TREPAK (ORGAN SOLO)
Watch Tabernacle organist Richard Elliott perform “Trepak,” from “Nutcracker Suite.
ABOUT RICHARD ELLIOT'S PERFORMANCE OF 'TREPAK' FROM 'NUTCRACKER SUITE'
The soul of the Tabernacle is an 11,623-pipe organ that dates back to the 19th century and is one of the largest and most recognized in the world today. The instrument has long been a symbolic touchpoint of the Choir. At Christmastime, however, it is the 7,708-pipe Conference Center organ, which resembles and pays homage to the famed original, that becomes a prominent feature of the annual performance. For this broadcast, Tabernacle organist Richard Elliott performs an all-new adaptation of Tchaikovsky’s “Trepak,” from “Nutcracker Suite,” filmed in innovative new ways to show off the majesty of the instrument.