back; and setting virtue on her seat again. (Words from the Bhagavad-Gita, sung in the opera by the character Mohandas K. Ghandi) Timothy Robson Case Western Reserve University The Chancel Organ John Weaver (b.1937) Passacaglia on a theme of Dunstable Jarred Sorauf Cleveland Institute of Music Louis Vierne (1870-1937) Berceuse, from 24 Pieces in Free Style Louis Vierne (1870-1937) Carillon de Westminster from Pièces de Fantaisie Timothy Robson Case Western Reserve University 1:45 pm The Chancel Organ Alec Rowley (1892-1958) Benedictus Percy Whitlock (1903-1946) Pastorale from Seven Sketches on Verses from the Psalms Herbert Howells (1892-1983) Psalm-Prelude I Barbara MacGregor Professor Emerita of Music The University of Akron 2:00 pm The Newberry Organ Dieterich Buxtehude (c.1637-1707) Passacaglia in d minor, BuxWV 161 Hugo Distler (1908-1942) Variations on “Wo Gott zu Haus nit gibt sein Gunst” Dieterich Buxtehude Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder, BuxWV 178 Hugo Distler Variations on “Frisch auf, gut G’sell, lass rummer gahn” Dieterich Buxtehude Toccata in F, BuxWV 156 Brian Wentzel First Evangelical Lutheran Church, Lorain, Ohio 2:30 pm The Chancel Organ Joseph Jongen (1873-1953) Choral, Op. 37, No. 4 Jean Langlais (1907-1991) Chant de Paix Benjamin Carr (1769-1831) Variations to The Sicilian Hymn Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Prelude and Fugue in G Major James P. Riggs Plymouth Church, UCC, Shaker Heights, Ohio 3:00 pm The Chancel Organ Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 545 Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) Sonata in f minor, Op. 65, No. 1 I. Allegro moderato e serioso Matthew Grittner Baldwin Wallace University The Chancel Organ Jean Langlais (1907-1991) Hymne d'actions de grâces “Te Deum” from Trois Paraphrases grégoriennes, Op 5 César Franck (1822-1890) Choral No. 3 in a minor Chad Pittman Baldwin Wallace University 3:30 pm The Chancel Organ Jean Langlais (1907-1991) Suite Médiévale, Op. 55 V. Acclamations Richard Gray Oberlin College David Conte (b.1955) Soliloquy Duane Soubirous Oberlin College Jeanne Demessieux (1921-1968) Te Deum, op. 11 Nicholas Capozzoli Oberlin College The Newberry Organ Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562-1621) Mein junges leben hat ein End Jessica Park Oberlin College The Chancel Organ Louis Vierne (1870-1937) 24 Pièces de Fantaisie, Deuxième Suite, Op. 53 VI. Toccata Jillian Gardner Oberlin College The Newberry Organ Dieterich Buxtehude (ca1637-1707) Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 223 John Kearin Oberlin College The Chancel Organ Louis Vierne (1870-1937) Symphony III in F# minor, Op. 28 (1911) IV. Adagio Mitchell Miller Oberlin College Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) Choral varié sur le theme du “Veni Creator” Op. 4 Sanggil Travis Gu Oberlin College The Newberry Organ Georg Böhm (1661-1733) Partite super “Freu dich sehr, O meine Seele” Matthew Buller Oberlin College The Chancel Organ César Franck (1822-1890) Prélude, Fugue et Variation, Op. 18 Adam Gruber Oberlin College Charles-Marie Widor (1822-1890) Symphony V in F minor, Op. 42, No. 1 (1879) I. Allegro vivace Donald VerKuilen Oberlin College The Newberry Organ Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Fantasia sopra “Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herr Gott,” BWV 651 Wesley Hall Oberlin College The Chancel Organ Jean Langlais (1907-1991) Sonate en Trio (1967) Katelyn Emerson Oberlin College Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) Suite pour orgue, Op. 5 III. Toccata Alcee Chriss Oberlin College |
