Presented in collaboration with the

Philadelphia Chapter of the American Guild of Organists (AGO) for the month of April.

1000 W. Main Street, Lansdale, PA 19446trinitylansdale.com

Tuesday Noon Organ Recitals

Michael Krentz, Organist

April 6, 2021, Noon

April 6: Michael Krentz April 13: R. Bruce Todd April 20: Luke DiGiacinto April 27: Andrew Paulson

Michael E. Krentz Philadelphia A.G.O. Tuesday Noon Recitals

Trinity Lutheran Church, Lansdale, PA Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 12:00 PM

Program

Christ lag in Todesbanden Prelude Michael Krentz (1999)

Prelude and Bicinium Georg Philipp Telemann (1684-1767)

Prelude (BWV 625) and Chorale Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Sonatina for Organ Pedals Michael Krentz (1997)

I. Maestoso e marcato – Allegro non troppo – Andante – Allegro non troppo

II. Variations on “O Taste and See” (theme by Ralph Vaughan Williams)

III. Finale

Fantaisie über “Halleluja” aus G. Fr. Händel’s Messias, Op. 22 Ernst Köhler (1799-1847)

Michael E. Krentz is Director of Music and Organist at Christ Lutheran Church, Allentown, PA.

He received Bachelor, Master, and Doctor of Music degrees from Northwestern University; his

teachers were Richard Enright and Wolfgang Rübsam. Previously he was on the faculty at The

Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia for nine years. Dr. Krentz is a past-Dean of the

Lehigh Valley Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, and currently serves as

Secretary/Treasurer of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians.