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SynopsisBach's Well-Tempered Clavier is a collection of 48 preludes and fugues for solo keyboard in two sets, each covering all 24 major and minor keys. This music has become a bible for pianists, as well as a challenge for subsequent composers to try to imitate. In the early 1990s, American composer and pianist Henry Martin tossed his hat into the ring with the completion of his first set of 24 Preludes and Fugues for piano, and soon after published a second set of 24.On today's date in 1992, at the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., pianist Sara Davis Buechner performed three of Martin's Preludes and Fugues for broadcast on NPR and later made recordings of all of Martin's “48.”One enthusiastic reviewer of those recordings, Michael Barone, host of American Public Media's Pipedreams organ program, wrote of Martin's music, “We get shades of Debussy's impressionism, the vibrant jazzy riffs of Art Tatum, the spacey harmonies of John Coltrane, and the sophisticated improvisations of Bill Evans … but Martin's own individual genius shines brightly.”Barone's enthusiasm resulted in his commissioning Martin to compose another set of 24 preludes and fugues — this time for organ! We think Bach would have approved.Music Played in Today's ProgramHenry Martin (b. 1950): Prelude & Fugue No. 1; (Ken Cowan, organ) Pipedreams 1004
Sarah and Evan are joined by Austin Freeman and Ken Cowan to talk about the latest headlines, including the immigration crisis on Texas' border, Kamala Harris' abortion tour, and two AI stories. Parents, in case you listen to this in front of your children, from about 51 minutes to 1 hour 7 minutes, we talk about the rise of AI sexbots and pornography. You might want to skip by that. It's not graphic, but, you know.
Ken Cowan August 2023
Ken Cowan August 2023
Should Christians endorse a form of libertarian anarchy? Or use God's Law to establish our political order? We have a mini Theology on Tap event featuring Ken Cowan and Calvin Maynard discussing two views of the Christian social order.
Family Service with Nativity Tableau and musical leadership by BMPC's Children's Choir, Youth Chorale and the Bryn Mawr Festival Brass. ____________________________________ Brass and Organ Carol Arrangements: © 1979, 1983, 1989. Richard R. Webster. Published by Advent Press, Inc. All rights reserved. © 2010. Ken Cowan. All rights reserved. Recessional Carol: Joy to the World – Antioch Text: Isaac Watts (1674-1748). Music: G.F. Handel (1685-1759); adapt. Lowell Mason (1792-1872); arr. Craig Phillips, 2009. Music: ©2009 Selah Publishing Co., Inc. Reprinted and streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE #A-716211. All rights reserved. Offertory Carol: Ding Dong! Merrily On High Text: G.R. Woodward (1848-1934). Music: 16th cent. French carol; arr. Ken Berg, 2003. Text & Music: ©2003 Choristers Guild. All rights reserved.
Ken Cowan is here this week talking about a Spirit Filled Life!
One of the top rising trends we are seeing in the wellness industry is pet health & prevention! We've asked Ken Cowan, who is a part of the BiologicVET Advantage team from Flora to share his experience and professional recommendations for pet health & prevention. He highlights key signs and symptoms to note about your pet's health, what diet is best for your pet and how to help your pet live their best life! Learn more about each product by visiting our website here
Our next LA AGO event comes up on Sunday, November 14th at 6pm as we welcome organist Ken Cowan in a recital co-sponsored by St. James' In-the-City Episcopal Church at 3903 Wilshire Blvd. in Los Angeles.Ken's performance will be preceded by a wonderful service of Evensong at 4:30pm. Both events require FREE tickets that can be reserved here.Regarded as one of North America's finest concert organists and praised for his dazzling artistry, impeccable technique, and imaginative programming by audiences and critics alike, Ken Cowan maintains a rigorous performing schedule that takes him to major concert venues in America, Canada, Europe, and Asia.In this episode, Ken talks with host Thompson Howell about his childhood in Thorold, Ontario, Canada and growing up with his father and two grandmothers who were also organists; how becoming a concert organist wasn't inevitable; the one thing he missed most while teaching remotely during the pandemic; why he likes the comparatively small size of the organ department at Rice University in Houston where he teaches; and the ins and outs of assessing the needs of new students and developing their "musical personalities." Ken also reveals whether or not he's a relaxed performer; how he prepares to play in front of live audiences; the best practice strategy for successfully memorizing pieces; the ways in which he helps to attract younger people to the organ; the one part of the world where there are organs that he hasn't played in yet; and plenty more!Listen at LAAGO.org...or wherever you get your podcasts.LINKS:Ken's website is here.Ken's 2009 interview in The Diapason is here.Information about the organ at St. James' In-the-City church is here.The LA AGO YouTube channel is here.The LA AGO Facebook page is here.
