Organ Students, Alumni, and Friends
of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Saturday, August 26, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.
First Lutheran Church
1207 N Broadway, Knoxville, TN 37917
PROGRAM
Sonata in C Minor, Op. 65, No. 2
- Grave
- Adagio
- Allegro Maestoso e vivace
- Fuga: Allegro Moderato
Felix Mendelssohn
(1809-1847)
Karl Jacob, organ
Benedictus, Op. 59, No. 9
Max Reger
(1873-1916)
Matthew Fisher, organ
Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ, BWV 639
Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750)
Andante Tranquillo from Sonata Op. 65, No. 3
Felix Mendelssohn
(1809-1847)
David Asbury, organ
Prelude in G Major
Fanny Hensel
(1805-1847)
Ein Feste Burg (Chorale Prelude in the Old Style)
Margaret Vardell Sandresky
(b. 1921)
Edie Johnson, organ
The Good Shepherd
- The Saviour's Blood and Righteousness
- Come, Faithful Shepherd, Bind Me
- Jesus, Still Lead On
- How Great the Bliss to be a Sheep of Jesus
Margaret Vardell Sandresky
(b. 1921)
Amy Asbury, soprano
Edie Johnson, organ
Prelude and Fugue in C Minor, BWV 549
Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750)
Josef Govednik, organ
UT offers several programs under which students may study organ as a principal instrument. These include the Bachelor of Arts degree in Music, the Bachelor of Music degree in Organ Performance, Sacred Music, or Music Education, the Master of Music degree in Organ Performance, and the Artist Certificate in Organ. Students majoring in other fields can earn a minor in Music with organ as the principal instrument, or may study organ as a secondary or elective course. Organ lessons provide students with an opportunity to develop their abilities in the areas of technique, repertoire, and practical church service playing skills. All students perform regularly in the weekly organ class, and majors and minors play a prepared jury performance at the end of each semester. Organ majors also perform solo recitals as a part of their course of study. UT organ students also have opportunities to participate in master classes, lead Student Organ Encounter Days for young keyboardists, and participate in Knoxville Chapter American Guild of Organists’ Recitals.
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Since 2009, Karl Jacob has been Music Director and Organist at Immaculate Conception Church in downtown Knoxville. He graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 2007 and studied organ with John Brock. From 1989-2003, Karl lived in Norwalk, Connecticut, working as a church musician and studying with Dr. Stephen Hamilton in New York City.
Matthew Fisher is the incoming Organist & Choirmaster at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Fountain City and is the Associate House Organist at the historic Tennessee Theatre in Knoxville. Matthew has served as Director of Music at United Church, Chapel on the Hill of Oak Ridge For the past three years while completing his degrees in sacred music and technical communication at the University of Tennessee. He is now pursuing an MBA at Lincoln Memorial University. Outside of school and church, Matthew accompanies several Knoxville area school and community choirs and he is an active member in the Knoxville Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and the Atlanta Chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society.
David Asbury is currently the Music Director at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville. He is also active as a piano teacher and accompanist and previously served St. Stephen the Martyr Church in Middleburg, VA. David recently completed his American Guild of Organists’ Service Playing Certificate.
Edie Johnson serves as Music Associate and Organist at Church Street United Methodist Church and as instructor of organ at University of Tennessee where she teaches private organ lessons along with courses in organ literature and sacred music. This summer, she served as organist for the Royal School of Church Music in America Summer Choral Residency in Charlotte, NC.
A North Carolina native, soprano Amy Asbury has been performing for over 20 years. She received a B.A. in Voice from UNC Greensboro and completed her graduate studies at Shenandoah Conservatory with a Master of Science in Arts Management and a Master of Music in Voice Pedagogy. She currently resides in Eastern Tennessee and regularly performs in the Knoxville Area.
Josef Govednik is a junior at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, majoring in computer science and minoring in business administration. Josef started playing organ in September 2022 after 14 years of studying piano with Dr. Linda Govel. Outside of academics and music studies, Josef enjoys working out and playing baseball. This summer, Josef studied classical piano at the Euro Music Festival in Sczcecin, Poland.