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First Monday at First Methodist Concert Series
"Let's Dance!"
William Grimes: Three Jazz Excursions for Organ (Baton Rouge premiere)
Noel Rawsthorne: Dance Suite (Baton Rouge premiere)
First United Methodist Church
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
October 5, 2009
First Monday at First Methodist Concert Series
Linda Volman Cotter, Flute
Richard Webb, Harpsichord
J. S. Bach: Sonata No. 2 in Eb Major for Flute and Harpsichord, BWV 1031
John Rutter: Suite Antique (1981)
First United Methodist Church
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
August 3, 2009
Organist, Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
Gustav Holst: The Planets
Baton Rouge Symphony Chorus
Charles Beck, Treble
Timothy Muffitt, Conductor
Masterworks Concert Series VII
River Center for the Performing Arts
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
April 16, 2009
Louisiana State University Recital Series
Bobby Cotter, French Horn
Richard Webb, Organ
Randall Faust: Celebration
Craig Phillips: Serenade
Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto No. 2 in D Major
Randall Faust: Festive Processional
Louis Vierne: Legende
Paul Basler: Three Hymn Tune Settings
(Abide With Me, Amazing Grace, Shall We Gather At the River)
J. S. Bach/Shaw: Fugue in A minor (Horn Quartet)
University United Methodist Church
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
February 20, 2009
A Concert to Celebrate
First United Methodist Church's
175th Anniversary
featuring the choirs of
Broadmoor United Methodist Church
University United Methodist Church
First United Methodist Church
Mack Wilberg:"Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing"
Eugene Butler: "Festival Piece on 'St. Anne'"
Tom Fettke: "The Majesty and Glory of Your Name"
George F. Handel: "How Excellent Thy Name"
Frederic Chopin: Grande Polonaise Brillante for Piano and Orchestra
Dr. Willis Delony, Pianist
George F. Handel: Sinfonia from "Saul"
Dr. Richard Webb, Organist
Felix Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5 in D Major, "Reformation"
Aaron Copland: Shaker Melody from "Appalachian Spring"
Orchestra, chorus and soloists conducted by Lamar Drummonds
First United Methodist Church
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
February 15, 2009
Pianist, Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien
Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne
Bartok: Concerto for Orchestra
Alyson Cambridge, Soprano
Timothy Muffitt, Music Director and Conductor
Masterworks Concert Series IV
River Center Theater for the Performing Arts
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
January 15, 2009
"featured rippling piano and the soprano at her most tender."...The Advocate
Solo Recital, National City Christian Church
Washington, DC
November 6, 2008
Fireworks for Organ, Brass and Percussion
Brent Rhodes, Dan Talbot and Richard Webb, Organists
Brian Shaw, Jim West, Craig Heinzen and Halie Silverman, Trumpets
Jeannie Little, Dave Johansen, Mitchell Stevens and Tyler Sellars, Trombones
Seth Orgel, Horn and Joe Skillen, Tuba
Brett Dietz, Percussion
Lamar Drummonds, Conductor
University United Methodist Church
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
October 7, 2008
Keyboardist, Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra
Organ, piano and celesta solos in a concert of book/film scores
Louisiana Book Festival
State Capitol Grounds
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
October 4, 2008
A Concert of Baroque Masterworks
Benefiting Connections for Life
PROGRAM:
Claudio Monteverdi: Versicle and Response from Vespers of 1610
Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in Bb Major, Opus 4, No. 1
Borislava Iltcheva, violin
George Frideric Handel: Coronation Anthem No. 4
Franz Xaver Richter: Concerto for Trumpet in D Major
Brian Shaw, Baroque trumpet
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 29 - "Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir"
16 voices of De Profundis Choral Ensemble
20-piece orchestra
Jennifer Ellis, soprano
David Shaler, countertenor
David Tayloe, tenor
Terrance Brown, bass
Richard Webb, portative organ
Brent Rhodes, harpsichord
Lamar Drummonds, conductor
First United Methodist Church
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
July 20, 2008
First Monday at First Methodist Concert Series
Rose Prather, Soprano
Richard Webb, Piano
works of Schubert, Strauss and Cilea
First United Methodist Church
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
April 7, 2008
Mid-Day Musical Menu Recital
featuring the world premiere performance of
"Three Jazz Excursions for Organ" by Dr. William Grimes,
Director of Jazz Studies at Louisiana State University
Cathedral Church of the Advent
Birmingham, Alabama
November 16, 2007
Keyboardist, Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra
Organ, piano and celesta solos in a concert of book/film scores
Louisiana Book Festival
State Capitol Grounds
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
November 3, 2007
St. Francis Xavier Concert Series
with the Baton Rouge Brass Quintet and the
Red Stick Ringers
Carol Fleeger, Director
St. Francis Xavier Cathedral
Alexandria, Louisiana
September 16, 2007
Organist, Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra
Felix Mendelssohn: Elijah, Opus 70
