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Organist Christopher Wallace to open 2015-16 Rieth Chamber Series

September 9, 2015

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Concert: Rieth Chamber Series: Christopher Wallace, organ
Date and Time: Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, 4 p.m.
Location: Goshen College Music Center’s Rieth Recital Hall
Cost:  $10 general admission, available online at https://www.goshen.edu/tickets or by calling (574) 535-7566. GC students free with valid ID.

Noted organist Christopher Wallace will open the Goshen College Music Center’s 2015-16 Rieth Chamber Series with a recital on Rieth Recital Hall’s Taylor & Boody pipe organ on Sunday, Sept. 20. The recital begins at 7:30 p.m.

Wallace’s program will include works by Johann Pachelbel, G.F. Handel (arr. Gower), Nicolas de Grigny, Ludwig van Beethoven, J.S. Bach, and Gerald Finzi (arr. Gower).

Christopher Wallace has performed throughout the United States, Europe, and Central America as a soloist, chamber musician and accompanist, and has recorded with choral ensemble Cecilia Chamber Singers. Currently music director and organist for Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church of Edina, Minnesota, Dr. Wallace received degrees in organ and piano from the University of Minnesota and the Eastman School of Music, earning Eastman’s distinguished Performer’s Certificate.

Tickets are $10 for general admission seating, available online at goshen.edu/music or by calling (574) 535-7566. VISA/MasterCard/Discover accepted.

Series tickets to the 2015-16 Rieth Chamber Series are also still available and include a special bonus concert featuring Marvin Blickenstaff for series subscribers only. Call the (574) 535-7566 for more information, or visit gcmusiccenter.org for more information.

The Rieth Chamber Series features seven concerts by outstanding organists and chamber music ensembles including the Aureole Trio, organists David Jonies and Rhonda Sider Edgington, and 2015 Fischoff International Chamber Music Competition Gold Medal winners Zorá Quartet, plus a bonus concert with reception for series subscribers only. Music Center Executive Director Marcia Yost explains that series supporters “will provide support for ongoing, accessible classical chamber music at Goshen College, as well as aid in establishing a reputation with performing artists for appreciative Music Center audiences.” More information about this series is online at gcmusiccenter.org/events/rieth-chamber-series/