Historic Church Organ Recital

St. John- St. Luke United Church of Christ is pleased to present an organ recital on Sunday, 14 Ocober 2012 at 3:00 PM. The church is located at 2120 Russell in Detroit across from Eastern Market [[South of Gratiot).

The organ is a tracker [[all mechanical) pipe organ and still sounds great. The organ was manufactured by G. F. Votteler of Cleveland, Ohio and restored in 1983. It has served the church for over 130 years. It is one of few of this its in existence.

The organist for the recital is Mr. Joseph Palazzollo, organist for Grosse Pointe Unitarian Church. He will be able to showcase the organ's beautiful flute stop and its other features. The program will feature the music of Bach the highlight of which will be a performance of the Toccata and Fugue in D Minor. Music of Satie, Vierne, Mancini, Joplin, Sousa and local composers Gordon Young and Rene Becker will be performed on the Church's Chickering piano.

In addition, two sopranos will each perform Mozart's "Alleluia from Exultante Jubilate and "Hear Ye, Israel from Mendelsohn's Elijah.

Admission is free. Free Will offerings will be appreciated. Light refreshments will be available after the recital. Free secure parking is available.

For more information please conact Margo Allen, 586 775 8784.

awesome! except thats the same day as a big WWII event at Fort Wayne....

Thank you for posting this.

Thank you for your interest in the recital. I will post the proposed program as soon as it is finalized.

As promised, following is the program for the organ recital to be performed on the historic Votteler mechanical pipe organ. We hope that you will be able to attend the function to be held at the home of the oldest German Protestant parish in Detroit and a long time and continuing affiliate of United Church of Christ.

St. John-St. Luke UCC Historic Organ Recital
Sunday, 14 October 2012 3:00 PM
Joseph Palazzolo, Organist

Prelude in Classic Style Gordon Young
Muscadin John Munday
Little Prelude in D minor J. S. Bach
2-Part Invention 6 in E J. S. Bach
Goldberg Variation No. 1 J. S. Bach
Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring J. S. Bach
Echo from French Overture BWV 831 J. S. Bach
Hear Ye Israel from “Elijah” F. Mendelssohn
Laura Petrak, Soprano
Baby Elephant Walk from “Hatari” Henry Mancini
PIANO:
Romance Op. 69b from “Two Short Etudes” Rene Becker
The Cascades Scott Joplin
Gymnopedie No. 1 Eric Satie
Rondo from Concerto for Flute Stop J. C. H. Rinck
Alleluia from “Exultante Jubilate” W. A. Mozart
Iris Fordjour-Hankins, Soprano
Lied from “24 Pieces in Free Style” Louis Vierne
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor J. S. Bach
Tico Tico Zequinha Abreu
The Liberty Bell John Philip Sousa

We look forward to seeing you there.

excellent; will be there!

Very beautiful church. I had visited the church a couple of years ago. Very spacious and could seat up to 1000 people. Very historic and does have a nice organ. Historic Trinity takes the spotlight away from this church. Saint John has a basketball court on it's top floors for where the church's youths once played more than 50 years ago. I will be at the recital.

Just some brief notes about St. John's:

First service was held in 1833 in a carpenter shop Woodbridge and Bates. The church was formally organized on September 22, 1833 with the election of elders.

St. John's is the "Mother" church to at least ten congregations, including Historic Trinity, which were established as the German population of Detroit grew in number.

Church records are available from its inception. The records from St. Luke's are also available.

The current church building was dedicated in 1874. It seats nearly 1500 which includes seating in an upper level three-sided gallery. The building was designed by Julius Hess, a local architect. The original facade was red brick which was covered in stone patterned concrete in 1914. The interior was painted white at the time of this renovation. All new windows were installed by the Detroit Stained Glass Works in 1947.

The community of St. John's looks forward to your enjoyment of the recital.

Not going to be able to make it today. Could someone post pictures, if they go?? Thanks

The recital was nice Attachment 16131

I had came late and I don't think the church allowed pictures or video taken during the recitals so I just managed to get a fewAttachment 16132

Thanks Stasu!!