The 38th Season of the Second Sunday Evensong/Organ Recital Series continues at St. Mark’s, Berkeley on Sunday, April 14, 2024.
Choral Evensong, offered by the St. Mark’s Choir, will be offered at 4:00 p.m. followed by an Organ Recital performed by Andrew Risinger.
Andrew Risinger, a native of Texas, holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Organ Performance from Baylor University where he studied with Joyce Jones. He earned a double Master of Music degree in Organ Performance and Choral Conducting from The University of Alabama where he studied organ with J. Warren Hutton and conducting with Sandra Willetts. Mr. Risinger currently serves as Organist and Associate Director of Music of West End United Methodist Church, Nashville, a post he has held since 1995. Mr. Risinger also teaches on the adjunct music faculty of Belmont University. In 2007 he was named Organ Curator for the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville Symphony’s home, which houses the Martin Foundation Organ built by Schoënstein & Co. Also serving as primary organist for the Nashville Symphony, Risinger was the soloist for the new instrument’s inaugural performance with orchestra in September of 2007.
In 1994 Mr. Risinger was awarded second prize in the American Guild of Organists’ National Young Artists Competition in Organ Performance, and he is a past winner of the William C. Hall Organ Competition of San Antonio. As a concert artist he has performed throughout the United States including performances at the National Cathedral in Washington D.C., St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Trinity Church Copley Square in Boston, and at the East Texas Pipe Organ Festival. Mr. Risinger has also performed as a soloist with the Illinois Symphony as well as the Nashville Symphony. His performances have been heard on National Public Radio broadcasts of Performance Today as well as on Pipedreams.
His program will include:
Mendelssohn: Sonata II in C Minor
Georg Bohm: Vater unser im Himmelreich
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in A Major, BWV 536
Widor: Scherzo from Symphony IV
Percy Whitlock: Folk Tune
Bach: Prelude and Fugue in D Major, BWV 532
A festive reception will follow the program.
Parking is available in the parish lot at 2315 Ellsworth.
Tax-deductible contributions, at the following levels, are most welcome to help support the series.
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$1-74 Supporter
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$125-249 Sponsor
$250-499 Patron
$500-999 Sustainer
$1000+ Benefactor
The St. Mark’s Choir made their sixth pilgrimage to England in July 2023 offering two one-week residencies Wells and Durham Cathedrals, respectively.
The Choir will return to England in 2026 with two one-week residencies in Norwich and Canterbury.
An offering will be received at the Evensong in support of the Tour Scholarship Fund. Visit https://stmarksberkeley.org/music/friends-of-music/, or a check may be issued to to St. Mark’s Choir Association, 2300 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94704.
Thank you very, very much for your support.
The final Evensong/Organ Recital of this season will take place on Sunday, May 12 with organist Joseph Tak Maga.
The 39th season begins on Sunday, September 8 with organist Tom Mueller.
For further information, contact George Emblom at GAEmblom@aol.com.