Apr 12-14 - Historical Eclecticism conference

  • 12 Apr 2012
  • 14 Apr 2012
  • Houston, TX

Historical Eclecticism: Organ Building and Playing in the 21st Century  

A conference sponsored by the Westfield Center for Historical Keyboard Studies and produced in collaboration with the University of Houston.

April 12-14, 2012 - Houston, Texas


This conference will feature leading performers, organbuilders, and scholars and will showcase three of Houston’s historically-inspired organs:

·       Paul Fritts Op. 29 at St Philip Presbyterian Church (2010, III/Pd, 48 stops)
·       Martin Pasi Op. 19 at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart (2010, IV/Pd, 75 stops)
·       Fritz Noack Op. 128 at Christ the King Lutheran Church (1995, II/Pd, 30 stops)

Performers:
·       Gustavo Delgado (Mexico City)
·       Stephen Tharp (New York)
·       Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra (performer and author)
·       Kimberly Marshall (Arizona State University)
·       Robert Bates (University of Houston)
·       Mel Butler (St Mark's Cathedral, Seattle)
·       and three outstanding young organists: Naomi Shiga, Damin Spritzer, and Tom Schuster

Speakers:
·       Paul Fritts, (organbuilder)
·       Martin Pasi, (organbuilder)
·        Fritz Noack, (organbuilder)
·       Gustavo Delgado
·       Kimberly Marshall
·       Robert Bates (University of Houston)
·       Christopher Anderson (Southern MethodistUniversity)
·       Matthew Dirst (University of Houston)
·       Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra
·       and three student paper competition winners

TO REGISTER GO TO:  http://westfield.org/conferences/houston2012/register/