Schedule
October
11, 2026– Greg Zelek, organist @ Richland
Center (Trinit) United Methodist Church, 400 E.
Seminary Street, Richland Center, WI
Praised
as “extraordinary in the classical music world” (Jon Hornbacher, PBS Wisconsin
Life) and a “musical star” (Bill Wineke, Channel 3000), Greg Zelek is the
Principal Organist of the Madison Symphony Orchestra and Curator of the
Overture Concert Organ, where he oversees all of the MSO's organ programming.
Since September 2017, Greg has proudly held the Elaine and Nicholas Mischler
Curatorship.
In
addition to concertizing throughout the United States, Greg regularly performs with
orchestras as both a soloist and professional ensemble member, including the
MET Orchestra, Jacksonville Symphony, Florida Orchestra, New World Symphony,
Ridgewood Symphony, Miami Symphony, and Madison Symphony. Highlights of the
upcoming 2021-22 season include performances of Poulenc’s Organ Concerto and
Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony with the Madison Symphony, a return appearance at
the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, a concert with the Canadian Brass at St.
John’s University, a concert with countertenor Reginald Mobely
at Overture Hall, and solo concerts across the country. Greg will be the
inaugural Artist-in-Residence and performer for the 2021-22 season of a new
organ series for the Jacksonville Symphony that will showcase their Bryan
Concert Organ in three distinct concerts. Greg will also be recording a CD on
the Overture Concert Organ to be released in the Fall of 2022.
In
2016, Greg was chosen by The Diapason magazine as one of the top “20 Under 30”
organists, a feature which selects the most successful young artists in the
field. He was the First Prize winner in the 2012 Rodgers North American
Classical Organ Competition, 2012 West Chester University Organ Competition,
and 2010 East Carolina University Organ Competition, as well as the Audience
Prize winner of the 2016 Longwood Gardens International Organ Competition. A
recipient of the inaugural Kovner Fellowship, Greg received his Bachelor’s and
Master’s degrees, as well as an Artist Diploma, from the Juilliard School as a
student of Paul Jacobs.
from
http://gregzelek.com
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Last
update 10/15/2026