Ken Cowan Sunday 7.25.21
Ken Cowan Sunday 7.25.21
Ken Cowan attended University of Nebraska where he earned a Management degree before beginning his career working in the energy marketing. A merger between his employer and another company, led to him relocating to Houston to work for Enron. This began a long-running career fulfilling various leadership roles in energy marketing and trading, and ultimately transitioning to alternative energy and renewables.
This Sunday, guest speaker Ken Cowan delivers an impactful message about walking in the calling the Lord has on our lives. He discusses many of the things that have been made available to us from healing to encouragement.
The incomparable Cherry Rhodes is Thompson's guest on this episode of The LA AGO Podcast. A world renowned concert organist and teacher, Ms. Rhodes is Adjunct Professor of Organ at the University of Southern California's Thornton School of Music.With her infectious laugh and sense of humor, Cherry reveals how the organ was not her first love; fondly remembers growing up in a house full of pianists and being exposed at an early age to music of all kinds; recounts the influence of "Pa," her piano technician stepfather and how he bought the first organ she learned on - a Hammond; tells how she felt like "a fish IN water" when she arrived at the Curtis Institute of Music at age 15; talks about how she came to study the music of Max Reger with Karl Richter in Germany but had to go through Bach's Orgelbüchlein first; recounts her time studying in Paris with both Jean Guillou and Marie-Claire Alain after both initially turned her down as a student; shares a funny story about filling in for Guillou at St. Eustache church while she was his assistant; recalls some memorable moments during her "Rhodes trips" concertizing abroad; tells us what she's looking forward to; explains the most common note she gives to new students; and a bunch more you'll only find out by listening!Listen at LAAGO.org...or wherever you get your podcasts.LINKS:Cherry's bio is here.Details about the Ruth & Clarence Mader Scholarship Fund Composition Competition 2021 are here.“On the road with Cherry Rhodes” touring distant lands to the music of Jean Guillou's Scènes d'enfant,Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (recorded live).Click for video here. 4 Piezas para la Misa (4 Pieces for the Mass: No. 4. Allegro ) by José Lidón,Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (recorded live).Click here.Orpheus by Franz Liszt (transcription by Jean Guillou), Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles (recorded live).Click here.Montréal Organ Festival 2017,recital of works by Fleury, Bonnet, Vierne, Messiaen, and Walter.Click for video here. Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K546 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart(transcription by Jean Guillou),Queen of All Saints Basilica, Chicago, Illinois (recorded live). Click here.“Toad Talk” featuring Afternoon of a Toad by Clarence Mader, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (recorded live).Click for video here. Revelations of Saint John the Divine for electronic tape and organ by Larry King,Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, California (recorded live).Click here.Prelude and Variations on Old Hundredth by Calvin Hampton, University of Texas at Austin.Click here."Six Hands, Six Feet, One Bench": The Love for Three Oranges (transcription for three organists by Weicheng Zhao) performed by Ken Cowan, Alan Morrison, and Cherry Rhodes Click for video here.
On this week’s episode of “Focus on Fine Arts,” John Slegers chats with Dr. Carrie Groenewold, Associate Professor of Music at Dordt University in Sioux Center, Iowa. The main topic of this week’s discussion: the Joan Ringerwole Organ Recital Series featuring Ken Cowan.
This latest edition of our SMART Highways podcast focusses on the latest issue of the magazine, covering smart motorways, other safety features in car and traffic management. Our cover feature in this issue is all about the topical issue in Britain at the moment – the safety of smart motorways. Given the technology is being copied, or being considered, around the world as a lower-cost way of delivering more capacity, it’s a key issue everywhere. SMART Highways reporter Emma Greedy spoke to key people about the concept, the problems and possible solutions and explained some of her findings to Talking Transport presenter Paul Hutton, the editor of SMART Highways magazine. In the podcast we also hear from two SMART Highways columnists who stick with the Safety First? message of the cover of the latest issue. Andy Graham talks eCall while Scott Belcher discusses photo enforcement. Traffic management is also key in the latest issue with a range of articles from using the nudge theory to make a difference managing traffic better using data. There is also a long but excellent article about the use of automated solutions within urban traffic management and control. The article is about solutions in Northeast England using Mott MacDonald software called Osprey, so we hear from Ken Cowan from Mott MacDonald about it. Emma Greedy discusses smart motorways 1m07s Andy Graham talks eCall 7m46s Scott Belcher on camera enforcement 10m55s Ken Cowan on automated UTMC 16m00s Listen out for lots more audio from Singapore in the next few weeks as well, and there will also be a special podcast from Gulf Traffic in Dubai before the end of the year.