Alyson Cambridge, Soprano
Terry Patrick-Harris, Mezzo-Soprano
Joseph Harris, Tenor
Dennis Jesse, Baritone
Baton Rouge Symphony Chorus
Timothy Muffitt, Music Director and Conductor
Masterworks Concert Series VI
River Center Theater for the Performing Arts
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
March 29, 2007
Keyboards, Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra
Harpsichord in Ottorino Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances
Piano and Celesta in Manuel de Falla: Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 2
Celesta Solo with Itzhak Perlman, Violin in Enzo Cannavale: Love Theme from 'Cinema Paradiso'
Irene W. and C. B. Pennington Foundation
Great Performers in Concert Series
River Center Theater for the Performing Arts
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Solo Recital
with Guest Artist Kelly Smith Toney, Violin
works of Joseph Callaerts, W. A. Mozart, Vincent Lübeck, Albert Alain,
Joel Martinson, Sigfrid Karg-Elert and Denis Bédard
Co-sponsored by the Baton Rouge Chapter, AGO and the
Baton Rouge Music Club Auxiliary
First United Methodist Church
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
November 17, 2006
Organist with the Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra
Fauré: Requiem, Opus 48
Kathryn Drake, Soprano
Brandon Hendrickson, Baritone
Baton Rouge Symphony Chorus
Timothy Muffitt, Music Director and Conductor
River Center Theater for the Performing Arts
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
November 16, 2006
Joint Concert with De Profundis Early Music Choral Ensemble
including first American performance of
Siegfried Reda: Epitaph from "Amor Dei" for Soprano, Quartet and Organ
Our Lady of Fatima RC Church
Lafayette, Louisiana
October 15, 2006
Organ Continuo (4-rank portative by Karl Wilhelm)
Mozart: Exsultate jubilate, K165 with
Renée Fleming, Soprano
Irene W. and C. B. Pennington Foundation
Great Performers in Concert Series
Baton Rouge Symphony
Timothy Muffitt, Music Director and Conductor
River Center Theater for the Performing Arts
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
October 9, 2006
Organ Dedication
with the Southern University Choir
Department of Visual and Performing Arts
De Bose Recital Hall
Southern University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
April 23, 2006
Music Shelters the Soul 5: Gala Orchestra Benefit Concert
The Music Ministry of First United Methodist Church
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
March 6, 2005
PROGRAM:
Boëllmann: Fantaisie Dialoguée for Organ and Orchestra, Opus 65
Dr. Richard Webb, Organ
Rossini: "Laudamus Te" from Messa di Gloria
Tiffany Bostic, Soprano
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Opus 43
Dr. Willis Deloney, Piano
Martini: "Domine, ad adjuvandum me festina"
First United Methodist Church Chancel Choir
Lamar A. Drummonds, Conductor
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Dialoguée for Organ and Orchestra, Opus 65 (Opening) |
Romantic Organ Music Symposium
Rollins College
Winter Park, Florida
Friday evening, January 13, 2006:
Organ Works of Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933)
Solo Concert by Dr. Richard Webb
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Download an audio sample of Karg-Elert: Voices of the Night, Opus 142, No. 1 (Opening) |
Saturday, January 14, 2006:
Morning:
Lecture/Demonstration on the life and works
of Sigfrid Karg-Elert by Dr. Webb
Master Classes with Dr. Webb and Dr. Terry Yount,
Professor of Organ at Rollins College
Afternoon:
Open Rehearsal
Evening:
Concert of Romantic Works for Organ, Brass and Percussion,
including Mendelssohn, Bridge, Gigout, Vierne, Karg-Elert and Widor
Drs. Webb and Yount with members of the Orlando Bach Festival Orchestra
Symbols of the Christ
Guest Organist for the
68th Annual Christmas Concert by The Genevans
Celebrating Dr. Robert M. Copeland's
25th Anniversary as Conductor
First Presbyterian Church
Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
December 2 and 3. 2005
featuring Bach's cantata Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern, BWV 1
and works of Reger, Holst, Mendelssohn, Praetorius, Vaughan Williams,
Dell, Beethoven, Crüger, Parker/Shaw, Christiansen and Mason
Music of Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933)
Inaugurating the 50th Anniversary Year Celebration of the
Baton Rouge Chapter, American Guild of Organists
Co-sponsored by the Baton Rouge Music Club Auxiliary,
commemorating its 75th Anniversary Year
First United Methodist Church
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
November 18, 2005
PROGRAM:
Gregorian Rhapsody, Opus 141, No. 2
An Evening Trilogy:
Sunset, Opus 108, No. 1
Starlight, Opus 108, No. 2
Voices of the Night, Opus 142, No. 1
Funerale, Opus 75, No. 1
(in memory of Alexandre Guilmant)
Zweite Sinfonische Kanzone, Opus 85, No. 2
Fantasie
Kanzone
Passacaglia
Fuge
An Afternoon of Baroque Masterworks
The Music Ministry of First United Methodist Church
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
June 26, 2005
PROGRAM:
Vivaldi: Concerto for Piccolo and Orchestra in C Major, RV 443
Rachel Cohen, Piccolo
Bach: Cantata "Ich habe genug," BWV 82
Noel Bouley, Baritone ~ James Ryon, Oboe
Bach: Concerto in d minor for Two Violins and Orchestra, BWV
1043
Natalie VanBurkleo and Batya McAdam-Somer, Violins
