Once again, organs at Community of Christ Auditorium and Temple, in Independence, Missouri, USA are featured in the online Super Bowl Sunday concert. The free 13 February event is at 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time, and it will be available to view for about a month.
Due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns, organist Jan Kraybill has recorded her 23rd Annual Super Bowl Sunday concert. This means anyone, anywhere with an internet connection can watch the Grammy-nominated musician at the time of the viewer’s choice after 13 February.
This year's concert, "Memories and Mutations," is inspired by the virus that has shaped our lives. COVID-19 causes us to treasure memories of people and moments, and adapt and change our behaviors even as the virus mutates and we learn more about it. This concert includes a brand-new piece, and a duet played entirely by the organist’s feet!
The repertoire:
Paul Ayers: “Toccatina on Here Comes the Sun” (based on the song by George Harrison)
Johann Sebastian Bach: “Passacaglia BWV 582”
Maurice Duruflé: “Prelude and Fugue on the name ALAIN”
Benjamin Cornelius-Bates: “Fantasia on ‘I Wonder...’: in memoriam Lydia Agnew Speller (1954-2021)”
Paul Ayres: “Intermezzo from ‘Suite for Eric’ ”
Denis Bédard (b. 1950): “Cat Duet Suite”
Healey Willan (1880-1968): “Introduction, Passacaglia, and Fugue”