Saturday, November 3 Guest Artist Recital Gereon Krahforst, organist Cathedral Organist in Paderborn, Germany Two performances with different programs: 4:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Music of August Gottfried Ritter, Joseph Jongen, Josef Gabriel Rheinberger, Richard Bartmuß, Sigfried Karg-Elert, Camillo Schumann, Max Reger, and improvisations. Edythe Bates Old Recital Hall and Grand Organ Admission (general seating): One performance for $15 (students and senior citizens $10); two performances for $25 (students and senior citizens $17). For tickets call 713-348-8000. Co-presenter: Houston Chapter of the American Guild of Organists TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR 4:30 p.m. Program: Reger - Introduction, Passacaglia and Fugue in E Minor, Op. 127; Improvisation (2 Choral Settings in the style of Robert Schumann - “O Jesus” and “Mein’ schoenste Zier und Kleinod bist’”; Ritter - Second Organ Sonata in E Minor, Op. 19 (in one movement); Merkel - Selections from 12 Easy Organ Pieces, Op. 102; Rheinberger - Romance in B Major from 12 Miscellanneen, Op. 174; and Improvisation (Romantic Symphonic “Friendship Poem” with the two National Anthems of the USA and Germany). 7:30 p.m. Program: Bartmuss - Organ Sonata No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 46; Brahms - Selections from Eleven Chorale Preludes, Op. 122; Brosig - Selections from Eight Short Organ Pieces, Op. 46; Karg-Elert - Rondo alla campanella, Op. 156; Jongen - Cantiliène in G Major; and Improvisation (Fantasia and Fugue in Romantic style) GEREON KRAHFORST was born in 1973 in Bonn, Germany. He studied composition, church music, piano, and music theory at the university for music in Cologne, musicology at the University of Cologne and received his diploma and masters degree in organ in Frankfurt. He has studied privately with Markus Karas John Birley, Clemens Ganz, and Daniel Roth. At the age of 29, he was appointed cathedral organist at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Paderborn and lecturer (Gregorian Chant) at the theological seminary of Paderborn. In 2004 he was appointed lecturer and instructor of organ at the university for music in Hannover, where, since 2006, he has lead the study course in Catholic church music. Mr. Krahforst also serves as representative for this university in the German association of Catholic church music training schools. During 2004 and 2005, Mr. Krahforst supervised all technical and tonal aspects of the renovation and enlargement of Paderborn´s cathedral organs. He is the artistic director of the International Organ Concert Series of Paderborn cathedral and stays in contact with musicians from five continents. Krahforst is well known for his large repertory (including the complete organ works of Buxtehude and Bach), from ancient to contemporary music. Mr. Krahforst is also a master of organ improvisation in different styles. He has won numerous prizes in prestigious piano, organ, improvisation, and composition competitions. Making his North American concert debut at the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University in Houston, Texas, under the auspices of the Houston Chapter of the American Guild of Organists in November, 2007, Mr. Krahforst has performed, lectured, and taught at numerous venues, festivals, and academies in Europe, Latin America, and North Korea.