First Pres Music Series presents: The 62nd Round of the National Organ Playing Competition

Undergraduate and graduate organ students from across the country send in recordings, from which three are selected to compete at First Presbyterian Church. Begun by Jack Ruhl in the 1950s, this is hailed as the oldest continuous running competition in the United States. Numerous contestants and winners have gone on to prestigious teaching positions, encouraging many of their students to compete in subsequent years.