Organist Gail Archer Presents “An American Idyll”- March 23, 2012

Internationally renowned star concert organist Gail Archer celebrates the distinctive voice of American organ music in An American Idyll - a five-concert series touring the churches and synagogues of New York City. Performing a colorful collection of organ music by 20th and 21st century American composers, Archer is slated to premiere two commissioned works: organ preludes He Leadeth me! O Blessed Tho’t!, Be Thou My Vision, and Eternal Father, Strong to Save by Columbia alumnus Hayes Biggs; and a new work (title TBA) by Pulitzer-prize finalist and Vassar College professor Harold Meltzer. Hailed for championing contemporary organ music by female composers, Archer will also feature works by Joan Tower, Judith Lang Zaimont, Pamela Decker, Claire Shore, Libby Larsen, Emma Lou Diemer, and Kim D. Sherman.

Friday, March 23rd @ 7:30pm Location: St. Francis Xavier Church, 46 West 16th St. Train 4/5/6/N/Q/R/B/D/F/M to Union Square. Program: Preamble for a Solemn Occasion (Aaron Copland), Postlude (Robert Moves), Passacaglia on BACH (Pamela Decker), Variations on “America” (Charles Ives), and Sonata in Eb Minor Op.65 (Horatio Parker) Info: For more info, visit http://www.sfxavier.org.

Official Website: http://www.gailarcher.com