Lynnette Combs, organist and choirmaster at Christ Episcopal Church in Montpelier, is excited to announce a series of organ recitals celebrating her 40 years of playing the organ in Vermont. There will be four recitals, one in each of the four churches where she has worked since moving to Vermont in 1981. Admission is by donation. All donations in Middlebury, Burlington and Barre will benefit the Governor's Institute on the Arts. Donations in Montpelier will go towards the church's piano acquisition fund. For more information, contact Ms. Combs at homeplacegirl@gmail.com or contact each church directly.

Friday, September 16, 7 p.m. First Baptist Church, 81 St. Paul Street, Burlington
Sunday, September 18, 4 p.m. Christ Episcopal Church, 64 State Street, Montpelier
Sunday, September 25, 4 p.m. United Methodist Church, 43 N. Pleasant Street, Middlebury

Each recital will include some pieces that have a special connection to that organ, including three compositions written especially for Ms. Combs. Each organ was built by a different company and speaks with a distinctive voice in a unique acoustic: an original 1864 E&G.G. Hook in Burlington; an unchanged 1893 Hutchings in Middlebury, a 1978 neo-Baroque instrument by Berkshire in Barre; and a 1972 Karl Wilhelm, inspired by North German organbuilders of the 1600's, in Montpelier.