Organ concert to be held Sept. 24 in Rhinelander

First Congregational United Church of Christ in Rhinelander will present an organ concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24,  in celebration of the 140th anniversary of the church.  

The guest organist will be Brian De Young, Director of Music at Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in suburban St. Paul, Minn. 

De Young is an organist and pianist with broad skills and interests ranging from Renaissance and Baroque to tango and new classical music, according to a press release announcing the Rhinelander performance. 

As an active chamber musician, he has performed with members of numerous orchestras around the country and has conducted church and community choirs in Iowa, Michigan and Minnesota.

“Come and enjoy a free concert entitled ‘Our Hope for Years to Come’ featuring music by Bach, Rheinberger, and Mendelssohn, as well as new works by Barbara Harbach, Aaron David Miller, and Wisconsin native Jonathan Posthuma, a rising star in the world of new classical music,” organizers said in a press release.