June 27 Robert Plimpton 14 Marine Band San Diego

July 4 Dave Wickerham 16 July 11 Christoph Bull 18 July 18 Daryl Robinson 21 July 25 Alison Luedecke 22 The Millennia Consort August 1 Kevin Bowyer 25 August 8 * Justin Bischof 28 August 15 Rising Stars: David Ball 32 ATOS Guest Organist Andrew Konopak Suzy Webster August 22 Movie Night: The General 37 Tom Trenney August 29 * Carol Williams 41 Aaron David Miller

* Concert includes live video projection of the artist’s performance

The 29th Annual International Summer Organ Festival Celebrating the Lives and Spirit of Vivian and Ole Evenson

Concert Programs and Artists

Date Artist Page

The Spreckels Organ Society gratefully acknowledges the major bequest of Warren M. Nichols,

who wished to ensure the continuance of the Summer Organ Festival.

Graphic Layout: Ross Porter / Printed by: Print Diego

Cover Photo: Robert Lang

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SPRECKELS ORGAN SOCIETY 1549 El Prado, Suite 10, San Diego CA 92101-1661 (619) 702-8138 / SOSorgan@gmail.com www.SpreckelsOrgan.org

MISSION

The Spreckels Organ Society is a 501(c)3 non-profit founded in 1988 to preserve, program, and promote the Spreckels Organ

as a world treasure for all people.

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Dr. Carol Williams—San Diego Civic Organist

EXECUTIVE BOARD

President - Jack Lasher Vice President - Dang Nguyen Treasurer - Clifford McMillan

Secretary - Jean Samuels

TRUSTEES Kris Abels Max Nanis Mitch Beauchamp David Nesvig Andrea Card Marion Persons Joseph DeMers Will Pierce Len Filomeo Lynn Reaser Dennis Fox Paulette Rodgers-Leahy Richard Griswold Paul Saunders Charles Gunther Spencer Scott Pamela Hartwell Barbara Truglio Ralph Hughes Tony Uribe Jared Jacobsen Tony Valencia Sean Jones Thomas Warschauer

EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEES

Lyle Blackinton—Curator Emeritus Ross Porter—Executive Director

Dale Sorenson—Curator

KEY VOLUNTEER POSITIONS Volunteer Coordinator – Andrea Card Photography – Bob Lang, Mike Cox

Lighting – Roy Attridge, Len Filomeo, Dale Sorenson Sound—Steve Hall, Jordan White

Sponsorship Coordinator—Ronald De Fields

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From the President...

Welcome to Spreckels Organ Society's 29th annual In-ternational Summer Organ Festival! Whether this is the first time that you have attended one of these concerts or you have come to all the preceding 28 festivals, you will be delighted with the talent we are able to present to you this year. The really wonderful pleasure for all of you is the increased size of the organ to 5,017 pipes. Not only is the organ larger, but it has many new sounds that should tickle your fancy and your ears! While you are here, I hope that you will visit our gift shop. You will find new items this summer, highlighted by the beautiful new Spreckels history book. Not only will you learn more about our grand 101-year-old lady, but there are many wonderful photographs, both cur-rent and historic, included as well. Immediately adja-cent to the gift shop is our Membership table. Please consider joining the Spreckels Organ Society if you are not a member already. As I write this letter to you, anticipating the season, it is with great excitement that I look forward to meeting and seeing you and the promise of our all enjoying some beautiful music this summer. I am glad that you are here and hope that you will con-tinue to come to more concerts this summer and in the years to come! Warmly,

Jack Jack Lasher President Spreckels Organ Society

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Dear Friends,

Special thanks to concert sponsors, who are listed on each of the concert pages, and to these sponsors of the season as a whole:

Lyle and Barbara Blackinton George Hardy and Michael Tassiello

As we embark on another International Organ Fes-tival, I hope that you will enjoy the musical treats that are in store for us. This year, the enlarged Spreckels Organ will sound magnificent with the varied artists that we have brought to you from around the globe. Thank you so much for your support at this fine venue. Without you, all this would not be worthwhile! Best wishes,

Dr. Carol

The 29th annual International summer Organ Festi-val is dedicated to celebrating the lives and spirit of Vivian and Ole Evenson, who helped to create and manage the Spreckels Organ Society. Their time, talent, and treasure were generously shared so that the vision of the Spreckels brothers to have great music in the heart of Balboa Park could be sus-tained for the long term. Since Vivian’s passing in October 2015, the Society has sought to commemo-rate their immense support and to celebrate the joy they brought to us all.

