Friday, January 4, 2013
Cathedral of the Rockies
Boise, Idaho
David C. Pickering, organist
Program
Toccata in C Major, BWV 564
Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750)
Symphony No. 2—The Austin
I. With good cheer
II. Chorale
III. Urgently
Daniel E. Gawthrop
(b. 1949)
Der 94ste Psalm
Julius Reubke
(1834-1858)
Text for the Reubke
Psalm 94
1. O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth;
O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.
2. Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.
[Grave-Larghetto]
3. Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?
6. They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.
7. Yet they say, the Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.
[Allegro con fuoco-Grave]
17. Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
19 In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.
[Adagio-Lento]
22. But the Lord is my defense; and my God is the rock of my refuge.
23. And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own
wickedness; yea, the Lord our God shall cut them off.
[Allegro-Più mosso-Allegro assai]
About the performer
This evening's performer is Dr. David Pickering, Assistant Professor of Music at Kansas State
University and Organist at First Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, Kansas. He is an active
recitalist, having performed throughout the United States and Canada. Pickering’s three
recordings feature the organ music of American composers Daniel Gawthrop, Alice Jordan, and
Leroy Robertson. He has also authored articles on these composers that have appeared in The
American Organist and The Diapason. His first book, The Auditorium Organ of the Community
of Christ, was published this year by the Organ Historical Society Press. Pickering is the editor
of Leroy Robertson Organ Works, published by Wayne Leupold Editions and also reviews organ
recordings for The Diapason.
Pickering has pursued technical studies with pianist Sheila Paige. He received the doctor of
musical arts degree in organ performance, and a master’s degree in organ performance and
musicology from the University of Kansas as a student of James Higdon. Pickering received his
bachelor of music degree in organ performance from Brigham Young University as a student of
Parley Belnap and J. J. Keeler. His early organ studies were with Arlene Small in Arlington, TX.
Pickering and his wife Melinda are the parents of six children.