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Organ Recitals in 2003–2004
October 26, 2003
HANS ECKART SCHLANDT has been Cantor and Organist at the “Black
Church” in Brasov, Romania, since 1965. For several decades,
he has pursued an active career as a performer and teacher, including
concerts, radio and television broadcasts, recordings, and master
classes. Although he has presented numerous recitals throughout
eastern and western Europe, this is his first American tour.
November 30, 2003
COLIN ANDREWS, a native of Bristol, England, regularly tours
throughout the world both as a solo recitalist and in solo/duo
collaboration with his wife, Janette Fishell, and he has appeared
previously at Duke Chapel in both guises. This season he returns
to the series with a special program: the complete La Nativité
du Seigneur of Olivier Messiaen, a milestone of 20th-century organ
music, accompanied by slides and narration (in French and English)
of the composer’s published annotations.
February 1, 2004
GAIL ARCHER, is director of the music program at Barnard College
(Columbia University) and conductor of the Barnard-Columbia Chorus.
She is also the music director and organist at All Saints Episcopal
Church in New York City as well as a faculty member at the Manhattan
School of Music, where she teaches courses in Baroque music and
historical performance practice.
February 29, 2004
DAVID ARCUS, Chapel Organist and Divinity School Organist at
Duke University, is active as a recitalist, composer-arranger,
and conductor. Also recognized internationally as an improviser,
he participated in improvisation competitions at the Haarlem Festival
(Netherlands) in 1990 and the American Guild of Organists National
Convention in 1994, where he won second prize. His CD on the Gothic
label, Organs of Duke Chapel, features both the Aeolian and Flentrop
organs.
March 21, 2004
ROBERT PARKINS, University Organist and Professor of the Practice
of Music at Duke University, has performed throughout the USA,
in Central America, and in Europe. His organ and harpsichord recordings
have appeared on the Calcante, Gothic, Musical Heritage Society,
and Naxos labels. The most recent release—Organ Music of
Frescobaldi (Calcante, 2003)—is his second commercial CD
recorded on the Brombaugh organ in Duke Memorial Chapel.
Organ Recitals in 2002–2003
October 27, 2002
DAVID ARCUS, Chapel Organist and Divinity
School Organist at Duke University, is active as a recitalist, composer-arranger,
and conductor. Also recognized internationally as an improviser,
he participated in improvisation competitions at the Haarlem Festival
(Netherlands) in 1990 and the American Guild of Organists National
Convention in 1994, where he won second prize. His CD on the Gothic
label, Organs of Duke Chapel, features both the Æolian
and Flentrop organs. In this recital he plays the Brombaugh organ
in the Memorial Chapel.
December 1, 2002
PETER SYKES is well known in this country
as a superb organist and harpsichordist. He is Director of Music
at First Church (Congregational) in Cambridge, MA, and serves on
the faculties of the Longy School of Music, New England Conservatory,
and Boston University. Mr. Sykes’s recorded repertoire ranges
from early music to works by contemporary composers. The spectacular
CD recording of his organ transcription of Holst’s The
Planets was a bestseller and has earned accolades in every
review.
January 19, 2003
MARTIN HASELBÖCK is one of Europe’s most prominent
organ virtuosos. In addition to his activities as an international
recitalist, he also serves as a Court Organist in Vienna and Professor
of Organ at the University of Lübeck. A frequently recorded
artist, he has made over 60 organ recordings ranging in repertoire
from Bach to Liszt to contemporary composers. In recent years,
he has maintained a successful second career as a conductor, with
some 40 CDs to his credit.
February 9, 2003
MARTIN JEAN, Professor of Organ at Yale University, was previously
on the faculty at Valparaiso University. Recognized widely as
a brilliant, warmly communicative artist, Dr. Jean has risen to
the highest ranks of the world’s concert organists. The
winner of several organ competitions, including two of the most
prestigious (Chartres and the American Guild of Organists NYACOP),
he has concertized extensively in the United States and abroad.
