Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Douglas Brown Plays Organ Works of Adolphus Hailstork & Fela Sowande in Richmond Oct. 19

[Adolphus Cunningham Hailstork (b. 1941)]

Wednesday, Oct. 08, 2008
American Guild of Organists
The International Year of the Organ 
"The American Guild of Organists designated 2008-2009 as the International Year of the Organ, a time to exhibit the pride that we share in our chosen instrument. Musicians and organizations throughout the world are joining with us in celebrating the King of Instruments. October 19 is an interna­tional day of celebration and a focal point of this International Year of the Organ Celebration with more than 2000 performers presenting con­certs throughout North America and abroad today.”

Richmond Chapter AGO:
"Douglas Brown, Organist. Works by Fela Sowande, Ramon Noble, Mark Fax, Zhanna Kolodub, Peter Planyavsky, Adolphus Hailstork, and William Bolcom. Ginter Park Presbyterian Church, 1:30 and 3:30 pm, 3601 Seminary Avenue, Richmond, Virginia. Contact: Ardyth Lohuis, 804-320-5214  alohuis@vcu.edu  [The Nigerian composer Fela Sowande (1905-1987) and the African American composer Adolphus C. Hailstork (b. 1941) are profiled at AfriClassical.com]






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