LEWISTON — Organist and composer David Ott, who stands among the most acclaimed composers of American symphonic music, will present a short organ concert at the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul on Sunday, Oct. 2.

The concert will feature a world premiere of one of Ott’s works as well as works by Bach, Pachelbel and Saint-Saens.

Ott was cited by Symphony Magazine as one of a dozen composers who has contributed significantly to American orchestral music in the past 25 years. Among his awards, he was named Symphony Composer of the Year in 1995 by the Lancaster (Pennsylvania) Symphony and winner of the 2003 Music Alive Prize given jointly by the American Symphony Orchestra League and Meet the Composer.

He has degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville and Indiana University and holds a doctor of musical arts degree from the University of Kentucky. He has served on the faculties of Houghton College, Pfeiffer University and DePauw University. He was named Outstanding Professor at Houghton and DePauw. In 2002, he was named Pace Eminent Scholar at the University of West Florida.

Ott maintains an active schedule of lectures, public recitals and performances. In 2008, he led a tour of the Great Organs of Europe and performed organ recitals at the Madeleine Cathedral in Paris, Christ Church in Amsterdam and St. Stephen’s in Passau, Germany.

He is organist and music director of First United Methodist Church in Fort Walton Beach, Fla.

The concert at the basilica will begin at 2 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call Scott Vaillancourt at 240-9419 or visit www.SaintsPeterandPaul.us.