2025 Summer Organ Recital Series: Thomas Vozzella

Join the Basilica for the second performance of the 2025 Summer Organ Recital Series on July 13 at 6:00 p.m. ET in the Great Upper Church. We welcome Thomas Vozzella from Kansas City, Missouri, as our performer.

Program:

Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir, P. 183 – Johann Pachelbel (1653-1706)
Tune: Old 100th (Lord God, we all praise you)

Fantasy and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537 – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten, BWV 642 – Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

The man who leaves to God all power and hopeth in him all his days,

He will most wondrously protect him through every cross and sad distress.

Who doth in God Almighty trust hath not built on the sand.

Partita on Wer nur den lieben Gott läßt walten – Carson Cooman (b. 1982)

Ostinato marcato

Bicinium

Aria

Gigue-Finale

Passacaglia – John E. West (1863-1929)

Six Variations on a Moravian Theme – Margret Vardell Sandresky (b. 1921)

Moravian Theme

1. Andante

2. Pastorale

3. Tonus Perigrinus

4. Adagio

5. Scherzo

6. Presto

Epilogue

Two Spirituals “Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho” and “Balm in Gilead” – arranged by Thomas R. Vozzella (b. 1963)

Toccata in D minor – Gordon Balch Nevin (1892-1943)

Thomas R. Vozzella

Thomas R. Vozzella, DMA, is Director of Music-Organist at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, Kansas City; a Staff Organist at the Community of Christ, Independence. He has served the AGO as Dean (Black Hills Chapter), and the ACDA (National Chair for Music in Worship). Alliance, Augsburg, Abingdon, Selah, CanticaNOVA, and St. James Music Press publish his compositions. An extensive catalogue can be found at Sheet Music Plus and Music Notes. Additionally, as a composer he has received six ASCAP Plus Awards. He has presented at state, regional and national AGO and AGO conventions, toured in twenty-six states, District of Columbia and eleven countries. Organ study has been with Lambert Brandes, John Ditto, Baptiste-Florian Marle-Ouvard; master classes with Marie-Claire Alain, Frédéric Blanc, Peter Hurford, and John Obetz. His mantra is all encompassing of his work and call: “Serving Christ and the holy Catholic church through the arts.” Additional information and future presentations can be found at tvozzella.com.