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After puffing up 88 spiraling stone steps, Marcel Dupré, the greatest organist in France, sat down at the 500-year-old organ, a magnificent work of art whose 2,270 fluted pipes pyramid majestically into the vaulted heights of Chartres Cathedral. It was to be his first recital in that majestic shrine, an hour to remember. But as Dupré launched into Bach's Toccata and Fugue in G Minor, the organ balked and choked off a high note. The organist winced, but forged on, muttering "lamentable, lamentable...
Charles P. Price, University Preacher, will lead the services, with carols and anthems sung by the the University Choir under the direction of John Ferris, University Organist and Choirmaster. The program includes works by Bach Praetorius, Distler, Sweelinck, Britten, Billings, Welsh, and Holst...
John Ferris, University Organist and Choirmaster, will give recitals on the Flentrop Organ at the Busch-Reisinger Museum tonight and tomorrow...
...Monday, August 3, the Summer School will present The Garner String Quartet in a concert at Sanders Theatre at 8:30 p.m. John Ferris, University Organist and Choirmaster, will give recitals on the Flentrop Organ of the Busch-Reisinger Museum on Tuesday and Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. All performances are open to the public without charge...
...recognized the note as a forgery until a bout 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, nearly two days later, just as the thief was maneuvering into position at Memorial Church. But this time he had only time to pack 49 pipes into a briefcase before a student organist came in to practice...