Daniel Ficarri @ The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine
7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. | Cathedral Church of St. John The Divine
Performer: Daniel Ficarri, organ
Location: The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10025
Time: 7:30 PM
Admission: Free with reservation; visit https://www.stjohndivine.org/music/great-music-in-a-great-space to secure tickets.
Phone: 212-316-7540
ADA Accessible: Yes
Program Information:
“The American Organ”
Philip Glass: Mad Rush
Amy Beach: The Old Chapel by Moonlight, Op. 106 (transcribed by Daniel Ficarri)
Aaron Copland: Preamble for a Solemn Occasion
Gerre Hancock: Air
Daniel Ficarri: Prelude and Fugue on Thaxted
Calvin Taylor: Five Spirituals for Organ
I. Go Down, Moses
V. Soon I Will Be Done
Samuel Barber: Adagio for Strings (arranged by William Strickland)
Daniel Ficarri: Suite No. 2: Homage to H. T. Burleigh
I. Deep River
II. There is a Balm in Gilead
III. Ev’ry Time I Feel the Spirit
Cathedral Associate Director of Music and Organist Daniel Ficarri explores the rich trove of American music on our quintessentially American organ, as the audience experience works by Copland, Barber, Glass, and more from different spaces in the Cathedral.