MICHAEL HEY, New York City, USA
Sunday, 28 April 2019, 2:30 pm
Described as “scintillating” and “tremendously virtuosic” (The Straits Times, Singapore), concert organist Michael Hey has been increasingly visible on US and international stages. He has performed organ concertos with the San Francisco Symphony, the Juilliard Orchestra, and New York City Ballet Orchestra. Michael has appeared at renowned venues such as Carnegie Hall and Madison Square Garden.
Michael is a graduate of The Juilliard School where he received his B.M. and M.M. degrees in organ performance under Paul Jacobs.
In September 2017, Michael received first prize in the Shanghai Conservatory of Music First International Organ Competition.
In 2015, Michael was appointed Associate Director of Music and Organist of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City, where one of his first major tasks was to perform for the first U.S. visit of Pope Francis. Not exclusively a solo organist, Michael enjoys collaborating with other artists.
PROGRAM
Symphony No. 6, Op. 42, No. 2
Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)
Roulade, Op. 9, No. 3
Seth Bingham (1882-1972)
Variations on The Last Rose of Summer, Op. 59
Dudley Buck (1839-1909)
Pomp and Circumstance, No. 1
Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
— arr. Edwin Lemare
Intermission
Le Tombeau de Couperin
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
— arr. Michael Hey
The Dancing Pipes (2016)
Jonathan Dove (b. 1959)
Pageant
Leo Sowerby (1895-1968)