Jan Kraybill

I'm thrilled to play a solo recital at this iconic organ venue, as part of the International Summer Organ Festival, which according to the Spreckels website is "the largest organ series on a single instrument in the United States. The Festival is comprised of 11 to 12 concerts that feature world-class artistry and provide a unique opportunity for the audience to experience the largest open-air instrument in the world."

I've designed a program called "Feats for the Feet." The pipe organ is unique in many ways, but one of the most surprising to people unfamiliar with organ music is the requirement to play melodies with the feet just as aptly as with the hands. This concert features music that lets the feet dance!

Planned repertoire includes:

JOSEPH BONNET (1884-1944): Variations de Concert, Op. 1

JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH (1685-1750): Fugue in G Major, "à la Gigue," BWV 577

GUSTAV HOLST (1874-1934), transcr. Henry G. Lay: Chaconne from First Suite for Military Band, Op. 28, No. 1

CHARLES FRANÇOIS GOUNOD (1818-1893), transcr. W. T. Best: Marche funèbre d'une marionette (Funeral March of a Marionette)

CHARLES-MARIE WIDOR (1844-1937): Intermezzo from Symphony No. 6 for Organ

ELFRIDA ANDREÉ (1841-1929): Cantabile from Organ Symphony No. 1 in B minor

GUNNAR IDENSTAM (b. 1961): Menuet nordique from Cathedral Music

LIBBY LARSEN (b. 1950): Tambourines, from Aspects of Glory

JOHANNES MATTHAIS MICHEL (b. 1962): Swing Five: ERHALT UNS, HERR (Lord, Keep Us)

ROBERT ELMORE (1939-1985): Rhumba

NOEL RAWSTHORNE (1929-2019): Dancing Feet

AL DUBIN (1891-1945) and JOE BURKE (1884-1950): Tiptoe through the Tulips

LEO SOWERBY (1895-1968): Pageant