On March 23, the Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival presented the winners of last September’s competition in concert at First Church of Christ in Wethersfield, Connecticut. Bryan Dunnewald (high school division), who studied organ with Thomas Bara and piano with Steve Larson at Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, played Biocentric by Tevan Goldberg, Langlais’ Hommage à Frescobaldi (movements 3, 7, and 8), and Vierne’s Symphony 3, op. 28 (movements 1, 4, and 5).
Alcée Chriss III (young professional division), who studied organ with James David Christie at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, played Fantasie and Fugue in B-flat by Alexandre Boëly, Ethel Smyth’s Prelude and Fugue on ‘O Traurigkeit, O Herzeleid,’ Bach’s Trio Sonata No. 2 in C Minor (movements 1 and 2), and Sicilienne and Toccata from Suite, op. 5 by Maurice Duruflé.
A reception followed the concert. The next Albert Schweitzer Organ Festival is September 5–7; for information: www.firstchurch.org/ASOF.
