Sursa American Organ Competition
April 4, 2020 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Ball State University will host the third Sursa American Organ Competition in September, 2019. The first prize winner of the Pre-Professional Division will be awarded a solo appearance with the MSO. They will perform on the Goulding & Wood organ in Sursa Performance Hall.
Elgar dedicated Enigma Variations “to my friends pictured within”, each variation being a musical sketch of his close acquaintances. Those portrayed include Elgar’s wife Alice, his friend and publisher Augustus J. Jaeger and Elgar himself.
Concerto Overture No. 1………………………………………..Florence Price
Concerto for Organ and Orchestra………………………………………..Francis Poulenc
Sursa American Organ Competition Winner
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Enigma Variations, Op. 36………………………………………..Edward Elgar