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 Sept 26 through Dec 5 (no recital Oct 31), and will be approx. 30-40 minutes long. Freewill donation.
Cristiano Rizotto presents the following program:
Aivars Kalejs (b. 1951)
Kazu Maršs
Postlude in memoriam Jehan
Alain
Postludium
Carson Cooman (b. 1982)
Concertino III, Opus 1214
I. Praeludium
II. Canzonetta
III. Jig
Louis Vierne (1870 – 1937)
Symphonie Nº 3 in F-Sharp
Minor
IV. Adagio
V. Final
Latvian Brazilian Cristiano Rizzotto is the Organist &
Choirmaster at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Golden Valley and a doctoral
candidate at the American Organ Institute at the University of Oklahoma, under
Dr. John Schwandt. Rizzotto was named a member of The Diapason‘s 20 Under 30
Class of 2017. He has played concerts in Argentina, Brazil, Italy, Latvia,
Norway, Poland, and in 19 American states. Cristiano’s recordings on Youtube
amount to over 1,100,000 views (www.youtube.com/CristianoRizzotto).
Rizzotto holds a Master’s degree in Sacred Music from East Carolina University
and a Bachelor’s degree in piano performance from the Universidade Federal do
Rio de Janeiro (Magna cum Laude). He was previously the organist at Benedictine
Abbey in Rio de Janeiro, owner of one of the oldest organs in South America
(1770s) and where the Carioca monks have kept the tradition of the chants and
liturgy alive since the 16th century. Cristiano and Clara Rizzotto married in
Alaska in 2015 and are now the proud parents of Kristian Walter, born in June
2017. For
more information, visit www.cristianorizzotto.com.
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