Please join us at National City Christian Church on Friday, September 11, at 12:15 p.m., for the first free weekly Music at Midday concert of our fall season. We are delighted to be welcoming Ohio organist Ralph Holtzhauser to perform a special concert marking the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Because of the special nature of this observance, this week’s recital will beyond the normal 45-minute length:
IN DEDICATION TO SEPT 11TH
- Prelude from Suite No. 5 – Maurice Duruflé
- Sonata 5 (I. Allegro appassionato) – Alexandre Guilmant
- Come Sweet Death – J. S. Bach, arr. Virgil Fox
- In Paradisium – Alfred V. Fedak
IN DEDICATION TO CIVIL RIGHTS
- Impromptu in A Minor, Op. 78, No. 3 – Samuel Coleridge Taylor
- Steal Away – Iain Farrington
- Kum-Ba-Yah – Adolphus Hailstork
- Gospel Fancy: He Knows How Much We Can Bear – Phyllis Hall
- Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho – Fela Sowande
- Improvisation on We Shall Overcome – Carl Haywood
Ralph Holtzhauser is a distinguished organist and pedagogue who currently serves as Director of Music at the Cathedral of St. Columba in Youngstown, Ohio. Ralph enjoys an international concert career with performances in some of the world’s most notable venues, including St. Eustache and Ste. Clotilde in Paris, France; the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and National City Christian Church in Washington, D.C.; the Cathedral of St. Paul in Pittsburgh; and the Church of the Covenant in Cleveland. In addition to his classical organ recitals, Ralph has ventured into a variety of other musical genres. He has collaborated with three-time Grammy-winning jazz trumpet player Graham Breedlove at the Kennedy Center and recorded progressive rock with the band Earthside at the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, home to the world’s largest church organ. He is currently preparing a recording of African American organ music, set for release next year, highlighting works by African American composers, many of whom have never before been recorded.
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.