CONCERT-St. Louis Catholic Church, Alexandria, VA

Cheri and I traveled to the Washington DC area to enjoy a few days of sightseeing and for my concert on the CONTENT 236R Organ at St. Louis Church. It was a beautiful space and a receptive audience for the varied program listed below. Even though the organ was a temporary installation, it was more than adequate to perform the electic combination of traditional and orchestral combinations I chose. The audience was quite surprised that an instrument of this size could produce the amazing sounds they heard this evening.

PROGRAM

LANGLAIS Hymne d’Actions de graces “TE DEUM”
(Choral Aahs, Full French Organ, Solo Reed, Mutations, Montres)

POST Introduction and Hymn: HOLY, HOLY, HOLY
(Full Organ, Foundations, Reed, Flutes, Strings)

TOMLIN WE FALL DOWN
(Fantasia, Guitar, Voices, Chime, Orchestra Strings, Orchestral
Oboe)

CLOKEY Bell Prelude
(String Celestes, Principal, Foundations, Chime, Full Organ)

HANDEL Fireworks Music
(Principal Chorus with Mixtures, Reeds and Percussion, Oboe,Strings, Organ Flutes, Orchestral Strings,
Harpsichord)

BACH Fantasie and Fugue in C Minor
(Baroque Prinzipals, Krummhorn, Prinzipals and Mixtures)

JONCAS ON EAGLE’S WINGS
(Orchestral Strings, Orchestral Bells, Choral Aahs, Chimes)

MEYERBEER Coronation March
(Full Organ, Solo Cornet, Full String Ensemble)

CLOKEY Cantabile: ST PATRICK’S BREASTPLATE
(Orchestral Strings, English Horn, Choral Aahs, Chimes, Organ
Strings, Orchestral Bells)

CALLAHAN Adagio: BE THOU MY VISION
(Organ Celestes, Solo Reed, Foundations, Full Organ)

MENDELSSOHN Sonata III—-Con Moto Maestoso

(Full Reed Chorus, Foundations, Pedal Reeds)

My host for the event was Neil Weston, Organist for St. Stephen Martyr Church in Washington, DC.  On a side trip, I was able to play his Marshall-Ogletree Opus 7, one of THE FINEST organs I’ve played!  Thanks Neil for a great Week in Washington!