Sunday, May 31, 2009 5:15 PM
The Sound of the Spirit
Cathedral Organist Scott Dettra
The feast of Pentecost and its liturgical hymns have inspired composers of organ music for centuries. Come hear this fiery music in a program featuring Maurice Duruflé’s setting of Veni Creator Spiritus, complete with Gregorian chant sung by the men of the Cathedral Choir. Cathedral organist Scott Dettra performs this free recital.
Program
Komm, Heiliger Geist, BWV 651
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)
Hymne d’Orgue: Veni Creator
Nicolas de Grigny (1672–1703)
Chorale Prelude on “Down Ampney”
Herbert Sumsion (1899–1995)
Fanfares to the Tongues of Fire (1978)
Larry King (1932–1990)
Prélude, Adagio et Choral varié sur le theme du “Veni creator,” Op. 4
Maurice Duruflé (1902–1986)