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The Irene D. and William R. Miller Chancel Organ in Memory of John Scott Dedication Recital

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Friday, October 5, 2018
7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Saint Thomas Church

Photo Credit: Ira Lippke

Much anticipated, and as a result of over ten years of visionary planning and painstaking hard work on the part of many, The Irene D. and William R. Miller Chancel Organ in memory of John Scott has gradually taken shape visually and aurally over the past year. With 102 stops, this magisterial instrument now presides over both sides of the Chancel, and is designed for liturgical and concert use. In this dedicatory recital, Daniel Hyde will demonstrate the many colors and sounds of the new instrument, from the softest strings to the iconic ‘blazing Saint Thomas sound’ known to many familiar with the previous instrument. An occasion not to be missed.

Tickets: (Assigned Seating)
$30 - Standard
$15 - Standard Obstructed View
$15 - Chantry Chapel/South Gallery

Performers:
Daniel Hyde, organ

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OVERTURE TO DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG Richard Wagner (1813–1883) 0:2-11:6
FOUR SETTINGS OF ‘ALLEIN GOTT IN DER HÖH SEI EHR’, BWV 715, 711, 717 & 676, Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) 21:5-34:37
VALSE MIGNONNE, OP. 142 NO. 2 Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877–1933) 35:18-41:5
THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER CONCERT VARIATIONS, OP. 23, Dudley Buck (1839–1900) 41:41-52:28
CHORAL IN E MAJOR, Cesar Franck (1822–1890) 53:16-8:23
MEIN JUNGES LEBEN HAT EIN END, SWWV 324, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562–1621) 01:08:51-01:16:04
IMPROVISATION ON ‘ST. CLEMENT’, Gerre Hancock (1934–2012), Transcribed by Peter Stoltzfus (b. 1968) 01:16:56-01:23:33
FINAL, FROM SYMPHONY NO. 1, Louis Vierne (1870-1937) 01:23:44-01:29:50

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Daniel Hyde, Organist and Director of Music at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue (photo credit: Ira Lippke)

The new Miller-Scott Organ reflects John Scott’s vision of the best possible chancel organ for Saint Thomas and is one of the most significant new instruments in North America. In addition to supporting the internationally renowned liturgical and musical life of the parish, the Miller-Scott organ allows Saint Thomas Church to encourage the training of young organists and be a showcase for recitalists from all over the world.

As Daniel Hyde comments, ‘the advent of the new organ at Saint Thomas brings together many years of work and planning. To have a state of the art chancel organ alongside our gallery organ offers limitless opportunities for performance and education at the highest level. As Organist and Director of Music, I am excited to think that we have a monument to my illustrious predecessor, who himself was at the very top of the performance and educational world as an internationally renowned organist and choral director.'

Great planning has been put into the complex and intricate construction and installation of the Miller-Scott Organ. It is a tribute to John Scott and the musical excellence at Saint Thomas that hundreds of parishioners, friends, music lovers and admirers of John have contributed almost $9 million to the Miller-Scott Organ Project. If you would like to participate in this historic campaign, you can do so here.