Sep 20
Organ Virtuoso Concert
FRIDAY
07:30 PM - 09:00 PM
Organ Virtuoso Concert
The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square is pleased to present this evening’s concert, the tenth in the Tabernacle Organ Virtuoso Performance Series. This series started in May 2022 and is designed to showcase renowned organists from around the globe playing one of the world’s most famous and iconic pipe organs.
This concert will feature renowned organist, Seth Bott. Seth is a native of Castle Dale, Utah. In May of 2020, he received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in organ performance at the University of Kansas, where he studied under James Higdon and Michael Bauer. He was appointed to a graduate teaching assistantship, where he taught private lessons and worked closely with the organ faculty to organize and execute organ department business. Before attending the University of Kansas, he received his Master of Music and Bachelor of Music degrees in organ performance and pedagogy from Brigham Young University, where he studied with Don Cook and Douglas Bush. Seth is an active recitalist and performs many recitals around the United States every year. He served for many years as a Guest Tabernacle Organist on Temple Square and participated in the daily recital series performed on the famous Mormon Tabernacle Organ. Seth has had an abundance of church music roles in many denominations, and is currently serving as Director of Music and Organist at St. James Episcopal Church in Midvale, Utah. In addition, Seth works in the school of music at the University of Utah as a collaborative pianist, and has a large—and ever growing—organ studio of around 25 students. In 2009, he took first place in region IX of the RCYO AGO organ competition for young organists, allowing him to perform at the National AGO convention in Washington, D.C. in 2010. As a natural teacher with much background, Seth loves to share his passion for music and the organ with others.
Previous concerts in this series have featured performances by:
James Higdon (University of Kansas).
Gabriele Terrone (Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City).
Andrew Unsworth (Tabernacle organist, Salt Lake City).
Viktor Billa (Ukraine).
James O’Donnell (Yale University).
Daniel Kerr (Brigham Young University—Idaho).
Brian Mathias (Tabernacle organist, Salt Lake City).
Linda Margetts (Tabernacle organist, Salt Lake City).
Diane Belcher (Concert organist)
Concerts in this series are streamed live at TheTabernacleChoir.org and are then available on the Choir’s YouTube channel for on-demand viewing.
This concert will feature renowned organist, Seth Bott. Seth is a native of Castle Dale, Utah. In May of 2020, he received his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in organ performance at the University of Kansas, where he studied under James Higdon and Michael Bauer. He was appointed to a graduate teaching assistantship, where he taught private lessons and worked closely with the organ faculty to organize and execute organ department business. Before attending the University of Kansas, he received his Master of Music and Bachelor of Music degrees in organ performance and pedagogy from Brigham Young University, where he studied with Don Cook and Douglas Bush. Seth is an active recitalist and performs many recitals around the United States every year. He served for many years as a Guest Tabernacle Organist on Temple Square and participated in the daily recital series performed on the famous Mormon Tabernacle Organ. Seth has had an abundance of church music roles in many denominations, and is currently serving as Director of Music and Organist at St. James Episcopal Church in Midvale, Utah. In addition, Seth works in the school of music at the University of Utah as a collaborative pianist, and has a large—and ever growing—organ studio of around 25 students. In 2009, he took first place in region IX of the RCYO AGO organ competition for young organists, allowing him to perform at the National AGO convention in Washington, D.C. in 2010. As a natural teacher with much background, Seth loves to share his passion for music and the organ with others.
Previous concerts in this series have featured performances by:
James Higdon (University of Kansas).
Gabriele Terrone (Cathedral of the Madeleine, Salt Lake City).
Andrew Unsworth (Tabernacle organist, Salt Lake City).
Viktor Billa (Ukraine).
James O’Donnell (Yale University).
Daniel Kerr (Brigham Young University—Idaho).
Brian Mathias (Tabernacle organist, Salt Lake City).
Linda Margetts (Tabernacle organist, Salt Lake City).
Diane Belcher (Concert organist)
Concerts in this series are streamed live at TheTabernacleChoir.org and are then available on the Choir’s YouTube channel for on-demand viewing.