Twin Concerts in the Twin Cities!

These two concerts are centered around contemporary organ music with Advent and holiday themes. The first concert at Church of St Peter features music for organ and electronics. The second concert at St Paul’s Church on Lake of the Isles features a mechanical action instrument.

CONCERT #2 PROGRAM

i. tambour from amalgam (2020) // Graeme Shields

Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus (1973) // setting by David N. Johnson
[JEFFERSON - W. Walker]

Four settings of Once in Royal David’s City // settings by Neil Thornock

1. Quick, light
4. Slow, meditative
3. Quick, playful
2. Stately

ii. vocalization from amalgam

excerpts from circle•dances (2016-2021) // Graeme Shields

i. 0. prelude - Shields
i. 6. NUN KOMM, DER HEIDEN HEILAND - Walter
ii. 0. MANGER SONG [prelude] - Murray/Kirkpatrick
ii. 1. GOD REST YOU MERRY - trad.
ii. 4. IL EST NÉ - trad.
ii. 5. GREENSLEEVES - trad.
ii. 7. THE FIRST NOWELL - trad., arr. Stainer

Listen Thing (2008) // Karlheinz Essl

O Come, Emmanuel (Variations on an Advent Hymn) (1995) // Daniel Pinkham