25th Anniversary Recital Series for the
Jaeckel Pipe Organ at
Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church
in Wausau
Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012, 3:00 p.m.
Organ Recital – James David Christie
Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church
2822 N. 6th St.
Wausau, WI 54403
This event is co-sponsored by the Wisconsin River Chapter of the AGO
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The Jaeckel Pipe Organ at Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church is a significant historical organ in the United States, built in 17th century North German style specifically the style of Arp Schnitger (1648-1719). The organ is featured as a historical site of visit in Wausau, and has also been featured nationally on Pipedreams. Two recordings have been made on the Cedille label by David Schrader featuring various works of J.S. Bach.
Admission is free. Freewill offerings are welcome, and will benefit our chapter. A reception for the artists will follow the recital in the parish fellowship hall. All are invited to stay for refreshments and fellowship with the artists and the organ builder.
The recitals are sponsored by: Jaeckel Organs, Inc. (Duluth, MN), Wisconsin River Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, and Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church of Wausau, WI.
Contact Info:
Parish Secretary (715) 845-2822
JAMES DAVID CHRISTIE has been internationally acclaimed as one of the finest organists of his generation. He has performed around the world with symphony orchestras and period instrument ensembles as well as in solo recitals. He was the 1979 First Prize winner of the Bruges (Belgium) International Organ Competition and was the first American ever to win First Prize in this prestigious competition; he was also the first person in the competition’s eighteen-year history to win both the First Prize and the Prize of the Audience. James David Christie has served as Organist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 1978 and has performed and recorded with the major orchestras of Vienna, London, Stuttgart, Koblenz, Paris, Philadelphia, San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, Baltimore, New York, Boston, etc. He has given over fifty tours of Europe and performs regularly in Canada, Asia, Australia and Iceland. He is Music Director of Ensemble Abendmusik, a Boston-based period instrument orchestra and chorus specializing in sacred music of the 17th and 18th centuries. He has performed with many period instrument orchestras including the Academy of Ancient Music, the Bach Ensemble, Handel & Haydn Society, Boston Baroque, the New York Collegium, etc. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the New England School of Law for his outstanding contributions to the musical life of Boston and the New England Conservatory honored him with their Outstanding Alumni Award. He has served on international organ competition juries in Paris, St. Omer-Wasquehal, Chartres, Biarritz, St. Albans, Amsterdam, Lübeck, Bordeaux, Dublin, Worcester, Calgary, Montreal, Columbus, Dallas, Weimar, Leipzig, Merseburg, Speyer, Erfurt, Tokyo, Moscow, Kaliningrad, Astana (Kazakhstan), Lausanne, Boston and Bruges. His students have been competition prizewinners in North America, Europe, Japan and South Africa. James David Christie has recorded for Decca, Philips, Nonesuch, JAV, Northeastern, Arabesque, Denon, RCA, Dorian, Naxos, Bridge, GM, Boston Symphony Orchestra and CPO/Germany; he has received several awards for his solo recordings, including the Preis der Deutschen Schallplatten Kritik and the Magazine de l’Orgue: Coup de Coeur.
James David Christie holds positions as the Distinguished Artist in Residence at the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA, Chair and Professor of Organ at the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music, Oberlin, OH, and serves as College Organist at Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA. He has previously held positions at Boston Conservatory, Harvard University, M.I.T. and Boston University. He recently performed concerts and gave master classes in the United States, Japan, Estonia, Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Monaco. He recently toured Japan performing Bach's monumental Art of Fugue on several important organs in major cities throughout the country. In the fall of 2010, James David Christie was on sabbatical in Paris, France, where he served as visiting Professor of Organ at the Paris Conservatory. He exchanged positions with Notre Dame Cathedral organist, Olivier Latry, who was in residence at Oberlin for the fall semester. He was the featured artist and teacher for the Académie Dom Bedos in Bordeaux on the restored five-manual Dom Bedos organ of 1748 and performed on the prestigious Tuesday evening Artists Concert Series at Notre Dame Cathedral. He was the American patron of the National French 2011 Jehan Alain Centenary Festival in Saint–Germain-en-Laye, France. He teaches and regularly performs at the McGill Summer Organ Academy in Montreal, Canada, the Bolzano Musica Antiqua Festival and the Oberlin Summer Organ Academy. He recently served on international competition juries in Moscow and Amsterdam. In 2012, James David Christie performed on six major dedication series of organs in the United States, Italy and Monaco. This past summer, he gave a two-month tour of western Europe and Iceland, and taught a Bach class for the Haarlem Summer Organ Academy in the Netherlands; he was the first American ever invited to serve on the Haarlem faculty. He recorded three CDs on historic 17th and 18th century organs in Bedheim, Suhl, and Erfurt, Germany. He served on the Buxtehude International Organ Competition jury in Lübeck, Germany in September 2012 and will tour France and Italy this coming December.
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