Peace in Our Time
Julia Brown returns to the Pacific Northwest for a concert inspired by the phrase Da
pacem Domine, "Give peace in our time, O Lord." This prayer for peace will feature the
Northwest premiere of Peace, a 2023 work written by her teacher and mentor Wolfgang
Rübsam. She will also perform music by Felix Mendelssohn, Dieterich Buxtehude, and
Claude Balbastre.
Organist, pianist and harpsichordist Julia Brown is in demand both as a solo performer
and as a collaborative artist. Brown has appeared in concert in North and South
America and in Europe, having performed at the Oregon Bach Festival, Astoria Music
Festival, Chico Bach Festival, American Guild of Organists Regional and National
Conventions, Organ Historical Society Conventions, Latin American Organist
Conventions, and National Public Radio. Her many recordings with Naxos, including
works of W. F. Bach, J. S. Bach, Buxtehude and Scheidemann, have gained high
critical acclaim. Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brown studied piano, harpsichord and organ in
her native Brazil before receiving her MM and DMA from Northwestern University as a
student of Wolfgang Rübsam. She lived in the Pacific Northwest for 20 years before
moving to her current home in Michigan. In addition to her position as Director of Music
and Organist at Mayflower Congregational Church in Grand Rapids, Julia is
accompanist for Calvin Alumni Choir and organist for the Grand Rapids Choir of Men
and Boys. Julia performs under the auspices of Independent Concert Artists.
Tickets are available online ahead of the concert, or at the door. No refunds. Learn more at www.plu.edu/music.