March 2, 2003
DAVID ARCUS will present a second performance
in the 2002–2003 organ recital series, this time on the Benjamin
N. Duke Memorial Organ (Flentrop). His program will include the
premiere of the complete Ancient Wonders, recently composed
by Dr. Arcus. Published by Wayne Leupold Press, Ancient Wonders
is a suite of seven movements, each a “sketch” in sound
illustrating one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
March 30, 2003
ROBERT PARKINS, University Organist
and Professor of the Practice of Music at Duke University, has performed
throughout the United States, in Central America, and in Europe.
His organ and harpsichord recordings have appeared on the Calcante,
Gothic, Musical Heritage Society, and Naxos labels. His most recent
release — Iberian and South German Organ Music (Calcante,
2002) — is the inaugural CD recording of the Brombaugh organ
in Duke Memorial Chapel.
Organ Recitals in 2001–2002
October 28, 2001
SUSAN MOESER, recently appointed University
Organist and Lecturer in Music at the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, has concertized in the United States, Europe, and
South Korea. Winner of the prestigious Fort Wayne Competition in
1983, she subsequently held faculty appointments at the Universities
of Montana, Nebraska, and South Carolina, as well as at Pennsylvania
State. Her recent CD recording, Susan Moeser Plays Bedient Opus
59, was released last year by Raven Records.
December 9, 2001
DAVID ARCUS, Chapel Organist and Divinity
School Organist at Duke University, is active as a recitalist, composer-arranger,
and conductor. Also recognized internationally as an improviser,
he participated in improvisation competitions at the Haarlem Festival
(Netherlands) in 1990 and the American Guild of Organists National
Convention in 1994, where he won second prize. His CD on the Gothic
label, Organs of Duke Chapel, features both the Æolian
and Flentrop organs. This year’s recital celebrates the 25th
anniversary of the Benjamin N. Duke Memorial Organ, built by Flentrop
and formally dedicated on December 12–13, 1976.
February 3, 2002
ROBERT BATES, formerly the University Organist at Stanford, is
now an Associate Professor of Organ at the University of Houston.
A prizewinner in several national and international competitions,
Dr. Bates has performed in Europe, Mexico, and the United States.
He was a featured recitalist at the national convention of the
American Guild of Organists in the year 2000. His recordings include
the complete organ music of Brahms, Daquin, and Correa de Arauxo
(in progress), as well as a three-disk set of his own compositions.
March 3, 2002
GUY BOVET “brings to the organ
world a rare combination of artistry, scholarship, enthusiasm and
humor….” (Music). One of the most respected
recitalists on the international concert scene, Swiss organist Bovet
possesses an astonishing breadth of repertoire, from medieval music
and early Spanish works to his own recent compositions. His extremely
busy concert schedule around the world is supplemented by teaching,
judging international organ competitions, editing an organ journal,
and recording (more than 50 discs to date).
April 7, 2002
ROBERT PARKINS, University Organist
and Professor of the Practice of Music at Duke University, has played
recitals throughout the United States, in Central America, and in
Europe. His organ and harpsichord recordings have appeared on the
Gothic, Musical Heritage Society, Naxos, and Calcante labels. His
most recent release — Iberian and South German Organ Music
— is the inaugural CD recording of the Brombaugh organ in
Duke Memorial Chapel. This season’s recital, presented in
the Memorial Chapel, will feature the Edskes Italian harpsichord
and the Brombaugh organ in a program of Iberian and Italian music
(Cabezón to Scarlatti). The program will be performed twice
— at 2:30 p.m. and again at 5:00 p.m.
Organ Recitals in 2000–2001
October 29, 2000
ROBERTA GARY is Professor of Organ at the University of Cincinnati
College–Conservatory of Music, where she serves as Head
of the Division of Keyboard Studies. She is respected nationally
as a teacher, most recently specializing in the Alexander Technique
of movement and relaxation. As a performer, Dr. Gary is expert
in organ music from the late Renaissance repertoire to the works
of Messiaen.
November 19, 2000
JOHN MITCHENER, the Kenan Professor of Organ at the North Carolina
School of the Arts and a member of the faculty at Salem College,
was formerly the organist of the American Cathedral in Paris.
