Wilson Benesch to Sponsor the Only Unamplified Live Music Performance at Home Entertainment 2004 in New York City. Peter Sykes’ performance at Home Entertainment 2004 in New York City, 6:15 PM on Saturday afternoon May 22nd, will consist of J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations, to be played on a harpsichord by David Rubio (1977).
Professor Sykes will play in the Regent Parlor on the second floor. Equally at home in the worlds of Baroque and modern music, Sykes’ interests range from Baroque opera continuo playing on the harpsichord, to the organ works of Max Reger. Sykes’ recording of his own bravura organ transcription of Holst’s orchestral suite The Planets created a worldwide sensation. He is Director of Music at First Church in Cambridge (Congregational), and a member of the faculties of the Longy School of Music, Boston University, and the New England Conservatory.
Peter Sykes’ performances have been made possible by Wilson Benesch, The Sound Organisation, and John Marks Records. Sunday noontime he will visit with Wilson Benesch and The Sound Organisation in their suite on Concourse G, to sign autographs and listen to his The Planets recording on Wilson Benesch loudspeakers.
