August 31, 2011
Event: Faculty Recital
Date: Monday, September 26, 7:30 p.m.
Description: Bach's "Eighteen Great" Chorale Preludes for Organ
Program: J.S. Bach's "Eighteen Great" Chorale Preludes for Organ
Location: Grace Lutheran Church, 1001 13th Street, Boulder
Admission: Free and open to the public
Public Contact: music.colorado.edu or 303-492-8008
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CU-Boulder Faculty Elizabeth Farr Performs
Bach's "Eighteen Great" Chorale Preludes for Organ
Around 1739-42 Bach began revisions of eighteen organ chorales composed earlier in his life, a project he was still working to complete in the months leading up to his death. On Monday, September 26, at 7:30 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Boulder, Elizabeth Farr will present a uniquely rare experience to hear the entire collection of organ chorales in one evening. This concert is free and open to the public. Call the CU Presents Box Office at (303) 492-8008 or visit music.colorado.edu/events/ for more information.
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Biography
Elizabeth Farr
Elizabeth Farr specializes in keyboard music of the  seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. She has performed solo recitals on the organ, harpsichord, and pedal harpsichord to critical acclaim throughout the United States and Germany, including repeat engagements at the famous seventeenth-century Schnitger organ in the Ludgerikirche in Norden, Germany. As a recording artist for the Naxos label, Elizabeth Farr is a recognized interpreter of Baroque keyboard repertoire, garnering prestigious awards and numerous reviews worldwide. She received the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik twice, for Elisabeth-Claude Jacquet de La Guerre: Suites for Harpsichord, and JS Bach: Music for Lute-Harpsichord. Her recording of Peter Philips' harpsichord works is the first
to feature the Italian harpsichord built in 1658 by Jerome de Zentis. The Absolute Sound (USA) selected her recording of William Byrd: My Ladye Nevells Booke as Recording of the Issue in November 2007, followed shortly by the Supersonic prize from Pizzicato music magazine (Luxembourg). Elizabeth Farr holds degrees in organ from Stetson University and The Juilliard School, and harpsichord from the University of Michigan, having studied with Paul Jenkins, Vernon de Tar, and Edward Parmentier.
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About the College of Music
Since its founding in 1920, the University of Colorado Boulder College of Music has earned a reputation not only for preparing students for successful careers in music, but also for providing them with an outstanding college education. The College of Music offers seven degree plans and over 23 fields of study, and its programs cover virtually all areas of music. The members of the College of Music's faculty are respected performers, composers, educators, and scholars who take a deep and lasting interest in the students of the College of Music. Internationally renowned artists such as Christopher Parkening, James Galway, and Wynton Marsalis perform and teach master classes on campus.
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College of Music Media Contact
Laima Haley
Marketing and Public Relations Manager
laima.haley@colorado.edu
Phone: (303) 492-4247
Fax: (303) 492-1131
302 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0302
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College of Music Public Contact
CU Presents Box Office
musictix@colorado.edu
Phone: (303) 492-8008
Location: University Club,
972 Broadway, Boulder
Hours: M-F 9 a.m.- 4 p.m.
302 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0302
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