First Baptist Church (Poplar and East Parkway) in Memphis recently completed major work on its 84-Rank Wicks Organ.
The church is celebrating this achievement, by presenting a “Concert of Thanks” on:
Sunday, November 17, 2024, 3:00 PM
Memphis organists Karen Strawhecker, Gary Beard, and Stephen Karr perform the below program:
The program will include:
Karen Strawhecker
Suite Gothique Leon Boellmann (1862-1897)
Toccata John Weaver (1937-2021)
Gary Beard
Be Thou But Near (Bist du bei mir, BWV 508) J. S. Bach; trans Beard
(Played by Adolph Steuterman on December 9, 1951 for the recital dedicating the organ)
Toccata Theodore Dubois (1895-1968)
(Played by Lamar King on December 9, 1951 for the worship service on Dedication Sunday)
Stephen Karr
Sonata in A Major, op. 65, no. 3 Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Carillon Leo Sowerby (1895-1968)
Prelude and Fugue in G minor, op. 7, no. 3 Marcel Dupré (1886-1971)
First Baptist Church
200 E. Parkway North
Sunday, November 17, 2024 3:00 PM