Atcheson performs at NYC’s Carnegie Hall

For the twelfth time Randall Atcheson, son of the late Alabama evangelist Hymon Atcheson, performed Dec. 2, 2014, at Carnegie Hall in New York City.  

Atcheson became the organist for First Baptist Church, Clanton, at the age of 12. After finishing high school at Chilton County High School in Clanton and attending Samford University in Birmingham, he earned a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree, both in piano and organ, from The Julliard School of Music in 1971. 

For the most recent Carnegie Hall performance Atcheson performed three classical selections — “Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman,” “Pour le piano” and “Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53” — and then 24 Christmas “favorites” like “O Come, All Ye Faithful” after intermission for the 700 participants.

He told the audience his program was to “celebrate the reason for the season — the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ.”

Although he travels the world while performing, Atcheson said “sacred music is still my favorite to play and that goes back to my upbringing in Chilton County.” (TAB)