Pro Organo Ottawa 2013-2014

 Pro Organo Ottawa 2013-2014 The Royal Canadian College of Organists - Ottawa Centre Presents:  Andrew Henderson, organ and Michelle Gott, harp. Friday 1 November 2013, 7:30 p.m. Knox Presbyterian Church,  Corner of Lisgar and Elgin Pro organo Ottawa presents organist Andrew Henderson and Harpist Michelle Gott in a stunning programme on Friday November 1st at Knox Presbyterian Church. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the concert and for the series will be available at the door: $20, $15 and $10. Recently praised by the Ottawa Citizen for her “exquisite playing,” Michelle Gott is a versatile harpist dedicated to the presentation of traditional repertoire and to the creation of new works in collaboration with emerging composers. Keenly devoted to arts in education, Ms. Gott was awarded Juilliard’s Peter Mennin Prize for Outstanding Leadership and Achievement in the Arts. Ms. Gott has extensive experience performing interactive concerts and working with both children and adults through Juilliard’s Gluck Community Service Fellowship and the Morse Teaching Artist Fellowship. As a teacher, Ms. Gott has coached advanced harpists for the pre-college programs of The Juilliard School, Manhattan School of Music, and InterSchool Orchestras of New York. Ms. Gott holds both Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in Harp Performance from The Juilliard School under the tutelage of Nancy Allen and is currently a Doctorate of Musical Arts candidate. Andrew Elliot Henderson was appointed Director of Music & Organist at Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church (MAPC), New York City, 2005. Dr. Henderson, a native of Thorold, Ontario, began studies in organ at the age of 11. Following high school and a year of study at Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario, he went on to complete his undergraduate degree in music at Cambridge University in England. Henderson then completed a master’s degree in organ performance at Yale University on a full scholarship from the Yale Institute of Sacred Music. Coming to New York City in 2001 to pursue his doctoral studies at The Juilliard School, Andrew became the Assistant Organist at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola. A Fellow of the Royal Canadian College of Organists, his teachers have included John Tuttle, Barrie Cabena, David Sanger, Thomas Murray and John Weaver. Andrew won the RCCO national playing competition here in Ottawa in 2003, and he played a solo recital in the Pro Organo series in 2005. Michelle and Andrew will be playing a concert in Montreal the weekend before their concert here. Their programme for November 1st includes organ solos by Jehan Alain, Barrie Cabena, Chris de Blasio and Ester Mägi, a harp suite by Lynne Palmer, and duos by Louie White, Roderick Gorby, and Marcel Grandjany. The final piece will be Rachel Laurin's Fantasia for Organ and Harp. For information visit rcco-ottawa.ca and/or to order season tickets in advance, please contact Karen Holmes at 613-728-8041.