a COVID Messiah

With perhaps one exception, I have managed to play Messiah every year since 1993, sometimes as many as three times in a year. Whether continuo at the harpsichord, continuo at the organ, single player at the organ or piano, or playing the organ "cattle prod" at a singalong, I am grateful that the performances keep coming my way. This music never gets old, and although it is some of the most difficult non-keyboard music I have ever played, the hard work each year is worth it. This year, 2020, marked a new incarnation: a virtual, pre-recorded performance, the brainchild of Melody Beaty at First Presbyterian, Statesville, N.C. This is my hometown, and I was reunited with a few old friends during the shoot. The organ is the oldest Casavant in the state (1925), rebuilt and enlarged by Casavant in 2016. Please enjoy, and ignore the mistakes.

Widor 7th at Davidson College Presbyterian

A tenth birthday concert for the Quimby at St. John's Episcopal, Roanoke, VA

Interview on "American Classic English"

Here is a 2020 interview with Daniel Kepl on "American Classic Englsih," my all-British recording on the Aeolian-Skinner at First Baptist Church, Longview, Texas.  

Frank Bridge Adagio, Third Baptist, St. Louis

This is from a half recital I played in October 2019 on the Friday Pipes series, a free, weekly recital offering by the Third Baptist Church of St. Louis, Brent Johnson, Director of Music.