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I met Vivian and Ole Evenson in March, 1983 on my first day as Res-ident Organist of First Presbyterian Church. I immediately became aware of their many years of gener-ous contribution of time and re-sources to the music ministry of the church: the organ, the concert grand piano, the concert series, and many special projects. One of the pastors had given Vivian an angel playing a piano, calling her our “piano angel.” I enjoyed picking up this theme and over the years managed to find a different angel to give her at birth-days. When it became apparent that we needed to create an organization to expand the concerts on the Spreckels Organ, I naturally turned to the Evensons for help. I imagined something along the lines of the church concert committee. Vivian’s reply was that Ole told her he thought she should do it, as “it wouldn’t amount to much!” We unanimously elected her as Presi-dent of the Spreckels Organ Society at our first meeting. Little did any of us dream of what the SOS would

become under Vivian’s leadership, or that she would lead the organization for the next 16 years. In the early years Vivian and I worked together around our kitchen tables. The founding trustees all picked up specific aspects of the program, such as maintaining membership lists and preparing the Stoptab newsletter. We all worked together on our goals, objectives, concerts, publicity, grant applications, and hosting guest per-formers in our homes. Vivian was a tireless fundraiser, phoning her friends for support. As the program grew, we needed to hire a part-time administrative assis-tant and, soon, use an office in Balboa Park. She oversaw every aspect of our growth and expansion with a joy and energy that inspired us all. She loved to welcome concert audiences, inviting them to become part of the Society. When she “retired” as President she continued to raise and give money and to build links with other service groups in the community.

Robert Plimpton Co-Founder of the Spreckels Organ

Society and Civic Organist Emeritus

Remembering Vivian and Ole Evenson

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Major Contributors to the Spreckels Organ Society

Scott Reaser Reinhart Engineering Dr. Edgar and Eugenia Sack Jean Samuels and Chester Yamaga Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Smith, Jr. Judith Trento and Michael Drummy Connie and Peter Van Putten Richard and Alberta Waggoner

City of San Diego Commission for Arts & Culture City of San Diego Park & Recreation Department

County of San Diego Community Enhancement Program Vivian Evenson / Mr. and Mrs. William Alford

Dr. Dwight W. Gordon Herbert McPherson Bequest Warren M. Nichols Bequest

Las Patronas Point Loma Nazarene University

The Ryan Family Foundation The Estate of Donald Snowden

The Thursday Club Thearle-Trepte Fund at The San Diego Foundation

Tutti $5,000 +

Mrs. Gretchen Allen Capt. And Mrs. Edward S. Barr Elizabeth Berry Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Blackinton Mr. George Butterfield Mr. and Mrs. Robert Canzoneri Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Chan Mrs. Nellie Cox Mrs. Edele P. de Kirby Samuel A. Donges John S. Elizalde Mr. and Mrs. Richard Esgate Vivian and Oberlin Evenson Mrs. Preston H. Fleet Dr. Seuss Foundation

George Hardy and Michael Tassiello Dr. and Mrs. Herbert Hesketh Mr. and Mrs. William Homeyer Dr. David K. Hostetler Robert Kilian and Kathleen Slayton Dr. and Mrs. C. Ronald Koons Mr. and Mrs. Jerry T. Lang Ms. Dorothea Laub Ms. Elaine Murphy Mr. Robert E. Palmer Dr. and Mrs. Owen C. Peck Mr. and Mrs. Jerome D. Ryan Mr. and Mrs. Eugene J. Thomas Mr. and Mrs. Richard Vandervoort

Linda and Frederick Bartz Mr. and Mrs. James Buckles Joseph Lee deRamus Jack Lasher and Brandon Tate Mr. and Mrs. Harold Martyn Mr. and Mrs. William Nagy Lynn Reaser

Bombarde $1,000-$4,000

State Trumpets $500-$999

American Guild of Organists, San Diego Chapter Elaine Baldwin and Carl Nelson Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ballinger Chase Bank Dr. James W. Cobble Mr. O.J. Early Ralph J. Fear Richard Forsyth and Kate Leonard Rodney Friedman Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth G. Hanson

Pleno $250-$400

Matthew Bietz & Daniel Rogalski Choral Consortium of San Diego Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Collier Mr. David Coup Cdr. and Mrs. Robert Culverhouse, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. James Cunning Mr. and Mrs. Walter Curry Dr. John Ferguson & Mrs. Elizabeth Zimmerman Mr. Len Filomeo Mr. and Mrs. Neil Finn Frank Gaertner and Nancy McCarthy Drs. Einar and Sally Gall Russell H. Ginns Mr. J. Clifton Gomes Mr. Clifford W. Halliday Ms. Marty Hambright Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Homan Mr. Roy E. Hughes Lounsbery Ferguson Altona & Peak LLP Jon Monda and Robert Johnson

Bernard and Lorraine Marstall Vincent Dean Morrison Michael O'Brien Eugene Pearson Cynthia D. Peterson Ms. Patti Roscoe Mr. and Mrs. Philip Sangiorgio Helen and Jim Seiler Len Simon & Candace Carroll Dale Sorenson Kenneth Spindler Barbara Stevenson Paula Taylor and Bernard Kulchin Mr. and Mrs. Gary Toops Mr. Lon Vanderveer Mr. Daniel Wagner Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Warschauer Mr. Michael Weaver Mr. and Mrs. Justin Woyke Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Young, Jr. Stephen and Mary Zawadzki

