Associate Pastor and Choirmaster Mary Conley Holladay plays the Tocatta from Symphony Number 5 by Charles Marie Widor. This Easter tradition at Riverside Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida, is performed on two E.M. Skinner organs, located on opposite ends of the church in the chancel and balcony areas. http://www.rbcjax.com/cedwardbryanorgan.htm Many thanks to Jeffrey Miller for filming this performance.
This is lovely! My grandfather, Rev. Lee M. White, preached the first sermon in Riverside Baptist Church on April 4, 1926 (and helped immensely with the building campaign). Perhaps I will be able to visit one day! Thanks for posting this delightful video. My grandmother, Jennie Lee White, was also an accomplished organist (and surely played an earlier version of this marvelous organ)!
ClioKelly 9 months ago