University
Organist
Recital Series
Scary Ride!
Halloween Organ Recital
timothy albrecht as Count Dracula
wednesday, october 29, 2014, 8:00 p.m.
Emerson Concert Hall
Schwartz Center for Performing Arts
P r ogr am
C Minor Prelude from Well-Tempered Clavier Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685–1750)
Funeral March from Sonata in B-flat Minor
Transylvanian March with Count Dracula
Frédéric Chopin
(1810–1849)
Count Dracula
(Audience members in costume may join the march!)
Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
Bach
Maestoso in C-Sharp Minor
Louis Vierne
(1870–1937)
Toccata in B Minor Eugène Gigout
(1844–1925)
Gavotte from French Suite V (with The Good Fairy) Toccata in B-flat Minor
Bach
Vierne
The Apparition Olivier Messiaen
(1908–1992)
The Old Castle
Modest Mussorgsky
(1839–1881)
Toccata Henri Mulet
(1878–1967)
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P r o g r a m Not e s
What vivid memories are those Halloween evenings of some two-plus
decades ago, when our little family of three, all dressed in costume, went
trick-or-treating through the suburban Atlanta Oak Grove neighborhood
where we lived! Holding our daughter, little princess Esther, in my arms, we
approached front doors decorated with jack-o-lanterns and scarecrows. One
house shocked even me, as it had recorded organ music blasting from a CD
player—did people really associate the noble timbres of the pipe organ with
cemeteries, zombies, and monsters? In that moment was born the seed for
Scary Ride!
Thanks to Bob McKay, Schwartz Center executive director, for providing
the post-recital candy reception; to production manager Lewis Fuller and
his magical utterance, “Have a good show;” to Mark Teague, producer
of tonight’s extravaganza, and Matt Williamson for sound, props, fog,
projections, coffins, screams, and eerie lighting; to Carrie and Carl Christie for
the makeup and photography of Count Dracula; to stage manager Heather
Pynne and her entire tech crew for Dracula’s initial rising out of the pit and
more; and to my graduate students Theresa Wasinski (the Good Fairy) and
John McGee, who along with MSM alum Rwei Hao, all pitched in where
needed.
As much as Count of Transylvania enjoys presiding once again for the seventh
time at the organ for Scary Ride!, part of his heart aches for that ne’erto-return young family of twenty-some years ago that moved quickly at
Halloween from house to house, as a weightless little princess in her father’s
arms asked again and again, “Dad, would you pull off the mask again, so I
can make sure it is you?”
Don’t forget the candy reception after the show, where Count Dracula will
pose for photos with audience members in costume.
—Notes by Timothy Albrecht (Count Dracula), Emory University Organist
Timo th y Al b r e c h t
Timothy Albrecht, Emory University organist and head of the Emory graduate
organ studio, performs recitals in many parts of the United States and abroad,
but has yet to appear in the central part of Romania known as Transylvania.
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U p c oming Mu s ic Events
Go to music.emory.edu to view the complete list of upcoming music events.
For more information contact the Arts at Emory Box Office at 404.727.5050,
or visit arts.emory.edu.
Ticket prices are listed in the following order: Full price/Discount category
member price/Emory student price (unless otherwise noted as the price for all
students). Visit arts.emory.edu to see if you qualify for a discount.
Sunday, November 2, 4:00 p.m., Karen Freer, cello, Emerson Concert Hall,
Schwartz Center, free
Saturday, November 8, 8:00 p.m., No Strings Attached: 20th Anniversary,
Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, free
Sunday, November 9, 2:00 p.m., Cynthia (Meg) Winata, student honors violin
recital, Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, free
Sunday, November 9, 5:00 p.m., Nina B. Newport, student violin recital,
Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, free
Friday, November 14, Professors of the Practice, Emory Chamber Music
Society of Atlanta (ECMSA) Noontime Series, free
Saturday, November 15, 8:00 p.m., Anne-Sophie Mutter and Mutter Virtuosi,
Candler Concert Series, Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, $80/$64/$10
Sunday, November 16, 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., Emory Chamber Ensembles,
Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, free
Wednesday, November 19, 8:00 p.m., Emory Youth Symphony Orchestra,
Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, free
Friday, November 21, 8:00 p.m., Emory University Symphony Orchestra,
Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, free
Saturday, November 22, 8:00 p.m., Creation Stories Concert, Emory Chamber
Music Society of Atlanta (ECMSA) Emerson Series, Emerson Concert Hall,
Schwartz Center, free
Sunday, November 23, 4:00 p.m., Emory Mastersingers, Emerson Concert
Hall, Schwartz Center, free
Tuesday, December 2, 8:00 p.m., Emory Jazz Ensembles, Emerson Concert
Hall, Schwartz Center, free
Friday, December 5, Emory’s Young Artists, Emory Chamber Music Society of
Atlanta (ECMSA) Noontime Series, free
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Friday, December 5, 8:00 p.m., and Saturday, December 6, 4:00 p.m.
and 8:00 p.m., A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, Glenn Auditorium,
$20/$15/$5
Sunday, December 7, 4:00 p.m., Emory Wind Ensemble, Emerson Concert
Hall, Schwartz Center, free
Monday, December 8, 8:00 p.m., World Percussion Ensembles, Emerson
Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, free
Saturday, December 13, 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, December 14, 4:00 p.m.,
Christmas with Atlanta Master Chorale, Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz
Center, $30/$25/$10
Sunday, December 14, 4:00 p.m., Santa’s Favorite Chamber Music, Emory
Chamber Music Society of Atlanta (ECMSA) Family Series, free
Saturday, January 17, 8:00 p.m., Enoch Arden, A Melodrama, Emory
Chamber Music Society of Atlanta (ECMSA) Emerson Series, Emerson Concert
Hall, Schwartz Center, free
Friday, January 23 Adam Frey, euphonium, Emory Chamber Music Society of
Atlanta (ECMSA) Noontime Series, free
Saturday, January 24, 8:00 p.m., Atlanta Community Choral Festival, Emerson
Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, free
Sunday, January 25, 3:00 p.m., St. Olaf Choir, Emerson Concert Hall,
Schwartz Center, $45/$35/$10
Friday, January 30, 7:30 p.m., Pajama Concert—Music of the Night Sky, Emory
Chamber Music Society of Atlanta (ECMSA) Family Series, free
Sunday, February 1, 3:00 p.m., Bach Bowl!, Timothy Albrecht, organ,
Emerson Concert Hall, Schwartz Center, free
Arts at Emory Box Office/Audience Information
404.727.5050 • arts.emory.edu
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PHOTOGRAPHS AND RECORDINGS Not permitted without advance permission.
COUGH DROPS In lobby, courtesy of Margery and Robert McKay.
USHERS Members of Music at Emory Volunteers and Alphi Phi Omega, a national service and social
fraternity. Call 404.727.6640 for ushering opportunities.
event and program information Available online at arts.emory.edu.
cover photographer credits Front: Piano in Emerson Concert Hall, Mark Teague
Back (top to bottom): Emory Big Band, Bill Head; Atlanta Master Chorale: Eric Richards;
Timothy Albrecht as Dracula: Carl Christie; Vega String Quartet, Dorn Brothers; Emerson Concert Hall,
James Crissman; Roy Harran, Dan Smigrod; Emory University Symphony Orchestra, Mark Teague
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