2007-2008 Concerts and Masterclasses: All events are free and open to the public. St. Paul's Episcopal Church is located one block from the ECU campus at 401 East Fourth Street. September Friday, 7th 8 pm The Fisk on Fourth Recital Series: “Music under the Influence: Masterpieces Inspired by Masterpieces,” including Charles-Marie Widor’s Symphonie VI pour orgue, Janette Fishell, faculty artist. October Monday, 1st 5 – 7 pm Dr. André Lash, guest lecturer, masterclass on Spanish Organ Music of the Renaissance and Baroque, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Sunday, 14th TIME TBA GERMAN TOUR SCHOLARSHIP RECITAL performed by members of the ECU Organ Studio, St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Kinston, NC. Friday, 19th 12:30 pm Appassionata: Music of Johann Sebastian Bach and Charles Marie Widor, Janette Fishell, faculty artist. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. North Carolina Music Teachers Association Fall Conference November Sunday, 25th 5 pm GERMAN TOUR SCHOLARSHIP PERFORMANCE by members of the ECU Organ Studio, St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Charlotte, NC. December Monday, 10th 8 pm The Fisk on Fourth Recital Series: Happy Birthday, Olivier! Colin Andrews, faculty artist, performs Olivier Messiaen’s organ cycle The Nativity of the Lord, on the one hundredth anniversary of the composer’s birth. January Friday, 18th 7 pm GERMAN TOUR SCHOLARSHIP CONCERT performed by members of the ECU Organ Studio, Brownson Memorial Presbyterian Church, Southern Pines, NC. Thursday, 24th- Saturday, 26th Public Events of the Twelfth Annual East Carolina Religious Arts Festival, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 401 East Fourth Street. (For full details click on the RAF link.) Thursday, 24th 8 pm Opening Festival Recital: Stephen Hamilton, guest artist, performs Marcel Dupré’s Stations of the Cross, with the poetry of Paul Claudel that inspired its creation. Friday, 25th 5 pm A Feather on the Breath of God: The remarkable life of Christian Mystic Hildegard of Bingen, Carol Anderson, actor. Friday, 25th 8 pm SILENT MOVIE: King of Kings, Cecil B. DeMille’s masterpiece, with improvised organ accompaniment by guest artist David Briggs, internationally virtuoso. Limited seating, please arrive early. Saturday, 26th 1:30 pm “King of Kings, Queen of Heaven: The Many Faces of God Celebrated in Lessons and Carols” led by David Briggs, Carol Anderson, Leigh Sypawka, Janette Fishell and Festival participants. Februrary Sunday, 10th 5 pm GERMAN TOUR SCHOLARSHIP RECITAL performed by members of the ECU Organ Studio, First Presbyterian Church, Dunn, NC. Thursday, 28th 8 pm The Fisk on Fourth Recital Series: A Matter of Life and Death - A recital celebrating of the genius of Olivier Messiaen in the centennial year of his birth. Colin Andrews and Janette Fishell, faculty artists, perform as part of the East Carolina University School of Music’s New Music Festival. March Sunday, 2nd 5 pm GERMAN TOUR SCHOLARSHIP RECITAL performed by members of the ECU Organ Studio, Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Rocky Mount, NC. Sunday, 9th Time TBA GERMAN TOUR SCHOLARSHIP RECITAL performed by members of the ECU Organ Studio, Calvary Episcopal Church, Tarrboro, NC. Saturday, 15th 2 pm GERMAN TOUR SCHOLARSHIP RECITAL performed by members of the ECU Organ Studio for the Elizabeth City, NC chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Location TBA Monday, 24th 8 pm The Fisk on Fourth Recital Series: First Annual Bach (Belated) Birthday Bash, performed at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church by the Organ Studio of the ECU School of Music. Sunday, 30th 4 pm GERMAN TOUR SCHOLARSHIP RECITAL performed by members of the ECU Organ Studio for the NC Bach Festival, Raleigh Moravian Church, Raleigh, NC. April 18th -20th Second annual Pre-College Piano and Organ Competitions. For more information see Competition link. Friday, 18th 7 pm Solo Piano Recital, Roger McVey (University of Wisconsin), guest artist, A.J. Fletcher Recital Hall. Saturday, 19th 10 am – noon James David Christie Organ Masterclass, First Presbyterian Church, Rocky Mount, NC Saturday, 19th 2:30-5 pm Organ Competition (St. Paul’s) Sunday, 20th 5 pm Fisk on Fourth Recital Series: James David Christie (Oberlin College). St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. June 9-13th ECU Keyboard Camp , offering private study in classical and jazz piano, organ and harpsichord, courses in music history and theory, recitals and concerts for elementary, middle and high school pianists. For more information go to <www.ecu.edu/music/keyboard/camp> Announcing Our Newest Program: Certificate in Advanced Performance Studies (CAPS), an innovative one year program that provides concentrated training and performance experiences for post-baccalaureate students who demonstrate superior performance ability. 2008 Organ Studio Study Tour of Germany May 11-21. 2008 Organ Study Tour of Germany, led by Ludger Lohmann and Professors Fishell and Andrews. More information forthcoming. |
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