Music Appreciation Series: Trevor Stephenson, Baroque Organ

About this event

Trevor Stephenson, Artistic Director of Madison Bach Musicians, will bring a Baroque Chamber Organ. Dr. Stephenson will play and discuss music by Fresbobaldi, Bach, Handel, Scarlatti, and Gabrieli. In June 2024, Madison Bach Musicians acquired a newly built Baroque chamber organ made by the Klop company of The Netherlands. This magnificent instrument was a gift to MBM from Ronald and Frieda Bourne, in memory of their son, David S. Bourne. The organ has a 4½-octave range—C-f ’’’—with three ranks of wooden pipes: 8’ Gedeckt, 8’ Principal, and 4’ Rohrflöte. It also has a keyboard shift transposition feature allowing performance at four different pitch levels: A=392, 415, 440, and 465 Hz. The organ’s tracker action facilitates a crisp, speech-like beginning to each sound, and the ensuing singing, sustained tone is warm and clear. This organ is ideally suited for intimate solos and continuo ensemble performance. Madison Bach Musicians is overjoyed that the Klop is part of our musical family. general admission - free will donation