Organ Recital at MCC

Memorial Congregational Church's 2011-2012 concert season begins Friday, November 4 at 7:30PM.  Our first concert is an organ recital featuring George Sargent playing our Rodgers/Ruffatti organ. 

At present George is Associate Organist and Choirmaster at Old South Church in Boston.  He also serves as Assistant Organist at Our Lady of Fatima Roman Catholic Church here in Sudbury. 

Previously he was Interim Organist and Director of Music at Boston’s Church of the Covenant.

This is a homecoming for George.  From 1999 to 2003 George was the organist and choir director at Memorial Congregational Church.  He worked closely with Marshall Ogletree Associates, the sales representatives for Rodgers and Ruffatti, developing the specifications for the instrument.  At the same time the choir loft was remodeled.  A new hardwood floor in the choir loft greatly improved the acoustics for both the organ and the choir.

Our instrument is a combination pipe and electronic organ.  In 1999 when we were planning the new organ, we wanted a pipe organ.  Given the small amount of space available for pipes, the music that could be played on a pure pipe organ would have been too limited for the scope of the music program. The solution was the Rodgers (electronic)/ Ruffatti (pipes) instrument that we now have. 

George’s concert will demonstrate the capabilities of the organ featuring music from the 18^th century (Bach) the 19^th century (César Frank) and the 20^thcentury (Herbert Howells).  

Memorial Congregational Church is located at 26 Concord Rd.  All areas of the building are universally accessible.  For more information, please call 978-443-3885 or visit MCCsudbury.org.