Please join us at National City Christian Church this Friday, April 24, at 12:15 p.m., for our free weekly Music at Midday concert. We are delighted to be welcoming organist Michael Stefanek to perform music that spans continents and centuries:
- Trumpet Tune in D Major – Paul Fey
- Two Pieces (The Hour Glass; Retrospection) – Florence Price
- Toccata, Adagio, and Fugue in C Major – J. S. Bach
- Maple Leaf Rag – Scott Joplin, trans. James Kennerley
- Taiwanese Suite (II. Moonlight Blue) – Chelsea Chen
- Carillon de Westminster – Louis Vierne
As a concert organist, Michael Stefanek has performed throughout the United States, including a 2024 performance for the Organ Historical Society’s National Convention in Baltimore. Michael has held prominent church music positions, most recently as the Minister of Music at Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Church in Baltimore. From 2016-2024 he was the Director of Music Ministries at Asbury United Methodist Church in Salisbury, Maryland. Originally from Green Bay, Wisconsin, Michael earned his Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees in organ performance at the University of Michigan and his Bachelor of Music degree from Oberlin College Conservatory of Music.
If you are unable to join us in person, you may view a livestream on our YouTube channel (Friends of National City Christian Church) or on our Facebook page (National City Christian Church). You may also view a recording afterwards at those same sites.