CONCERT JANUARY 25 CELEBRATES RESTORED PIPE ORGAN IN LA MESA

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East County News Service

December 20, 2014 (La Mesa) – A 90-year-old pipe organ has been restored at La Mesa’s Central Congregational Church, which will host a concert at 3 p.m.on January 25th to celebrate completion of the restoration.  The church is located at 8360 Lemon Avenue.

The concert will feature  classical and sacred works by Bach, Mendelssohn, Franck and widor performed by Robert Plimpton, resident organist at First United Methodist Church in San Diego. Plimpton has also performed weekly concerts at Spreckels pipe organ in Balboa Park and has played with local orchestras.  He also taught at San Diego State University.

For details on the restoration, see http://www.lamesatoday.com/profiles/blogs/la-mesa-church-news-2 .

 


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