Organ Recital and Hymn Sing

http://atlantamusicworkshop.org/

WORKSHOP

Hymn Sing & Organ Recital

Friday, March 4, 2016, 7pm
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Roswell Stake Center | 500 Norcross Street, Roswell

The Friday, March 4th Hymn Sing & Organ Recital is the opening event to the annual Atlanta Music Workshop (Saturday, March 5th) and will feature classical repertoire and hymns embellished by each organist. Performers will include local organists as well as

visiting members from Brigham Young University’s organ faculty.

This unique opportunity is provided by a generous grant to BYU which is designed to promote the organ and quality organ instruction across the country. In addition to the regular music workshop sessions, Saturday’s Organ Workshop will include three tracks designed to meet the needs of everyone from someone who has never played the organ before to organists with years of experience.

For a full list of classes, detailed information and registration visit

www.AtlantaMusicWorkshop.org

The following are scheduled to perform on Friday evening:

Jerry Evans is an accomplished string bassist and has performed in the Seattle Symphony and as principal bassist with the Tacoma Symphony. She is a graduate of the University of Washington with a BA in Music Education. Jerry studied for three years with former AGO president Ed Hansen, and she and her late husband Bob served as organists at the Jerusalem Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Jim Carter graduated with a double-major in Elementary Education and Organ Performance and Pedagogy from Brigham Young University, where he also played the bassoon in the philharmonic and chamber orchestras. He received his MEd from Mercer University and in addition to teaching private lessons, is an assistant principal at Berkeley Lake Elementary.

Ivan Frazier earned his Bachelor of Arts in Piano and Music Education and Master of Arts in Music Theory from the University of Utah, and his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Piano Performance, Literature, and Pedagogy from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He has been active nationally and internationally as a piano performer, professor, clinician and author and retired in 2005 from the University of Georgia Hugh Hodgson School of Music, where he served as chair of the Keyboard Area.

Ginger Dean started piano lessons as a young girl and became the ward organist at age 13. She went on to study with Dr. Don Larson and has been influenced by organists Hector Olivera and Dr. Joyce Johnson. When her college art studies were postponed, she filled in the gap by taking music theory. Ginger found it exciting and spent the next four years continuing with music studies. Since then she has taught piano and organ, accompanied numerous musicians and choirs, played for church services, coached vocalists, started and led handbell choirs and led vocal choruses.

Deanne Ohman attended Brigham Young University and graduated from Kennesaw University with a Bachelor of Arts in piano performance. In addition to teaching private students, she has accompanied internationally recognized vocalists, as well as soloists, choirs, church and community productions, and operas across Europe and the United States. She is a published arranger and has served as a church organist for over 35 years.

Sheri Peterson earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Organ Performance and a degree in Family History, and is currently a candidate for a Master’s of Music degree in Organ Performance from Brigham Young University. She is the dean of the Utah Valley Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and has had her work published in The American Organist magazine. She is also a member of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America.

Brian Mathias is Adjunct Professor of Music at Brigham Young University. He received Bachelor of Music and Masters degrees from BYU, and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Kansas, having studied organ and carillon at both institutions. He currently teaches organ and carillon, courses in hymn playing, keyboard harmony and improvisation, organ.