Organ Concert: Chad Levitt, Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine

About this event

M. Chad Levitt is a conductor and organist based in Jacksonville, FL. A graduate of the Manhattan School of Music, he studied under David Gilbert, formerly of the New York Philharmonic, and Ennio Nicotra, of the University of Milan-Bicocca (Italy), for conducting and McNeil Robinson and Alan Morrison for organ. Chad holds over twenty years of leadership experience in the sacred music field, including serving as the Director of Music at the landmark St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyn Heights. As a conductor, he has led many prestigious orchestral ensembles consisting of players of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Allentown Symphony. As an organist, he has performed at major venues in the US, most recently including Princeton University Chapel and the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, DC, and abroad including Eglise de Notre Dame, Epernay, and Eglise de Saint Croix de Bordeaux in France. Chad currently holds the position of Assistant Director of Music & Cathedral Organist at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine in St. Augustine, Florida.

Made possible by the generosity of the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation.

Program

Toccata on 'O filii et filiae' – Lynnwood Farnam (1885–1930)

Veni Creator – Nicolas de Grigny (1672-1703)

• I. Veni Creator en Taille à 5 (Plein Jeu)

• II. Fugue à 5

• III. Duo

• IV. Récit de Chromhorne

• V. Dialogue sur les Grands Jeux

Le Banquet Céleste (1928) – Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992)

Works by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)

• Erbarme dich mein, o Herre Gott, BWV 721

• Christ lag in Todesbanden, BWV 625 (from the Orgelbüchlein)

• Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 731

• Wer nur den lieben Gott lasst walten, BWV 642 (from the Orgelbüchlein)

• Fantasie and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537

Berceuse (from 24 Pieces en style libre, Op.31)– Louis Vierne (1870–1937)

Tiento de 1er tono: Gaitilla de mano izquierda – Sebastián Durón (1660–1716)

Variations de Concert, Op. 1 – Joseph Bonnet (1884–1944)

From Music for a Cathedral Space - Richmond Cathedral