Newman Performs Complete Bach Organ Preludes and Fugues

On Sunday, March 20th at 4:00pm, South Salem Presbyterian Church will present renowned organist Anthony Newman in concert, performing Bach preludes and fugues written for the organ.  Mr. Newman called the “high priest of Bach,” by Wynton Marsalis and, “an organist for our time, hard-hitting and powerful,” by the New York Times, will perform the concert to benefit the South Salem Presbyterian Church.

The concert will be the second in a three concert cycle that in total will present the complete preludes and fugue written by Bach for organ.  Among other pieces, the program will include the Prelude and Fugue in A and the Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C.  The Toccata Adagio and Fugue in C, one of Bach's most famous works was performed by Vladimir Horowitz in his historic Return to Carnegie Hall concert.  The adagio was made famous in transcription by Pablo Casals.  The fugue is a rollicking and rhythmic composition.

The first concert in the three concert cycle will be held at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Bedford on March 13^th. The final concert in the series will be held on May 13th at Christ Church Episcopal Church in Greenwich, CT.

South Salem Presbyterian Church is located at 111 Spring Street in South Salem.  Tickets are $20 at the door.