Aaron David Miller in Concert

Sunday, May 12, 3:30 PM

St. Cecilia Organ
Church of the Transfiguration
Rock Harbor, Orleans, MA

Tickets: 508-240-2400
$35 General; $30 Senior; free for Students and youth 18 & under

Be enveloped in the stunning surround sound acoustic at the Church of the Transfiguration with Aaron David Miller, the renowned organ improviser known to excite and engage audiences of all ages. Experience the artistry of Dr. Miller on the St. Cecilia organ in a brilliant performance featuring an Improvised Sonata on Hymn Tunes and a transcription of the overture of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, K. 620. “…an impressive display of swirling virtuosity.” —Los Angeles Times

Program Includes:

Toccata, Gaston Bélier (1863-1938)

Fantasy and Fugue in G Minor, BWV 542, J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

Fireflies (2009), A. D. Miller

Sonata VI in D Minor, Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
    I. Chorale and Variations
    II. Fuga
    III. Andante

Overture from Die Zauberflöte, K. 620, W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)

INTERMISSION

Improvised Organ Sonata on Hymn Tunes, A. D. Miller
    I. Hyfrydol
    II. Wer Nur Den Lieben Gott
    III. Ash Grove
    IV. St. Anne

About Aaron David Miller

Aaron David Miller is a renowned organ improviser and composer having won numerous international awards and given concerts across the country. Dr. Miller was recently a featured performer for Pipedreams 40th Anniversary Concert which was broadcast nationally. Recent awards have included the 2021 Ronald G. Pogorzelski and Lester D. Yankee Annual Composition Competition and the 2019 Weiger Lepke-Sims Family Sacred Music Award.

Dr. Miller’s orchestra works have been performed by such ensembles as the Seattle Symphony, Chicago Symphony, Zurich Symphony, and Houston Symphony Orchestra. His organ, choral and orchestra compositions are published by Augsburg Fortress, Paraclete Publishing and Oxford University Press. Aaron is currently Music Director at House of Hope Presbyterian Church in St. Paul, MN. He is also a Forensic Musicologist for Donato Music, Scarsdale, NY.

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