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Organ at Noon Series

Add to Calendar 2024-04-12 12:00:00 2024-04-12 13:00:00 Organ at Noon Series Join us for the Bethel Schneebeck Organ at Noon Series, The Fiery French, with Wyatt Smith, organist, performing music by Saint-Saëns, Franck, Boëllmann, and Alain, featuring Tracy Doyle, flute   American concert organist Wyatt Smith, a native of Rapid City, South Dakota, performs with “nuance, polish, and personality” (Michael Barone, APM Pipedreams). He maintains an active concert schedule, performing throughout the United States and Europe, and his performances have been heard on American Public Media’s Pipedreams. Smith received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in organ performance from the University of Washington; his Master of Music degree from the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, and Bachelor of Music degree from the University of South Dakota. Smith serves as the associate director of music at Epiphany Parish of Seattle; director of the Epiphany Music Academy; and affiliate artist in organ and harpsichord at the University of Puget Sound. Bethel Schneebeck Organ at Noon Series 2023-24 Schedule Friday, Oct. 20 | The Skies, Unlimited Music by  Hina Sakamoto, Aaron David Miller, and a song cycle by Frederick Frahm, featuring Dawn Padula, mezzo-soprano Friday, Dec. 1 | An American Christmas Music by Rebecca Groom te Velde, Margaret Sandresky, Craig Phillips, and others Sunday, Jan. 28 | 2 p.m. | 33rd Annual Schneebeck Organ Recital Music by Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra and Matthias Weckmann. Public reception following the program. Friday, March 22 | Annual All-Bach Recital A program of trios, featuring Maria Sampen, violin and Alistair MacRae, cello Friday, April 12 | The Fiery French Music by Saint-Saëns, Franck, Boëllmann, and Alain, featuring Tracy Doyle, flute THE BETHEL SCHNEEBECK ORGAN The Bethel Schneebeck Organ was built by Paul Fritts and Company. Dedicated in 1989, it is named in honor of Mrs. Schneebeck, one of Tacoma’s most active supporters of the arts. The organ, a two-manual and pedal tracker instrument with 34 stops, is admirably suited to the performance of a wide variety of literature. Location support@kwallcompany.com America/Los_Angeles public
Apr 12, 2024
12 noon - 1 p.m.

Join us for the Bethel Schneebeck Organ at Noon Series, The Fiery French, with Wyatt Smith, organist, performing music by Saint-Saëns, Franck, Boëllmann, and Alain, featuring Tracy Doyle, flute

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American concert organist Wyatt Smith, a native of Rapid City, South Dakota, performs with “nuance, polish, and personality” (Michael Barone, APM Pipedreams). He maintains an active concert schedule, performing throughout the United States and Europe, and his performances have been heard on American Public Media’s Pipedreams.

Smith received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in organ performance from the University of Washington; his Master of Music degree from the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, and Bachelor of Music degree from the University of South Dakota.

Smith serves as the associate director of music at Epiphany Parish of Seattle; director of the Epiphany Music Academy; and affiliate artist in organ and harpsichord at the University of Puget Sound.

Bethel Schneebeck Organ at Noon Series 2023-24 Schedule

  • Friday, Oct. 20 | The Skies, Unlimited
    Music by  Hina Sakamoto, Aaron David Miller, and a song cycle by Frederick Frahm, featuring Dawn Padula, mezzo-soprano
  • Friday, Dec. 1 | An American Christmas
    Music by Rebecca Groom te Velde, Margaret Sandresky, Craig Phillips, and others
  • Sunday, Jan. 28 | 2 p.m. | 33rd Annual Schneebeck Organ Recital
    Music by Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra and Matthias Weckmann. Public reception following the program.
  • Friday, March 22 | Annual All-Bach Recital
    A program of trios, featuring Maria Sampen, violin and Alistair MacRae, cello
  • Friday, April 12 | The Fiery French
    Music by Saint-Saëns, Franck, Boëllmann, and Alain, featuring Tracy Doyle, flute

THE BETHEL SCHNEEBECK ORGAN

The Bethel Schneebeck Organ was built by Paul Fritts and Company. Dedicated in 1989, it is named in honor of Mrs. Schneebeck, one of Tacoma’s most active supporters of the arts. The organ, a two-manual and pedal tracker instrument with 34 stops, is admirably suited to the performance of a wide variety of literature.

Event Location

Kilworth Memorial Chapel or tune in at pugetsound.edu/schneebecklive.