The WQXR All-Day Bach Organ Marathon

The WQXR All-Day Bach Organ Marathon was a marathon performance of the nearly complete organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach, hosted by WQXR-FM. The series of recitals was held at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Manhattan from 7:00 A.M. on November 22, 2014, to 1:00 A.M the next day. The organ was built in 1978 by Klais Orgelbau. Grammy-winning Juilliard professor and department chair, Paul Jacobs, curated the event. The works were divided among Jacobs, eighteen of his Juilliard students (including alumni), and Juilliard faculty member (and alumnus) David Enlow. Fourteen recitals consisted of over 150 preludes (fantasias, toccatas), fugues, chorales, concerti, and other forms.

Media
The organ marathon received attention on Facebook and Twitter through the use of hashtags #bachstock and #bachathon. The marathon was featured in articles online and in print by The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, and The New York Times, as well as several others.

Performers

 * David Ball
 * Chelsea Chen*
 * David Crean*
 * Isabelle Demers*
 * David Enlow, Juilliard faculty*
 * Daniel Ficarri
 * Michael Hey*
 * Christopher Houlihan*
 * Ryan Jackson*
 * Paul Jacobs, Chair, Juilliard Organ Department
 * Ryan Kennedy
 * Yinying Luo
 * Colin MacKnight
 * Griffin McMahon
 * Raymond Nagem
 * Alexander Pattavina
 * Benjamin Sheen*
 * James Wetzel*
 * Janet Yieh
 * Gregory Zelek

Juilliard alumni (at the time of performance)*