Robert Huw Morgan:
The Complete Organ Works of Bach
Celebrating 25 Years of the Fisk-Nanney Organ in Memorial Church
2009 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the landmark organ by Charles Fisk in Memorial Church. This was Fisk’s last instrument and is dedicated to him and to Herbert Nanney, Stanford University Organist for nearly 48 years. In celebration of this anniversary, University Organist Dr. Robert Huw Morgan is performing the complete organ works of Johann Sebastian Bach in a series of fourteen recitals. This is music of imagination, technique, complexity, and variety, and poses many demands on the performer as well as the audience. Each recital features compositions in varying genres, from the intimacy of the trio sonatas to the grandeur of the large-scale preludes and fugues. Additionally, there are the many, many works based on the Lutheran hymn tunes that were so central to Bach’s work.
This Fall's Recital Schedule
All recitals take place in Memorial Church at 8 p.m. (except Sunday recitals, 2:30 p.m.).
Tickets are $10 (general), $9 (seniors), $5 (students), and free for Stanford students with ID (except as indicated), available at the Stanford Ticket Office, or at the door.
Part II: Friday, 25 September, 2009
The Schübler chorales and the Trio Sonata II
Part III: Wednesday, 14 October, 2009
The Pastorella and the partitas on O Gott, du frommer Gott
Part IV: Friday, 30 October, 2009
The Trio Sonata III and the dramatic Prelude & Fugue in C minor
Part V: Sunday, 15 November, 2009 at 1:30 p.m.
The Neumeister chorale preludes
Part VI: Sunday, 6 December, 2009 at 1:30 p.m.
The Canonic Variations on Vom Himmel Hoch (free admission)
About the Artist
Robert Huw Morgan, a native of Wales, received his BA and MA from Cambridge University, and in 1989 became a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists. Between 1985 and 1988, he was an Organ Scholar at St. John’s College, Cambridge University where his duties included playing the organ for the daily services in the College Chapel, and assisting in the direction of the celebrated choir of boys and men. During that time, he studied with the great British virtuoso, Nicholas Kynaston. In July 1999, he obtained two DMAs in Organ Performance and Orchestral Conducting from the University of Washington in Seattle, where his teachers were Professors Carole Terry (organ) and Peter Eros (conducting). From 1994 to 1996, he was staff piano accompanist at the University of Washington School of Music and thereafter, for three years, was Assistant Conductor of the University Symphony Orchestra and Opera, conducting performances of The Magic Flute, Die Fledermaus, Hansel und Gretel, and Verdi’s Falstaff. As both an accompanist and soloist, he has toured in Europe, America, and Australia and has recorded performances for BBC Television and Radio, as well as television and radio stations in the U.S., Australia, and Canada.
In addition to his duties at Memorial Church, he also holds the position of Lecturer in Organ at Stanford University. In September 2009, he took up the position of Choir Director at Memorial Church.
