Renowned organist Jones is Court Street Baptist Church Sept. 19 guest

AUBURN – Joyce Jones will be guest organist at Court Street Baptist Church at 9:45 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 19. The church is at 129 Court S.
Jones is the Joyce Oliver Bowden Professor of Organ and Organist in Residence at Baylor University, in Texas, which also named her Outstanding Creative Artist. She is a fellow of the American Guild of Organists and the composer of numerous published works, including the organ method “King of Instruments.”
Her engagements include such venues as the Riverside Church, the Mormon Tabernacle, Notre Dame Cathedral, Chartres Cathedral, and the Meyerson Symphony Center. She was the first woman to perform on the organ at the Crystal Cathedral and the first organist to play for the Grand Teton Music Festival,
Her appearance is sponsored by the Mark Thallander Foundation, devoted to growing faith and connecting communities through music.