Bachtober Pipe Organ Concert October 3, 2010

Organist, Scott Horton will be performing a “Bachtober” concert featuring the organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach on Sunday, October 3, 2010 at 4:00 PM in the sanctuary of the First Congregational Church of Fresno. Bach is the central figure when it comes to the Baroque Period of Music 1685-1750, the period of time in which is marked by his birth and death dates. Bach wrote over 1,200 compositions for different performing mediums, from choral and voice, to instrumental and orchestral, but his keyboard (organ) works are considered among the finest ever produced.
The “Bach” celebration will feature Tularean, Scott Horton, Music Director and Organist at the First Congregational Church. Mr. Horton has received his bachelors and masters degrees in organ performance from Fresno Pacific and California State University, Fresno, respectively. He has studied with James Walker, the late Samuel Schwartz, Ladd Thomas, Laurel Huber of Fresno, and William Johnson, Tulare. Mr. Horton will be playing on the large Casavant pipe organ installed in First Congregational Church of Fresno. The organ’s tonal resources and the church’s acoustics make this one of the finest organs in the central valley.

Among the compositions that will be performed are the Passacaglia in C minor, Prelude and Fugue in C Major, and the famous Toccata and Fugue in D minor.

Admission is free, though a free will offering will be taken to benefit the Casavant Pipe Organ Renovation Fund.
First Congregational Church of Fresno is located at 2131 N. Van Ness Blvd., just south of Clinton. For more information, call 227-8489, or visit PipesonVanNess.com.

Official Website: http://pipesonvanness.com