Organ Dedication Recital
Dobson Op. 100
Join us for a special dedication recital from renowned faculty members Alan Morrison and Jeffrey Brillhart alongside Curtis organ students as we celebrate the completion of the new instrument in Field Concert Hall.
Following Curtis’ historic centennial celebration, the 100th instrument created by Dobson Pipe Organ Builders will inspire a new generation of organists for years to come.
Please join us following the performance for a complimentary reception in the Common Room generously sponsored by Lisa and Gie Liem.
Please note: Performance programs are subject to last-minute changes and cancellations.
Program
| COOK |
Fanfare
Andrew Brown, organ |
|---|---|
| THALBEN-BALL |
Variations on a Theme by Paganini
Andrew Brown, organ |
| BOROWSKI |
Adoration
Andrew Brown, organ |
| BACH | Prelude and Fugue in A minor |
| HOLST trans. Peter SYKES |
"Jupiter" from The Planets
Daniel Colaner, organ |
| LAURIN |
Cantabile à deux, Op. 99
Jessie Zixi Deng, organ |
| Qi ZHANG |
Symphony in the Teapot
Jessie Zixi Deng, organ |
| Intermission | |
| LANGLAIS |
Fête
Sarah Palmer, organ |
| SAINT-SAËNS trans. LEMARE |
Danse Macabre
Sarah Palmer, organ |
| Mary Beth BENNETT |
Partita on “Veni creator”
Alan Morrison, organ |
| LITAIZE |
"Lied" from Douze pièces pour Grand Orgue
Jeffrey Brillhart, organ |
| DUPRÉ |
Deuxième Symphonie, Op. 26
Daniel Carroll, organ |
About the Artists
Andy Brown, from Silver Spring, Md., studying organ with Jeffrey Brillhart and Alan Morrison, is the Mrs. Cary William Bok Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.
Daniel Carroll, from Hamilton, Va., studying organ with Jeffrey Brillhart and Alan Morrison, is the William S. Mulherin and Joseph F. Baker Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.
Daniel Colaner, from Akron, Ohio, studying organ with Jeffrey Brillhart and Alan Morrison, is the Dr. Mi-Wha Lee Fellow and entered Curtis in 2024.
Jessie Zixi Deng, from Pingxiang, China, studying organ with Jeffrey Brillhart and Alan Morrison, is the Gie and Lisa Liem Organ Fellow and entered Curtis in 2025.
Boha Moon, from Seoul, studying violin with Ida Kavafian, is the Thomas D. Watkins Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.
Sarah Palmer, from New York City, studying organ with Jeffrey Brillhart and Alan Morrison, is the Stephanie Yen-Mun Liem Azar Fellow and entered Curtis in 2023.
Alan Morrison (Organ ’91, Accompanying ’93), the Haas Charitable Trust Chair in Organ Studies
Jeffrey Brillhart, organ improvisation faculty
Special Thanks for Opus 100
This new instrument has been made possible through the generous support of:
Anonymous
Elizabeth and Thomas Carroll
Richard Fairman
Terence J. Flanagan
Marci Generose
Charles and Sue Glandorf
Lisa and Gie Liem
Joan Lippincott
John H. McFadden and Lisa D. Kabnick
Alan Morrison and Angelo Marabella
Cherry Rhodes
Kathleen and Gary Robinson
Richard and Amanda Smoot
Drew H. Taylor and Lisa Huang
Dedicated to the memory of Stephanie Liem Azar (’08)
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- Date Mar 31, 2026
- Time 7:30 p.m.
- Location Curtis Institute of Music, Field Concert Hall
