2011-2012 Concerts and Masterclasses:
Organ Recital: Dr. Kola Owolabi (University Organist, Syracuse University)
Friday, October 21, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
401 East Fourth Street, Greenville
Music by Bach, Karg-Elert, Paulus, Widor, Franck, and Dupré
A native of Toronto, Canada, Kola Owolabi is University Organist and Assistant
Professor of Music at Syracuse University. He holds degrees from McGill University, Yale University, and The Eastman School of Music. Dr. Owolabi has performed across Canada, the United States, Mexico and Jamaica.
Organ “Spooktacular” Concert: Friday, October 28, 2011 at 6:30 p.m.
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
401 East Fourth Street, Greenville
(Co-sponsored by the East Carolina Chapter, American Guild of Organists)
This fun, inter-generational Halloween event is family-friendly, and open to all. Bring your friends, children, and neighbors; most importantly, come in costume!
Seraphic Fire Lecture/Concert: Music for Choir and Organ
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
(Presented in collaboration with East Carolina Musical Arts Education Foundation and East Carolina Chapter, American Guild of Organists)
Miami Based Seraphic Fire is a national “All Star” ensemble of professional singers chosen for their exceptional talent. Founded in 2002 by Artistic Director Patrick Dupré Quigley, Seraphic Fire has garnered national, critical acclaim. Lauded by The Miami Herald as, “one of the best choirs anywhere,” Seraphic Fire has gained a reputation for dynamic, cutting edge performances. ECMAEF and our partners enthusiastically present Seraphic Fire in a program of music for organ and chorus.
Organ Recital: Dr. Joby Bell (Appalachian State University)
Friday, April 20, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
In conjunction with East Carolina University’s 6th Annual Organ Competition, guest artist and competition judge, Dr. Joby Bell will present a program of music by Franck, Bach, Gawthrop, Jongen, and others on the C.B. Fisk organ at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Dr. Bell's concertizing throughout the United States has met with high acclaim, while his performances abroad have been enthusiastically received in Paris, Chartres, London, and throughout Scotland, Romania, and Hungary. In 2000, he garnered the Audience Prize and Second Prize in the American Guild of Organists National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance.
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