Organ Festival - Opening Concert with David Peter Schmidt (Aarhus)

The opening concert of the Organ Festival in Sønderborg and surroundings features David Peter Schmidt from Aarhus. Schmidt studied at Det Jyske Musikkonservatorium, Royal College of Music in London, and Universität der Künste in Berlin. He is the organist at Sct. Pauls Kirke in Aarhus and has won prizes for his playing.

The concert programme spans a wide range: from Baroque and French opera tradition to English cathedral fanfares and Dutch minimalism. The composers include J. S. Bach, C.-Ph. E. Bach, Edwin H. Lemare, Gordon Jacob, and Ad Wammes - a mix of original organ works and transcriptions.