Improvisée Intrada
Wayne Marshall (b. 1961)
Toccata & Fugue
Andrew Ager (1962)
Chorale No. 1 in E
César Franck (1822-1890)
Pastorale
Jean Roger-Ducasse (1873-1954)
Sonata Eroica
Joseph Jongen (1873-1953)
Pause (20 mins)
Introduction, Passacaglia & Fugue
Healey Willan (1880-1968)
Improvisée Symphonie
Wayne Marshall
Wayne Marshall OBE
British conductor, organist, and pianist
British conductor, organist, and pianist Wayne Marshall is world-renowned for his musicianship and versatility on the podium and at the keyboard. He served as Chief Conductor of WDR Funkhaus Orchestra, Cologne, from 2014-2020.
He was Principal Guest Conductor of Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi from 2007-2013.
He is a celebrated interpreter of the music of George Gershwin, Leonard Bernstein, and other 20th-century American composers.
Wayne Marshall’s recent conducting highlights include his critically-acclaimed debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker at the Waldbuhne in 2021. He also made his debut with the Munich Philharmonic, Seattle Symphony, and Chicago Symphony. He conducted a widely-praised new production of Porgy and Bess at the Theater an der Wien in 2020.
He has worked regularly with the Tonkunstler Orchestra, Czech, Rotterdam, Oslo, and Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestras, and also with Orchestre de Paris. He has worked with the BBC Singers on several occasions and has appeared both as soloist and conductor at the BBC PROMS.
In the Summer of 2021, Marshall made his debut at the Edinburgh International Festival featuring the music of Rodgers and Hammerstein with concerts featuring Danielle de Niese and, in 2022, as conductor with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
His recent debut appearance at the Opera de Lyon was highly praised for the musical performances of Leonard Bernstein’s Candide.
Plans for Marshall’s 23/24 season include his conducting debut with the Vancouver Symphony, Nashville Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, and the Orchestra National de Lyon.
In 2025 he will make his conducting debut in Japan with the Nagoya and Hiroshima Symphony Orchestras.
As organ recitalist, he has an exceptionally varied repertoire and performs worldwide. In the last couple of years, he has gained a big following on social media. He gave a spectacular online recital at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg in 2021. He also made his debut as organist at the Berlin Philharmonie in 2022 and returns to the Walt Disney Hall in Los Angeles in 2024.
Marshall has performed in most of the prestigious cathedrals and concert halls worldwide. During the 2023-24 season, he will be performing at the concert hall in Dortmund, Essen Philharmonie, Bozar in Brussels, and will be performing for the 150th anniversary celebrations of the Henry Willis organ at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Throughout 2018 he played a key role in leading the Bernstein centenary celebrations. Highlights included Bernstein’s Mass with Orchestre de Paris at the Philharmonie de Paris and Kaddish with Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse later in the year. He also made his debut with Zurich Philharmonie in an all-Bernstein programme and conducted the rarely-performed White House Cantata in Utrecht with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. He also worked with the Munich Rundfunkorchester at the Prinzregententheater and at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival.
He conducted the first performance of the highly-acclaimed orchestra Chineke! at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London.
Marshall has conducted Porgy and Bess numerous times, including at the Opera Comique in Paris, Washington National Opera, and Dallas Opera. He conducted Bernstein’s Candide and Kurt Weill’s Mahagonny at the Deutsche Staatsoper in Berlin, and Harbison’s The Great Gatsby at the Semperoper, Dresden. Wayne Marshall conducted Jake Heggie’s acclaimed opera Dead Man Walking at Montreal Opera and was immediately re-invited to conduct Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess.
Marshall was honoured with an OBE (Order of the British Empire) from Her Majesty The Queen’s New Year’s Honours list in 2021. In 2004 he received an Honorary Doctorate from Bournemouth University and became a Fellow of the Royal College of Music in 2010. In 2016 Wayne was awarded the prestigious Golden Jubilee Award, presented by the Barbados Government for his services to music. Wayne was proud to be an Ambassador of the London Music Fund from 2018 until 2021.
American Guild of Organists
The mission of the American Guild of Organists is to foster a thriving community of musicians who share their knowledge and inspire passion for the organ.
The American Guild of Organists (AGO) is the national professional association serving the organ and choral music fields. The Guild serves approximately 275 chapters and 12,000 members throughout the United States and abroad.
