Bradley Hunter Welch
Thursday, July 10, 7pm
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Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565
Drischner: Variations on 'O Run, Ye Shepherds'
Albright: Jig for the Feet ('Totentanz') from Organbook III
Schumann: Canonic Study No. 4 in A-Flat Major, Opus 56
Ives: Variations on 'America'
Liszt: Prelude and Fugue on B-A-C-H
Dupré: Allegro deciso from Evocation (Poème Symphonique)
Rossini: Overture from William Tell (excerpt)

A native of Knoxville, Tennessee, Bradley Hunter Welch received his undergraduate degree in Organ Performance from Baylor University, and earned both his Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Musical Arts from Yale University School of Music. Mr. Welch is the 2003 first-place winner of the Dallas International Organ Competition. He made his European debut in France performing in the Chartres Festival, and is currently serving as Artist-in-Residence at Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas.

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Felix Hell
Thursday, July 17, 7pm
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Reger: Fantasy and Fugue on B-A-C-H
Dupre: Prelude and Fugue g minor, op. 7
Barber: Adagio for Strings
Liszt: Fantasy and Fugue on 'Ad nos ad salutarem undam'

The 22-year-old organ virtuoso Felix Hell has concertized internationally since the age of nine, performing over 550 recitals worldwide. He has appeared in concert in 42 of the United States, including a 2004 debut at Boston's famed Symphony Hall. The youngest Organ major ever to graduate with the B.M. from Curtis Institute of Music, Mr. Hell studied under John Weaver and Alan Morrison. His graduate studies Felix Hell pursued at the Peabody Institute under the guidance of Donald Sutherland, graduating with the Artist Diploma (2007) and Master of Music degree (2008), and will continue his studies within the Doctoral Program from September 2008.

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Scott Montgomery
Thursday, July 24, 7pm
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A native of Illinois, Scott Montgomery commenced his musical studies at age eight and began entering organ competitions at fifteen. In 2006 at the National Convention of the American Guild of Organists, he was the first-prize winner of the National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance. Mr. Montgomery earned a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Illinois and is currently pursuing a Master of Music degree as a student of Dr. Dana Robinson. Scott Montgomery is Director of Music and Organist for Holy Cross Catholic Church in Champaign, Illinois, and his performances have been broadcast on American Public Media's Pipedreams.

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Organ Preludes and Postludes
Throughout the Kimmel Center Presents season, local organists will perform mini-recitals before and after select events in Verizon Hall. A partial list of dates can be found below, but continue to check back for updates.

• 2008/2009 Kimmel Center Presents Master Musicians Organ Series
  Featuring Vincent Dubois, Jane Parker-Smith and James David Christie.