PACIFIC SYMPHONY WELCOMES SPELLBINDING YOUNG ORGANIST
KEN COWAN FOR A RECITAL FULL OF COLOR AND COMPLEXITY WITH WORKS BY BACH, WAGNER, SAINT-SAËNS, SOWERBY AND MORE
April 10 concert concludes Symphony’s new “Pedals and Pipes” series
showcasing the 4,322-pipe William J. Gillespie Concert Organ
Rumbling notes and rich, sweeping sounds surge from the hands of dynamic organ virtuoso Ken Cowan as he concludes Pacific Symphony’s new “Pedals and Pipes” series, which premiered in this season to showcase the $3.1-million William J. Gillespie Concert Organ. As assistant professor of organ at Westminster Choir College of Rider University in Princeton, N.J., Cowan has been praised by The Diapason as “one of the most outstanding young organists on the scene today.
His unassuming manner and his sure and relaxed technique hide a fiery yet totally musical approach to organ playing.” Taking full advantage of the organ’s huge range of possibilities, Cowan performs showpieces from Wagner’s operas “Tannhäuser” and “Die Meistersinger,” Saints-Saёn’s “Danse Macabre,” Widor’s “Symphony No. 5,” variations by Bach, Mozart and more for a one-night-only performance Sunday, April 10, at 7 p.m. in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall. Tickets are $25-59; for more information or to purchase tickets, call (714) 755-5799 or visit www.PacificSymphony.org.
