Joel Anderson will be performing the May 15 organ recital.
Recital Program
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Adoration Florence Price (1887-1953)
Boléro de concert Louis-James-Alfred Lefébure-Wély (1817-1869)
Prière, op. 64, no. 11 Charles-Valentin Alkan (1813-1888)
Impromptu, op. 5 Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)
transcribed by J. Anderson
Gammal fäbodpsalm från Dalarna Oskar Lindberg (1887-1955)
Old shepherd’s song from Dalarna
Cortège et Litanie Marcel Dupré (1886-1971)
Joel Anderson serves Saint Olaf Catholic Church, in downtown Minneapolis, as
Director of Music and Principal Organist, where he oversees an extensive and
diverse music ministry program. Interested in organ and piano from a young age,
he was awarded the Silver Medal, the highest honor in organ studies, from the
Royal Conservatory of Music in Canada. He has also studied at Jämsän
Kristillinen Kansanopisto in Finland; and in Minnesota at Century College, the
University of St. Thomas, and Saint John’s University. Joel is active in Canada
and the Twin Cities as a recitalist, recording artist, composer, producer, and
arranger. Joel has been an organist at Saint Olaf since 2016.
On the third Wednesday of each month, at 12:30pm following the Noon Mass, short recitals of 35-45 minutes feature talented local organists and our infinitely expressive 67-rank Lively-Fulcher pipe organ (no recital in March 2024). Recitals are free of charge (donations welcome) and the public is most welcome. Some recitalists also offer brief spoken program notes to guide the listening experience. The organ is capable of a kaleidoscope of different sonorities. Come experience how it can move you!
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