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Bach Organ Multimedia Concert
Saturday, October 26, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
BACHtoberfest 2024
Free entry, RSVP required
For THE COMPLETE BACH’s inaugural organ performance, international sonic artist Peter Krasinski will be presenting “Th Expanded Bach “– a multimedia immersive experience for the audience, on one of the most auspicious organs in the world – Worcester’s own Hook Brothers Organ, built in 1864.
The performance will feature the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, coupled with imagery designed to present a new perspective on these pieces – visual works of art, views of earth from space, and images from nature will all help getting Bach’s music to a new place. Through well-placed cameras and projection screens, audience members will also get an up-close view of Krasinski’s technique and the organ itself.
The repertoire will range from Bach’s secular, and sacred works for organ, including music from the Schübler Chorales, Trio Sonatas, the famous Toccata and Fugue in D minor, and other popular melodies. Also featured will be a short silent film, THE BOAT, starring Buster Keaton, with live improvised musical accompaniment provided by Mr. Krasinski using the many popular melodies from Bach’s works as a springboard.
Program
Toccata and Fugue in G, BWV541
Toccata and Fugue in d, BWV565
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV645
Meine Seele erhebt den Herren, BWV648
Kommst du nun, Jesu, vom Himmel herunter, BWV650
Trio Sonata No. 1 in Eb, BWV525, First Movement
Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C, BWV564, First Movement
Run time: Approximately 85 minutes with no intermission.
Featured Performers
Peter Edwin Krasinski is broadly recognized as a motivating consultant for the pipe organ community, and as a conductor, organist and music educator, whose imaginative and energetic performances elevate and inform audiences. Well respected in both secular and sacred genres of his field, he has taught the enchantment of music to both public and private institutions in the greater Boston area for many years. His silent film performances have been hailed in the press as “a great marriage of movie and music.”
Specializing in the art of live silent film accompaniment, worldwide, some of his many appearances have included such venues as The Schermerhorn Symphony Center, (Nashville), Riverside Church, (NYC), Coral Ridge, (Fort Lauderdale), Irvine Auditorium, (University of Pennsylvania), Trinity Wall Street (NYC), Wanamaker’s-Macy’s Greek Hall (Philadelphia), St Joseph’s Cathedral (Hartford), Old South Church (Boston), National City Christian Church (Washington, DC), St Joseph’s Oratory (Montreal), The Kotzschmar Organ, (Portland), The Great Organ at Methuen Music Hall, and major concert halls in the cities of Yokohama, Fukui, Miyazaki and Kanazawa, Japan as part of seven tours in that country.
A multiple prize-winner, he is the recipient of the First Prize in Improvisation from the American Guild of Organists National Competition. A seasoned performer, he has played recitals at Notre-Dame Cathedral (Paris), the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, (Los Angeles), Holy Name Cathedral, (Chicago) and Mikael Agricola Church, (Helsinki).
Past Dean of the Boston Chapter AGO, Mr. Krasinski is a member of the Screen Actors Guild, is credited as organist and choir leader in the film THE HOLDOVERS, and was a vital contributor towards establishing an accurate portrayal for director Alexander Payne. He is Principal Organist at Mechanics Hall, Worcester, House Organist at the Providence Performing Arts Center, Organist at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Mission Church, Boston, and the First Church of Christ, Scientist in Providence RI as well as accompanist at Beth El Temple Center, Belmont. A distinguished pedagogue, he recently presented Master Classes at the Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, Finland. He holds both a Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Education and Organ Performance, and the Master of Sacred Music Degree from Boston University.
