THE
LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER 731 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta, GA 30308
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
ORGAN ANNIVERSARY CONCERT with guest artist Chelsea Chen
Tu Es Petra Henri Mulet (1878-1967)
Girl with the Flaxen Hair (arr. Léon Roques) Claude Debussy Arabesque No. 2 (arr. Léon Roques) (1862-1918)
Taiwanese Suite (2003) Chelsea Chen Hills in the Springtime (b. 1983) Moonlight Blue Mountain of Youth
Chorale No. 3 in A Minor César Franck) (1822-1890
Sinfonietta (2002) Ola Gjeilo (b. 1978)
Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543 J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
The Swan from Carnival of the Animals, trans. Guilmant Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
Finale from “Organ” Symphony No. 3, trans. Briggs Saint-Saëns
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This concert is sponsored in part thanks to the generosity of Mark and Leta Helsel and Art and Eda Mathews. All are invited to a reception in Sims Atrium, sponsored by David McGahan.
Chelsea Chen’s dynamic playing has taken her to the far corners of the world. Her solo concerts offer a unique mix of traditional organ repertoire along with piano/orchestral transcriptions and contemporary music. The Los Angeles Times has praised her “rare musicality” and “lovely lyrical grandeur,” and a compositional style that is “charming” and “irresistible.”
Chelsea has performed with numerous ensembles including the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, San Diego Symphony, Singapore Chinese Orchestra (a traditional Chinese instruments ensemble) and the Lou Harrison Festival Rutgers Orchestra at Trinity Wall Street in Manhattan. Highlights of the past season included solo concerts at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, CA and Overture Hall in Madison, WI, as well as a joint performance with the brass of the Philadelphia Orchestra at Girard College in Philadelphia, PA.
Ms. Chen originally hails from San Diego, where her formative music teachers were organists Leslie Robb (St. Paul’s Lutheran, San Diego) and Monte Maxwell (US Naval Academy, Annapolis) and pianists Baruch Arnon (New York City), Jane Bastien and Lori Bastien Vickers (San Diego). She studied under Paul Jacobs and John Weaver at The Juilliard School in New York, where she received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. She also won the John Erskine Prize for academic and artistic achievement, awarded to one graduate per year. After college she moved to Taiwan under a Fulbright scholarship, whereupon she collected folk songs and wrote organ solo and chamber music. She returned to the U.S. to study with Thomas Murray at Yale University, where she earned an Artist Diploma. In 2009, Wayne Leupold Editions published her composition “Taiwanese Suite” to great acclaim.
Ms. Chen has recorded multiple CDs: Reveries (2011) at Bethel University, Live at Heinz Chapel at the 2005 Convention of the American Institute of Organbuilders, Eastern Treasures (2010) with violinist Lewis Wong, Live at Coral Ridge (2014), and Explorations for Cello and Organ (2018) with cellist Joseph Lee. Her playing has been aired on CNN.com, “Pipedreams” from American Public Media, Hawaii Public Radio, and Taiwan’s Good News Radio. Committed to new music, she has premiered works by composers throughout the world including Ola Gjeilo (Norway/USA), Yui Kitamura (Japan/USA), Paul Desenne (Venezuela), Roderick Gorby (USA), Vincent Rone (USA), and Viviane Waschbüsch (Germany). Her compositions are available exclusively from Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc.
From 2013-2017, Ms. Chen was Artist-in-Residence at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, where she performed and directed the Concert Series. At present, she serves as Artist-in-Residence at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church in Manhattan.
This evening we celebrate the anniversary of the Létourneau Organ, Op. 80. The organ was dedicated in worship services on Sunday, December 15, 2002, and inaugurated on Friday, January 17, 2003 with a solo concert performed by Redeemer Organist Sarah Hawbecker.
The congregation of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Redeemer eagerly shares this instrument with the community through concerts, worship services, and other musical events. The organ was made possible through gifts from hundreds of generous and committed individuals. The Redeemer congregation has a long history of excellence in music and worship, and this organ has proved to meet the church’s musical and liturgical needs exceedingly well and is a core part of Redeemer’s identity and a foundation for our worship.
