Contemporary Organ Masters         

Monday, March 10, 2003
7:00 P.M.
Luther Memorial Church
1021 University Avenue, Madison


UW-Madison Organ Professor, John Chappell Stowe, will present his work on an anthology of organ music called Les Maitres Contemporains de l'Orgue (Contemporary Masters of the Organ) published in Paris in eight volumes between 1911 and 1913. This is a unique international collection of music from many countries written in various styles and of difficulty ranging from very easy to very challenging. Much of the music has not been re-published since 1913. Dr. Stowe will perform musical examples both on the Austin organ and the restored 1893 J.W. Steere organ at Luther Memorial Church.

As an added bonus, those who come to the program will receive a piece of music to take home to play and review. Since much of the music was printed only once, Dr. Stowe's survey is part of an effort to identify some pieces which may deserve re-publication.