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Catharine Crozier
In Memoriam Catharine Crozier
Poise and brilliant playing were her hallmarks. They were evident at her national debut in 1942 and also in every recital presented during the next five decades. This week, we honor Catharine Crozier. She was an esteemed faculty member of the Eastman School, an internationally touring soloist, and an icon of integrity in her art. We'll hear Dr. Crozier in CD recordings and also in a remarkable recital performance from the Christian Science Mother Church in Boston, proving that she was still at the top of her form at age 76. We honor the life and memory of a revered teacher and organist of the top echelon In Memoriam Catharine Crozier.
Program Broadcast dates:
- January 12, 2004
Featured Organs:
1930s Aeolian-Skinner at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco- 1975 Kuhn at Alice Tully Hall, NYC
- 1953 Aeolian-Skinner at the Mother Church, Boston
Links and Resources
A Memorial Service and Concert will be held on January 26, 2004 at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, Oregon, where Ms. Crozier had been artist-in-residence. For more information: 503-222-9811.
Music played in the program
FRANZ LISZT: Prelude & Fugue on B-A-C-H*
MILOS SOKOLA: Passacaglia quasi Toccata na Tema B-A-C-H***
WILLIAM ALBRIGHT: Nocturne, fr Organ Book
LARRY KING: Fanfares to the Tongues of Fire
DANIEL PINKHAM: A Prophecy
HERMAN BERLINSKI: The Burning Bush
RAYNER BROWN: Papillons (selections)
LEO SOWERBY: Passacaglia, fr Symphony in G** Ms. Crozier performs on 1930s Aeolian-Skinner organs at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco (*Delos CD-3090) and St. John's Chapel of the Groton School in Massachusetts (**Delos CD-3075), also on the 1975 Kuhn organ at Alice Tully Hall, NYC (***Gothic CD-49041), and in recital on the 1952 Aeolian-Skinner organ at the First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston (recorded 6/26/90).