Schedule
October
20, 2024 – Greg Zelek,
organist @ Richland Center United Methodist Church (Trinity), 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 2023-2024 season include include return
appearances as the Artist-in-Residence of the Organ Series of the Jacksonville
Symphony, concerts as the Visiting Guest Artist at St. John’s University,
performances with cellist Thomas Mesa and also with trombonist Mark Hetzler, as well as solo concerts throughout the country.
With the Madison Symphony, Greg will perform in two of the four concerts that
he curates, including a unique bilingual performance with a Latin-American
Band, and a closing concert with the UW-Madison Wind Ensemble.
Greg also released his first recording on the
Overture Concert Organ 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. Greg, who is Cuban-American and a native Spanish
speaker, grew up in Miami, Florida.
from
http://gregzelek.com
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