135th Anniversary Organ Recital: Diane Bish, "First Lady of the Organ"

Sunday, April 27, 2008
4:00 pm

St. Stanislaus Reception follows Recital at Marian Hall
Hors D’oeuvres / Cash Bar available
$25.00 Advance Sales / $30.00 at the Door

Diane Bish, renowned organ virtuoso and host of the Joy of Music television series will be presenting a solo recital in our historic church's organ.

She has displayed her dazzling virtuosity and unique showmanship the world over.  Critics have hailed her performance as stunning, fiery, and astonishing.  Through numerous recordings, concerts and weekly television appearances, Diane Bish is the most visible organist in the world today.  Miss Bish is perhaps best known through the international television series, The Joy of Music.  The program is available to more than 300 million viewers weekly and features her playing famous organs in solo and with other classical musicians in cathedrals, churches and concert halls around the world.  The Joy of Music is broadcast on several cable networks such as Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), FamilyNet and VisionTV in Canada.

Known for her ability to rouse audiences like no other organist can, Miss Bish’s performances have received rave reviews in the United States and abroad. She is an internationally acclaimed musician with many honors including the National Citation from The National Federation of Music Clubs of America (1989). Miss Bish was the first organist to receive this award for “the highest honor for distinguished service to the musical, artistic, and cultural life of the nation." She shares this rare distinction with such legends as Leonard Bernstein, Eugene Ormandy, Van Cliburn, Robert Shaw, and Irving Berlin.

Diane Bish will play a program of exciting and beloved organ favorites and original hymn arrangements to demonstrate the varied colors and sounds capable of the historic church's 3 manual, 54 rank Johnson & Son Pipe Organ, recently restored by Heritage Pipe organs.  Miss Bish's celebrity and acclaimed technical skills as an organist attract unusually large audiences, giving performances that are fun and interesting for audiences of all musical tastes and ages.

For tickets or more information, contact the rectory office.