Genre Baroque, Bach Date 22 November 2014 | Dates 22 Nov 2014 – 23 Nov 2014 | |
Location St. Peter?s Lutheran Church, New York, United States | ||
The wqxr all day bach organ marathon top 5 facts
The WQXR All-Day Bach Organ Marathon was a marathon performance of the nearly complete organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach, hosted by WQXR-FM. The series of recitals was held at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Manhattan from 7:00 A.M. on November 22, 2014 to 1:00 A.M the next day. The organ was built in 1978 by Klais Orgelbau. Grammy-winning Juilliard professor and department chair, Paul Jacobs, curated the event. The works were divided among Jacobs, eighteen of his Juilliard students (including alumni), and Juilliard faculty member (and alumnus) David Enlow. Fourteen recitals consisted of over 150 preludes (fantasias, toccatas), fugues, chorales, concerti, and other forms.
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The organ marathon received attention on Facebook and Twitter through the use of hashtags #bachstock and #bachathon. The marathon was featured in articles online and in print by The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, and The New York Times, as well as several others.
Performers
Juilliard alumni (at the time of performance)*