César Franck: Prélude, fugue et variation, Op. 18 | Olivier Latry | Church in Brooklyn Diocese

César Franck: Prelude, fugue et variation, Op. 18 performance of Olivier Latry Organist of Notre Dame Cathedral was recorded live on October 18, 2013 at the rededication of the restored Kilgen Pipe Organ at Our Lady of Refuge Church in Brooklyn. Father Michael Perry, Pastor of Our Lady of Refuge. The organ was blessed that evening by Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio the Bishop of Brooklyn to a capacity pack church. The organ at Our Lady of Refuge was restored to pristine condition through an international appeal since the parish didn’t have the financial resources to pay for the work itself. Over 1000 donations from around the world paid for the restoration of this pipe organ - many of the people who gave money have never been to Brooklyn to hear the organ in person. Many of those people are JAV Recordings’s customers. These videos are JAV Recordings gift to them to say THANK YOU. The restoration of the pipe organ at Our Lady of Refuge in Brooklyn was spearhead by Joe Vitacco working with Fr. Michael Perry, Pastor and a terrific team at the parish. In March of 2016 and after 10 years Joe Vitacco retired and resigned from all volunteer work at Our Lady of Refuge in Brooklyn. Joe wishes the parish the very best and will miss that organ. It was left in the good hands of local organ builder James Konzelman. The restoration work was carried out by two of the finest organ builders in North American: Quimby Pipe Organs and A.R. Schopp’s Sons. For more on the pipe organ at Our Lady of Refuge and its restoration: If you are in Brooklyn stop by the church to hear the pipe organ or just attend Sunday Mass at Our Lady of Refuge. Click her for the Mass schedule: