Southern Nevada Chapter
of the
American Guild of Organists
Organ Recital Series – 2008-2009
Friday, October 24, 2008
Felix Hell, organ
At age 23, this German “wunderkind” continues
to awe and inspire the organ world. He has performed more than 750 organ
recitals world-wide.
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Annual Members’ Advent – Christmas Recital
Enjoy the music of the season presented by local talent.
******* Please join us
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Friday, February 20, 2009
Duo Majoya,
organ and piano
Marnie Giesbrect and Joachim Seeger, as a husband and wife
duo from Edmonton, Canada have garnered “rave” reviews wherever
they perform.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Dr. John Walker, organ
This program will feature the music of distinguished American
composer
Bruce Saylor. Handbells, voices and brass will be heard with organ.
Recitals in Doc Rando Hall - UNLV - 7:30 P.M.
Open to the public without charge.
The Maurine Jackson Smith organ (53-ranks,
38 stops, and three manuals and pedal) was completed by the Rudolf von
Beckerath Orgelbau of Hamburg Germany in 2004. The organ is the largest
pipe organ in Nevada and was a gift to the University and the community
by the Edward D. Smith family.
Help underwrite the series by becoming a Patron. Donations
are tax-deductible, and checks made to “Southern Nevada Chapter,
AGO” should be sent to Dr. David Dorway, Treasurer, 10613 Shoalhaven
Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89134.
This recital series is funded, in part, by a grant from the Nevada Arts
Council, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal
agency.
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