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LOCAL Thursday 5 January 2023

Organ concerto for adults and children

Gabriel Dessauer

he founded the German- cital at St. Ignatius Loyola, Salt Lake City.
English project choir, the New York.
Reger-Choir. He has lec- In November 2015 Des-
tured at international con- Since 1992, Dessauer has sauer was the organist for
ferences, especially about conducted events for the a sing-along organized by
the music of the composer Rheingau Music Festival the Diocese of Limburg
Max Reger. called the Orgeltour (organ in St. Bonifatius. A choir of
tour), visiting historic organs 150 volunteers studied Ga-
Dessauer has given recit- in the region; from Rhein- briel Fauré's Requiem and
als in Europe and the U.S.: gau to the cathedrals of performed it as part of the
at the Washington National Worms, Speyer, Würzburg Wiesbadener Bachwochen
Cathedral and at St. Pat- and Fulda. festival.
rick's Cathedral, New York.
He played the Kotzschmar Every year on 3 October, Entrance fee is for the res-
organ in the Merrill Audi- German Unity Day, Des- tauration of the church
torium in Portland, Maine, sauer has conducted works roof. This church is a place,
and in the Cathedral of such as Mendelssohn's Elias, open for prayer and wor-
Our Lady of the Angels in Ein deutsches Requiem of ship. Especially a place
Los Angeles. In 2004, he lec- Brahms, and Verdi's Messa of worship for our visiting
tured at the National Con- da Requiem guests, tourists and inhabit-
vention of the American In 2014, Dessauer toured ants.
Guild of Organists in Los An- the US, playing concerts at
geles on the choral music the Washington National We are honored to receive
of Max Reger. In 2005, Des- Cathedral, at St. Mary's Ca- Gabriel Dessauer and
sauer played at the Spreck- thedral in San Francisco, have him give a beauti-
els Organ Pavilion in San Di- California, and at the Salt ful concert in beautiful
ego. In 2010, he gave a re- Lake Tabernacle organ in Oranjestad.q

Please join us Monday Jan-
uary 30, 4 PM for a special Gabriel Dessauer, organist
concert in our wonderful and director
Church! One hour of won- Gabriel Dessauer (1955) is
derful Baroque and Roman- concert organist, cantor
tic Organ Music, played by and an academic. He was
the famous German organ- responsible for the church
ist and conductor Gabriel music at St. Bonifatius, a
Dessauer on the famous church in Wiesbaden, from
Flentrop Organ. 1981 to 2021. He also con-
ducted the Choir of St. Bon-
Beautiful works of Bach, Mo- ifatius until 2018. Gabriel is
zart, Liszt (B-A-C-H), Bédard an internationally known
and Widor will be played. organ recitalist. He was an
The program is especially organ teacher at the fac-
directed towards children. ulty of the Music Conser-
Parents: bring your kids! vatory of Mainz. In 1985,