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The program for his January concert in Eureka will include works by J.S. Bach, Sigfrid Karg-Elert, Cesar Franck, Edwin H. Lemare, as well as Stafford’s own transcription of Dvorak’s 1st movement from Symphony No. 8, op. 88.
(RNS) — Young musicians have taken to the organ at a time when there has been a decline in the number of instruments and in the professionals who play them.
Here's a list of free holiday light shows in Philadelphia and the surrounding areas this year.
PHOENIXVILLE — St. John’s Lutheran Church, 355 St. John’s Circle, presents internationally known concert organist Peter Richard Conte on Sunday, Oct. 29, at 4 p.m. Conte’s nearly unparalleled technical facility, brilliant ear for lush tonal color, and innovative programming style have made him one of the most sought-after “orchestral” organists of this era. In 1989, he was appointed Wanamaker Grand Court Organist at what is now the Macy’s Department Store in downtown Philadelphia — the fourth person to hold that title since the organ first played in 1911. He performs a majority...
In 1911 John Wanamaker decided what his famous department store needed was a pipe organ - and not just any pipe organ, he wanted the biggest in the world