Dr. Mitchener, a prizewinner or finalist in numerous national
and international competitions, has performed throughout the United
States, Europe, and Japan. Recent and forthcoming engagements
include recital tours to Europe and South America.
January 21, 2001
DAVID ARCUS, Chapel Organist and Divinity
School Organist at Duke University, is active as a recitalist, composer-arranger,
and conductor. Also recognized internationally as an improviser,
he participated in improvisation competitions at the Haarlem Festival
(Netherlands) in 1990 and the American Guild of Organists National
Convention in 1994, where he won second prize. His CD on the Gothic
label, Organs of Duke Chapel, features both the Æolian
and Flentrop organs.
February 18, 2001
PETER PLANYAVSKY, internationally renowned as a concert organist,
was appointed Cathedral Organist at St. Stephen’s Cathedral
in Vienna at the age of 22, and he retains that title some 30
years later. In addition to his responsibilities as Domorganist
and as Professor of Organ and Improvisation at the Hochschule,
Planyavsky maintains a busy schedule as a recitalist, recording
artist, composer, conductor, and competition judge.
MARCH 25, 2001
JAMES KIBBIE, Associate Professor of Organ at the University
of Michigan, has established an enviable reputation as a performer
and teacher. His busy schedule includes concert tours throughout
North America and Europe, as well as recordings, radio and television
broadcasts, and competition juries. In previous years, Kibbie
won first prize in the prestigious international competitions
held in Chartres and Prague.
Organ Recitals in 1999–2000
October 31, 1999
MAURICE CLERC, Titular Organist of the Cathedral in Dijon, France,
is also on the faculty of the Conservatory and the University
there. The recipient of several prizes in performance and improvisation,
he has concertized in more than 20 countries on three continents.
His numerous concerts and recordings have earned him an international
reputation, especially in the performance of 19th- and 20th-century
French music.
November 14, 1999
JANETTE FISHELL, Distinguished Associate
Professor of Music at East Carolina University, has performed in
many of the world’s most significant concert venues. An authority
on the organ music of Czech composer Petr Eben, Dr. Fishell will
present an unusual and rarely performed program this season as part
of a yearlong project featuring the complete organ works of Eben:
Faust for Organ (A Musical Journey from Darkness to Light),
assisted by professional actress Julie Fishell and the Schola Cantorum
of the Duke Chapel Choir.
January 23, 2000
KAREL PAUKERT, currently the Curator of Musical Arts at the Cleveland
Museum of Art, has also served on the faculties of Washington
University, Northwestern University, and the Cleveland Institute
of Music. A native of the Czech Republic, he has concertized extensively
throughout Europe and the United States as well as in Japan. His
performances have been acclaimed internationally for their perception,
vibrancy, and excitement.
February 20, 2000
DAVID ARCUS, Chapel Organist and Divinity
School Organist at Duke University, is active as a recitalist, composer-arranger,
and conductor. Also recognized internationally as an improviser,
he participated in improvisation competitions at the Haarlem Festival
(Netherlands) in 1990 and the American Guild of Organists National
Convention in 1994, where he won second prize. His CD on the Gothic
label, Organs of Duke Chapel, features both the Æolian
and Flentrop organs. This year’s recital features pieces by
late-20th-century American composers, including the premiere of
a work composed by Dr. Arcus (commissioned by the Friends of Duke
Chapel).
April 2, 2000
ROBERT PARKINS, University Organist
and Professor of the Practice of Music at Duke University, has concertized
throughout the United States, in Central America, and in Europe.
His organ and harpsichord recordings have appeared on the Gothic,
Musical Heritage Society, and Naxos labels. His most recent CD,
German Romantic Organ Music, was recorded on the Flentrop
and Æolian organs in Duke Chapel. In recognition of the year
2000 as the 250th anniversary of the death of Johann Sebastian Bach,
Dr. Parkins will present an all-Bach program this season.
Organ Recitals in 1998–1999
September 27, 1998
ULRIK SPANG-HANSSEN, organist at the
Church of Our Lady in Assens, Denmark, is also a faculty member
at the Funen Academy of Music and the Jutland Academy of Music.
