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Ken Cowan
Program
Charles-Marie Widor, Allegro from Symphony VI
Edward Elgar, Sonata in G, Op. 28
Rachel Laurin, Poème symphonique pour le temps de l’Avent
George Thalben-Ball, Variations on a Theme of Paganini
Intermission
J.S. Bach, Prelude and Fugue in E minor, BWV 548
Gunnar Idenstam, Scherzo II (Yoik) from Cathedral Music
William Grant-Still, Reverie
Franz Liszt, Mephisto Waltz No. 1 (“The Dance in the Village Inn”)
Take Note: Drinks Allowed in Overture Hall
As of this season, drinks are allowed inside Overture Hall during all Madison Symphony Orchestra concerts. Refreshments may be purchased at bars and concession stands located around the Overture Hall lobby before each concert and during intermission. Please enjoy food in the lobby and unwrap any candy or cough drops before the performance begins. Thank you!
Meet Ken Cowan
Thank You To Our Generous Sponsors!
MAJOR SPONSORS
Shirley Spade, in memory of Gerald Spade
Jane Hamblen and Robert F. Lemanske
Friends of the Overture Concert Organ
Greg Zelek is the Principal Organist and Elaine and Nicholas Mischler Curator of the Overture Concert Organ.
Recent feature performances have included appearances at Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa California, Philadelphia’s Verizon Hall, Spivey Hall, and Walt Disney Concert Hall, as well as concerts in Germany and Korea. In addition, Mr. Cowan has been a featured artist in recent years at the national conventions of the American Guild of Organists held in Los Angeles and Minneapolis, has performed at many regional conventions of the AGO, and has been featured at several conventions of the Organ Historical Society and the Royal Canadian College of Organists.
Ken received the Master’s degree and Artist Diploma from the Yale School of Music/Institute of Sacred Music, studying organ with Thomas Murray. Prior to attending Yale, he graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia where he studied with John Weaver. His major teacher during high school years was James Bigham, Organist/Choirmaster at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, in Buffalo, NY, which is not far from his hometown Thorold, Ontario, Canada.
In 2012 Mr. Cowan joined the keyboard faculty of the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University as Associate Professor and head of the organ program. Previous positions have included Associate Professor of Organ at Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton, NJ, where he was awarded the 2008 Rider University Distinguished Teaching Award, and Associate Organist and Artist in Residence at Saint Bartholomew’s Church in New York City.