Continuing the success of our Inaugural Organ Series, the Academy of Music, HKBU is proud to present organ maestro David Higgs for the next recital in our series, taking place the day after maestro Dong-ill Shin’s performance.
His programme spans from Baroque to modern music, showing the organ's wide range of sounds and styles, with works by Buxtehude, Conte, Müthel, Shearing, Widor, Kennedy, and Mendelssohn-Bartholdy.
David Higgs is the Minehan Family Professor of Organ, Chair of the Organ Department at the Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester, USA. Celebrated for his artistry and leadership, Higgs has appeared on major stages including Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco and Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
Join us for a captivating recital with maestro David Higgs, bringing the instrument's versatility vividly to life.
Programme
Dieterich Buxtehude: Toccata in F, BuxWV 156
David Conte: Soliloquy
Johann Gottfried Müthel: Fantasie g-moll
George Shearing: Two Hymn Preludes
There is a Happy Land
I Love Thee, my Lord
Charles-Marie Widor: from Symphonie III in e minor, Op. 13 No. 3
1. Prélude
2. Minuetto
3. Marcia
Stephen Kennedy: Alternanza
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Sonate I in f minor, Op. 65
1. Allegro moderato e serioso
2. Adagio
3. Andante recitativo
4. Allegro assai vivace
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