Chelsea Chen

Chelsea Chen
Thu, Jul 9, 7pm
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PROGRAM:
Gjeilo: Sinfonietta (2002)
Duruflé: Scherzo
Schumann: Canons in A-flat, B Minor and B Major
Chen: Taiwanese Suite (2003)
Kuspa: Tyrant Lizard King (2009)
Mulet: Carillon Sortie

With playing described as “stunning” and possessing “lovely lyrical grandeur” (Los Angeles Times), Chelsea Chen has electrified audiences throughout the United States and Asia. A Juilliard graduate and Fulbright scholar, she is expanding the classical organ repertoire with her own Asian-inspired compositions. In the past year she has performed to great acclaim at Singapore’s Esplanade, Hong Kong’s Cultural Centre and Los Angeles’s Disney Hall. Ms. Chen currently is in the Artist Diploma program at Yale School of Music, studying with Thomas Murray.

	Alan Morrison

Alan Morrison
Thu, Jul 16, 7pm
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PROGRAM:
J.S. Bach: Toccata in F Major, BWV 540
Duruflé: Scherzo, Op. 2
Franck: Fantasy in A Major (from Trois Pieces)
Demessieux: Te Deum, Op. 11
Wilson: Toccata
Stover: Mountain Music
      At Evening
      Quick Dance
Sowerby: Pageant

The head of the Organ Department at The Curtis Institute of Music, Alan Morrison also serves as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Organ at Westminster Choir College, and College Organist at Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania.

"...A rising young virtuoso of flawless technique and refined taste... Playing most of his repertoire from memory, he communicated a sense of pleasure that lifted the music beyond the notes." —The Cleveland Plain Dealer

	Ann Elise Smoot

Ann Elise Smoot
Thu, Jul 30, 7pm
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PROGRAM:
Widor: Allegro vivace from Symphony 5 in F minor
Raison: Offerte du 5ème ton (Le Vive le Roy des Parisiens) from Premier Livre d'orgue)
Raison: Trio en Passacaille
J.S. Bach: Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582
Rheinberger: Skandinavisch (from Sonata 16, Op. 175)
Rogg: Partita sopra Nun Freut Euch
Langlais: Méditation (Communion) from Suite
Médiévale Langlais: Fête

Winner of the 1998 National Young Artists Competition in Organ Playing of The American Guild of Organists, Ann Elise Smoot is a native of Philadelphia who now resides in London, England

"Ms. Smoot’s performance demonstrated a deep musical maturity...she communicated her musical intentions with a rare clarity. She led the listener to know in advance her every rhythmic nuance, each of which was supremely tasteful and satisfying." —The American Organist

	Eric Plutz

Eric Plutz
Thu, Aug 6, 7pm
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PROGRAM:
Guilmant: Scherzo Symphonique, Op. 55, No. 2
Bourgeois: Serenade
J.S. Bach: Prelude and Fugue in G Major, BWV 541
Whitlock: Scherzetto (from Sonata in C Minor)
Smetana: Dance of the Comedians (from The Bartered Bride)
Wammes: Miroir
Dupré: Carillon
Wood: Ar hyd y nos (All through the night)
Dvorák: Carnival Overture, Op. 92

Eric Plutz is University Organist at Princeton University where he plays for weekly services at the Chapel and official University services and presents solo recitals. As an organ concert soloist, Mr. Plutz has performed in distinguished locations across the United States and abroad including Salzburg, Austria (Franziskanerkirche), New York City (Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center), Washington, DC (Washington National Cathedral), San Francisco (Grace Cathedral), and Atlanta (St. Philip’s Cathedral). As an accompanist, Mr. Plutz has worked with many organizations, including the Westminster Symphonic Choir, the National Symphony Orchestra, and the Choral Arts Society of Washington.

Tim Page, writing for the Washington Post, described Mr. Plutz as a “spirited and virtuosic organist.” He was a featured artist at the 2007 Regional Convention for the American Guild of Organists in Baltimore, Maryland, and was a featured performer for the 2007 American Handel Society Conference.

Organ Preludes and Postludes
Throughout the Kimmel Center Presents season, local organists will perform mini-recitals before and after select events in Verizon Hall. A partial list of dates can be found below, but continue to check back for updates.