Eric Plutz, Organ

New Orleans Friends of Music

At Christ Church Cathedral, New Orleans - presented in partnership with the American Guild of Organists, New Orleans

Christ Church Cathedral, New Orleans

Season tickets and event information at <a href="http://www.friendsofmusic.org" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.friendsofmusic.org</a>! About:Eric Plutz is University Organist at Princeton University, where his responsibilities include playing for weekly services at the Chapel, Academic Ceremonies, and solo concerts, as well as accompanying the Chapel Choir in services and concerts. He coordinates the weekly After Noon Concert Series at the University Chapel, is Lecturer in Music and Instructor of Organ at Princeton University and maintains a private studio. Also in Princeton, Mr. Plutz is rehearsal accompanist for Princeton Pro Musica. In 2016 Mr. Plutz received the Alumni Merit Award from Westminster Choir College of Rider University. In celebration of Louis Vierne’s 150th birthday in 2020, Eric initiated The Vierne Project: performances of the complete organ symphonies. One of a handful of organists to embark on such a venture, he performed in Beverly Hills (CA), Durham (NC), Minneapolis (MN), Lancaster and Reading (PA), Ithaca (NY), Houston (TX), Evanston (IL), Portland (OR), and Olympia (WA). “Louis Vierne: The Complete Symphonies,” recorded on six different instruments, was released in August, 2022. As an organ concert soloist, Mr. Plutz, who “performs with gusto, flair, clarity, and strong yet pliant rhythmic control” (James Hildreth for The American Organist), has accepted engagements in distinguished locations across the United States and abroad including Germany, Austria, Philadelphia (Verizon Hall, the Wanamaker Organ, Longwood Gardens), New York City (Avery Fisher Hall, Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, Cathedral of St. John the Divine), Washington, DC (Washington National Cathedral), and San Francisco (Grace Cathedral). He has been a featured artist at three Regional Conventions of the American Guild of Organists (2007, 2011, and 2019), the Annual Convention of the Organ Historical Society (2016), and at the 2010 National AGO Convention in Washington, DC, Mr. Plutz performed twice, in collaboration with two local groups. His playing has been broadcast on “With Heart and Voice,” “Pipedreams,” and “the Wanamaker Organ Hour.” Eric has made four solo recordings on the Pro Organo label, www.proorgano.com. Originally from Rock Island, Illinois, Mr. Plutz earned a Bachelor of Music degree, magna cum laude, from Westminster Choir College and a Master of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music. Additional study consists of two visits to Europe: in 2005, he studied the complete organ works of César Franck with Marie-Louise Langlais in Paris, and in 2019 he studied the complete organ symphonies of Louis Vierne with Ben van Oosten in The Hague, Netherlands. P﻿ROGRAMDeuxième Symphonie, Op. 20 - Louis Vierne (1870–1937) Sinfonia - Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750)[from “Wir danken dir,” Cantata No. 29, BWV 29; arr. Marcel Dupré (1886–1971)] Prelude and Fugue in G Major (BWV 541) - Bach Sonata III in d Minor (BWV 527)- Bach Passacaglia and Fugue in c Minor -(BWV 582) BachCURRENTLY, MASKS ARE NOT REQUIRED. SEATING IS BY GENERAL ADMISSION AND ALLOWS FOR DISTANCING ACCORDING TO PATRON PREFERENCE.

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