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ENGLAND’S FINEST
Dame Gillian Weir, organ recitalist
Friday, February 18, 2005 - 7:30 p.m.

Internationally acclaimed concert organist, teacher, and recording artist Dame Gillian Weir has been recognized as “one of the 100 Greatest Keyboard Players of the Century” as well as “one of the 1000 Music Makers of the Millennium”. Performing world-wide at major festivals and with leading orchestras and conductors, Dame Gillian is famous as a distinguished musician known for her artistry, virtuosity and integrity. Her consummate performance and scholarly reputation have placed her in constant demand as lecturer, broadcaster, teacher, writer, and adjudicator. She is considered a pre-eminent interpreter of the works of Messaien and Bach and has been awarded numerous honors in recognition of her distinguished services to music. Most recent performance venues include the USA, Canada, Spain and Scandinavia, as well as the prestigious Leipzig Gewandhaus and Cologne Philharmonie, Notre-Dame in Paris and London’s Royal Festival Hall. This concert will feature a breadth and variety of styles, as typifies her repertoire.

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