First Baptist Church of Burlington, Vermont is celebrating the sesquicentennial of its pipe organ, built by E.&G.G. Hook of Boston in 1864 and installed, as opus 342, in the church in October of that year. This instrument is the only unchanged nineteenth-century organ in Burlington.
There will be three recitals in 2014, on the first Sundays of June, September and November. Admission is by donation. For more information contact the church office at (802) 864 – 6515 or visit the First Baptist Church website.
On June 1st, at 4:00 p.m., Lynnette Combs, present organist, will give a program inspired by Alexandre Guilmant, the French superstar, who played 40 consecutive recitals, by memory, without repeating a piece, at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904.
On September 7th, George Matthew, Jr., former organist at First Baptist Church, will play ; on November 2nd, Susan Summerfield, professor at St. Michael's College in Colchester and also a former organist at First Baptist, will perform.
E.&G.G. Hook was the most important nineteenth-century organ building firm in New England. It was in business from 1829-1936. The instrument at First Baptist is one of the most important historical organs in the state. Although moved within the building, it remains tonally unaltered. According to the Free Press article that reported on the inaugural concert, ''The universal verdict was that the organ is a superior one, of unusual power for its size.''
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