Organ Recital: Eric Plutz

Sunday, March 5, 2017
The First Sunday In Lent

The First Sunday In Lent


Almighty God, whose blessed Son was led by the Spirit to be tempted of Satan; Make speed to help thy servants who are assaulted by manifold temptations; and, as thou knowest their several infirmities, let each one find thee mighty to save; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

5:15 p.m.

The Saint Thomas Organ Recital Series is free and open to the public. Usually starting very close to 5:15pm, it follows the 4pm service on most Sundays from September through May. The use of cameras and recording devices is strictly prohibited during the performance.

Today’s recital is by Eric Plutz of Princeton, NJ. He will play the following program on the Loening-Hancock Organ:

Sonata in d, BWV 527
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

  • I. Andante
  • II. Adagio e dolce
  • III. Vivace

Four settings of ‘Aus tiefer Not, schrei ich zu dir’:

Andante
Gerald Near (b. 1942)

Cantus firmus im Sopran
Friedrich Wilhelm Zachau (1663-1712)

Lento e triste
Randell Thompson (1899-1984)

Lento e triste
Randell Thompson (1899-1984)

Andante in F, K. 616
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Prelude and Fugue in C minor, Op. 37, no. 1
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

Dear supporters of the Organ Recital Series,

In planning next year’s set of Sunday Evening recitals, we have been considering a change of time for the weekly organ recital from post-Evensong at 5.15pm to pre-Evensong at 3.15pm.

This would function as an extended 40 minute prelude to Evensong by both guest recitalists and the resident organists, just as happens now.

The reason for the change would be to encourage more people to attend both the recital and Evensong on a Sunday after a lunch break and also to not clash with the recital series at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine which is also at 5.15pm.

We would welcome your feedback on this matter, if you feel strongly that either this is an exciting idea and more practical or if you have reason to believe that the recital series should remain at the existing time of 5.15pm. We hope to make a decision in the next couple of months about next season’s recitals.

Please email your thoughts to our dedicated email address for this matter:

[email protected]

We look forward to hearing from you.

With all best wishes,

The Organists of Saint Thomas Church

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