The 2024 Old West Organ Society Summer Series continues with a performance by Edwin Lawrence. Admission is free; donations are gratefully accepted in support of the Society.
Edwin Lawrence enjoys a career as a performer on piano, organ and harpsichord and as a conductor and composer. He recently retired as Minister of Music for the First Congregational Church, UCC of Williamstown MA. He is an Artist Associate at Williams College. Mr. Lawrence served as Music Director for the Bennington County Choral Society for more than 38 seasons. As a producer for Dorian Recordings, he was directly involved with more than 20 recording projects. In 1976, he was one of the composers chosen to represent Vermont in the Bicentennial Parade of American music in the nation’s capital. Still in the era of the LP, he recorded “Organ Music from Hildene” at Robert Todd Lincoln’s Manchester, VT home. Lawrence is a founding member of the Consortium of Vermont Composers and has served as a guest conductor of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra. In 1990, he received a Citation of Merit from the Vermont Council of the Arts for his contributions to the vitality of the arts in the Green Mountain State.