Mr. and Mrs. F. Edward Lake Mr. and Mrs. Martin Marugg, Jr. Mr. Les Oakley Ken and Leslie Robb Adolph S. Rosekrans Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schmidt Organ Stop, Inc. / Wayne and Cheryl Seppala Mr. Phillip Winter Alan Yaghdijian

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Magnaton $100-249

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Adams Mr. Gary Allard Ms. Judith Allday Lee and Traute Anke Ms. Dorothy Appleby Ms. Pamela Arnold Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Atkinson Mr. Roy Attridge Ms. Patricia Baker Mr. Gene Beezer Mr. William Bobbe Mr. Kenneth Boddy Mr. Roy Bohrer Christopher Bott & Dr. Shelley Boyd Mr. Robert Bouchard Mr. Steven Brauer Mr. & Mrs. Bob Breen Teddie Brown Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Buchmeier Ms. Andrea L. Card Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Carrier John Cassaboom and Paula Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Charfauros Ms. Grace B. Clayton Mr. Charles Cheyney Mr. and Mrs. William Colburn Judith Collier Mr. and Mrs. James Cooper Mr. & Mrs. Todd Cooper Ms. Virginia Coyne Mr. William R. Crawford Dr. & Mrs. Emery Cummins Dr. and Mrs. John Dapolito Mr. Audun Davik Mr. and Mrs. Ronald De Fields Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DeMers Ms. Elizabeth Downie Mr. and Mrs. Leland Dresser Mr. John Eckels Ms. Connie J. Eitzen Ms. Bette Ferguson Ms. Margaret Flickinger Bob Fullerton and John Fankhauser Mr. William Galante Ms. Laurel Garza Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gerard

Mr. David Gill George Gillespie Mrs. Theodore Goff Dr. and Mrs. Michael Goldbaum Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gray Mr. Charles Gunther Ms. Ruth Hayward Eric L. Hedegaard Christian Herrmann, Jr., M.D. Mr. S. Dale Hess Leonard Hirsch Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hitchcock Ms. Mary Hodge Mr. and Mrs. Derek Hook Mr. Handy Horiye Ms. Julie J. Hudson Mr. Tom Humphrey Mr. James M. Hunt Mr. Andrew Husk Mr. John Jacobs Mrs. Judith M. James Mrs. Nancy James Mr. and Mrs. Donald Jenkinson Mr. Rupert Keesler Mr. and Mrs. Charles King Mr. Roy A. Krava, Jr. Thomas Krueger Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kruse Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Kuchta Mr. Peter Kuhns Mr. and Mrs. F. LeRoy Lafferty Ms. Ruth Landaal Mr. Mark A. Landguth Mr. William Lange Michele Larrecou Mr. & Mrs. D. Blair Lawson Mr. and Mrs. Parley LeeMaster Dr. Virginia Loh-Hagan Steve Love Drs. Alison Luedecke and Bill Paxton Drs. Flavio Marsiglia and Stephen Kulis Mr. and Mrs. David W. Martell Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Matson Mrs. Maureen J. McBreen

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Ms. Ann McDonald Mr. and Mrs. Bob McKenzie Mr. William C. McLauglin Ms. May McLean Mr. Cliff McMillan Marilyn McPhie Mr. Joseph McQuaide Mr. Meldon Merrill Dr. and Mrs. Robert Metzger Mr. Robert Meyer the Maly/Meyers Family Ms. Sheila Moss Mr. S. Todd Muffatti Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nation, Jr. Greg J. Nemeth Dr. and Mrs. David T. Nesvig Mr. Dang Nguyen Ms. Toni Nickell Dr. Dennis Nowack Dr. Terry O'Donnell Ms. Virginia Oliver Captain Hal N. Osborn USN (ret) Sara Oswald Ms. Melody Padget Terry Paik Ms. Cynthia Poole Mr. and Mrs. Herbert R. Radisch Mr. Chuck Rainey Mr and Mrs M.G. and L.A. Ramirez Mr. and Mrs. Jack Redfern Mr. Robert Reese Paulette Rodgers-Leahy Ms. Malou Rogers Mr. and Mrs. William Scott Roleson Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Romanas Mr. and Mrs. Norwin Rosner Ms. Adele Rugg Mr. and Mrs. William Rulon Ms. Roleen Sanderson Michael Schaefer & Paula Simon

