Organist Daryl Robinson
Performing & Visual Arts
Date |
Friday, September 19, 2014
7:30 - 9 p.m. |
Location |
Benson Great Hall - View maps and directions
Bethel University
3900 Bethel Dr
St Paul
MN
55112
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Instructions for Guests | View directions to Bethel University. |
Cost | Free |
Event Description
Daryl Robinson has earned critical acclaim as a solo and collaborative artist, praised for his innovative programming, compelling performances, and unique depth of interpretative skill. Described as possessing “… a driving muscular poetry underpinned by nimble technique and nuanced sense of style …” (Choir and Organ), he received First Prize and Audience Prize at the 2012 American Guild of Organists National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance. Previous awards include First Prize at the 2009 William C. Hall Undergraduate Organ Competition and a fellowship to the 2007 Summer Institute for French Organ Studies.
Already a seasoned performer, Robinson has appeared as a featured artist at notable venues that include The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC; Shanghai Oriental Art Center, Shanghai, China; Spreckels Organ Pavilion, San Diego, CA; and Lagerquist Hall at Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA. For 4 years he served as Collaborative Keyboard Artist for the internationally-acclaimed University of Houston Moores School Concert Chorale, traveling with the chorus to perform and compete at the 2011 Florilège vocal de Tours in France and the 2009 Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in Wales. Committed to maintaining an active career as a collaborative musician, in recent seasons he has performed with the Grammy-nominated ensemble Ars Lyrica Houston, the Houston Symphony, the Houston Chamber Choir, Mercury Baroque and the Immanuel and Helen Olshan Texas.
Questions?
For questions, contact the Bethel Box Office at bghevents@bethel.edu.