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May 7, 2023 @ 12:30 pm – @ 1:00 pmSt. John's Episcopal Church

679 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford, CT 06119

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Pipes Alive! – Alexander Straus-Fausto, organist

The Pipes Alive! series continues with organist Alexander Straus-Fausto playing the St. John’s organ on Sunday, May 7, 2023, at 12:30pm. This event will be presented in person and by livestream. Click below to watch by livestream.

The concert is free admission – donations welcome in any amount. Checks payable to Music at the Red Door or click here to donate online.

Learn more about St. John’s famed Austin pipe organ.

Click below to watch. Click here for program pdf.

Program:
Bernstein: Overture from Candide, arr. A. Straus-Fausto
Demessieux: transcendental Etudes, op. 5
xxxV. Notes Répétées
Wagner:  from Tannhäuser – The Pilgrim’s Chorus, arr. S. Warren & E. Lemare
Tchaikovsky: from Sleeping Beauty, op. 66a
xxxNo.8a, “Rose” Adagio, arr. T. Heywood
Bach: Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 582

About the Artist:

Working on his master’s degree in organ performance at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, Alexander Straus-Fausto, from Kitchener, Ontario, is thrilled to be studying under the direction of Dr. Martin Jean and playing on Yale’s Newberry Memorial Organ. At Yale, Alex is Co-Organist and Choir Director at the Berkeley Divinity School. He completed his Bachelor of Music at McGill University Schulich School of Music and his secondary school studies at Michigan’s Interlochen Arts Academy. While still a teenager, Straus-Fausto undertook a Canada Council-funded summer 2019 concert tour of the UK, playing in historic churches and cathedrals. From 2019-2022, he was Titular Organist at Église du Très-Saint-Nom-de-Jésus in Montréal, whose Casavant organ is acclaimed as one of Canada’s finest. He has further expanded the organ’s reach by creating more than 50 original transcriptions of major orchestral works, reflecting his passion for the symphonic organ as a virtually unlimited medium for artistic expression. This summer he will be one of ten finalists at the Longwood International Organ Competition, where he will compete for the largest cash prize of any organ competition in the world. Read more at alexanderstrausfausto.com.

Join us for half-hour organ concerts featuring St. John’s magnificent Austin pipe organ, on the first Sunday of the month, November through June, 12:30 p.m. with regional organists. Free!

« Choral Evensong – St. John’s Schola» Pipes Alive! – Christa Rakich, organist

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Events

  • Upcoming
  • Past
  • June 1, 2025 @ 12:30 pm – @ 1:00 pm

    Pipes Alive! – Christa Rakich, organist

  • May 4, 2025 @ 12:30 pm – @ 1:00 pm

    Pipes Alive! – Angela Kraft Cross, organist

    April 13, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – @ 3:00 pm

    New World Trio: Ensemble-in-Residence at the Red Door

    April 6, 2025 @ 12:30 pm – @ 1:00 pm

    Pipes Alive! – Sarah Ku, organist

    March 30, 2025 @ 5:00 pm – @ 6:00 pm

    Choral Evensong – St. John’s Choir School & Adult Choir

    March 21, 2025 @ 7:30 pm – @ 8:30 pm

    Spring Chamber Music: The Claremont Trio

    March 2, 2025 @ 12:30 pm – @ 1:00 pm

    Pipes Alive! – Michelle Horsley, organist

    February 2, 2025 @ 12:30 pm – @ 1:00 pm

    Pipes Alive! – Madison Thompson, organist

    January 19, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – @ 3:00 pm

    New World Trio: Ensemble-in-Residence at the Red Door

    January 5, 2025 @ 12:30 pm – @ 1:00 pm

    Pipes Alive! – Kari Miller, organist

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