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Scheffel Mr. Russell Schertle Kathy Schneider Mr. Daniel Schwarz Mr. David Leigh Shearer Mr. Paul and Ms. Janet Siler Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Simons Frederick Simson and Robert Zelmer Ms. Josephine B. Skibby Mr. W. Dale Skinner and Randy Grabowski Dr. and Mrs. Alan Spector Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stefanatz Mr. Ryan Steidinger Mr. and Mrs. David Stephens Mrs. Marilyn Stewart Mr. David Stout Mr. J. Theodore Struck Mr. & Mrs. Michael Theilacker Mrs. Goff Theodore Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Thum Mrs. V. Claudene Todhunter Dr. and Mrs. Howard R. Toole Mr. and Mrs. Burton Vasche II Ms. Selma Vassall Mrs. Helen Wagner Lee E. Wahlert & David Machado Dr. Robert D. Wallace Mr. Randall L. Ward Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. Ward Donald Washburn Mr. and Mrs. Peter Way Mr. and Mrs. Joel Weber Ms. Suzy Webster Drs. Barry and Kathy Weiss Mr. Robert Wennerholt Dennis Wenzel and Frederick Sramek Mr. Stowell Werden Mr. and Mrs. Daniel White Mr. and Mrs. William Wilcox Evelyn J. Wright-Elson Ms. Jenny Yun

Magnaton $100-249

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Congratulations to the outstanding young organists who will receive Spreckels Award Scholarships on Rising Stars Night:

Advanced Division: Suzy Webster

Intermediate Division: John Yokoyama

Novice Division: Miranda Kaack

In Memoriam

Special Honors for Spreckels Scholars

Canine Corps

Diedrich Buxtehude Bell

Sheila Gustafson

Ranger Slater

John Eitzen Vivian Evenson Carol Galante

Frank J. Germain Donald Lang

Donald Snowden

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SPRECKELS ORGAN LEGACY OPPORTUNITY

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June 27

The United States Marine Band

Gunnery Sergeant Francisco Gaxiola, conductor

Robert Plimpton, San Diego Civic Organist Emeritus

The Star Spangled Banner arr. GySgt Francisco Gaxiola Band and Organ

Toccata in D Major Marcel Lanquetuit(1894-1985) Organ Solo

Semper Fidelis John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)

National Emblem Eugene Bagley (1857-1922)

The Thunderer John Philip Sousa

That’s A Plenty Lew Pollack, arr. (1895-1946)

Organ Solo: Rhythmic Suite Robert Elmore (1913-1985) Rhythms—Pavane—Rigadoon—Finale

Manhattan Beach+ John Philip Sousa

Eagle Squadron Kenneth Alford (1881-1945)

Sing, Sing, Sing Louis Prima, arr. (1910-1978)

Intermission

Tango for Organ Joe Utterback (b. 1914) Organ Solo

Alleluia! Laudamus Te Alfred Reed (pub. 1973)

Washington Post+ John Philip Sousa

Liberty Bell+ John Philip Sousa

America, the Beautiful Samuel Ward, arr. Carmen Dragon

Armed Forces Medley Thomas Knox (1937-2004)

+ arranged for band and organ by GySgt Francisco Gaxiola

Tonight’s concert sponsored by:

Bill and Olivia Alford in memory of Vivian and Oberlin Evenson

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R OBERT PLIMPTON served for more than 16 years as San Diego Civic Organist,

beginning in 1984, and helped to found the Spreck-els Organ Society. From 2004-2015 he was Organ-ist of the First United Methodist Church of San Di-ego. In 2001 San Diego City Council named him Civic Organist Emeritus in recognition of his con-tinuing contributions to the artistic life of the com-munity. Active in retirement, he is currently the interim Music Director and Organist at Ascension Lutheran Church in San Diego.

M ARINE BAND SAN DIEGO was founded in 1921 and since then has thrilled countless thousands by averaging nearly

four hundred musical commitments every year, operating out of the Ma-rine Corps Recruit Depot of the Western Recruiting Region. The primary mission of Marine Band San Diego is to support the Recruit Training Regiment and other depot organizations. Additionally, the band performs a wide variety of music at military ceremonies and civilian events throughout San Diego County and the southwestern United States. Gun-nery Sergeant Francisco Gaxiola conducts the ensemble. He has written several of the arrangements for band and organ that are to be played at the June 27 concert.

D AVE WICKERHAM is Co-Manager and Organist in Residence at the

1927 Crystal Theatre Performing Arts Center in Crystal Falls, Michigan, home to a 3 manual, 21 rank Möller organ. He spent seven years as Organist - Curator with the legendary Milhous Collection in South Florida and ten years as

staff organist at the Piper Music Palace in Greenfield, Wisconsin. Raised in California and Arizona, Wickerham counts among his music teachers Roseamond Crowley, one of the few remaining descendants of the Louis Vierne line of organists. He has performed frequently under the auspices of the American Theatre Organ Society, and has performed in New Zea-land and Australia as well as many venues in the USA.

