October 2 Organist: Katie Moss
Program:
Praeludium
in G Major - Nicolaus Bruhns (1665-1697)
From Early American Tunes for Organ - David Evan Thomas (b. 1958)
Resignation
Wondrous Love
From Clavierubung, Teil III - J.S. Bach (1685-1750)
Wir Glauben all in einen Gott (BWV 681)
Wir Glauben all in einen Gott (BWV 680)
Chorale
No. 1 in E Major - Cesar Franck (1822-1890)
Dr.
Katie Moss, an accomplished and versatile recitalist, has performed as a solo
organist across the United States. Recent performances include the Musforum
Conference of Women in Church Music (St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN), the
Basilica of St. Mary (Minneapolis, MN), and Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church
(Ellison Bay, WI).
Katie
received the Doctor of Music degree in 2019 from Indiana University, where her
primary teacher was Dr. Christopher Young. Her dissertation “Of Things Hoped
for” examines the organ works of Minnesota-based composer David Evan Thoams,
which she frequently performs. She also studied organ with Dr. John Behnke and
piano with Dr. Michael Thiele at Concordia University in Mequon, WI, where she
received the Bachelor of Arts degree in Music (2010). She is a certified Parish
Musician in the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod.
Katie
is the recipient of numerous awards; these include winner of the Milwaukee
Music Teachers’ Association Young Artists Competition (piano), winner of the
2011 Schubert Club Student Scholarship Competition, second place winner in the
2011 American Guild of Organists Region VI Young Artists Competition, and
recipient of the St. Luke Goulding & Wood Scholarship (2010-2015).
She
is actively involved in numerous professional organizations. In the summer of
2019, she was a finalist in the Emerging Scholars Forum hosted by the Hymn
Society of the United States and Canada for her research paper titled,
“Extra-Ordinary: Strophic Paraphrases of the Ordinary of the Mass.”
Katie
currently serves as organist and handbell director at Messiah Church in
Plymouth, MN.
At St. Olaf, we are blessed to have a magnificent 67-rank pipe organ.
This fall, it will be showcased in a series of recitals on Wednesday
afternoons, immediately following the noon Mass.
Come hear the organ
thunder with might and whisper gently as talented organists showcase a
variety of repertoire.
Wednesday Organ Recitals run from September 18 through December 4, and will be approx. 30-40 minutes long.
Freewill donation.
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