Lamar Drummonds, Conductor ~ Dr. Richard Webb, Continuo
"Piccolo Spoleto L'Organo" Series
Piccolo Spoleto Festival
Bethel Methodist Church
Charleston, South Carolina
June 7, 2005
Recital in honor of the 75th Anniversary of St. Alban's
Episcopal Chapel, Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
April 20, 2005
Guest Organist with LSU Schola Cantorum
Britten: Festival Te Deum
Bernstein: Chichester Psalms
Dr. Sara Lynn Baird, Conductor
University United Methodist Church
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
April 5, 2005
75th Anniversary Concert
Baton Rouge Music Club Auxiliary
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
March 11, 2005
Music Shelters the Soul 4: Gala Orchestra Benefit Concert
The Music Ministry of First United Methodist Church
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
March 6, 2005
PROGRAM:
Choral masterworks of Haydn, Mendelssohn, Brahms,
Parry and Vaughan Williams
by the combined choirs of First United Methodist Church and
Broadmoor United Methodist Church, in honor of the 50th Anniversary
of the Broadmoor congregation
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 - First Movement
Dr. Dona Lusted, Piano
Jongen: Symphonie Concertante, Opus 81 - Toccata/Moto perpetuo
Dr. Richard Webb, Organ
Conductors: Dr. David Shaler and Lamar Drummonds
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Concertante, Opus 81 IV - Toccata/Moto perpetuo (Conclusion) |
A Celebration of the Music of Kenton Coe
25th Anniversary event of the
East Tennessee State University Friends of Music
St. John's Episcopal Church
Johnson City, Tennessee
October 10, 2004
World Premiere of Coe's
Second Fantasy for Organ,
as well as works for organ
and instruments, choir and voice
Music of Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933)
Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue
New York, New York
September 26, 2004
Gala Orchestra Benefit Concert
The Music Ministry of First United Methodist Church
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
April 25, 2004
PROGRAM:
Jongen: Symphonie Concertante, Opus 81
Richard Webb, Organ
Bruch: Jubilate, Amen, Opus 3
Grieg: Piano Concerto in a Minor, Opus 16
Willis Doloney, Piano
Conducted by Lamar Drummonds, Director of Music and Worship
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Concertante, Opus 81 I - Allegro, molto moderato (Opening) |
Soloist with the Baton Rouge Concert Band
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3 - Finale
St. Joseph Cathedral
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
December 1, 2002
Gala Orchestra Concert to Benefit Habitat for Humanity
The Music Ministry of
First United Methodist Church
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
April 21, 2002
PROGRAM:
Rheinberger: Concerto for Organ No. 2 in g minor, Opus 177
Richard Webb, Organ
Mendelssohn: Hear My Prayer
Patricia O'Neill, Soprano
Beethoven: Fantasy for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra, Opus 80
Kevin Chance, Piano
Conducted by Lamar Drummonds, Director of Music and Worship
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Download an audio sample of Rheinberger: Concerto for Organ No. 2 in g minor, Opus 177 (Section of III) |
Joint Concert with Cantate Choral Ensemble
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
March 15, 2002
Dedicatory Recital
Oxford Community United Methodist Church
Oxford, Mississippi
December 2, 2001
+In Memoriam September 11, 2001
Music at First Series
First Baptist Church
Bristol, Virginia
October 11, 2001
"Piccolo Spoleto L'Organo" Series
Piccolo Spoleto Festival
St. John's Lutheran Church
Charleston, South Carolina
June 4, 2001
Guest Organist with De Profundis Early Music Choral Ensemble
Works of Henry Purcell
St. Alban's Chapel (Episcopal)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
May 4, 2001
Guest Organist with Southeastern Louisiana University Choir
Benjamin Britten: Hymn to St. Peter, Missa Brevis
St. Joseph's Abbey
St. Benedict, Louisiana
April 16, 2001
First Methodist Church
Hammond, Louisiana
April 23, 2001
Church Music Workshop and
Organ/Piano Duet Recital with Dr. Richard Beckford
Featured events of the 26th DeBose National Piano Competition
Southern University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
April 6, 2001
Dedicatory Recital Series
University United Methodist Church
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
March 18, 2001
(Premiere performance of
Festive Prelude on "St. Patrick's Breastplate,"
written for Dr. Webb by Dennis R. Johnson)
"Soli Deo Gloria: In Memoriam J. S. Bach"
On the 250th anniversary of his death, a commemorative concert
of varied examples from Bach's solo organ works
St. Thomas More Catholic Church
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
July 28, 2000
"Homage to BACH, 2000"
On the 315th birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach
in the 250th anniversary year of his death,
a concert of works by the master and his admirers,
featuring the first Baton Rouge performance of
Sigfrid Karg-Elert's monumental last work,
the Passacaglia and Fugue in Bb minor on BACH, Opus 150.
St. Joseph Cathedral Concert Series
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
March 21, 2000
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Download an audio sample of Karg-Elert: Passacaglia and Fugue on BACH, Opus 150 (Opening) |