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The Northrop Advisory Board
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Northrop Advisory Board Members
- Cynthia Betz
- Jeff Bieganek, Chair
- Kristen Brogdon
- Dr. Robert Bruininks
- John Conlin
- Deb Cran
- Susan DeNuccio
- Karen Hanson
- Cari Hatcher
- Jill Hauwiller
- Bob McMaster
- Katheryn Menaged
- Gary Reetz
- Robyne Robinson
- Toni Pierce-Sands
- Kari Schloner
- Kao Lee Vang
- Donald Williams
The Northrop Organ Advisory Board
- Michael Barone
- Cynthia Betz
- Dean Billmeyer
- Kristen Brogdon
- Dr. Robert Bruininks
- Dee Ann Crossley
- Laura Edman
- Cathie Fischer
- Nils Halker
- Cari Hatcher
- Pamela Neuenfeldt
- Kari Schloner
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Northrop's Aeolian-Skinner Organ
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Organ Supporters
- Dean Billmeyer
- Drs. Robert Bruininks and Susan Hagstrum
- Dee Ann and Kent Crossley
- David Cruickshank
- Salvatore Franco
- Reid Froiland
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- Charlie Johnson
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- Kristin Lefferts
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Director's Circle
10,000+
- Drs. Robert Bruininks and Susan Hagstrum
- Robert Lunieski
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- Jerry Artz
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- Nancy Gossell
- Richard Gregory
- Gail and Jack Kochie
- Randy Hartten and Ron Lotz
- Jennifer Marrone and David Short
2,500+
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- Thomas and Conchy Morgan, In Memory of Sylvia and Henry Frisch
- Sandra Morris
- Gary A. Reetz
- Scarborough Fair Boutique
- Donald Williams and Pamela Neuenfeldt
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1,000+
- Mary Benson
- Frederick L. Betz
- Jeff Bieganek
- Rob Carlson and Gregg Larson
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- Peter and Kathy Ganzer
- Ramona Hanneken
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250+
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- Kathy Gremillion
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- Mina Kinukawa
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- Steven and Barb Zawadski
100+
- Anonymous
- Atashi Acharya
- Jan Adams
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- Joseph Bingham
- Mayrinda Cain
- JaNan Cavanaugh
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- Stephen and Mary Chicoine
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- Jean Durades
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- Cari and Matthew Hatcher
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- Jeffrey Haddorf
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- Addie Hazelton
- Laura Helgeson
- Mary Helmin
- Colleen Hermann
- Christina Herzog
- Susan Hommeyer
- Sheri Horton
- Janet Horvath
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- Ann Ivey
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- Marisa Jennings
- Janet Johnson
- Rick Johnson
- Ronald Joki
- Aseem Kaul
- David Kearn
- Lora Keller
- Miriam Kenning
- Joan and Timothy Kenny
- Cassandra Kiehn
- Dwayne King
- Carrie Klemenhagen
- Thomas and Mary Kuhn
- Doni Kvam
- Mike and Sharon Lane
- Linda Leamer
- Kathryn LeFevere
- Jane Leonard and Lori Lippert
- Barbara Lind and Craig Poeschel
- Nancy Litin
- Barbara and Loren Lorig
- Ann Loushine-Thomsen
- Danielle Lucero
- Marcelienne and Roger Lundquist
- Nancy Marcy
- Cynthia Marsh and C.W. Vandersluis
Up to $99 (continued)
- Kenneth and Judith Matysik
- Robert and Kristin McClanahan
- Alli Mertins
- Sanjay Mishra
- Jill Mitchell
- Daniel Moore and Laura Tempel
- Summer Morrison
- Kate Mueller
- Scott Nelson and Roxanne Hart
- Shelley and James Nichols
- Margaret Nolan
- Nina Norum and Ronald Hays
- Mary and Doug Olson
- Barbara Owens
- Carol and Peter Parshall
- Matthew Peak
- Marjorie Pearson
- Beth Peck
- Christina Peterson
- Elizabeth Peterson
- Virginia Phoenix
- Charisse Pickron
- Steven Pincus and Michelle Strangis
- Jacqueline Rivera
- Mary Roberts and Edward Kraft
- Judith Rohde
- Susan Rohde
- Maria Rosengren
- Shayla Saldivar-Pena
- Amy Nelson Sander
- Edward Sarnoski
- Christine Schaefer
- Liesl Schindler
- Hollie Schultz
- Thomas Scott
- James Sewell and Sally Rouse
- Elizabeth Sharpe
- Michele and Chris Shepherd
- Rebecca and John Shockley
- Sarah Showalter
- Jan and Alan Sickbert
- Barbara Sletten
- Kristin Snow
- Emily Soltis
- Theodore Sothern and Barry Leon
- Bruce Spang
- Richard Steege
- Ronald Stevens
- Vicki Strahan
- David Strand
- Jonathan Tallman
- Marie-Luise and Anita Teigen
- Ivette Tejeda
- Jon Thomas
- Rodney and Carol Thompson
- Michelle Tolliver
- Kay Troan
- Arthur Troedson
- Kathleen Tuma
- Nancy Tykwinski
- David Ulaszek
- Alla Valdberg
- Tatiana Valdberg
- Bill Venne and Douglas Kline
- Katherine and Peter Vondelinde
- Carolyn Wahl
- Samuel Walling
- Renee Warmuth
- Kathleen Warner
- Jeanie Watson
- Brian and Katherine Weitz
- Darryl and Janet Weivoda
- Jonathon White
- Mary Wiley
- Clay and Karen Williams
- Monica Winker-Bergstrom
- Rachel Wolff
- Julie Wolk
- Roger Worm
- Yuhsuan Yeh
- Roberta Zohara
The Heritage Society Members
The Heritage Society honors and celebrates donors who have made estate and other planned gifts for Northrop at the University of Minnesota.
- Nancy M Allen*
- Jerry L Artz
- John W Follows*
- Stephen Gordon and Pat Gavan-Gordon
- Peter S Lund
- Darlene M Sholtis
*Deceased
This season’s listing is current as of 4/4/23
Please contact Trisha Taylor at taylort@umn.edu if you have any corrections or questions.
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