"The U of M Organ Department encourages each organist to pursue the music which sparks her or his musical passion, offering scholarly guidance and access to the great resources only provided by a world-renowned performing faculty."
Joseph Balistreri, Master of Music student in Organ Performance, 2011
THE PIPE ORGAN IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN WORSHIP  

Overview

A symposium exploring the past, present and future of the pipe organ in African-American worship traditions

Monday, February 21, 2011

Hill Auditorium, the University of Michigan

Prof. James Kibbie, Director

Fees and registration form:

Click here to download printable registration form with fees and mailing information

Schedule of Events

Additional information:

Travel information, map, driving directions, parking, lodging

Contact:

For additional information, please contact Prof. James Kibbie

Email: (jkibbie@umich.edu)

Phone: 734-764-1591

Symposium Presenters:

Abbington

Dr. James Abbington

Emory University,
Atlanta, Georgia

Spence

Dr. Brandon Spence

Immaculate Conception Cathedral,
Denver, Colorado

Aquinas College,
Grand Rapids, Michigan

Barr

Dr. Wayne Barr

Tuskegee University,
Tuskegee, Alabama

Taylor

Dr. Herman D. Taylor

Emeritus, Eastern Illinois University,
Charleston, Illinois

Duncan

Dr. Norah Duncan IV

Wayne State University,
Detroit, Michigan

Terry

Dr. Mickey Thomas Terry

St. Mary’s Church,
Clinton, Maryland

Johnson

Dr. Calvert Johnson

Agnes Scott College,
Decatur, Georgia

Wall

Sylvia Wall

Graduate student in Church Music,

The University of Michigan

Kibbie

Dr. James Kibbie

The University of Michigan

Williams

Dr. Anthony Williams

Fisk University,
Nashville, Tennessee

Kripfgans

Dr. Naki Sung Kripfgans

First Methodist Church,
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Gumbs

A. Nathaniel Gumbs

Graduate student

Institute of Sacred Music

Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut

 

The Symposium on the Pipe Organ in African-American Worship is presented with generous support from Dr. Barbara Furin Sloat and from the Robert Glasgow Keyboard Faculty Support Fund, endowed by Susan and Eugene Goodson, with additional support from the Office of Vice-President for Research, the University of Michigan

 

 

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