David Hurd Headlines Harreld-James Organ Recital Series
The Spelman College department of music proudly presents the 2010 Harreld-James Organ Recital featuring AGO 2010 distinguished composer/organist Dr. David Hurd in concert on Sunday, Feb. 28, at 4 p.m. in Sisters Chapel.
A prolific composer of nearly 200 choral, instrumental and organ compositions, Dr. Hurd is widely recognized as an exceptional concert organist who has performed at many national and regional AGO conventions. First-prize winner at the International Congress of Organists in organ playing and in improvisation, Dr. Hurd is professor of church music and director of the chapel at The General Theological Seminary in New York. He has served as an adjunct faculty member at Westminster Choir College, Manhattan School of Music, and at Yale University. The concert is free and open to the public.
Spelman College Observes Season of Lent
In observance of the Lenten season, the Spelman College department of music will host a series of mini-organ recitals in Sisters Chapel on Wednesdays from 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Featuring College Organist Dr. Joyce Johnson and five local guest organists, the series begins on Ash Wednesday, February 17, from 12:15 p.m. to 12:45 p.m., with Morehouse College Organist Dr. David Oliver.
Named one of Morehouse College’s "institutions," Dr. Oliver has performed in the Lincoln and Kennedy Centers for the Performing Arts. His European performances have included Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Grossmunster in Zurich, the Maurice Ravel Auditorium in Lyon, France; and the Temple Church in London.
A period of 40 weekdays lasting from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday, Lent is observed as a time of penance and fasting commemorating Jesus' fasting in the wilderness. The Spelman community is encouraged to attend.