Sunday's Concert will feature music performed by nationally known organist Ken Cowan.
Sunday's Concert will feature music performed by nationally known organist Ken Cowan.
UNMC Buffett Cancer Center Director Dr. Ken Cowan will step down from that position in mid-2019 but he recaps the huge growth of cancer research at UNMC and the direction of cancer research and what major breakthroughs he anticipates in the relatively near future.
Ken Cowan is one of North America’s finest concert organists. Ken received the Master’s degree and Artist Diploma from the Yale School of Music/Institute of Sacred Music, studying organ with Thomas Murray. Prior to attending Yale, he graduated with a Bachelor of Music degree from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia where he studied with John Weaver.
Welcome to Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast #98! http://www.organduo.lt/podcast Today's guest is an American organist Edward Landin who began his intensive musical training at the St. Thomas Choir School under the direction of Gerre Hancock. Upon his graduation from St. Thomas, he entered Interlochen Arts Academy where he began his organ studies as a student of Thomas Bara. After high school, he attended the Eastman School of Music for two years; he then transferred to Westminster Choir College where he completed his BM in organ performance as a student of Ken Cowan. While at Westminster, he also studied harpsichord with Kathleen Scheide. Further organ studies and coachings have been with Roberta Gary, David Higgs, Susan Landale, Marie-Louise Langlais, Kimberly Marshall, Paula Pugh Romanaux, Kathleen Scheide, and Carole Terry. Edward has been recently appointed Sub Dean of the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Currently Assistant Director of Music at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, his duties include directing numerous children's and handbell choirs and serving as principal accompanist for the 65-member Sanctuary Choir. Edward has previously held positions in New York City (Christ Church, Methodist), Morristown, NJ (St. Peter's Episcopal Church) and in the Mt. Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia (Grace Epiphany Episcopal Church). In addition to recitals at The Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine and St. Thomas Church in New York City, and Old West Church, Boston, he has also performed in Germany and Wales as well as on the historic 18th century Andreas Silbermann organ in Strasbourg, France. Edward's achievements as a church musician and performer were most recently recognized when he was named as a member of the “Class of 2017” by The Diapason magazine's program, “20 under 30,” which lifts up young professionals in the world of organ, harpsichord, carillon, and church music. A major interest in contemporary organ music, particularly by American composers, led Edward to commission "E," "Fantasia," and "Parodies" by Kathleen Scheide; "Praeludium" and “Psalm 139” by Pamela Decker; "Prelude on the Carillon d'Alet" by Craig Phillips, and "Exordium" by Carson Cooman. A composer himself, “Flourishes and Reflections – Organ Music for Service or Recital” was recently released by Lorenz. In this conversation, Edward and I talk about his organist career and about his graceful strategy of dedicating his own compositions to other organists and composers. Enjoy and share your comments below. And don't forget to help spread the word about the SOP Podcast by sharing it with your organist friends. Thanks for caring. Related link: http://www.edwardlandin.com PS If you want to achieve your organ related goals faster than you would be on your own, I invite you to try out my Total Organist membership program for free for 30 days: http://www.organduo.lt/total-organist
On June 1, 2017 the world renowned Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center will begin seeing patients and the director of the Center, Dr. Ken Cowan, joined Sean for a terrific conversation about the future of Cancer research and treatment. Follow @AmericasCanary on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube for more healthcare news. More here: http://edbellisinc.com #Healthcare #CancerResearch #HealthReformExplained
The Houston Chamber Choir and organist Ken Cowan perform the complete choral works of French composer Maurice Duruflé.
Startup Boston Podcast: Entrepreneurs | Investors | Influencers | Founders
Ken Cowan has made his way from a consultant, to CEO of an automotive services company to an investor. Currently, Ken is an associate at OpenView Venture Partners, a venture capital firm that focuses on expansion-stage software companies. Ken quit his first job at age 13, caddying at a local golf course, because he found it too boring and quickly found a new job working at a startup organizing and running tests on laptops. Since graduating from BC, Ken has mostly been involved with startups in some form and joined OpenView in 2016. In this episode, Ken talks about: The issues expansion stage software companies run into The pros and cons of being solely focused on software companies The mistakes first-time founders make in the fundraising process The metrics OpenView looks for when screening companies The difference between features and products What makes a great founder Links from today’s episode: Datadog VTS NetSuite Salesforce Expensify How Google thinks about hiring, management, and culture Tomasz Tunguz Fred Wilson’s Blog The Hard Thing About Hard Things If you liked this episode: Follow the podcast on Twitter Subscribe on iTunes or your podcast app and write a review Get in touch with feedback, ideas, or to say hi: nic {AT} startupbostonpodcast [DOT] com Music by: Broke For Free