Monday night was a treat at Benaroya Hall, dedicated fully to the demonstration of the great Watjen Concert Organ, a true symphonic hall organ, which is not at all common. The organist was Janette Fishell and the music was J.S. Bach. In her program notes, Fishell, who teaches at Indiana University's Jacobs School of Music, divided the concert into four distinct sections. She consolidated aspects of Bach's life and artistic development into the schoolboy, the ...

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