Organ and Instruments

Calvin Hampton (1938–1984)
One of the most important American composers for the organ in the second half of the twentieth century. Studied at Oberlin College and Syracuse University.

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Calvin Hampton (1938–1984)
One of the most important American composers for the organ in the second half of the twentieth century. Studied at Oberlin College and Syracuse University.

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Calvin Hampton (1938–1984)
One of the most important American composers for the organ in the second half of the twentieth century. Studied at Oberlin College and Syracuse University.

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Dennis Janzer (b. 1954)
Has advanced degrees from Marquette University and the Universty of Wisonsin-Milwaukee.

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Dennis Janzer (b. 1954)
Has advanced degrees from Marquette University and the Universty of Wisonsin-Milwaukee.

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Larry King (1932–1990)
A graduate of the University of Redlands, California; the Royal Academy of Music, London, England; and the School of Sacred Music at Union Theological Seminary, New York City. In his lifetime, he served as associate organist and master of the choristers at Westminster Abbey; assistant to the director of music of the Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City; organist and choirmaster at St. Clement’s Episcopal Church in St. Paul, Minnesota; organist and choirmaster at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in San Diego, California, before returning to assume the position of organist and music director of historic Trinity Church at Broadway and Wall Street in Manhattan where he remained for twenty-one years.

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Robert Lau (b. 1943)
A graduate of Lebanon Valley College, the Eastman School of Music, and Catholic University of America. Currently an adjunct faculty member at Penn State, Harrisburg, and organist-choirmaster at Mount Calvary Episcopal Church, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.

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Rachel Laurin (b. 1961)
A graduate of the Montreal Conservatory who is a leading French Canadian composer and organist.

This concerto was commissioned by the Greensboro AGO chapter for the 2011 Region IV convention. Gerard Schwartz, the Eastern Music Festival Orchestra, and organist André Lash premiered the concerto on June 29, 2011.

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Richard Proulx (1937–2010)
Studied at Columbus Boy Choir School, MacPhail College, the University of Minnesota, St. John’s Abbey (Collegeville, Minnesota), and the Royal School of Church Music (England). Was director of music and organist at Holy Name Cathedral, Chicago.

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