Massey Memorial Organ

In what has become an annual tradition at Chautauqua Institution, Director of Sacred Music and Jared Jacobsen Chair for the Organist Joshua Stafford is ready to take to the keys and pedals of the Massey

Max Zambrano - Staff writer Away from the rigid corners of a computer screen and toward the open air space of the classic Amphitheater is the return of the Chautauqua Vespers and Sacred Song Services.

As the sun sets and the final strains of the Massey Memorial Organ fade, President Michael E. Hill will tap the ceremonial gavel three times on Sunday night. But before that decisive act closes Chautauqua

Jared Jacobsen knew something was up. “I would walk in the room and people would change the subject,” Jacobsen said. “I’ve seen the signs before.” Last Sunday during morning worship, the Chautauqua Choir presented the