Juilliard Organists in Concert on Thursday, February 14 at 8 PM at the Church of Saint Mary the Virgin located at 145 West 46th Street in Manhattan
Nine Juilliard organists currently studying with Paul Jacobs, Chair of Juilliard’s Organ Department, will be featured on Thursday, February 14 at 8 PM at the Church of Saint Mary the Virgin, located in Times Square at 145 West 46th Street between Sixth and Seventh Avenues. The church features one of the finest organs in Manhattan and has become the frequent venue for Juilliard organ concerts during the renovation of Alice Tully Hall and its Swiss-made Kuhn organ.
The program includes Jean Guillou's Toccata (Joseph Arndt, organist); Calvin Hampton’s “At the Ballet” from Five Dances and Anton Heiller’s Tanz Toccata (Keenen Boswell, organist); Marcel Dupré’s Cortège et Litanie, Op. 19, No. 2 (James Wetzel, organist) Franz Liszt’s Praeludium und Fuge über B-A-C-H (Nicole Cochran, organist); César Franck’s Andante from Grand Pièce symphonique, Op. 17 (Mitchell Crawford, organist); César Franck’s Choral No. 3 in A Minor (Eugene Lavery, organist); Charles-Marie Widor’s Allegro Vivace from Symphony No. 5, Op. 42 (Noah Wynne-Morton, organist); J.S. Bach’s Overture from Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067, Air from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068, and Badinerie from Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B Minor, BWV 1067, featuring organist Daniel Sullivan’s own transcriptions; and Max Reger’s arrangement of a work by Franz Liszt, St. Francis of Paule walking on Water (Isabelle Demers, organist).
This concert is FREE, and no tickets are required. Doors at the Church of St. Mary’s open at 7:30 PM. For more information, call (212) 769-7406 or see Juilliard’s Calendar of Events at www.juilliard.edu.
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Joseph Arndt, from Manahawkin, New Jersey, is a master of music degree student. He is the winner of the West Chester University Organ Competition and the Joan Lippincott Organ Competition.
Keenan Roberts Boswell hails from San Francisco and recently took first prize in the Regional Chapter Young Organist’s Competition for the American Guild of Organists’ Southwestern Division. He is a second-year undergraduate organ major.
Nicole Cochran is in her second-year of undergraduate studies at Juilliard. Following six years of organ study in Pittsburgh, she was twice accepted into the Pittsburgh Organ Academy receiving two years of lessons from members of the American Guild of Organists. Ms. Cochran currently holds the position of Church Music Intern under the direction of Dr. John T. King at Hitchcock Presbyterian Church in Scarsdale, New York.
Mitchell Crawford is in his fourth-year of undergraduate studies at Juilliard. He made his New York debut at Alice Tully Hall in February 2005. A native of Virginia, he is organist for the New York Youth Symphony and in May 2005, performed with that orchestra at Carnegie Hall. This past year, he performed a recital at Harvard University on the instrument made famous by E. Power Biggs. Since September 2007, he has served as assistant organist of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Isabelle Demers of Montreal is a second-year doctor of musical arts student. She has given concerts throughout the U.S. and Canada. She was admitted to the Montreal Conservatory of Music at age 11 and graduated in May 2003 in piano-organ. Ms. Demers studied at the Ecole Normale de Paris-Alfred Cortot in 2003-04. She holds a master of music degree from Juilliard.
Eugene Lavery is currently a master of music degree student at Juilliard. He is a native of New Zealand and earned his bachelor of music degree with first class honors from the University of Auckland. He has given recitals in many notable venues in New Zealand and Australia. Prior to moving to the United States, he served as assistant organist at Holy Trinity Cathedral in Auckland, New Zealand, where he recorded and launched his debut solo organ CD, Joie.
Daniel Sullivan, from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, holds degrees from Oberlin and Yale in addition to an artist diploma from Juilliard, where he currently is a C.V. Starr Doctoral Fellow. His performances in 2007-08 include venues in St. Petersburg, Denver, Tuscan, Washington, D.C., Seattle, Reno, Salt Lake City, New England, and Ohio.
James Wetzel, from Pittsburgh, is in his third-year of undergraduate studies at Juilliard. He is assistant organist at St. Malachy’s R.C. Church in Manahattan and on staff of the Cathedral of St. Patrick Young Singers, where he accompanies the singers.
Noah Wynn-Morton, from Winnetka, Illinois, is a third-year student in the bachelor of music degree program. He has given concerts at various venues in the United States.
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Paul Jacobs is credited with reinvigorating the American organ scene with a fresh performance style in repertoire that ranges from the 16th century to contemporary times. In 2000, when still an undergraduate at Curtis Institute, Mr. Jacobs made musical history, when on the 250th anniversary of the death of J.S. Bach, he played the composer’s complete organ music in an 18-hour non-stop marathon. He joined the Juilliard faculty in 2003 at the age of 26, making him one of the youngest faculty appointments in the School’s history, and he became chair of the organ department the following year. Currently, Mr. Jacobs is the youngest faculty member to hold Juilliard’s William Schuman Scholars Chair. In addition to his work at Juilliard, Mr. Jacobs gives about 40 concerts a year and has performed on five continents. As an educator, he is becoming the leader of a new generation of organists.
Juilliard presents more than 700 dance, drama, and music events annually. During ongoing renovations, a full calendar of performances is scheduled. For a complete listing of events, as well as construction updates, go to www.juilliard.edu.