Baylor University, Waco, Texas, announces results of its inaugural national high school organ competition, held November 4, 2023, on the three-manual, 56-rank Létourneau organ at Truett Seminary. The required repertoire consisted of one piece by Bach and a contrasting work, both chosen by each finalist.
The performances included repertoire such as Bach’s Fantasy and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542, Laurin’s “Scherzo” from the Symphony No. 1, op. 36, and Sowerby’s Pageant. Eugene Lavery, organist and director of music at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, Waco, and Jens Korndörfer, organizer and associate professor of organ at Baylor University, served as judges.
The $1,000 first prize in memory of Joyce Jones was awarded to Daniel Colaner, a member of The Diapason’s 20 Under 30 Class of 2021, and the $500 second prize, sponsored by Orgues Létourneau, was split between Abigail Crafton and Michael Guarneiri.
The next high school organ competition will take place at Baylor University in the fall of 2024. For information: [email protected].
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