Alan Morrison Organ Recital
Friday, October 29, 2021, 7:30 PM
Alan Morrison (Chairman of Organ Studies at Philadelphia's Curtis Institute for Music) performs on the Cathedral's Aeolian-Skinner pipe organ. This event is part of a three recital series celebrating the 10th anniversary of the work completed in 2012 to restore the organ. Alan Morrison is recognized as one of America's premier concert organists and enjoys a versatile career as organist, teacher, recording artist, adjudicator and pianist/chamber musician. His concert performances throughout North America, South America, Europe and Russia have all been received with enthusiastic praise for his quality programming, colorful use of the organ and interpretive integrity.
Some performance highlights in major venues include Glazunov Hall (St. Petersburg, Russia), St. Paul’s Cathedral (London, UK), St. Albans Cathedral (UK), Mosteiro de São Bento (São Paulo, Brazil), St. Michael’s Church (Munich, Germany), Cattedrale di Vittorio Veneto (Italy), Jack Singer Concert Hall (Calgary, Canada), Spreckels Organ Pavilion (San Diego, CA), Merrill Auditorium (Portland, ME), Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center (NYC), Meyerson Symphony Center (Dallas, TX), Benaroya Hall (Seattle, WA), Jacoby Hall (Jacksonville, FL), Overture Center (Madison, WI), Spivey Hall (Morriow, GA), The National Cathedral (DC), Cleveland Museum of Art (OH), Grace Cathedral (San Francisco, CA), The Crystal Cathedral (Garden Grove, CA), the Wanamaker Organ at Macy’s (Philadelphia, PA) and Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia where he has appeared over a dozen times as soloist, with brass, and as orchestral soloist in concertos by Samuel Barber, Stephen Paulus and Eric Sessler (the latter two are available on iTunes from Verizon Hall).
A champion of American composers, Alan Morrison has premiered important new works by William Bolcom, Rachel Laurin, Dan Locklair, Emily Maxson-Porter, Mary Beth Bennett, Eric Sessler, Kyle Smith, Jon Spong, Brent Weaver, as well as the American premier of Dances for Organ and Orchestra by Bob Chilcott. One of Morrison’s CD recordings, “American Voyage” features an all-American program with works by Creston, King, Crozier, Locklair, Stover and Sessler. His numerous CD recordings are currently available through the internet or on iTunes. Alan Morrison is under the exclusive management of Karen McFarlane Artists, Inc. (Cleveland).