Concordia Seminary, St. Louis’ Director of Music Arts Dr. James F. Marriott plays organ overtures to “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” (LSB 357, above) and “Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates” (LSB 340/341, below). These two great advent hymns frame Christ’s coming as a child in Bethlehem, our deliverer, our Savior, who will indeed come again in glory.
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Edwin J. Grasmann, D.O., Esq. December 26, 2020
Do you have any other websites where Dr. Marriott plays the organ ?
Thank you
Travis Scholl December 27, 2020
Thanks for your question. Here’s a page where he plays “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God”:
https://concordiatheology.org/2020/11/a-mighty-fortress-organ-overture/
You can also hear some of his playing in the video for this year’s opening service at Concordia Seminary:
https://scholar.csl.edu/opening_services/14/