He graduated from the Musical Academy of Jutland as a student of
Anders Riber, pursuing further study with Gaston Litaize and Jacques
van Oortmerssen. His recordings include the complete organ works
of Buxtehude, the concerto transcriptions of J. S. Bach, and music
of Liszt. Recordings scheduled for later release will feature Bach’s
Clavierubung III and the complete works of Mendelssohn.
November 8, 1998
DAVID ARCUS, Chapel Organist and Divinity
School Organist at Duke University, is active as a recitalist, composer-arranger,
and conductor. Also recognized internationally as an improviser,
he participated in improvisation competitions at the Haarlem Festival
(Netherlands) in 1990 and the American Guild of Organists National
Convention in 1994, where he won second prize. His CD on the Gothic
label, Organs of Duke Chapel, features both the Æolian
and Flentrop organs.
January 24, 1999
JAMES DAVID CHRISTIE has been internationally acclaimed as one
of the finest organists of his generation. Currently holding the
title of Distinguished Artist-in-Residence at the College of the
Holy Cross, he is also on the faculties of Wellesley College and
Boston Conservatory, in addition to serving as organist for the
Boston Symphony Orchestra. Christie has performed for music festivals
around the world and has sat on the juries of several international
competitions. His numerous recordings have appeared on the Philips,
Nonesuch, Decca, Koch, MusicMasters, RCA, Bridge, GM, Northeastern,
JAV, Denon, and Naxos labels.
February 14, 1999
LUIGI FERDINANDO TAGLIAVINI is among the world’s most distinguished
figures in the study and performance of early keyboard music.
He currently divides his time between his home in Bologna, Italy,
and Fribourg, Switzerland, where he has been director of the Institute
of Musicology since 1965. He has also been a regular faculty member
for many years at the summer academies held in Haarlem, Innsbruck,
and Pistoia. Internationally renowned as an organist and harpsichordist,
Tagliavini has been awarded several prizes for his recordings
of Italian keyboard music. This recital is cosponsored by the
Duke Institute of the Arts.
March 7, 1999
ROBERT PARKINS, University Organist
and Professor of the Practice of Music at Duke University, has concertized
throughout the United States, in Central America, and in Europe.
His organ and harpsichord recordings, focusing mainly on early Iberian
and German Romantic music, have appeared on the Gothic, Musical
Heritage Society, and Naxos labels. His most recent CD, German
Romantic Organ Music, was recorded on the Flentrop and Æolian
organs in Duke Chapel and released by Gothic Records in the spring
of 1998.
Organ Recitals in 1997–1998
October 26, 1997
ROBERT PARKINS, University Organist
and Professor of the Practice of Music at Duke University, has concertized
throughout the United States, in Central America, and in Europe.
His organ and harpsichord recordings, focusing mainly on early Iberian
and German Romantic music, have appeared on the Gothic, Musical
Heritage Society, and Naxos labels. His latest CD, German Romantic
Organ Music, was recorded on the Flentrop and Æolian
organs in Duke Chapel and will be released by Gothic Records in
early 1998. The first recital in this season’s series is the
dedication program for the recently completed Brombaugh organ in
the Memorial Chapel. This new instrument, intended to complement
the Flentrop and Æolian organs in Duke Chapel, is constructed
in pre-18th-century southern European style. More specifically,
the case design, specification, and tuning system were strongly
influenced by Italian instruments of the late Renaissance and early
Baroque periods (with some modifications derived from contemporary
Iberian and Germanic organs). The dedicatory recital program will
be performed twice, at 2:30 and 5:00 p.m., to accommodate the audience
in the Memorial Chapel and the adjacent transept. Seating in that
area for the 5:00 performance will be by invitation only, but the
2:30 concert is free and open to the general public.
November 16, 1997
JANICE BECK has performed frequently in Europe as well as throughout
North America, including recitals at national conventions of the
American Guild of Organists and the Organ Historical Society.
