Ken Cowan, organ recital – Feb. 6
Whitley Auditorium, 3 p.m.
Elon University will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Alyse Smith Cooper organ in Whitley Auditorium throughout 2011. A series of three organ recitals is scheduled throughout the year performed by significantly known artists. The first concert given by Ken Cowan, one of America’s finest concert organists. A native of Thorold, Canada, Cowan is Professor of Organ at Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton, N.J. He has been the recipient of numerous awards for his teaching and performances. Cowan received the Master’s degree and Artist Diploma from the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, studying organ with Thomas Murray. His undergraduate degree is from the Curtis Institute of Music where he studied with John Weaver.
Cowan’s recital on the Cooper organ will include work by Mozart, Bach, Sigfrid Karg-Elert, Louis Vierne, Camille Saint-Saens, and Marcel Dupre. The concert is free and the public is invited.