May 2, 2027 | Sunday, 4 p.m.

First Church's own Minister of Music closes the season with a solo recital on the church's two magnificent instruments: the four-manual 1931 Kimball organ, with its 4,407 pipes, and the 1972 Rudolf von Beckerath Gallery organ, with its 3,719 pipes and celebrated tracker action. The unanimous First Prize winner of the 2016 Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition, Stafford has been praised for his "meticulous technique, innate and highly mature musicality, and constant musical engagement." His programs regularly span transcriptions, improvisation, and the full breadth of the organ repertoire. An unmissable evening to close a landmark season in downtown Columbus.

Free and open to the public | Freewill offering