Musica Organi
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Knoxville, Tennessee
Friday, May 6, 2005, 8:00 p.m.
| Advent | ||
| Improvisation: Prelude on "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" (Hymn No. 17) | ||
| Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 599, from the Orgelbüchlein (Hymn No. 14) | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)) | |
| Prelude and Fugue in d, BWV 539 | J. S. Bach | |
| Christmas | ||
| Sing Hymn No. 54, "From Heaven Above" (st. 1-2, parts; st. 3-4, unison) | ||
| Improvisation: Chorale Fantasia on "Von Himmel hoch da komm ich her" | ||
| In dulci jubilo, BWV 729 (Hymn No. 28) | J. S. Bach | |
| Epiphany | ||
| Improvisation: Dance Suite on "Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern" | ||
| Allemande | ||
| Sing Hymn No. 69, "O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright," st. 1 | ||
| Courante | ||
| Sarabande | ||
| Minuet | ||
| Sing Hymn No. 69, st. 2 | ||
| Gigue | ||
| Lent | ||
| Jesus, Christus, wahr' Gottes Sohn | Franz Tunder (1614-1667) | |
| Improvisation: Chorale Prelude on "O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden" (Hymn No. 98) | ||
| Easter | ||
| Improvisation: Fantasia on "Christ lag in Todesbanden" (Hymn No. 110) | ||
| Fugue on "Jesus, meine Zuversicht" | Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra | |
| Intermission | ||
| Pentecost/Trinity | ||
| Komm, Heiliger Geist (Hymn No. 125) | F. Tunder | |
| Canzona | F. Tunder | |
| Sending Forth | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) | |
| Psalm 98, "New Songs of Celebration Render" (Hymn No. 218) | ||
| Sing. st. 1 | ||
| Organ st. 2 | ||
| Sing. st. 3 | ||
| Praeludium in g | F. Tunder |
Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra, an advocate of improvisation and performance on historically based instruments, is Professor and University Organist at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti. As an undergraduate she studied organ, choral conducting, and composition at Dordt College. Her graduate work was at the University of Iowa, where she earned both a Master of Fine Arts and a doctorate in organ performance and pedagogy, with secondary emphases in music theory and sacred music. She pursued postgraduate studies in Germany with Harald Vogel and in Boston with William Porter.
Ruiter-Feenstra performs, presents, and teaches at conferences and academies in the United States and Europe, including the GOArt International Organ Academy in Göteborg, Sweden; the International Organ, Clavichord, and Improvisation Conference in Smarano, Italy; American Guild of Organists national, regional, and chapter events; and the Westfield Center for Keyboard Studies symposia. She also has numerous scholarly publications.
At Eastern Michigan University, Ruiter-Feenstra teaches organ and harpsichord lessons and courses in improvisation, early keyboard literature, organ building and pedagogy, organ literature, and sacred music. She initiated an annual Improvisation Symposium there and directs an annual series of concerts and events featuring organ, harpsichord, and clavichord.
Ruiter-Feenstra has recorded a double CD of the organ works of Franz Tunder for Loft Recordings. A new CD, Bach and Improvisation, will be released later this year. Her recent book Bach and Improvisation: Learning the Language will be available soon from www.organsociety.org.