Transfigured Nights

Join us Sunday, March 1 at 7:00 pm for an evening of organ music presented by Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration Artist in Residence, Dr. Jonathan M. Gregoire.

This program explores the depth and architectural beauty of the German organ sonata tradition. From the clarity of Baroque counterpoint to the bold colors of Romantic and modern sonatas, the evening traces a lineage of sound shaped by resonance, structure, and spirit.

Our Transfigured Nights season is Renewal and Resonance. The sanctuary’s refined acoustics from the recent renovations allow the organ to speak with extraordinary warmth and presence, and this music really comes to life in a satisfying and immersive way.

Program:
Organ Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 65 | F. Mendelssohn
Trio Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, BWV 528 | J.S. Bach
Organ Sonata in A Minor, Wq 70/4, H. 85 | C.P.E. Bach
Organ Sonata No. 3 (1937) | P. Hindemith
Organ Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 11, No. 3 | A.G. Ritter

A reception will follow the recital. We hope you will join us for this evening of music!

Transfigured Nights proudly presents award-winning organist Katelyn Emerson in her recital debut on the J. D. Godwin Organ – Richards, Fowkes & Co.’s Opus 17. The concert will end our fifteenth anniversary celebration of the dedication of this world class instrument.

Ms. Emerson is the 2016 winner of the American Guild of Organists’ NYACOP competition, the semifinal round of which was held at Transfiguration. Her performance this Sunday, October 12, at 7 pm, will fulfill our long-held dream to have her return to play a solo recital on our beautiful organ.

You are invited to greet Ms. Emerson following the concert at a reception in the Parlor.

PROGRAM
Georg Muffat
Toccata septima (1690)

Vincent Lübeck
Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, LübWV 13

Charles Tournemire (reconstructed Maurice Duruflé)
Fantaisie-Improvisation sur l’Ave maris stella (1931/1958)

Rachel Laurin
Sonata en Fa, Opus 7 (1985)

W. A. Mozart
Fantasia f-Moll, K 608 (1790)