Bish to play organ at St. Paul’s church
Diane Bish, “First Lady of the Organ,” is a consummate church musician and world traveler. She travels the globe for the international television series, “The Joy of Music,” seeking out the world’s most interesting church organs on which to perform and not many escape her scrutiny.
She will share this vast experience with lovers of organ music when she appears in concert on Friday, April 28, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Uniontown.
Bish has recorded on the foremost organs of the world and was the first American woman to record on the four organs of Freiburg Cathedral, Germany.
Music for organ and orchestra, brass and organ, great organ masterpieces, organ and harp, original works and hymn arrangements (her trademark) are featured on more than 30 recordings by Bish.
The sparkling creativity and artistry of Bish are equally evident in her compositions.
She has composed numerous solo pieces, arrangements and full symphonic works that have received much acclaim.
Her songs are performed regularly due to her ability to combine musical quality and accessibility.
Bish began her study with Dorothy Addy of Wichita, Kan., and continued as a student of Mildred Andrews.
She was a recipient of Fulbright and French government grants for study in Amsterdam and Paris with Nadia Boulanger, Gustav Leonhardt and Marie Claire Alain.
An alumna of the University of Oklahoma, Bish received the school of music’s Distinguished Alumni Fellow Award in 1997. A biography, “Diane Bish: First Lady of the Organ,” by Warren Woodruff was published in 1993.
This will mark the second performance by Bish on St. Paul’s Schantz pipe organ.
The concert will begin at 7 p.m.
Tickets are available by calling St. Paul’s Lutheran Church office at 724-437-9000 or Judy’s Do Re Me Music Shop at 724-430-1488.
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church is located at 71 N. Gallatin Ave., Uniontown.