Ruth and Clarence Mader
Memorial Scholarship Fund
| The Mader Scholarship Fund and
| St. James' In The City Episcopal Church and
| The Los Angeles Chapter, American Guild of Organists
present
Midnight Toccatas and More!
| A festive concert and discussion
premiering the winning entry of the Mader Fund’s
50th Anniversary Composition Competition
| Featuring
Organists Stephen Tharp and David Briggs will each perform their unique interpretation of Midnight Toccatas for Solo Organ by Aaron Travers, Associate Professor of Composition at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music. Midnight Toccatas was the winning work from among 42 entries in the Ruth and Clarence Mader Memorial Scholarship Fund's 50th anniversary Composition Competition. The program will also include the organists’ own transcriptions of Ride of the Valkyries (Wagner), Carnival (Dvorak), and Daphnis et Chloe (Ravel). In addition to the performances, Dr. Frank Ticheli will interview Dr. Travers and moderate an audience Q & A following the concert.
Sunday, February 12, 2023 6:00 pm
Preceded by a Choral Evensong at 4:15 featuring the choir of St. James'
Canon James Buonemani, Director
St. James' In The City Episcopal Church
3903 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90010
Event will also be live streamed HERE.
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Free Admission