Mission Dolores Basilica The Second Sunday Organ Recital Series Second Season 2014 - 2015 In conjunction with the Centennial Celebration of the Basilica Church 2013-2018 PRESENTS Benjamin BAchmann, ORGANIST Sunday 10 May 2015 / 4:00 PM Benjamin Bachmann, Canon Director of Music, joined the music staff of Grace Cathedral on August 1, 2005. He is a native of Akron, Ohio, and received his first organ training there with Robert Quade. Ben was the recipient of the Emilie Spivey Scholarship at Clayton College and State University in Atlanta, Georgia, where he studied with Richard Morris. He was Assistant Organist at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Atlanta, and Associate Director and composer for Impromptu, a civic choir in Atlanta. He received his Master’s Degree at the Royal College of Music, where he studied with Margaret Phillips. At the Royal College, he was the recipient of the Walford Davies Organ Prize in 2004. During his time in London, Ben was Organ Scholar at St. Paul’s Knightsbridge and Farm Street Church. Ben was made a Fellow of the American Guild of Organists in 2008. He has participated in numerous RSCM choir training camps, worked with conductors including George Guest, David Willcocks, John Rutter, and David Hill. Ben was appointed Canon Director of Music on May 6, 2010. www.gracecathedral.org performing works of Langlais, Cook, Bach and others. The Concert is Free / Donations accepted in support of the Basilica Music Ministries. Mission Dolores Basilica • 3321 - 16th St.San Francisco, CA 94114 • 415-621-8203 www.missiondolores.org