The Aeolian Pipe Organ: Danse Macabre- A Halloween Organ Music Spectacular Program

Program for The Aeolian Pipe Organ: Danse Macabre- A Halloween Organ Music Spectacular

Welcome to Greenacres

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685–1750)

 

Funeral March
Cécile Chaminade
(1857–1944)

 

Praeludium in E Minor
Nicolaus Bruhns
(c. 1665–1697)

 

Lamento
Jehan Alain
(1911–1940)

 

Danse macabre
Camille Saint-Saëns
(1835–1921)

 

The Birds and the Springs
Olivier Messiaen
(1908–1992)

 

Introduction and Passacaglia in D Minor
Max Reger
(1873–1916)

Christopher Holman is an internationally recognized organist, conductor, and chamber musician whose performance career spans more than a dozen countries. He has appeared in renowned cathedrals, concert halls, and major festivals worldwide. A noted scholar of early recording technology and historical instruments such as the Aeolian organ at Greenacres, he holds a Doctor of Philosophy in Music from the University of Oxford. He currently serves as Director of Music and Assistant Professor at Mount St. Mary’s Seminary and School of Theology (the Athenaeum) in Cincinnati.