Benjamin Henderson played a recital June 5 at the First Church of Christ in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Henderson graduated from Middletown High School on June 8. He has studied with David Spicer for four years, and for three of these, he served as organ scholar at the First Church of Christ, where he assisted in many ways—playing, singing, and ringing handbells.
His memorized program consisted of: Fugue in E Minor, BWV 548, J. S. Bach; III. Elevation, from Suite Médiévale, Langlais; III. Andante Cantabile, from Organ Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Widor; Come, Sweetest Death, Come Blessed Rest, BWV 478, Bach, arranged by Virgil Fox; and Sonata in C Minor on the Ninety-Fourth Psalm, Reubke. After a standing ovation from the enthusiastic crowd, he played an encore—Féte by Jean Langlais.
Henderson began studies this fall at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. He will study with Nathan J. Laube and major in organ performance.
