Westminster Organ Concert Series
Westminster Presbyterian Church
190 Rugby Road
Charlottesville, Virginia
Friday, February 22, 2008 at 8:00 P. M.
Bruce Stevens, organist
Program
| Präludium in g minor, BuxWV 149 | Dietrich Buxtehude (1637–1707) |
| Two Chorale Preludes Nun bitten wir den Heiligen Geist, BuxWV 208 Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, BuxWV 184 |
Dietrich Buxtehude |
| Passacaglia in d minor, BuxWV 161 | Dietrich Buxtehude
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| Prelude and Fugue in E-flat major (“St. Anne”), BWV 552 |
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) |
Intermission
| Adagio and Allegro in f minor for a Mechanical Organ, K. 594 |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) |
| Chorale Prelude: Herzlich tut mich erfreuen, Op. 122, No. 4 |
Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) |
| Sonata 7 in F minor, Op. 27 I. Preludio. Allegro non troppo II. Andante III. Finale. Grave – Vivo IV. Fuga. Moderato |
Josef Rheinberger (1839–1901) |
The Artist
Bruce Stevens is active as a recitalist in the United States and Europe. He frequently plays for the annual national conventions of the Organ Historical Society, and he has performed for regional conventions of the American Guild of Organists and most recently, for the national convention of the American Institute of Organbuilders. After receiving degrees in music from the University of Richmond and the University of Illinois, he moved to Europe, going first to Denmark for a year of organ study in Copenhagen with Finn Viderø and Grethe Krogh. Later he moved to Vienna to become a student of Anton Heiller for several years. He also studied at the Royal School of Church Music near London. Mr. Stevens was a finalist in the American Guild of Organists’ organ playing competition as well as in other national competitions held in Los Angeles and Fort Wayne. Active as a recording artist, he has recorded seven discs for the Raven Recordings, including a series of four CDs devoted to Rheinberger’s organ sonatas played on various historic American organs. |
Mr. Stevens is organist of the historic Second Presbyterian Church in downtown Richmond, Adjunct Instructor in Organ at the University of Richmond, and director of Historic Organ Study Tours (HOST), which he founded to further the study of historic organs in Europe and elsewhere. He also works as a writer/editor for the Virginia Department of Education. He was the Organist and Choir Director of Westminster Presbyterian Church, Charlottesville, from 1976 until 1981, during which time he oversaw the installation of the Taylor & Boody organ. |
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