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Bach Organist Recital

Sunday, April 27, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Adult: $39.50
Student: $20
Youth: $10

For the final THE COMPLETE BACH presentation of our 2024-2025 Season, organist Wesley Hall performs an afternoon of organ music. Located at First Baptist Church, this performance features the Reuter Organ. Installed in the 1960s, at the time this was the largest instrument the company had ever made. This program introduces the listener to the diverse functions of sound the organ creates, between the dramatic style and the rich texture written into the work.

PROGRAM:

Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 537
Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 711
Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 715
Wenn dich unglück tut greifen an, BWV 1104
Praeludium and Fugue in C Major, BWV 566a

Featured Performers

Wesley Hall, organ

Recognized in 2016 by the Diapason Magazine as a “20 Under 30” leader in Organ, Harpsichord, and Sacred Music in the United States, Wesley Hall is a dynamic organist and early musician with a passion for translating the music of the past into the context of today’s audience. Wesley blended his passion for music and liturgy at the Yale School of Music and Institute of Sacred Music, going on to receive an Artist Diploma in Organ Performance from the Oberlin Conservatory. His passion for early music took him to Lübeck in 2020 where he spent the year as a Gasthörer with Arvid Gast, learning from the exquisite instruments of Northern Germany. As both a solo artist and collaborator, his performances have been heard across the United States, Canada, and Europe. On TikTok, he is known as “Westpiper” where he has over 200,000 followers. His videos have received millions of views, and he looks forward to bringing organ music to even more people who haven’t yet experienced it. Presently, Wesley serves as Minister of Music and the Arts at the First Baptist Church of Worcester, Massachusetts, and as Organist for the Saint Mark’s School in Southborough, Massachusetts. He is an Academic Collaborator at Worcester Polytechnic Institute where he teaches organ and collaborates with vocal ensembles.

Music Worcester thanks the following sponsors of this presentation:

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Details

Date:
Sunday, April 27, 2025
Time:
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Venue

First Baptist Church Worcester
111 Park Ave
Worcester, MA 01609 United States
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(508) 755-6143
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