Organ Recital: Erik Suter

Sunday, April 2, 2017

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O Almighty God, who alone canst order the unruly wills and affections of sinful men: Grant unto thy people that they may love the thing which thou commandest, and desire that which thou dost promise; that so, among the sundry and manifold changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed where true joys are to be found; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

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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 Erik Suter of Gaithersburg, MD. He will play the following program On the Loening-Hancock Organ:

Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C, BWV 564
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Praeludium in a, BuxWV 153
Dietrich Buxtehude (c. 1637-1707)

Conceto in d (after Vivaldi), BWV 596
Johann Sebastian Bach (1661-1733)

[Allegro]
Grave
Fuga
Largo e spiccato
[Allegro]

Prelude and Fugue in b, BWV 544
Johann Sebastian Bach

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:

organrecitals@saintthomaschurch.org

We look forward to hearing from you.

With all best wishes,

The Organists of Saint Thomas Church