Paul Olson will present the fourth in St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church’s First Tuesday One O’Clock Concert 2019-2020 series with music by Buxtehude, Duruflé, Tournemire and Bach.

Since 1992, Paul Olson has served as Organist and Choirmaster at Grace Church Brooklyn Heights where he heads the choral program and concert series. A native of Seattle,  Paul holds degrees in music from Pacific Lutheran University and the University of Oregon. He has done additional post-graduate studies in performance at the University of Washington, the Eastman School of Music, Indiana University, and Eton (UK).He maintains an active schedule as a recitalist, clinician, conductor, and accompanist in New York City and throughout the United  States.

The First Tuesday One O’Clock Concert series is curated by Dr. Gregory D’Agostino, St. Ann’s Organist and Director of Music, and features New York’s finest musicians. The concerts take place on the first Tuesday of each month and are free; however, St. Ann’s welcomes donations in support of the restoration fund for our historic five-manual Skinner organ. Please join us!

The following are the upcoming organ concerts of the series:

February 4, 2020
George Davey
Music by Vierne, Shearing and Sowande

March 3, 2020
Chris Creaghan
Music by Bach, Widor, Wertsch, Hebble and Bednall

April 7, 2020
Michał Szostak
Music by Bach, Vierne and an Improvisation

May 5, 2020
David Hirst
Music by Holst, Alcock and Elgar

June 2, 2020
Andrew Henderson
Music by Elgar, Howells, Weaver and Widor

More information about the First Tuesday One O’Clock Concert series, including last year’s programs, is available here.