A former Fulbright student of Jean Langlais, she has been critically
acclaimed for her performances of French organ music. Her CD recordings,
on the REM and Arkay labels, include music of Dupré and
Vierne and the six sonatas of Mendelssohn. Earlier, she made three
LP recordings of works by American composers for the Musical Heritage
Society.
January 25, 1998
DAVID ARCUS, Chapel Organist and Divinity
School Organist at Duke University, is active as a recitalist, composer-arranger,
and conductor. Also recognized internationally as an improviser,
he participated in improvisation competitions at the Haarlem Festival
(Netherlands) in 1990 and the American Guild of Organists National
Convention in 1994, where he won second prize. His recent CD on
the Gothic label, Organs of Duke Chapel, features both
the Æolian and Flentrop organs.
February 15, 1998
AUGUST HUMER is a professor at the Bruckner Conservatory of Music
and organist at the Old Cathedral (a post formerly occupied by
Anton Bruckner) in Linz, Austria. Since winning prizes at international
competitions in Nuremberg and Innsbruck in the early 1970s, he
has been performing extensively in Europe and North America. He
is noted for his recitals and recordings on early keyboard instruments,
and between 1978 and 1985 he performed the complete keyboard works
of J. S. Bach in a series of 35 concerts. He currently records
on the Extempore label.
March 8, 1998
DANIEL ROTH has been widely acclaimed as one of the leading French
organ virtuosos performing today. As Titular Organist at the Church
of St. Sulpice in Paris, he is the most recent in a venerable
lineage of distinguished organists, including Marcel Dupré
and Charles-Marie Widor. Currently on the faculty at the Musikhochschule
in Frankfurt am Main, he has held previous teaching positions
in Saarbrucken, Strasbourg, Marseille, and Washington, DC. Mr.
Roth has made numerous recordings on a variety of labels: Erato,
Phillips, Arion, Pathe-Marconi, EMI, and Motette-Ursina.
Organ Recitals in 1996–1997
October 13, 1996
CRAIG CRAMER, Associate Professor of Music at the University
of Notre Dame, has won several organ competitions and has appeared
as a recitalist throughout the United States and in Europe. His
CD of 20th-century French organ music is to be followed by a recording
featuring music by J. S. Bach performed on an 18th-century organ
in Steinfeld, Germany. Dr. Cramer recently performed the complete
organ works of Bach on a variety of instruments in a series of
18 concerts.
November 17, 1996
HERNDON SPILLMAN, Professor Music at Louisiana State University,
has earned an international reputation for his interpretations
of French organ music. His CDs on the Titanic label include works
by American and French composers, and his recording of the complete
organ works of his former teacher Maurice Duruflé was awarded
the Grand Prix du Disque. Dr. Spillman was a featured performer
at the 1992 national convention of the American Guild of Organists.
February 9, 1997
STANISLAS DERIEMAEKER, organist at Antwerp Cathedral, succeeded
Flor Peeters as head of the organ department at the Antwerp Conservatory.
In addition to concert tours in Europe, North America, and the
Far East, he has made numerous recordings, appears regularly on
radio and television, and has served on the juries of several
prestigious international competitions. In 1995 he was appointed
Cultural Ambassador of Flanders by the Flemish government.
March 2, 1997
DAVID ARCUS, Chapel Organist and Divinity School Organist at
Duke University, is active as a recitalist, composer-arranger,
and conductor. Also recognized internationally as an improviser,
he participated in improvisation competitions at the Haarlem Festival
(Netherlands) in 1990 and the American Guild of Organists National
Convention in 1994, where he won second prize. He recently recorded
a CD, to be released this year on the Gothic label, featuring
the Æolian and Flentrop organs in Duke Chapel.
April 20, 1997
ROBERT PARKINS, University Organist
and Professor of the Practice of Music at Duke University, has concertized
throughout the United States, in Central America, and in Europe.
His recordings are available on the Gothic, Musical Heritage Society,
and Naxos labels; his most recent CD is Brahms: Complete Organ
Works (Naxos). A new CD, German Romantic Organ Music,
recorded on both of the large Chapel organs, will be released by
Gothic Records.
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