Organist will return for concert with brass

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

Organist Edward Alan Moore, a native of Girard, will return to Stambaugh Auditorium on June 2 at 4 p.m. for a concert featuring a full brass ensemble with percussion.

Tickets range from $7 to $12, including applicable fees, and are available in advance at the box office, 1000 Fifth Ave.; by phone at 330-259-0555, and online at stambaughauditorium.com. The box office is open Monday through Friday, 9am-6pm.

Moore will be joined by The Brass Roots, a Pittsburgh-based brass ensemble. The first half of the concert will feature works by French composers, including the famous finale from the “Organ” Symphony by Camille Saint-Saens. The second half of the concert will take the audience on a journey through space and time with the music of John Williams from blockbuster films such as “Star Wars,” “Superman,” and “Harry Potter.”

Moore is the organist/music director at East Liberty Presbyterian Church in Pittsburgh. Moore received the doctorate degree in organ performance from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester.

As a recitalist, Moore was the first organist chosen to perform on the Millennium Stage concert series at the Kennedy Center in 2004.

He has also played recitals at St. Thomas Church Fifth Avenue in New York City, the Cathedral of Saint Philip in Atlanta, Princeton University Chapel, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, and the Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Mich.

A collection of western Pennsylvania’s finest brass musicians form The Brass Roots.

The ensemble is committed to translating the experience of the symphony hall to the more intimate setting of chamber music through dynamic musicianship and innovative programming.

The Brass Roots are expanding their reach with a series of collaborations.