Organist to perform concert to raise funds for organ repair

Holy Communion Episcopal Church’s 1883 Hook and Hastings organ needs repair. The church will host a recital July 24 to raise funds for the restoration. (Submitted photo)

Holy Communion Episcopal Church, 320 Broad St., Lake Geneva, will host an event to raise funds to restore its 1883 pipe organ.

At 6 p.m. July 24, organist Will Schlueter, will perform on the 1883 Hook & Hastings organ at the church.

Schlueter is a 2018 graduate of Wheaton College Conservatory and is celebrating the occasion with area concerts. Advance tickets are available and free-will offerings will also be accepted. All proceeds will go to the organ restoration fund at Holy Communion as its 135-year-old organ needs repairs to its windchest.

Schlueter majored in organ performance at Wheaton and is a recitalist around Wisconsin and Illinois. During the concert, he will play works by Bach, Bedard and Dupre.

Schlueter serves as organist at The Orchard Evangelical Free Church in Arlington Heights, Ill.

Advance tickets are available for $25, which includes a dinner voucher for the same day to Tuscan Grill, by sending payment and a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Holy Communion Episcopal Church, 320 Broad Street, Lake Geneva, WI 53147; or in person Tuesdays and Thursday between 9 a.m. and noon or Sundays between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.

Questions can be directed to the church at 262-248-3522.

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