Spreckels Organ Society
Balboa Park, San Diego
Program for Sunday Sept 24 at 2 p.m.
This week: A Salute to Broadway and Hollywood!
America
There’s No Business Like Show Business Irving Berlin
42nd Street Harry Warren
Medley from Fiddler on the Roof Jerry Bock
The Trolley Song Mortin & Blane
New York, New York John Kander
That’s Entertainment Arthur Schwartz
Medley from West Side Story Leonard Bernstein
Medley from The Sound of Music Richard Rodgers
Medley from A Chorus Line Marvin hamlisch
The Star Spangled Banner
Program for Sunday Sept 17
At 2 p.m. the weekly concert will feature the following musical selections:
America – Samuel Ward
Crown Imperial – William Walton (1902-1983)
Outer Hebrides – Paul Halley (b. 1952)
Marche Militaire – Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Hommage a Frescobaldi: Epilogue – Jean Langlais (1907-1991)
Aria – Charles Callahan (b. 1951)
Concerto in G: i. Allegro – J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
Washington Post – Sousa-Linger (1854-1932)
Disney Medley:
“The Bare Necessities” from The Jungle Book – Terry Gilkyson (1967 & 2016)
“When you Wish Upon a Star” from Pinocchio – Washington and Leigh Harline
(1940)
“Let it Go” from Frozen (2013) – arr. Rob Stefanussen
Symphonie I: Final – Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
Star Spangled Banner – Key and Smith
Introduction by Mary Beth Bennett (b. 1954)
Sunday Sept 10 at 2 p.m. – Concert Program
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this week’s musical selections include:
America
From Peer Gynt Suite Op. 46 Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) Transcription Harvey B. Gaul (1881-1945)
IV. In the Hall of the Mountain King
Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543 – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Tuba Tune for Organ – Norman Cocker (1889-1953)
Three jazz organ preludes- Johannes Matthias Michel (b.1962)
I. Swing Five (Sustain us, Lord with your word)
II. Bossa Nova (Wonderful King)
III. Afro-Cuban (In Thee Is Gladness)
From Suite Modale for Organ Op. 43 – Flor Peeters (1903-1986)
II. Scherzo
From the Fantasy Pieces for Organ Op. 54 – Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
VI. Carillon De Westminster
National Anthem
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Photos: Finale Concert
The August 28 concert brought Carol Williams back to the Organ Pavilion in style! Councilmember Chris Ward presented San Diego’s proclamation of Carol as Civic Organist Emerita. And that was only the beginning of the fun!
See the whole photo set at this link:
http://sosorgan.org/photogallery/2017/170828finale/index.htm#15
Concert for Sunday Sept 3 at 2 p.m.
Here’s the set of musical selections for Sunday’s concert:
America the Beautiful
Overture to Donna Diana – Emile Reznicek / Pittorino
Prelude and Fugue in G major BWV541 –
J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
Andante Espressivo – Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Prelude and Fugue in G minor –
Marcel Dupre (1886-1971)
Improvisation
Carmen Suite – Georges Bizet / Pittorino
Prélude
Habanera
Chanson du Toréador
Séguedille
Danse Bohème
The National Anthem
Photos from 2001-today
Click to see the Index Page of a photo gallery that documents more than 260 concerts over the years.
Artistic Director Carol Williams
Dr. Carol Williams, Civic Organist 2001-2016 and ongoing Artistic Director for the Spreckels Organ Society
2017 Summer Program Book
Click the image to download the program book for the Centennial International Summer Organ Festival