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July 4

Dave Wickerham

The Washington Post March The Ragtime Dance

George Gershwin Treasures Civil War Fantasy

Armed Forces Salute and Grand Americana Finale

Tonight’s concert sponsored by:

Organ Stop - Wayne & Cheryl Seppala Richard and Barbara Vandervoort

Richard & Alberta Waggoner

Intermission

Spectacular tribute to musical Americana, featuring a collec-tion of patriotic favorites, music from the Great American

Songbook, and tunes from American film composers.

The National Emblem March The Temptation Rag

Tribute to Irving Berlin (medley) Echoes from Out West (American Folk Songs)

George M. Cohan First Half Finale

Sept 14, 2014: Celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Star-Spangled Banner. Photo: Mike Cox

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July 11

Christoph Bull

Intermission

Paraphrases on two Preludes in C Toccata in d minor and Fugue in D major, Op. 56 No. 5-6 Max Reger (1873-1916) German Folk Song Arrangement Christoph Bull Well-Tempered Variations on a Bach Prelude in D minor Christoph Bull In memoriam Part Two: Nothing Compares 2 U/Purple Rain Prince (1958-2016) arr. C. Bull Crown Imperial William Walton (1902-1983)

Tonight’s concert sponsored by:

Judith Trento & Michael Drummy Dr. Kenneth and Jacquelyn Hanson

Harold and Beverly Martyn Ken & Leslie Robb

Carillon de Westminster, Op. 54 No. 6 - Louis Vierne (1870-1937) A minor Trance Christoph Bull Toccata and Fugue in d minor “Dorian,” BWV 538 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) In memoriam Part One: Life on Mars David Bowie (1947-2016) arr. C. Bull Bolero Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) arr. Klaus Uwe Ludwig

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C HRISTOPH BULL is a concert organist, com-poser, singer-songwriter, and organ professor

at UCLA as well as organist-in-residence at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, playing the largest church pipe organ in the world. Noted for his broad-ranging approach to music, he has performed and recorded in France, Switzerland, Austria, Den-mark, Northern Ireland, Russia, India, Taiwan and El Salvador, and at concert halls and clubs in the United States. His solo album First & Grand, one of many recording projects, was the world premiere recording of the Walt Disney Concert Hall Organ. Born and educated in Germany, he continued his music studies in the US, earning degrees at Berklee Col-lege of Music, USC, and American Conservatory of Music.

P rizewinning organist DARYL ROBINSON is praised for his inno-vative programming, impeccable technique, imaginative organ

registrations, and unique depth of interpretative skill. A native of Hou-ston, Daryl holds a Master of Music from The Shepherd School of Music

at Rice University and a Bachelor of Music from The Moores School of Music at The University of Houston. He has performed in venues throughout the US and Eu-rope and served as Collaborative Keyboard Artist for the Moores School Concert Chorale. He has appeared with the Grammy-nominated ensemble Ars Lyrica Houston, the Houston Symphony, the Houston Chamber Choir, Mercury Baroque and other ensembles. He now serves as

Assistant Professor of Organ for Westminster Choir College in Prince-ton, NJ. Daryl’s debut solo album, Sempre Organo, was released in 2013 on the ProOrgano Records label.

J ason Ginter is a timpanist and percussionist, a soloist and educator. Formerly the Principal

Timpanist of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, he has performed with orchestras throughout the country. A native of Elyria, Ohio, Jason began playing the drums at age 12, and while in high school he was se-lected to play with the Cleveland Orchestra on a "Percussion Spectacu-lar" concert. A graduate of the Cincinnati-Conservatory of Music, he studied with Russell Burge of the Percussion Group Cincinnati.

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Daryl Robinson, Organ

Jason Ginter, Percussion

Intermission

Boléro on a Theme of Charles Racquet for Organ and Percussion Pierre Cochereau Allegro maestoso from Organ Sonata, Op. 28 Edward Elgar Lullaby from Suite No. 2 Calvin Hampton Rumba for Organ and Percussion George Baker

Tonight’s concert sponsored by:

Edele de Kirby in memory of Ivor de Kirby

Tierces from Four Concert Etudes David Briggs Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 874 Johann Sebastian Bach arr. Max Reger

Variations on a Noël Gaston Litaize Outer Hebrides Paul Halley Prelude and Fugue on the Name of B-A-C-H, S. 260 Franz Liszt

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July 25

Millennia Consort:

Steve O'Connor and Miles McAllister, trumpets; Mike McCoy French horn; Sean

Reusch, trombone; Scott Sutherland, tuba; Beverly Reese Dorsey, percussion;

Alison Luedecke, Organ

Irish Air from “County Derry” Percy Grainger (1882-1961) arr. Scott Sutherland

Brass quintet, organ, percussion

Choral varie sur le theme duVeni, Creator Spiritus Maurice Durufle (1902-1986)

Choral / Poco meno lent / Allegretto / Andante espressivo / Allegro

Organ

The Planets, op. 32 Gustav Holst (1874-1934) Mars- The Bringer of War arr. Scott Sutherland Venus- The Bringer of Peace Jupiter- The Bringer of Jollity

