Organ Concert

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Organ Concert

presented by Samuel Metzger

Second Presbyterian Church March 6, 2015 4055 Poplar Avenue • Memphis, Tennessee 38111 (901) 454-0034 • www.2pc.org

Samuel Metzger Lenten Organ Concert Allegro (from Concerto in A Minor), BWV 593 Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741); arr. Bach Vivace (from Sonata No. 6), BWV 530 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) Fantasia in G Minor, BWV 542

Bach

Amazing Grace Albert Travis (b. 1940) Amazing grace how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see. John Newton

Finlandia, Op. 26 Jean Sibelius (1865 to 1957); arr. Fricker Be still, my soul: the Lord is on thy side. Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain. Leave to thy God to order and provide; In every change, He faithful will remain. Be still, my soul: thy best, thy heav’nly Friend Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

Born in Rochester, NY, Samuel Metzger grew up in northern Arizona, where his parents were missionaries to the Navajo Indians. Early studies began at Northern Arizona State University in Flagstaff, where he was accepted into the Preparatory School of Music as an organ student of Dr. Marilyn Brandon. In high school he studied with Dr. Royce Johnson at the University of Arizona, Tucson. Metzger’s undergraduate studies were at Arizona State University with Robert Clark. There he studied on a Regents Scholarship and at graduation was named “Most Outstanding Undergraduate in Performance.” In 1995 Samuel was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship and studied with Jon Laukvik at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Stuttgart, Germany. He was awarded a second Fulbright Scholarship and in 1997 graduated with a degree of Künstleriches Aufbaustudium (KA). He then went on to study with Marie-Claire Alain in St. Germain-en-Laye, France. In 2003, Samuel became Senior Organist at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Fort Lauderdale, FL, serving with the late Dr. D. James Kennedy, Senior Pastor. Services were broadcast on the Coral Ridge Hour, a TV program that was broadcast throughout the USA and internationally to 202 countries. In 2009, Samuel joined the staff of New Presbyterian Church, Pompano Beach, FL. In 2014 Samuel took the position of Organist & Music Associate of Second Presbyterian Church, in Memphis, TN. He is heard regularly around the country in concert. He has recorded six CDs, including “Toccata,” “Majesty and Glory,” “Joy to the World,” and “Prayer and Meditation,” which are available in The Bookmark Bookstore. His hymn arrangements are published by Morning Star Music.

Be still, my soul: the hour is hast’ning on When we shall be forever with the Lord. When disappointment, grief, and fear are gone, Sorrow forgot, love’s purest joys restored. Be still, my soul: when change and tears are past All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.

Tuesday, March 24 at 6:30 p.m. Second Presbyterian Church Chapel

The Memphis Children’s Choir will present a variety of music, including “Weep No More” and the traditional classic “Amazing Grace.” Several students from the chorus and the Second Conservatory will present solos based on classics, hymns, and folk songs.

Kathrina von Schlegel

Festmusikk (Festive Music) Mons Leidvin Takle (b. 1942) The Peace May Be Exchanged (from Rubrics) Dan Locklair (b. 1949) Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. John 14:27

Final (from Symphony No. 1), Op. 14 Louis Vierne (1870–1937)

Thursday, March 26 at 7:00 p.m. We invite you to join us at these special concerts in observance of the Lenten season.

Second Presbyterian Church Chapel

The Laudis Domini Vocal Ensemble will present pieces by Palestrina, Bach, Howells, Purcell, Mendelssohn, and others. Music from the baroque, romantic, and modern eras will highlight a diversity of artistic expressions as we approach Holy Week.