We are nearing the end of an Organ Restoration Project. Phase 1, an upgrade to the instrument’s electronics and software, is complete. Phase 2 will replace 156 of the organ’s 4,119 pipes with a stronger tin alloy to restore sound quality, with a project goal of completing installation in the fall of 2025.
We are close to our $422,000 total fundraising goal, which includes money set aside for future maintenance other than tunings. We appreciate every gift! You too can be a part of sustaining this pipe organ’s legacy for decades to come.
Thank you for your support!
NEXT CONCER T SERIES EVENT
Friday, March 21, 2025 - 7:30 pm
Bach Birthday Bash
Featuring
Lauda Musicam, with vocalist Adrin Akins
The Carillon Ringers
Karen Anderson, violin
Christine Drescher-Jones, harp
Sarah Hawbecker, organ and piano
Kate Tanzola, trumpet
Mindy Tanzola, flute
With audience participation and a birthday cake reception
The Redeemer Concert Series enriches lives through memorable musical events.
ORGUES LÉTOURNEAU LTÉE
OPUS 80
SPECIFICATION
HAUPTWERK
(Chancel)
Prinzipal 16' 61 pipes
Hohlflöte 16' 61 pipes
Prinzipal 8' 61 pipes
Salizional 8' 61 pipes
Rohrflöte 8' 61 pipes
Oktav 4' 61 pipes
Spitzflöte 4' 61 pipes
Quinte 2-2/3' 61 pipes
Super Oktav 2' 61 pipes
Mixtur IV-VI 1-1/3' 328 pipes
Kornett V 8' 245 pipes
Trompete 8' 66 pipes
Klarine 4' 78 pipes
Trompeta Real 8' 66 pipes
RÉCIT
(Chancel, expressive)
Bourdon 16' 61 pipes
Montre 8' 61 pipes
Flûte harmonique 8' 61 pipes
Viole de gambe 8' 61 pipes
Voix céleste 8' 54 pipes
Prestant 4' 61 pipes
Flûte octaviante 4' 61 pipes
Octavin 2' 61 pipes
Plein-jeu IV 2' 244 pipes
Bombarde 16' 61 pipes
Trompette 8' 66 pipes
Hautbois 8' 61 pipes
Voix humaine 8' 61 pipes
Clarion 4' 78 pipes
Trompeta Real 8'
ACCESSORIES
Zimbelstern (variable speed)
Nachtigall
Chimes (rebuilt)
Tremulants
POSITIV
(Chancel, expressive)
Prinzipal 8' 61 pipes
Gedackt 8' 61 pipes
Oktav 4' 61 pipes
Koppelflöte 4' 61 pipes
Nazat 2-2/3' 61 pipes
Super Oktav 2' 61 pipes
Flachflöte 2' 61 pipes
Terz 1-3/5' 61 pipes
Quintflöte 1-1/3' 61 pipes
Mixtur IV 1' 244 pipes
Fagott 16' 61 pipes
Krummhorn 8' 61 pipes
Trompeta Real 8'
HAUPTWERK WEST
(Balcony)
Bordun 16' 61 pipes
Prinzipal 8' 61 pipes
Oktav 4' 61 pipes
Super Oktav 2' 61 pipes
Mixtur IV 1-1/3' 244 pipes
Trompeta réal 8'
PEDAL
(Chancel)
Untersatz (electronic)32' 32 notes
Prinzipal 16' 32 pipes
Subbass 16' 32 pipes
Bordun 16' HW west
Oktav 8' 32 pipes
Pommer 8' 32 pipes
Choralbass 4' 32 pipes
Rauschquint III2-2/3' 96 pipes
Kontraposaune 32' 12 pipes
Posaune 16' 32 pipes
Trompete 8' 32 pipes
Trompeta Real 8'