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Composing for the Organ: A Webinar

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Time: Sept. 12, 2020, noon - 5:30 p.m.

Location: Virtual Event

Sponsored in part by the CNY Humanities Corridor

Sponsored by the CNY Humanities Corridor

George Baker (independent composer)
Anne Laver (Syracuse University)
Jonathan Embry (Most Holy Rosary Roman Catholic Church, Syracuse)
Alexander Meszler (Mohawk Valley Community College)
Natalie Draper (Syracuse University)
Joseph Downing (Syracuse University)

The Setnor School of Music at Syracuse University hosts a webinar and virtual concert with the aim of fostering awareness of and appreciation for contemporary organ music. The events are geared to composers at any career stage and experience level who wish to learn more about writing for the organ, and organists who are interested in the compositional process.

Please RSVP by Sept. 11 to receive participation link. Visit their Facebook page for more info.

UPDATE: View the recorded sessions here.

This event was organized by the “MP18 Improvisation in Theory and Practice” working group of the CNY Humanities Corridor, from an award from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.


Additional supporters:

  • Setnor School of Music, VPA
  • Special Projects Fund of the San Francisco Chapter of the American Guild of Organists
  • Mozingo Endowment of the Indianapolis Chapter of the American Guild of Organists
  • Syracuse Chapter of the American Guild of Organists

Annie Laver, Setnor School of Music