Recitals from the Cathedral of St. Philip

The recital series is given by Delbert Lowell Jacks in memory of Thomas Ruben Jones.

The 2024–2025 recital series has concluded. The series will resume following the summer hiatus on September 7, 2025.

EARLIER THIS Season

Sunday, September 8, 2024

3:15 p.m. Chase Loomer, organ (The Cathedral of St. Philip) watch

Florence Price (1887-1953), “Fantasy” from Suite No. 1 for Organ
Brenda Portman (b. 1980), Scherzo
Louis Vierne (1870-1937), “Adagio” from Symphony No. 3 in F-sharp minor, Op. 28
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), arr. Chase Loomer, “Forlane” from Le Tombeau de Couperin
Chase Loomer, Improvisation on Engelberg

Sunday, September 15, 2024

3:15 p.m. Mason Copeland, organ (Central Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, GA) watch

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 541
J. S. Bach, Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr, BWV 662
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), Andante in D Major
Robert Schumann (1810-1856), Canon in C Major, Op. 56, No. 1
Robert Schumann, Fugue on BACH, Op. 60, No.2

Sunday, September 22, 2024

3:15 p.m. John Sherer, organ (St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Rochester, NY) watch

Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937), Symphony No. 6 in G minor, Op. 42

Sunday, September 29, 2024

3:15 p.m. Justin Maxey, organ (All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Atlanta, GA) watch

Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933), “Praise the Lord with Drum and Cymbal” from Ein Siegesgesang Israels, Op. 101, No. 5
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), arr. Robert Hebble (1934-2020) “Romanza” from Violin Sonata No. 3, Op. 45
Richard Wagner (1813-1883), transc. Preston Ware Orem (1865-1938), “Elsa’s Procession to the Cathedral” from Act II, Scene 4, Lohengrin
César Franck (1822-1890), Pièce héroïque from Trios Pièces pour grand orgue, M37
David Bednall (b. 1979), Toccata on Aberystwyth

Sunday, October 6, 2024

3:15 p.m. Andy Harnsberger and Caitlin Jones, marimba duo (Lee University, Cleveland, TN) watch

Andy Harnsberger (b. 1967), In the Midst of Darkness
Gordon Stout (b. 1952), Bossacatta
Alex Stopa (b. 1985), Sequoia

Sunday, October 13, 2024

3:15 p.m. Nicole Keller, organ (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI) watch

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Toccata in F, BWV 540
William Grant Still (1895-1978), Reverie
Ethel Smyth (1858-1944), Prelude and Fugue on “O Trauerigkeit, O Herzeleid”
Charles Tournemire (1870-1939), Choral-Improvisation sur le “Vichtimae paschali”

Sunday, October 20, 2024

3:15 p.m. Scott Lamlein, organ (All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Atlanta, GA) watch

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542
Florence Price (1887-1953), “Air” & “Toccato” from Suite No. 1 for Organ
Dan Locklair (b. 1949), “The peace may be exchanged” from Rubrics
Henri Mulet (1878-1967), Carillon-Sortie

Sunday, October 27, 2024

3:15 p.m. Dina Foster-Osbourne, organ — watch

Brenda Portman (b. 1980), Day of Delight and Beauty Unbounded (In Thee is Gladness) Festival Fanfare
C. Hubert H. Parry (1848-1918) arr. Aubrey Tucker, I Was Glad When They Said Unto Me
Carl Haywood (b. 1949), Improvisation on “We Shall Overcome”
Raymond H. Haan (b. 1938), Organ Hymn “For God Alone My Soul in Silence Waits”
arr. Marianne Kim, Every Time I Feel the Spirit
Alexandre Guilmant (1837-1911), “Finale” from Sonata No. 1, Op. 42

Sunday, November 10, 2024

3:15 p.m. Jennifer Shin, organ (DMA student at The Eastman School of Music, Rochester, NY) watch

Louis Vierne (1870-1937), “Allegro maestoso” & “Intermezzo” from Symphonie No. 3, Op. 28
Paul Hindemith (1895-1963), Sonata for Organ No. 2
Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933), “La Nuit” from Trois Impressions, Op. 72
Edward Bairstow (1874-1946), “Allegro giocoso” from Sonata in E-flat Major

Sunday, November 17, 2024

3:15 p.m. Kevin Neel, organ (All Saints Episcopal Church, Worcester, MA) watch

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), Sonata in B-flat Major, Op. 65, No. 4
Alec Rowley (1892-1958), Benedictus
Florence Price (1887-1953), Adoration
David Briggs (b. 1962), Prelude and Fugue on a Theme of Gustav Holst (2011/2001)

Sunday, November 24, 2024

3:15 p.m. Aaron Patterson, organ (Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA) watch

Dorothy Papadakos (b. 1960), Fantasia on ‘Veni Creator’
Charles Callahan (1951-2023), Prelude in C Major
John Weaver (1937-2021), Introduction and Fugue on St. Denio
Dorothy Papadakos (b. 1960), The Women at the Tomb

Sunday, December 15, 2024

3:15 p.m. Junwen Liang, piano (Philadelphia, PA) watch

Claude Debussy (1862-1918), Selections from Images, Book 2
Wanghua Chu (b. 1941), Jasmine Flower Fantasia (2003)
Catherine Likhuta (b. 1981), Rondo For Piano (2001)
Franz Liszt (1811-1886), Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12 in C-sharp minor, S.244/12

Sunday, January 5, 2025

3:15 p.m. Victoria Shorokhova, organ (student at University of Houston, TX) watch

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532
Khristophor Kushnaryov (1890-1960), Passacaglia in F-sharp minor (1924)
Calvin Hampton (1938-1984), “Lullaby” from Suite No. 2
Anton Heiller (1923-1979), Tanz-Toccata

Sunday, January 12, 2025

3:15 p.m. Chase Loomer, organ (The Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta) watch

Today's recital was originally scheduled as Andrew Sheranian of the Parish of All Saints, Ashmont, MA, but was changed due to weather and travel limitations.

