Chapter Announces Final Recitals for 2021-2022 Series

 

The Southern Nevada Chapter of the American Guild of Organists proudly announces its lineup of recitalists for its 2021-2022 concert season.

For more than 50 years this chapter has presented free concerts, making the Paul S. Hesselink Recital Series one of... if not the oldest... fine arts concert series in Las Vegas. The chapter hosts some of the world’s finest concert artists, as well as up-and-coming, rising star performers.

All performances are free to the public (no tickets required) and take place at the Dr. Rando-Grillot Recital Hall in the Lee & Thomas Beam Music Center on the UNLV campus. For more concert information (like maps, parking and more) visit our website: https://sncago.org/ getting-there

Guest artist recitals begin at 7:30 pm and last approximately 90 minutes.

Each of the artists below has a profile page on the SNC:AGO website which includes more in-depth profiles, additional pictures, as well as performance videos. Click the link following their descriptions to navigate to these pages.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021: Margaret Kvamme

Canadian-born organist Margaret Martin Kvamme was named first-prize winner of the 1993 Naples International Organ Festival Competition in Florida. She has performed extensively throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, in Michigan; Ohio; New York; Arizona; and Ontario, Canada. She has appeared on the "Distinguished Women at the Console" series in Akron, Ohio, was featured as solo artist with the Santa Cruz Baroque Festival, and has been heard on numerous programs of the nationally syndicated radio program, Pipedreams.

Discover more about Margaret Kvamme including pictures, performance videos and more on her SNC:AGO profile page. Click Here

OCTOBER 15, 2021: Ken Cowan

One of North America’s finest concert organists, Ken maintains a rigorous performing schedule which takes him to major concert venues and churches in America, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Mr. Cowan is a faculty member of the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University as Associate Professor and head of the organ program.

Discover more about Ken Cowan including pictures, performance videos and more on his SNC:AGO profile page. Click Here.

VENUE: Dr. Rando-Grillot Recital Hall, Beam Music Center on the UNLV Campus

  • Concerts begin at 7:30 pm (with the exception of the Holiday Recital at 3 pm)

  • All concerts are free to the public

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November 5, 2021: Aaron Tan

Winner of the 2018 American Guild of Organists National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance, Aaron Tan has won numerous noteworthy contests and scholarships on both organ and piano. Currently studying at the Institute of Sacred Music at Yale University, Aaron also serves as Organ Scholar at Church of the Resurrection, New York City.

Read more about Aaron Tan including pictures, performance videos and more on his SNC:AGO profile page. Click Here.

VENUE: Dr. Rando-Grillot Recital Hall, Beam Music Center on the UNLV Campus

  • Concerts begin at 7:30 pm (with the exception of the Holiday Recital at 3 pm)

  • All concerts are free to the public

 
Kevin Coney