RECENT and UPCOMING PERFORMANCES
2009 - 2010 Season: Continuing the anniversary celebrations
of
Purcell, Handel, Haydn and Mendelssohn and planning for those
of
W. F. Bach and Schumann (2010) and Liszt (2011). Offering thematic
solo recitals and recital/lecture/master class combinations on
the organ music
of Sigfrid Karg-Elert, Jean Langlais, Siegfried Reda, 19th and
20th century
Russian composers, 500 years of Spanish organ music and lesser-known
modern French composers, as well as mixed programs of varied
literature.
In conjunction with Bach's Five Productions, unique programs
of chamber
music with organ are available. Sponsors either may contract
an entire ensemble
or employ local musicians to perform with Dr. Webb, with Bach's
Five
providing the program concept and scores.
Please see Contact Page.
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
Solo Recital, Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue
New York, New York
May 16, 2010
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
Organ and Harpsichord for the
Baton Rouge Magnet High School
25th Annual Christmas Candlelight Concert
St. Joseph Cathedral
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
December 9, 2008
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
Organ and Harpsichord for the
Baton Rouge Magnet High School
24th Annual Christmas Candlelight Concert
St. Joseph Cathedral
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
December 11, 2007
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
First Monday at First Methodist Concert Series
"That Tune Sounds Familiar"
A program of solo organ works based on
well-known hymns and spirituals
First United Methodist Church
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
November 5, 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
February 28, 2007
Sounds of the Season with
The Woodland Ringers
First Monday at First Methodist Concert Series
First United Methodist Church
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
December 18, 2006
Organ and Harpsichord for the
Baton Rouge Magnet High School
23rd Annual Christmas Candlelight Concert
St. Joseph Cathedral
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
December 12, 2006
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
Mozart Abend
Baton Rouge Music Club Auxiliary
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
October 20, 2006
Organist with the Southern University Choir
Department of Visual and Performing Arts
De Bose Recital Hall
Southern University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
October 19, 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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Download an audio sample of Boëllmann: Fantaisie
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
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Download an audio sample of Dell: Joy to the World (Conclusion) |
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