Tea-time Organ Recital, July 18 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Concord

Organist Robert Barney presents a tea-time solo recital on the S.L. Huntington chamber organ on Tuesday, July 18 at 4 PM in the spacious and air-conditioned parish hall at Trinity Episcopal Church, 81 Elm Street in Concord. This recital will last about 30-35 minutes and is free to the public; donations to support music at Trinity are welcome. Light refreshments and conversation with the performer follow the recital. Trinity Episcopal Church is fully handicap-accessible.

For his mid-summer program, Mr Barney has chosen intimate organ works spanning 150 years suitable for this lovely manual-only instrument. His program begins with a "Presto" by John Christopher Moller, one of America's first composers, and continues with a sonata by Leopold Mozart, a set of variations on "God Save the Queen" by Charles Wesley, and a "Prelude" by Camille Saint-Saëns. The final piece on the the program is a jig fugue by Dietrich Buxtehude.

The Huntington chamber organ, given in memory of Marjorie Owen Williams, is affectionately known as "Marge." The instrument is perfect for keyboard-only works as well as use for continuo playing in small ensembles. The four ranks (sets of pipes) on the organ are Principal Dulcis 8', Lieblich Gedackt 8', Octav 4' and Flaut Amabile 4'.

A resident of Littleton, Robert Barney maintains an active musical career as a choral director, performer, teacher, and church musician. He has served as Director of Music for Trinity Episcopal Church in Concord, MA since 1994, and has taught piano, organ, and voice for more than 30 years. Mr. Barney has presented organ recitals in the United States and Europe and for conventions of the Organ Historical Society, The American Guild of Organists, and the Association of Anglican Musicians, focusing his attention especially on historic instruments. In July 2016 he was elected Dean of the Boston Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.