Community Outreach Organ Recitals
This fall I will embark on a series of community outreach organ recitals in the Pittsburgh and Chicago area. The hour-long recitals will feature organ repertoire inspired by prayer, meditation, and reflection. I believe that music can help us apperceive the sense of our inner being as well as encounter the divine in some beautifully mysterious ways. The pipe organ, with its wide array of sound colors, seems to be the perfect vehicle for this experience. The organ recitals are intended as my gift to the community; donations or free will offerings will go to support the music program of the venue where the concert is taking place.
Repertoire
- Prayer, op. 20, César Franck
- Litany “Ora Pro Nobis”, Franz Liszt
- Hosanna, F. Liszt (trombone and organ)
- Meditation, Jules Massenet (trombone and organ)
- Choral “Lord, give me eternal piece, Jehan Alain
- Incantation for a Holy Day, op. 64, Jean Langlais
- Meditation IX “I am who I am from “Meditations on the Mystery of the Holy Trinity”, Olivier Messiaen
- Sweet Hour of Prayer from “Four Gospel Preludes”, William Bolcom
- Da Pacem Domine, Arvo Pärt, trans. Z. Nagy
- Prayer Wheel, Jonathan Dove, trans. Z. Nagy
- Prelude for a Prayer, Zvonimir Nagy
- Intercessions, Improvisation
Performances
- September 5, 2012 at 7:30 pm - Sacred Heart Church, Palos Hills, IL
- September 14, 2012 at 7 pm - First Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, PA
- September 21, 2012 at 7 pm - The Church of the Epiphany, Pittsburgh, PA (with Edward Kocher, trombone)
If you would like to receive more information about the project or you would like to host an event, please contact me.