Sunday, January 19, 2025

3:15 p.m. Joseph Ripka, organ (St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, Oklahoma City, OK) watch

Marcel Dupré (1886-1971), Prelude & Fugue, Op. 7, No. 1
Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986), Prélude, Adagio, et Choral Varié, Op. 4

Sunday, January 26, 2025

3:15 p.m. Brian Parks, organ (First United Methodist Church, Marietta, GA) watch

Josef Rheinberger (1839-1901), “Passacaglia” from Sonata No. 8
Tom Johnson (1939-2024), Organ and Silence No. 3
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908), transc. Brian Parks, Movements from Scheherazade, Op. 35

Sunday, February 2, 2025

3:15 p.m. Benji Stegner, organ (Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Athens, GA) watch

Adolphus Hailstork (b. 1941), Adagio and Fugue in F minor
George Walker (1922-2018), Chorale Prelude on “Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier” from Three Pieces for Organ
Thomas H. Kerr (1915-1988), “Reverie” (for Celestes) from Suite Sebastienne
Thomas H. Kerr (1915-1988), “Procession of the Gargoyles” from Suite Sebastienne
David Hurd (b. 1950), Evening Song
Florence Beatrice Price (1887-1953), Variations on a Folksong

Sunday, February 9, 2025

3:15 p.m. Jerrick Cavagnaro (Trinity Episcopal Church, Boston, MA) watch

Florence Price (1887-1953), First Sonata for Organ
Connor Chee (b. 1987), Hózhó
Louis Vierne (1870-1937), “Scherzo” from Organ Symphony No. 2, Op. 20
Jerrick Cavagnaro, Improvisation on a submitted theme

Sunday, February 16, 2025

3:15 p.m. Käthe Wright Kaufman, organ (Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church, Atlanta, GA) watch

Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847), Prelude in D minor, Op. 37, No. 3/i
Herbert Howells (1892-1983), Rhapsody in D flat, Op. 17, No. 1
Jehan Alain (1911-1940), Deux Chorals (Choral dorien & Choral phrygien)
Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924), Postlude in D minor, Op. 105, No. 6
Iain Farrington (b. 1977), Voices of the World

Sunday, February 23, 2025

3:15 p.m. Nicholas Quardokus, organ (Grace Church Cathedral, Charleston, SC) watch

Louis Vierne (1870-1937), Symphony No. 3 in F-sharp minor, Op. 28

Sunday, March 2, 2025

3:15 p.m. Carolyn Hoff, organ (student at the Cleveland Institute of Music, OH) watch

Jonathan Dove (b. 1959), Niagara
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Pièce d’Orgue
Cèsar Franck (1822-1890), Chorale III in A minor

Sunday, March 9, 2025

3:15 p.m. Geoffrey Ward, organ (University of the South, Sewanee, TN) watch

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Fantasy in G minor, BWV 542
Florence Price (1887-1953), Adoration
Jehan Alain (1911-1940), Trois pieces
Maurice Duruflé (1902-1986), Fugue sur le nom d’Alain, Op. 7

Sunday, March 23, 2025

3:15 p.m. David Jernigan, organ (Christ Church, Raleigh, NC) watch

Marcel Dupré (1886-1971), Cortège et Litanie, Op. 19, No. 2
Marcel Dupré , Trois Préludes et Fugues, Op. 7

Sunday, March 30, 2025

3:15 p.m. Raymond Chenault, organ (Organist Emeritus, All Saints' Episcopal Church, Atlanta, GA) watch

Dom Paul Benoit (1893-1979), Allegro vivo e maestoso (Esquisses Liturgiques)
Pierre Cochereau (1924-1984) trans. Frédéric Blanc, Berceuse à la mémoire de Louis Vierne
Joseph Jongen (1873-1953), Choral, Op. 37, No. 4 (Quatre Pièces pour Orgue)
Francois-Charles Widor (1811-1899), Prière
Raymond Chenault (b. 1950), Fantasie Mystique

Sunday, April 6, 2025

3:15 p.m. Mallory Haney, organ (La Cañada Congregational Church, Flintridge, CA) watch

Herbert Howells (1892-1983), Master Tallis’s Testament
Los Jaivas (1963) trans. Mallory Haney Loo, La Poderosa Muerte
Charles Tournemire (1870-1939), Improvisation sur le Te Deum

Sunday, May 4, 2025

3:15 p.m. Joseph Causby, organ (The Chapel of the Cross, Chapel Hill, NC) watch

Gordon Jacob (1895-1984), Festal Flourish
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Toccata, Adagio, and Fugue, BWV 564
Louis Vierne (1870-1937), “Adagio” and “Final” from Symphonie No. 3

Sunday, May 11, 2025

3:15 p.m. Davis Badaszewski¸organ (St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Shaker Heights, OH) watch

Harold Friedell (1905-1958), Verses for the Nunc Dimittis: Based on a Chant by Croft
Friedell, Processional
Friedell, Prelude on St. Columba
Friedell, Prelude on Two Hymn Tunes

Sunday, May 18, 2025

3:15 p.m. Herbert Buffington, organ (The Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta) watch

Arthur Bliss (1891-1975), Three Fanfares from Royal Fanfares and Interludes
Charles Tournemire (1870-1939), L’Orgue Mystique: Cycle de Pâques: Quasimodo
Herbert Buffington (b. 1958), Hymn Tune Improvisation on St. Clement