Organ Rededication at Saint Paul's, Chestnut Hill - Final Recital
The fourth and final concert of the Organ Rededication Series at St. Paul’s is presented by ANDREW KOTYLO, Organist and Director of Music at St. Paul’s. He is an experienced recitalist and church musician, widely respected nationwide for his intelligent interpretations and bold technique. Having overseen the entire four-year organ renovation project, nobody is more intimately familiar with this instrument than Dr. Kotylo. He will explain how the musical choices in his eclectic and appealing program showcase the organ’s wide range of sonic capabilities.
Location
St. Paul's, Chestnut Hill
East Chestnut Hill Avenue, Chestnut Hill
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19118
The fourth and final concert of the Organ Rededication Series at St. Paul’s is presented by ANDREW KOTYLO, Organist and Director of Music at St. Paul’s. He is an experienced recitalist and church musician, widely respected nationwide for his intelligent interpretations and bold technique. Having overseen the entire four-year organ renovation project, nobody is more intimately familiar with this instrument than Dr. Kotylo. He will explain how the musical choices in his eclectic and appealing program showcase the organ’s wide range of sonic capabilities.
PURCHASE TICKETS ONLINE (from March 1) or at the door
$30 Preferred Seating*, $20 General Admission, $10 Student
*The organ console will be located in the center of the chancel for this concert. Preferred seating includes seats in the front rows of the nave adjacent to the center aisle.
A festive reception will follow the concert.
Ticket sales and donations benefit The Ann Stookey Fund for Music at St. Paul’s.
PROGRAM
Toccata, Op. 104 – Joseph Jongen
Psalm Prelude, Set 2, No. 1 – Herbert Howells
Tuba Tune Ragtime – George Baker
Homage to Fritz Kreisler (Londonderry Air) – arr. Robert Hebble
Passacaglia in C minor, BWV 582 – Johann Sebastian Bach
Throne Room Scene and End Titles from Star Wars – John Williams
Canons in B minor and B major – Robert Schumann
Choralfantasie über “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme” – Max Reger
ANDREW KOTYLO has been Director of Music at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Chestnut Hill since 2019. Previously he had served as Organist/Choirmaster at the Basilica of St. Peter in Columbia, South Carolina and Associate Director of Music at the historic Trinity Episcopal Church on the Green in New Haven, Connecticut.
A native of Binghamton, New York, Dr. Kotylo holds degrees from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music where he studied organ with Christopher Young and Larry Smith and choral conducting with William Jon Gray. Other teachers have included Carolyn Albaugh, the late Searle Wright, Jonathan Biggers, and John Schwandt. His doctoral document concerns the life and organ works of Searle Wright, and he was assisted in his research by a grant through the American Guild of Organists National Library at Boston University given by the widow of E. Power Biggs.
Dr. Kotylo has concertized throughout the United States and in England, with performances at conventions of the American Guild of Organists and Association of Anglican Musicians that have earned critical acclaim. A top prize-winner in numerous competitions, including the American Guild of Organists; National Young Artists’ Competition and Poister Competition, his performances have been featured several times on American Public Media’s Pipedreams. He is also active as a private teacher, competition adjudicator, and has been a faculty member for A.G.O. Pipe Organ Encounters. He is a frequent workshop presenter for the A.G.O. and he has served as a chapter dean.
