FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WHEN?
Tuesday,
October 9, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
WHO?
Damin Spritzer, internationally renowned concert organist
WHAT?
Concert
WHERE?
Trinity
Lutheran Church, on 73 Lancaster St. in Worcester, MA
BY
WHOM? Co-sponsored by Arts MetroWest, Inc. (Leonardo Ciampa, founding
director) & the Worcester chapter of the American Guild of
Organists (Mark Mummert, dean)
FOR
MORE INFORMATION? Leonardo Ciampa <info@arts-metrowest.org>
or Mark Mummert <dean@worcesterago.org>
On
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 7:30 p.m., internationally renowned
concert organist Damin Spritzer will perform at Trinity Lutheran
Church, on 73 Lancaster St. in Worcester, MA. The highly anticipated
musical event is co-sponsored by Arts MetroWest, Inc. (Leonardo
Ciampa, founding director) and the Worcester chapter of the American
Guild of Organists (Mark Mummert, dean).
Dr.
Spritzer is full-time Assistant Professor of Organ at the University
of Oklahoma with the American Organ Institute. She is an
international concert artist, with numerous acclaimed CDs to her
credit. According to The American Organist
magazine, “There are good reasons why Damin Spritzer's star is on
the ascent. On stage she is a glamorous, commanding presence. Her
technique is solid; her musicality is inborn.” According to the AAM
Journal, “Spritzer
plays with enormous sensitivity and musicianship…the music comes
alive under her touch.”
The
organ at Trinity Lutheran Church in Worcester was an important one
when it was installed in 1969. It was the 40th
instrument built by the Noack Organ Company, and the largest organ
they had built up to that time. It
contains forty-one stops in four divisions. The façade pipes, made
of solid zink, reach a height of 16’. The keys are made from ebony
and rosewood. The key action is the time-honored mechanical (tracker)
action in which there is a direct mechanical linkage from the
player’s fingers to the valves that feed the pipes.
Dr.
Spritzer feels a predilection for the East Coast, in particular
Boston. “I
first visited Massachusetts when I was a freshman at
the conservatory. I absolutely fell in love with Boston and its
stupendous organs and churches. I am eager to return, and very
excited to be giving my first performances in Cambridge and
Worcester, as well.”
For
more information, contact
Leonardo
Ciampa <info@arts-metrowest.org>
or Mark Mummert <dean@worcesterago.org>.
