FPC Organist Audition Requirements

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First Presbyterian Church, Marietta Audition Repertoire for Principal Organist Prepare ● Bach: Perform any work by J.S. Bach suitable for worship ● Choice of 20​th​/21​st​ Century music appropriate for Prelude (Be able to discuss this piece, why is it important to/appropriate for worship) ● Toccata from ​Symphony #5 ​by Widor or Finale from S​ ymphony #1​ by Vierne Accompany ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Faure: Cantique de Jean Racine Beethoven: “Hallelujah” from ​Mount of Olives Handel: “For Unto Us” and “Hallelujah” from ​The​ ​Messiah Mozart: “Kyrie” and “Benedictus” from the ​Requiem Hampton: Praise His Holy Name Sight-Read Be able to demonstrate: o Imaginative Hymn playing, with modulations, reharmonizations, transpositions, etc. from the ​Glory to God​ PCUSA Hymnal (Select two of the following: Now Thank We All our God, For All the Saints, Angels We Have Heard On High, Great Is Thy Faithfulness, Christ the Lord Is Risen Today) o Transpose a common hymn


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