
GRACE
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH


Time & Location
Jun 07, 2026, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
Grace UMC, 712 W Church St, Hagerstown, MD 21740, USA
About the event
David Briggs
“Mr. Briggs is one of our finest organists, and also a particularly good transcriber of orchestral works for his own instrument. “
The New York Times
David Briggs is an internationally renowned organist whose perfor-mances are acclaimed for their musicality, virtuosity, and ability to excite and engage audiences of all ages. Consistently ranked as one of the finest organists of his generation, David’s extensive reper-toire spans five centuries. He has also become one of the foremost organ transcribers of symphonic works, thereby giving listeners the opportunity to experience the organ in a new way. He has tran-scribed orchestral compositions by Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Elgar, Bruckner, Ravel, and Bach as well as Mahler’s Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth symphonies.
Described as ‘an intrepid improviser” by Michael Barone, host of American Public Media’s Pipedreams, David also frequently per-forms improvisations to silent films such as Phantom of the Opera, Hunchback…