November 1, 2002

Contact:

Sarah Ray

802-443-5794

sray@middlebury.edu

Posted: November 1, 2002

MIDDLEBURY,

VT - A fixture on the British music scene and a prolific performer,

Thomas Trotter will visit Middlebury College’s Mead Chapel for an organ

concert Sunday, Nov. 17, at 3 p.m. Mead Chapel is on Hepburn Road off

College Street (Route 125). Trotter is the organist at Westminster Abbey’s

St. Margaret’s Church, the Birmingham City organist, and a visiting professor

at the Royal College of Music in London.

In his stop at Middlebury

College, Trotter will put Mead Chapel’s Gress-Miles organ to the test

with a program of selections by Bach, Messiaen and Duruflé.

In addition to weekly recitals

at Birmingham City Hall, Trotter’s recital schedule takes him all over

the world. He has toured extensively in the United States, Europe and

Japan. His performances include festivals and appearances with leading

orchestras, including the Royal Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic

and the Vienna Philharmonic.

The Milwaukee Sentinel

called a Trotter recital “an engrossing demonstration of technique

and musicianship.” After a performance in Ontario, The American Organist

declared: “Thomas Trotter completely deserves his high repute in

the organ world. His technical prowess … is the servant of a musical

intelligence that is both mature and versatile.”

Trotter is also an active

recording artist, appearing exclusively on the Decca label for more than

a decade. Gramophone listed his Messiaen and Mozart releases on its “critics

choice” lists and his Liszt recording won the 1995 Franz Liszt Grand

Prix.

The upcoming performance

is sponsored by the Middlebury College Performing Arts Series.

Tickets are $10 for general

admission and $8 for seniors. For tickets or information, contact the

College box office at 802-443-6433. Online tickets and information are

available at http://www.middlebury.edu/cfa.