Brass quintet, percussion, organ

Tonight’s concert sponsored by: American Guild of Organists, San Diego Chapter

Elaine Baldwin Dr. Ronald and Shirlee Koons

Jerome Ryan and Anne Evenson Ryan

Intermission

Sonata pian’ e forte Giovanni Gabrieli (1555-1612) arr. Scott Sutherland

Brass quintet, percussion, organ

Variations on “Outbursts of Spring Triumphant” (A Theme of Ludwig Diehn) Mary Beth Bennett (b.1954)

i. Intrada / ii. Ostinato / iii. Celestes / iv. Aria / v. Interlude / vi. Toccata

Organ

Pièce Héroïque Cesar Franck (1822-1890) Tuba and organ

Suite: Craig Phillips (b. 1961) i. Prelude / ii. Cantilene / iii. Toccata

Brass quintet, organ, percussion

A LISON LUEDECKE has performed across the United States and inter-

nationally for regional and national con-ventions of the American Guild of Organ-ists, the National Association of Pastoral Musicians, the Organ Historical Society, and others. Dr. Luedecke completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Organ Performance at the Eastman School of Mu-sic and is now Associate Organist at St. James by the Sea Episcopal Church in La Jolla.

M ILLENNIA CONSORT presents the best of the new and the best of the old. Millennia Consort is comprised of Steve

O'Connor and Miles McAllister, trumpet; Mike McCoy, French horn; Sean Reusch, trombone; Scott Sutherland, tuba; Beverly Reese Dorcy, percussion; and Alison Luedecke, organ. Consort member credits in-clude: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, London Philharmonic Or-chestra, San Diego Symphony, Los Angeles Opera, Pacific Symphony, San Diego Opera, Opera Pacific, and Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra, and broadcast appearances.

K EVIN BOWYER was born and educated in England. His 1987 world premiere of Kaikhosru Sorabji’s two hour solo Sym-

phony for Organ, considered “impossible” ever since its publication in 1925, helped to cement his reputation as a player of contemporary music and music of extreme technical complexity. He recently completed a critical edition of Sorabji’s complete organ works, a thousand-page pro-

ject that occupied him almost full time for six years (2008-14). Tours abroad have tak-en him throughout Europe, North America, Australia and Japan. He has released a great number of solo CDs. Kevin’s article, Twen-tieth Century European Organ Music – A Toast, cast as a play set in a Cotswolds pub, in the Incorporated Association of Organ-ists’ Millennium Book, was described by one reviewer as “quite simply the best piece of writing on organ music that I have ever seen.”

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August 1

Kevin Bowyer

Intermission

Triumphal Overture (1951) Ernest Tomlinson (1924-2015)

Flourish and Reflection for a Wedding—Henry Campbell (b.1949)

From Grands Preludes, Op. 66 Charles-Valentin Alkan 2. in d minor (1813-1888) 4. in g minor

The Grasshoppers’ Dance Ernest Bucalossi (1859-1933)

Variations sur un Noël, Op. 20 Marcel Dupré (1886-1971)

Tonight’s concert sponsored by:

Dwight W. Gordon Connie and Peter Van Putten in memory of Aunt Leona,

who loved the summer festival concerts

Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542 J S Bach (1685-1750)

Sonata 5 in D Major Felix Mendelssohn (1809-47) Andante Andante con moto Allegro maestoso

Amazing Grace Mons Leidvin Takle (b. 1942)

Hymn to Freedom (arr. Takle) Oscar Peterson (1925-2007)

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Photo: Robert Lang

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August 8

Justin Bischof

In memory of McNeil Robinson

Hommage to Reger Bischof Berceuse Louis Vierne (1870-1937) Spreckels Suite on themes from the Audience Bischof

1 Fanfare 2 Meditation 3 March 4 Lullaby 5 Finale

Tonight’s concert sponsored by: Robert Kilian and Kathleen Slayton

Intermission

Pomp and Circumstance March, No.1 Edward Elgar (1857-1934) Trumpet Tune Henry Purcell (1659-1695) Piece D'Orgue Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Hommage to Bach Bischof Toccata and Fugue Hommage to Messiaen McNeil Robinson (1943-2015) Prelude & Toccata on Bischof S.A.N. D.I.E.G.O.

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J USTIN BISCHOF is the Director of Music at The Church of St.

James the Less, Artistic Director of The Canadian Chamber Orchestra of New York City and of the NYC-based Modus Opera Company. Past seasons have seen him work with orchestras in the US, Canada, Europe, Russia and Australia. He received his Doctorate in Organ from the Manhattan School of Music where he later served on the School’s Theory and Keyboard Skills faculty. He currently is a member of their Alumni Council. Described as “a master virtuoso” in the Frank-furt News and “a master improviser of the highest order” by the New York City AGO, Mr. Bischof is one of the world’s finest improvisers, having won first prize in the 2000 American Guild of Organists National Improvisation Competition.

