Saturday, April 28, 2012 3PM
Steven Wooddell, organ
Pre-concert Talk 2:15 PM with Richard Morris
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A native of Roanoke, Virginia, Steven Wooddell graduated from the North Carolina School of the Arts and spent a month studying with Louis Robilliard, in Lyon, France (noted for its 1880 Cavaillé-Coll organ).
He then earned his Bachelor of Music at the Cleveland Institute of Music with Todd Wilson, and his Master of Organ Performance at Southern Methodist University with Larry Palmer.
Winner of the 1994 Regional AGO Young Organists Competition in Cincinnati, he was awarded recital appearances throughout Indiana and Ohio.
Currently Director of Music at First Presbyterian Church in Rome, Georgia, Steven Wooddell is also accompanist for the Shorter Chorale, and has served as piano/organ accompanist for the Spivey Hall Young Artists.
Program
HOWELLS Rhapsody No.3 in C-sharp minor, Op. 17 No. 3DURUFLÉ Prelude and Fugue on the Name of ALAIN
WOODDELL Variations on “Adoro Te”
BACH Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543
MESSIAEN Suite from Ascension
II Alleluias sereins d’une âme qui désire le ciel ("Serene alleluias of a soul that longs for heaven")
III Transports de joie d'une âme devant la gloire du Christ qui est la sienne ("Ecstasies of a soul before the glory of Christ, which is its own glory"),
IV Prière du Christ montant vers son Père ("Prayer of Christ ascending towards his Father")
REGER Fantasy and Fugue, “Halleluja! Gott zu loben,” Op. 52 No. 3
Admissions Policy
No one under the age of 12 is admitted to Spivey Hall concerts, unless the concert is specifically designated as being appropriate for younger children. Click here to learn more about Spivey Hall's Young People's Concerts for children in grades Pre-K through 12.
