The music of J.S. Bach has made an immense impact on not only the world of organists, but the world of music. This program is not meant to deny Bach’s contributions, but instead is an opportunity to listen to how those contributions have blossomed to affect composers today. This program is filled with music by composers from around the world, of different ages and experiences, and will help paint a picture of the Lenten season.

Sponsored by First Presbyterian Church and the Muncie Chapter of the American Guild of Organists

Graeme Shields, organ

PROGRAM

LEBHAFT (i) from Sonate II (1936) // Paul Hindemith (1895-1963)

FANTASIA for organ (2007) // Eriks Esenvalds (b.1977)

Petit Canon (ii) and Improvisation (iii) from TROIS IMPROVISATIONS (1911) // Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979)

QUIET ASCENSION (2016) // Graeme Shields (b.1992)

MAJDNEM TÁNC (1955) // Erzsébet Szönyi (1924-2019)

intermission

RUHIG BEWEGT (ii) // from Sonate II // Hindemith

PASTORAL DRONE (1982) // George Crumb (1929-2022)

LE BANQUET CÉLESTE (1936) // Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992)

HERZLICH TUT MICH VERLANGEN (2014) // S. Andrew Lloyd (b.1979)