BaCH Benefit Concert

David Danielson Eaton performs at Old West Church for Bach's Birthday.

Friday, March 22nd, at 7:30 p.m.

A recital to benefit the Old West Organ Society.

This concert is an event in a weekend of festivities in Boston to celebrate Bach's 339th birthday.

Tickets are $25. All proceeds benefit the Old West Organ Society. 

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Program

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Toccata d-moll, BuxWV 155 – Dieterich Buxtehude

Premier Livre d’orgue – Nicolas de Grigny

Plein jeu – Cromorne en Taille, à 2 parties – Récit de Tierce en taille – Fugue à 5 – Dialogue sur les Grand Jeux

Partite diverse sopra il Corale: Sei gegrüsset, Jesu gütig, BWV 768 – J.S. Bach

Prelude & Fugue in B Minor, BWV 544 – J.S. Bach

About David Danielson Eaton

David Danielson Eaton is currently Cathedral Organist and the lead musician at the Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral in Raleigh, NC.  As church musician, he has held appointments in New York, Boston, Minneapolis, San Antonio, Austin, Wisconsin, Iowa, and South Carolina. He served as Director of Music at The Church of St. John the Evangelist on Beacon Hill in Boston, and as Director of Music at historic St. Helena's Episcopal Church (founded 1712) in Beaufort, South Carolina. For ten years Eaton served parishes in Texas, first as Director of Music & Organist-Choirmaster at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in San Antonio, Texas, and then at All Saint’s Episcopal Church on the University of Texas at Austin campus.

His appearances in the great Cathedrals and Churches in Europe, and various venues throughout North America, including Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center, The Piccolo Spoleto Music Festival in Charleston, South Carolina, The Concordia Organ Series at Concordia College in Bronxville, New York, The Old West Organ Society Summer Evening Concerts at Old West Church in Boston, St. Thomas Church in New York City, Canterbury, Southwark, St. Albans, Wells and Exeter Cathedrals, have been enthusiastically received.

Eaton earned a Bachelor of Arts from Concordia College-New York, Bronxville, New York; a Master of Music from the New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts; and the Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. Eaton also attended the North German Organ Academy. His organ teachers include Richard Heschke, William Porter, Yuko Hayashi, Delores Bruch, John Chappell Stowe, Delbert Disselhorst, and Harold Vogel.

Dr. Eaton has held appointments on the music faculties of The University of Iowa, Bethany College Lindsborg, Hardin-Simmons University, University of Massachusetts Boston, and most recently the University of Texas at San Antonio where he held The Bess Hieronymus Faculty Fellowship, an endowed chair. Many of his students now have influential and successful careers as teachers, church musicians, and performers.

For more information, please visit: www.DavidDanielsonEaton.com