The WQXR All-Day Bach Organ Marathon was a marathon performance of the nearly complete

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works of

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, hosted by WQXR-FM. The series of recitals was held at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Manhattan from 7:00 A.M. on November 22, 2014, to 1:00 A.M the next day. The organ was built in 1978 by

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-winning Juilliard professor and department chair, Paul Jacobs, curated the event. The works were divided among Jacobs, eighteen of his Juilliard students (including alumni), and Juilliard faculty member (and alumnus) David Enlow. Fourteen

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consisted of over 150 preludes (fantasias, toccatas),

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, and other forms.

Media

The organ marathon received attention on

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through the use of

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s #''bachstock'' and #''bachathon''. The marathon was featured in articles online and in print by

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, and

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,A Bach Organ Marathon Set for St. Peter’s in Manhattan; http://nyti.ms/10l8Mgm as well as several others.

Performers

* David Ball * Chelsea Chen* * David Crean* *

Isabelle Demers Isabelle Demers () is a Quebec concert organist. Life Born in Lachine, Quebec, Demers began studying piano at the age of six with Mrs. France David. At the age of 11, she entered the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal and continued ...

* * David Enlow, Juilliard faculty* * Daniel Ficarri * Michael Hey* *

Christopher Houlihan Christopher Mark Houlihan (born October 6, 1987) is an American concert organist noted for his clarity, flexibility of rhythm, and technical achievement. His Vierne 2012 tour in which he performed Louis Vierne's complete organ symphonies in six ...

* * Ryan Jackson* * Paul Jacobs, Chair, Juilliard Organ Department * Ryan Kennedy * Yinying Luo * Colin MacKnight * Griffin McMahon * Raymond Nagem * Alexander Pattavina * Benjamin Sheen* * James Wetzel* * Janet Yieh * Gregory Zelek Juilliard alumni (at the time of performance)*

Program

External links

#''bachathon''
on Twitter
#''bachstock''
on Twitter

References

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