Noted organist Barry Turley will give an organ recital on the historic George S. Hutchings organ in the First Congregational Church in Marion, Massachusetts, at 4:00 pm on Sunday, June 28.
His program will include works by J.S. Bach, Vivaldi, Mendelssohn, and American composers William Selby, Henry Dunham, and Daniel Pinkham.
Dr. Turley, organist at All Saints Memorial Episcopal Church in Providence, is a popular recitalist who has performed widely in Europe and North America, including such notable venues as Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, and St. Paul’s Covent Garden in London. He has been heard on national radio and television, and has recorded for Gothic Recordings on the Fisk organ in Boston’s King’s Chapel, where for many years he was assistant to noted composer-organist Daniel Pinkham.
Dr. Turley earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Oregon, his master’s from the New England Conservatory, and a doctorate studying with Robert Glasgow and Marilyn Mason at the University of Michigan. He has studied and coached with Catherine Crozier, E. Power Biggs, and Harald Voegel, and worked with Marc Schaeffer at the Conservatoire de Musique in Strasbourg, France.
In addition, Dr. Turley is a noted organ builder and restorer, having rebuilt the organ at St. Jacques in Taunton as well as the 1904 Hutchings at the Unitarian Memorial Church in Fairhaven. Mr. Turley maintains the Hutchings organ in the First Congregational Church in Marion.
The First Congregational Church in Marion was built in 1841 and a mechanical-action organ by George S. Hutchings was installed in 1883. Hutchings was prominent among American organ builders and built organs for the old Boston Music Hall, the Old South Church, and Symphony Hall.
Tickets for the recital are $10 and may be purchased at The Bookstall on Front St. in Marion and at the door. For more information and reservations, call 508-748-2067. The First Congregational Church, located at 28 Main St. at the corner of Front and Main in Marion, is handicapped accessible.