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On Sunday, February 5, 2017 at 3:00pm, join us for a very special concert to benefit St. John’s Episcopal Church in Waterbury, in collaboration with the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra and the Kellogg Family.
For more than four centuries, composers have used the combination of pipe organ and brass to portray the noblest of human emotions. This concert features WSO Music Director Leif Bjaland with the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra’s brass section, and the outstanding organist Joseph Ripka, Organist and Choirmaster at Calvary Church in Stonington, CT. The program is comprised of contrasting works including Johann Sebastian Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor, Gigout’s Grand Chorus in Dialogue, and Dupré’s Poème Héroïque.
The concert is being underwritten by a generous gift from the Kellogg Family, who for several generations have been members and supporters of St. John’s Episcopal Church. Their donation is being made in honor of their family, with all ticket proceeds benefitting St. John’s Church.
Tickets are $25.00 each, available at the Church Office, at the Door, or online through EventBrite ($2.37 service fee per ticket added to online sales). Discounted student tickets will be available at the door for $10.00 each with a valid student ID.
PROGRAM
Johann Sebastian Bach’s: Toccata and Fugue in D minor
Eugène Gigout: Grand Chorus in Dialogue
Marcel Dupré: Poème Héroïque
JOSEPH RIPKA, Organist/Choir Master
As the first prize winner of the 2008 Dublin International Organ Competition, the 2008 Fort Wayne National Organ Competition and the 2008 San Marino/Elizabeth Elftman National Organ Competition, Joseph Ripka has earned national and international recognition as one of today’s finest young organ talents. Joseph was awarded first prize at the Dublin competition by a unanimous decision of all five international jurors. Read more about Mr. Ripka >>