This year’s Scary Music for Organ didn’t disappoint. Our organists performed spooky pieces of music that left our audience spellbound. We even had an appearance from Darth Vicar!
Trystan Bennett, Director of St. George’s Compline Choir and Director of Music at Aquia Episcopal Church, opened the concert. He played Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor, Prélude sur le Dies Irae by Dethier, and music from “Der Vampyr” by Marschner.
Brooks Kuykendall, parishioner at St. George’s and chair of the Music Department at the University of Mary Washington, performed next. His program included Sonata in D minor, Op. 42 by Guilmant, Ich steh mit einem Fuss im Grabe by Bach, and an original work – the Main Title March for Captain Vegetarian. Kuykendall wrote this piece in honor of his son’s superhero identity – Captain Vegetarian.
St. George’s Assistant Director of Music, Achim Loch, continued the concert with Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in C Minor. He then closed with his own arrangement of themes from The Lord of the Rings, with Cadence Moneyhon accompanying on flute.
John Vreelance, the Director of Music Ministries at St. George’s, closed the program with a truly bombastic piece – Max Reger’s Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 57 – The Inferno.
St. George’s Episcopal Church will host an evening of Scary Music for Organ on Saturday, October 27 at 7:30 p.m. This concert is a crowd favorite and will include music from Lord of the Rings, Max Reger’s “Inferno” Fantasia, and Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D Minor.
St. George’s Episcopal Church will host its annual program wide concert featuring its choirs and instrumental ensembles on Sunday, October 21 at 3 p.m. The concert is part of St. George’s Chamber Series. This eclectic afternoon of music will showcase the varied music ensembles at St. George’s. Works will include nineteenth and twentieth century choral music, jazz, music from the Celtic tradition, music for organ and instruments, and Hand Bells.