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Toccata on “Amazing Grace” J. Christopher Pardini (Contemporary)

Suzy Webster

Winner, American Theatre Organ Society (ATOS) Annual Young Theatre Organist Competition—July 2016

Noel X Louis-Claude Daquin (1694-1772) Fantasia in f minor, K. 608 W.A. Mozart

David Ball

Tonight’s concert sponsored by:

Musical Merit Foundation of San Diego William and Jean Nagy

Scott Reaser and Lynn Reaser

Intermission

Presentation of Spreckels Awards

August 15—Rising Stars!

David Ball, Organist, plus

2016 ATOS Winner—and guest artists:

Suzy Webster, Advanced Division, Spreckels Awards 2016

Andrew Konopak, Baritone

Sinfonia from Cantata 29 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

“The Subway” Prelude and Fugue* Ryan Dodge (b. 1993) *California Premiere

David Ball

Der Vogelfänger W. A Mozart (1756-91) But who may abide the day of his coming? G. F Handel (1685-1759) Loch Lomond Arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)

Andrew Konopak, Baritone

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J uilliard-trained organist DAVID BALL has performed solor and collaborative recit-

als across the country, and with the Juilliard Orchestra. He won AGO competitions in Wichita, Denver, Kansas City, and St. Louis, and is the recipient of the rarely-conferred Outstanding Student Award from the St. Louis Chapter of the AGO. Most recently, as a win-ner of the AGO/Quimby Regional Competi-tion for Young Organists, David performed as

a Rising Star at the 2016 National AGO Convention in Houston.

A ndrew Konopak began his study of classical voice and music in 2012 at Mira Costa College with Dr. Arlie Langager. He has

been a member of the San Diego Master Chorale, the San Diego Pro Arte Voices, and other choirs. Andrew is currently working on his bachelors of music in opera at the Bob Cole Conservatory of Music; he currently studies with Dr. Steven Kronauer. He has been accepted into the opera studio at AIMS Graz - a summer program lasting a month and a half in the town of Graz, Austria.

S uzy Webster will be a senior at Chris-tian High School in the fall. A piano

and organ student of Leslie Wolf Robb, Suzy has twice won first place in the Southern Cali-fornia Junior Bach Festival Complete Works Auditions and has twice performed in the Me-morial Awards Concert at First Congregation-al Church in Los Angeles. She serves as a sub-stitute organist for several San Diego church-es. Suzy has performed in the Spreckels Hon-ors Concert every year since 2006, and was the Advanced Division AGO-Spreckels Scholarship winner in 2013 and 2016. She had the privilege of performing a concert at St. Mary's Cathe-dral in San Francisco in 2014.

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August 22—Silent Movie Night

Tom Trenney

Toccata and Fugue in d minor, BWV 565 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) The Dance of the Hours Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1886) Two Miniatures for Organ

Irish Air from County Derry arr. Edwin Lemare (1865-1934) The Flues Blues William Albright (1944-1998)

Fantasia on themes from Carmen Georges Bizet (1838-1875)

arr. Edwin. H. Lemare adapted by Tom Trenney

Tonight’s concert sponsored by:

Chase Bank Dwight W. Gordon

Alan Yaghdjian of Rancho Bernardo Courtyard The Winter Group

Intermission

The General (1926), starring Buster Keaton.

The Civil War interrupts the romance of this young locomotive engineer, until his accidental bravery wins the day.

Based on a true story, this is among the greatest films ever made.

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T OM TRENNEY serves as Minister of Music to First-Plymouth Con-

gregational Church in Lincoln, Nebraska, where he also serves as Artistic Director of the acclaimed Abendmusik: Lincoln Con-cert Series. Known for his engaging im-provisations on hymns, submitted themes, silent films, scripture, poetry, and artwork, he became the first organist to be awarded First Prize and Audience Prize in the Amer-ican Guild of Organists’ (AGO) National

Competition in Organ Improvisation in 2006. A graduate of the Cleve-land Institute of Music and the Eastman School of Music, Tom’s teachers and mentors include Anton Armstrong, David Davidson, David Higgs, William Weinert, Anne Wilson, and Todd Wilson. Tom has performed in recital at major concert venues across the country and has been a featured artist at regional and national conventions of The American Guild of Or-ganists, The Organ Historical Society, and for many denominational mu-sic association conferences.

