Bachathon

Bachathon 2026  

Organ music of Johann Sebastian Bach
in three locations
performed by a traveling team of four organists!

Celebrating the 341st birthday of Johann Sebastian Bach.

 

 

Locations

North Spokane – 1:00 pm – Whitworth Church

South Spokane – 2:30 pm – Saint Augustine Catholic Church

Coeur d’Alene – 4:00 pm – Trinity Lutheran Church

 

Organ Stoplists

 

Program

Mobile Version

Print Version

 

Fantasia in G major – BWV 572

Chorale in English or German: In Thee is Gladness/In dir ist Freude

In dir ist Freude – BWV 615

Prelude and Fugue in C major – BWV 547

Fugue in g minor – BWV 578

 

 

Organists

 

Edward Hurd

Edward Hurd holds a bachelor of music education degree from Central Washington University, Ellensburg, where he spent four years as organist and assistant music director at First Presbyterian Church. While teaching at East Valley High School in Spokane Valley, he served as director of music ministries for Opportunity Presbyterian Church. He was full-time director of music ministries (organist/choirmaster) for First Presbyterian Church in Mesa, Ariz. while completing his graduate studies in choral conducting at Arizona State University. For ten years, he served as associate director of music and organist for All Saints’ Episcopal Church, Phoenix. He has conducted choral ensembles twice at the St. Moritz Festival (Switzerland), and numerous tours and festivals throughout England, Ireland, France, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Austria, and Russia. Hurd’s principal conducting teachers include the late B. Fred Hammack, G. Gordon Leavitt, and Douglas McEwen.

While in Nebraska, Hurd served as director of traditional worship (organist/ choirmaster) for the 2,500-member congregation of Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, La Vista, for nine years. He was artistic director for the 200-voice community chorus, Voices of Omaha, for eight years. He was performance rentals director for Omaha Performing Arts which operates the Orpheum Theater and renowned Holland Performing Arts Center, joining the organization as general manager in 2003.

Since returning to Spokane, Hurd was organist/bellmaster for Opportunity Presbyterian Church in Spokane Valley before joining the staff of Central Lutheran Church. Hurd is currently organist for the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist, Spokane. Additionally, he is a busy substitute music teacher for Spokane Public Schools and maintains a private piano and voice teaching studio. Hurd is a frequent adjudicator for area solo/ensemble contests.

Hurd is a member of the National Association for Music Education and the American Choral Directors Association. He serves on the Board of Officers for the AGO – Spokane Chapter in the role of dean.

 

Scarlett Thomsen

Scarlett Thomsen is a homeschooler in sixth grade, the second-oldest of seven children. She used to live in Grantsville, Utah, then her family moved to Spokane in 2021. Scarlett has taken piano lessons since age five, and after moving to Spokane, she has studied piano with Mary Pollard. She started playing the organ for her parish at Mount Saint Michael when she was ten. When not playing the organ at church, she loves to sing soprano in the parish choir. Her organ teacher is Edward Hurd. Scarlett also likes to sew and do embroidery, spend time with her close friends, and read lots of good books. She is the pianist in a group called The Thomsen Trio, with her mom on violin, and her brother playing cello.

 

 

 

Street Team Assets

Bachathon 2026Chapter members:

  • Print/place posters in your choir room or studio
  • Place posters wherever lovers of Bach’s music might see them
  • Share images on social media
  • Repost chapter posts on your social media page
  • Include promo images in your Sunday service leaflet or congregation newsletter
  • Insert half-page fliers in your service leaflet

Here are links for downloading image assets you can use! Post on your social media pages.

Pro Tip: print poster/flier .jpeg files directly from your image viewer for best resolution.

 

Print Posters & Fliers

  • Poster (8.5×11)
  • Half-page fliers
  • Poster (11×17)

Social Media – all sized for optimum display, 2025 dimensions

Press release.

Thank you for your help!

 

 

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