BRATTLEBORO — Organist Hans Uwe Hielscher will perform on the Estey pipe organ at First Baptist Church, 190 Main St., on Sunday, Oct. 13, at 7 p.m.
The concert, a collaboration between the Estey Organ Museum (esteyorganmuseum.org) and the Brattleboro Historical Society, includes works by Groom, Rawsthorne, Guilmant, Pasini, Ketèlbey, Goemanne and von Suppé.
Hielscher serves as director of music at the Wiesbaden Marktkirche in Germany, and was municipal organist at the Wiesbaden Kurhaus Concert Hall from 1979 to 2004.
Since 1962, he has presented more than 2,800 organ recitals in such venues as Paris, Milano, London, Liverpool, Ely, Salisbury, Norwich, Wells, Canterbury, Prague, Budapest, Bern, Zürich, Oslo, and Stockholm.
He also taught for a number of years as a guest professor and lecturer/recitalist at Redlands University in California.
He is the author of several books, has made 22 CD recordings on various labels performing mainly 19th century organ music, and has appeared on numerous radio and television programs in Australia, Germany, New Zealand, and the United States.
In 1985, he was honored by the French government for his worldwide engagement in French organ music and was nominated “Chevalier de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres.”
Music lovers are invited to the performance - and a 6 p.m. reception before the concert. A $15 donation to support the museum will be accepted at the door.