Organ Concert August 13th Features Katherine Johnson (New Haven, CT)
The August 13 concert features Katherine Johnson from New Haven, Connecticut. Johnson will perform music of J.S. Bach, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and Felix Mendelssohn.
Katherine Johnson is a rising second-year organ student at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, in the studio of James O’Donnell. Before starting at Yale, Katherine spent two years as Organ Scholar at Duke University Chapel, accompanying the Evensong Singers, playing continuo for the Bach Cantata Series, and occasionally conducting the Chapel’s various choral ensembles. Before living in Durham, Katherine studied at Oberlin College and Conservatory in the studio of Christa Rakich, completing degrees in organ performance and English. While completing those degrees, Katherine also served as organist and music director at the Episcopal Church of the Redeemer in Lorain, OH. At Church of the Redeemer, Katherine became interested in food ministry and urban agriculture, and has since done part-time work in community meal ministry. In addition to making music, Katherine loves to read, spend time outdoors, and do jigsaw Puzzles.
St. John’s Organ Society is pleased to announce the 33rd Summer Recital Series on Maine’s largest 19th-Century mechanical-action pipe organ, E. & G. G. Hook’s magnificent Opus 288, at St. John’s Roman Catholic Church in Bangor. These hour-long recitals occur on Thursday evenings at 7:30. St. John’s Catholic Church is located at 207 York Street in Bangor. Admission is free, but donations are appreciated.