Organist Martin Baker - Westminster Cathedral, London Sunday, 24 February 2019 3:00 PM Calvary Episcopal Church 315 Shady Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15206 http://organseries.com/ https://www.facebook.com/events/297633410993599/ Tickets available at the door (cash, check, or card). General admission $12. Student free with valid ID. Featuring the 30th Anniversary Performance of 'Rubrics' by Dan Locklair Distinguished Choral Conductor and Concert Organist, Martin Baker is Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral in London UK where he directs the Cathedral’s world-famous choir of men and boys and leads the music program there. As an organ soloist he won first prize in the Improvisation Competition at the St Albans International Organ Festival in 1997, and he performs solo recitals regularly throughout the UK as well as in Europe, the USA, and Russia. He is known particularly for his skill in organ improvisation. Mr. Baker will captivate the audience on the four-manual 137-rank Casavant Frères organ at Calvary Episcopal Church. Presented in cooperation with Calvary Episcopal Church. PROGRAM (printed program: https://tinyurl.com/OAS-Baker-Program) Chaconne from Partita in D minor, BWV 1004 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) arr. Wilhelm Middelschulte (1863-1943) Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BuxWV 223 Dietrich Buxtehude (c.1637-1707) Rubrics Dan Locklair (b.1949) 1. "...'Hallelujah' has been restored..." 2. "Silence may be kept." 3. "...and thanksgivings may follow." 4. "The Peace may be exchanged." 5. "The people respond - Amen!" Pictures at an Exhibition Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881) arr. Martin Baker (b.1967) Promenade Gnomus Promenade Il vecchio castello Promenade Tuileries Bydlo Promenade Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks Samuel Goldenberg und Schmuÿle Promenade Limoges Catacombæ (Sepulcrum romanum) Con mortuis in lingua mortua Baba-Yaga The Bogatyr Gate at Kiev Improvisation Martin Baker (b.1967) Martin Baker is represented in North America by Karen McFarlane Artists, Inc. Cleveland, OH