Organ Concert: Benjamin Nicholas; in memory of John Scott

The scheduled programme was changed to the programme John Scott played in his last recital at St Thomas Church, New York on 20 June 2015: John performed a programme of works by JS Bach which Felix Mendelssohn played in 1840 at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig. The 1840 performance was attended by Robert Schumann, who wrote glowingly about the music and the occasion, which was an opportunity for the Thomaskirche to raise funds for its now-beloved Bach memorial statue.

A retiring collection was taken for the John Scott Memorial Fund.

Programme

JS Bach Fugue in E-flat major BWV 552
JS Bach Schmücke dich, O liebe Seele BWV 654
JS Bach Prelude and Fugue in A minor BWV 543
JS Bach Passacaglia in C minor BWV 582
JS Bach Pastorella in F BWV 590
JS Bach Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565