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Organists in action
A number of organ events are at hand, and each event is unique in its own way.
A number of organ events are at hand, and each event is unique in its own way. The first is Monday April 20th at 7:30 p.m. at Southminster Presbyterian Church. Members of the Greater Kansas City Chapter of the American Guild of Organists will play a program of "Organ Music You Can't Play on Sunday Morning." Amongst the musical offerings are Jerome Kern's "All the things you are" and Liszt's 2nd Hungarian Rhapsody. The Casavant organ at Southminster, which is located at 63rd and Roe, is a fine instrument in a good acoustic. The evening will be a lot of fun - and the event is free. William McCandless, Dean of the Chapter, can provide additional information. His e-mail address is bmccand@embarqmail.com.
Olivier Latry is the Master of the Organ at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. He will present a recital in the Bales Organ Recital Hall at Kansas University on Tuesday April 28th, beginning at 7:30. French organ works are on the menu and, of course, M. Latry will improvise in the French style for which all great French organists are known.
The Bales organ, built by Helmut Wolff, is very French in tonal concept; and the Bales Hall sound is extremely reminiscent of that of a French Cathedral. Truly, the listener feels as though he or she has been transported to France and is hearing "the real thing." Tickets are available at 785-864-2787 or contact Elisa Bickers at elisa.pipeorgan@gmail.com for more information.
Sunday May 3rd is the 30th annual BACHATHON, an event devoted primarily to organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach. Bachathon begins at 2:00 p.m. and concludes about 7:00 p.m. The performing artists are all members of the local American Guild of Organists chapter. The Gabriel Kney tracker organ at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral is a superb instrument for Bach's music. Indeed, the Cathedral has been the site of all but four Bachathons. The Cathedral is located at 415 W. 13th in downtown Kansas City. Brian Campbell is the chair of this year's Bachathon; his address is briancffa@hotmail.com.
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