Article: Organist performs all of Johann's works back to back.

Byline: Lawn Griffiths

Mar. 25--It was an all-day, all-night adventure Tuesday for Curt Sather, and he accomplished only one thing -- performing the complete works of composer Johann Sebastian Bach on the church organ. To mark the 321st anniversary of the birth of the musical genius -- on 3/21, no less -- Sather played Bach's 300 known compositions in a oneman marathon at St. Barnabas on the Desert Episcopal Church in Paradise Valley. For 23 punishing hours, from 1 a.m. to midnight, with brief restroom and stretch breaks every two hours, the 40-year-old Sather carried out the feat. And the 1961 Casavant organ survived the round-the-clock workout as well. ...

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