October 13, 2019
Cathedral of the Madeleine, at 8pm
Cathedral of the Madeleine, at 8pm
Benjamin SheenAssociate Organist at Saint Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York City.
Hailed as a “brilliant organist” (New York Times), Benjamin Sheen was named the winner of the Pierre S. du Pont First Prize at the inaugural Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition, and the second prize winner and Jon Laukvik Prize winner of the 50th St. Albans International Organ Competition, both in 2013. With a pedigree that includes being a chorister at St. Paul’s Cathedral, London, organ scholar at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford, and a graduate of the Juilliard School, he brings a remarkable insight and maturity to his performances of standard organ repertoire and in the area of orchestral transcriptions. He is the Associate Organist at the famed St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, in New York City.
Program
Jeanne Demessieux (1921 - 1968)
Te Deum, Op. 11 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Andante in F, K. 616 Percy Whitlock (1903-1946) Scherzetto, from Organ Sonata in C minor Joseph Jongen (1873-1953) Prélude et Fugue, Op. 121 INTERMISSION Calvin Hampton (1938-1984) ‘Everyone Dance’, from Five Dances for Organ Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986) Scherzo, Op. 2 Judith Bingham (b. 1952) St. Bride, assisted by angels Healey Willan (1880-1968) Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue, Op. 149 |