Jillian Gardner plays "Jupiter" from The Planets by Gustav Holst, transcribed by Peter Sykes and Jillian Gardner. Performed at Baylor University.
Jillian Gardner plays "Jupiter" from The Planets
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Holtkamp organ, Central Christian Church, Lexington, Kentucky
Holtkamp Job #2127; three manuals 42 ranks
Central Christian Church, Lexington, Kentucky
Holtkamp Organ Company has built a new for for Central Christian Church, Lexington, Kentucky. The history of organs at Central Christian Church began with a Hook & Hastings tracker instrument in 1894. This was replaced in 1915 by a tubular-pneumatic-action organ by M. P. Möller. After a worship space fire in 1933, the Möller was rebuilt by Henry Pilcher’s Sons of Louisville, Kentucky. This was followed by an organ by the Holtkamp Organ Company in 1960. Twenty-two stops from the existing organ were included in the new organ project. Of these twenty-two stops, all were revoiced and ten were rescaled.
The organ dedication series began in September 2023 and continues on Sundays at 4 p.m.: March 10, Schuyler Robinson; April 14, David Enlow; May 19, Clif Cason; June 16, Erich Balling and Lisa Hall. 2023-2024 Holtkamp Organ Dedication Series brochure.
The video features excepts from the dedication series:
Käthe Wright Kaufman: Star Fantasy (2021), by Kristina Arakelan (b. 1994)
Jillian Gardner, "Mars," from The Planets, Opus 32 (1916), by Gustav Holst, 1874–1934; transcribed by Jillian Gardner
Nathaniel Gumbs, Benedictus, Opus 65, Number 9, by Max Reger (1873–1916)
The organ is featured on the cover of the March 2024 issue of The Diapason:
www.HoltkampOrgan.com
www.centralchristianlex.org/
Photo credit: Matt Peel
Zoe Lei plays March from Nutcracker Suite
Zoe Lei plays the March from the Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky (transcribed by Frederick Hohman) at a live recital on the organ at the Methuen Memorial Music Hall.
Zoe Kai Wai Lei is a passionate performer known for her impressive technique and imaginative musical programming. Named among the 20 under 30, Class of 2021 by The Diapason magazine for her achievements in organ, carillon, and harpsichord, Dr. Lei specializes in twentieth and twenty-first-century repertoire and is an advocate for new organ and carillon music, frequently premiering commissioned works, as well as the East Asian Music and transcriptions featured on her recent dissertation recitals.
In 2023, Dr. Lei completed her doctoral studies in Sacred Music (Organ Performance) at the University of Michigan, where she studied the organ with Nicole Keller, James Kibbie, and Todd Wilson. Dr. Lei also studied the carillon with Tiffany Ng and is an Associate Carillonneur member of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America. Additionally, Dr. Lei has received organ coaching from Peter Sykes, Paul Jacobs, and John Paul Farahat. In October of 2023, Dr. Lei was appointed Associate Director of Music at the St. James Cathedral in Orlando, Florida. She was appointed Adjunct Faculty at Rollins College in January 2024. Currently, Dr. Lei receives coaching from Geert D'hollander on the carillon at Bok Tower.
https://www.thediapason.com/artists/zoe-kai-wai-lei
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