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Tonight’s concert sponsored by:

Dwight W. Gordon Jack Lasher & Brandon Tate

Jean Samuels & Chester Yamaga in memory of Carol Galante

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August 29

Dr. Carol Williams

Aaron David Miller

2 Organs—2 Organists!

Closing Night

Tonight’s Music Will Include:

Psalm 19 - B. Marcello

Cantabile Symphonique – Camille Saint-Saëns

A Little Jazz

Three Turkish Marches - W. A. Mozart 1. March from Die Entführung aus dem Serail, K. 384

2. March, K. 290 3. Rondo alla Turca, K. 331

Winter Poem - Lynnwood Farham

Mack the Knife - Kurt Weill, arr. A. D. Miller

Symphonie Pour Orgue - Carol Williams

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A ARON DAVID MILLER is both a composer and concert organist. His performances have aired on National Public Radio, Minne-

sota Public Radio, Pipe Dreams, and many TV programs. He has com-posed works for numerous organ dedications and orchestra festivals, among them the Zurich Symphony, Seattle Symphony, and Toledo Sym-phony. Dr. Miller’s work was honored with the 2004 Hellenikon Idyllion Composition Prize offered by the Olympic Committee in Athens. Dr. Miller received his Bachelor of Music degree in 1995 from the Eastman School of Music and earned his Master of Music degree at the Manhat-tan School of Music, followed by a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in 1999. Dr. Miller was a member of the theory faculty at the Manhattan School of Music from 1996-1999. He served as Organist and Assistant Director of Music at Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago from 1999-2000. Dr. Miller is currently the Music Director at House of Hope Pres-byterian Church in St. Paul, MN. Find him online at www.aarondavidmiller.com

I n 2001, British born CAROL WILLIAMS was the first woman in the world to be appointed Civic Organist. She graduated with top hon-

ors from London’s Royal Academy of Music and continued her educa-tion in France. Subsequent studies were at Yale University, and she earned her Doctorate of Music at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City. Her concerts continue to take her to places such as Europe, China, Russia, and the Far East, as well as throughout the USA. Dr. Wil-liams is the Artistic Director at the Spreckels Organ Society, helping cre-ate the world’s largest pipe organ festival every summer. For more infor-mation, Google: Dr. Carol Williams.

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...to Preserve, Program, and

Promote the great Spreckels Organ

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The Spreckels Organ Society’s mission is to Preserve, Program, and Promote the great Spreckels Organ as a world treasure for all people. Your membership makes it possible to fulfill this mission. Here’s what we’ve been doing:

Preserve

Expanded to 5,017 pipes, now the world’s largest outdoor pipe organ

Re-coated the pipe façade New console in 2011

Program

San Diego Sings—2015 and 2017

Centennial Concert Dec. 31, 2014

Halloween Movie Nights Reunion concert of Drive Like

Jehu Organ-Playing Marathons Tributes to David Bowie Tribute to Vivian Evenson “Taking the Title” concert “Organ for the Senses” 6-10-16 Showcase concerts for young

organists

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keting

With your help, we can boost scholarships, reach more schools, partner with our neighbors in Bal-boa Park for more programs, and develop opportunities together with sister organizations in our region that focus on the music of the pipe organ.

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Now that the Spreckels Organ Society’s Drive to 5,000 Pipes is complete, the organ has 80 ranks and 5,017 pipes, making it once again the World’s Largest Out-door Pipe Organ. These new pipes bring exciting new voices that add more color and shimmer to the sound experience of a Spreckels Organ concert. Stage 1 of the Drive, the Cen-tennial Tuba rank of pipes, re-quires a separate blower in order to power the big pipes, which give a “bold, broad cap to the total or-gan ensemble,” in the words of Curator Emeritus Lyle Blackin-ton. Stage 2 of the Drive, also dedi-cated at the Centennial Concert of Dec. 14, 2014, consists of the paired ranks of Gamba and Gam-ba Celeste. These 146 pipes intro-duce string sounds that were miss-ing on the Great manual, as a re-sult enhancing the entire string ensemble of the organ. Stage 3, which does not offer added numbers to the official pipe count, nevertheless brings important and recognizable bells and whistles—literally. Triangle, castanets, tambourine, Persian roll cymbal, klaxon, siren, train whis-tle, doorbell and other special sounds now add to the enjoyment of watching a silent movie here,

accompanied by the Spreckels Organ. This stage also includes Glockenspiel and Xylophone of 37 notes each. Stages 4 and 5 are comprised of the four new pipe ranks that were dedicated in the April 23rd “Taking the Title” concert. The final pipe was pledged in June, 2015, and this spring’s special event was a continuation of the Centennial celebration of the or-gan and Balboa Park. Stage 4 is the 8’ Geigen Ce-leste rank and the 4’ Violina Ce-leste rank. Together they add richness and “shimmer” to the string sounds on the Choir manu-al. Stage 5 consists of the 8’ Vox Humana and the 8’ Crommorne, each of which add a distinctive voice to the Solo manual. Thanks to L.W. Blackinton and Associates for the team’s su-perb work on the additions to San Diego’s musical treasure!

New Voices of the

Spreckels Organ

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This organ is maintained by L.W. Blackinton and Associates, Inc. Lyle Blackinton, Curator 1974-2014 Dale Sorenson, Curator 2015-

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