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of America's premier concert
organists and enjoys a versatile
career as organist, teacher, recording

artist, adjudicator and
pianist/chamber musician. His
concert performances throughout
North America, South America,
Europe and Russia have all been
received with enthusiastic praise for

Preludium pro Organo pleno, BWV

552a

Johann Sebastian

Bach
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Ciaccona in B-flat Major

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Johann Bernahrd Bach
(161 6-17 49)

his quality programing, colorful use
of the organ and interpretive
integrity.

Adagio in D Minor, H.352

Morrison has performed in

Chorale Prelude on "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ," BWV

Carl Phillpp Emanuel Bach
(1714-1788)

numerous prestigious venues in the
North America and abroad. He has

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C.P.E. Bach

been chosen by his peers to perform

Fantasia and Fugue in C Minor, Wq 119/7

C.P.E. Bach

for four national conventions ofthe
AGO as well as numerous regional conventions. In his student years, he
captured First Prize in numerous organ competitions including the Arthur
Poister National Organ Playing Competition (1991) and the Clarence
Mader National Organ Competition (1991). He also won the Silver
Medal atthe 1994 Calgary International Organ Festival and Competition.
In2002, Morrison was appointed head of the organ department at the
Curtis Institute of Music, where he holds the Haas Charitable Trust Chair
in Organ Studies. In 2006 he joined the faculty of Westminster Choir
College of Rider University and has served as College Organist at Ursinus
College in Collegeville, PA since 1995. A graduate of both Curtis
lnstitute of Music (BMus in Organ and MMus in Piano Accompanying)
and Juilliard School of Music (Professional Studies in Organ), his teachers
were Sarah Martin, Cherry Rhodes and John Weaver (organ) and Robert
Harvey, Vladimir Sokoloffand Susan Starr (piano).
Alan Morrison is under the exclusive management of Karen McFarlane
Artists, Inc. For an extended biography and more information see his
website: http://www.alanmorrison.us. His eleven CD recordings are
currently available through the internet or on iTunes.

Aria and 15 Variations

Johann Christoph Bach

(1642-1703)

Brief Pause
Concerto in A Minor, BWV 593
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro

J.S. Bach

Nun Komm, der Heiden Heiland, BWV 659

J.S. Bach

Fuga 6 5 con pedale pro Organo pleno, BWV

552b

J.S. Bach

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Out of respect for the performers and those audience members around you, please
turn all beepers, ceil phones and watches to their silent mode. Thank you.

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Please join us for the remaining concert in this
season's ASU Organ Series:

Sunday, March 26, z:3o pm Woosug I(ang
An Organ Fantasy
A native of New ZeaIand, organist Woosug Kang
explores the "Fantasie" genre with music from
several centuries.