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September 5, 2006 - Langenberg Organ Recital Series, sponsored by Hastings College and First Presbyterian Church
The first of four Langenberg Organ Recitals will be held Sunday, Sept. 10, at 5 p.m., at First Presbyterian Church, 621 N. Lincoln Ave., Hastings, Neb. The recital is free and open to the public. Following the recital, a light meal will be served in Fellowship Hall. Performing will be Dr. Charles Callahan, one of America’s leading organists and composers. A native of Cambridge, Mass., Callahan has performed with and commissioned pieces for the St. Louis Symphony, Harvard University Choir, St. Olaf Choir and St. Thomas Choir. He studied piano and composition with Julius Chaloff in Boston, Mass., and organ with Clarence Watters in Hartford, Conn. He also was a pupil of the legendary Alexander McCurdy. Callahan earned graduate degrees at Catholic University of America. He taught at Lafayette College, Middlebury College, Rollins College, Baylor University and Catholic University. The Langenberg Organ Recital Series commemorates the 50-year anniversary of First Presbyterian Church’s Austin organ. The organ was built in 1956 by Austin Organs Inc., Hartford, Conn., and features a movable console of three manuals and pedal, controlling 2,528 peaking pipes and 21 tubular bells. The pipes range from one-fourth of an inch to 16 feet in length and have a range of eight octaves. Through the generosity of the Langenberg Music Endowment, a four-year organ enhancement/renovation project began in 2002. The Langenberg Music Endowment was established in 2001 following the death of Luella Langenberg. The endowment provides for special needs of the church’s music program including the purchase of Steinway piano, honoraria for collegiate chancel choir section leaders, and for the purchase of Orff instruments.
September 5, 2006 - Langenberg Organ Recital Series, sponsored by Hastings College and First Presbyterian Church
The first of four Langenberg Organ Recitals will be held Sunday, Sept. 10, at 5 p.m., at First Presbyterian Church, 621 N. Lincoln Ave., Hastings, Neb. The recital is free and open to the public. Following the recital, a light meal will be served in Fellowship Hall. Performing will be Dr. Charles Callahan, one of America’s leading organists and composers. A native of Cambridge, Mass., Callahan has performed with and commissioned pieces for the St. Louis Symphony, Harvard University Choir, St. Olaf Choir and St. Thomas Choir. He studied piano and composition with Julius Chaloff in Boston, Mass., and organ with Clarence Watters in Hartford, Conn. He also was a pupil of the legendary Alexander McCurdy. Callahan earned graduate degrees at Catholic University of America. He taught at Lafayette College, Middlebury College, Rollins College, Baylor University and Catholic University. The Langenberg Organ Recital Series commemorates the 50-year anniversary of First Presbyterian Church’s Austin organ. The organ was built in 1956 by Austin Organs Inc., Hartford, Conn., and features a movable console of three manuals and pedal, controlling 2,528 peaking pipes and 21 tubular bells. The pipes range from one-fourth of an inch to 16 feet in length and have a range of eight octaves. Through the generosity of the Langenberg Music Endowment, a four-year organ enhancement/renovation project began in 2002. The Langenberg Music Endowment was established in 2001 following the death of Luella Langenberg. The endowment provides for special needs of the church’s music program including the purchase of Steinway piano, honoraria for collegiate chancel choir section leaders, and for the purchase of Orff instruments.
The organ recital series is co-sponsored by the Hastings College Department of Music, the Hastings College Vocation and Values Program, and First Presbyterian Church.
