61st Annual Organ Conference

Passions and Visions

October 3-6, 2021
Free to the public

Distinguished guests, Organ Department faculty and student performers share their inspired passions and visions for the future of organ, harpsichord, carillon, and sacred music.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER  3, 2021

2:00pm
Lecture: Out of Their Minds – the Forward-thinking Creativity of Organists – CANCELLED

Recital: The Complete Organ Works of Nicolaus Bruhns Merrill PROGRAM

Jackson Merrill, Graduate Student in Organ Performance, University of Michigan

8:00pm
Recital:  Works of Charles Tournemire and Improvisations Based on Gregorian Chant
Joseph Balistreri, Musician in Residence, Christ Church Cranbrook, Bloomfield Hills, MI

MONDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2021

Recital: Works of Beethoven, Demessieux, Cochereau, and Dupré Hand PROGRAM
Gregory Hand, Associate Professor of Organ, University of Iowa
Recital on the German Romantic-influenced Klais organ in the Voxman Music Building at the University of Iowa. He will be joined by Dr. Scott Conklin, Associate Professor of Violin at the University of Iowa.

Faculty Lecture-Recital: “New” Bach Organ Works
James Kibbie, Professor and Chair, Department of Organ, University of Michigan

Lecture: Recent Polish Carillon Music – New Artistic Approaches to Historical Instruments
Monika Kaźmierczak, City Carillonist, Gdańsk, Poland

Recital: Works of Franck, Vierne, Dupré and Duruflé
Clayton Farmer, Cecilia Kowara, Zoe Lei, Brian Manzo, and Mi Zhou – Students in the Organ Department, University of Michigan
Honoring Jerroll Adams for his 28 years of service as University Organ Technician

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2021

Recital: Music of Today for Solo Organ, and Organ plus Instruments Edgington PROGRAM
Rhonda Sider Edgington, Hope Church, Holland, MI & Calvin University, Grand Rapids, MI
Works by living composers, including Fujin Raijin by Japanese composer Tokuhide Niimi for organ and Taiko drummer, and Gridwork by Carson Cooman for organ, marimba, and Taiko drummer.

Lecture: “Voices of Vitality: Inspiring Stories from Michigan Organ Alumni and their Students
Darlene Kuperus, Director of Music & Worship, Nardin Park United Methodist Church, Farmington Hills; Visiting Faculty Member in Organ and Sacred Music, University of Michigan, 2020-21

Lecture: ORIGEN – early music and flamenco dance inspired in ancient dances, painting a bridge that connects both worlds
Ignacio Prego, Concert Harpsichordist and Master Teacher, Madrid, Spain with Joseph Gascho

Faculty recital: “Not Sighted, but Visionary: Music by Blind Carillonist-Composers” Ng PROGRAM
Tiffany Ng, Associate Professor of Carillon and Sile O’Modhrain, Associate Professor of Performing Arts Technology, University of Michigan
Performance by Ng with and introduction of “The Holy Braille” by O’Modhrain

Faculty Recital: Works of Widor, Hancock, Bizet, Conte, and Reubke Wilson PROGRAM
Todd Wilson, Visiting Professor of Organ and Sacred Music, University of Michigan

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2021

Lecture-Demonstration: The Restored Barton Organ in the Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbor
David Hufford, Renaissance Pipe Organ Co., & Henry B. Aldridge, Staff Organist,Michigan Theatre

Lecture: Using Cognitive Accessibility to Improve Clear Communication for All
Laura Marie Rueslåtten, Carillonist at Oslo City Hall and Uranienborg kirke, Oslo, Norway

Lecture-recital: “Woman of the Apocalypse Crowned with Stars” – The Organ Works of Jiří Teml
Marijim Thoene, Organist-Choirmaster, First Presbyterian Church, Ypsilanti, MI

Recital: Solo and Chamber Works of Arne, Handel, and Purcell, with SMTD faculty and student collaborators, featuring harpsichords from the Charles Wilson Collection Gascho PROGRAM
Joseph Gascho, Associate Professor of Harpsichord and Early Music, University of Michigan