Organ Concert: Ken Cowan, Friday, May 4, 7:30 P.M.
Please join us for the last concert of the Twenty-fifth Emmanuel Concert Season on May 4, at 7:30 p.m. when Ken Cowan returns for his twenty-third performance of the series! Ken is one of North America’s finest concert organists. Praised for his dazzling artistry, impeccable technique and imaginative programming by audiences and critics alike, he maintains a rigorous performing schedule which takes him to major concert venues and churches in America, Canada, Europe, and Asia. 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. 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, and Associate Organist and Artist in Residence at Saint Bartholomew’s Church in New York City. Tickets are available at the door: $20 for adults, $5 for students. A reception will held in the Parish Hall following the concert.