All concerts will be performed for an in-person audience. No live stream viewing is available.
Welcome to our 42nd Concert Season!
We are excited to present some incredibly talented musicians right here from Northeast Ohio!
We invite you to join us!
All concerts are free and open to the entire community. Come and enjoy!
Organist Christa Rakich
Sun, Oct 04
|Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Fullbright scholar & international prizewinner Christa Rakich will dazzle us with her prowess on Holy Trinity’s versatile 82-rank Berghaus organ. Sponsored by Leek Pipe Organ Company & Akron Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.
Time & Location
Oct 04, 2020, 4:00 PM
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 50 N Prospect St, Akron, OH 44304, USA
Guests
About the Event
POST-CONCERT Q&A WITH THE ARTIST
Q: Given that every pipe organ is different, what informs your registration choices and changes?
A: Every organ IS different, and it takes me quite a while to discover each one's secrets, what repertoire it likes played, what its most magical colors are. I visited Holy Trinity twice before finalizing a program. That was a real luxury for me, as often all I get is a stoplist, and then I need to take my best guesses.
Q: Who or what inspired you to take up the organ and the art of composition?
A: I was raised Catholic, in a very church-going family. My mom sang in the choir, so I got to visit the organ loft frequently. I took piano lessons as a kid, so in eighth grade, I was the kid who could play. I got yanked out of class and dropped on the…