FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Jan. 19, 2015
Contact: Teri Venker
Phone: (608) 260-8680 x226
Email: [email protected]
British Organ Virtuoso Thomas Trotter
continues celebration of
10th Anniversary Overture Concert Organ
British organ virtuoso Thomas Trotter marks the 10th anniversary of his inaugural recital on the Overture
Concert Organ when he returns to Madison for a solo performance Tues., Feb. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in
Overture Hall.
One of Britain’s most widely admired musicians, he tours internationally and has played inaugural
concerts in venues such as Princeton University’s Chapel (USA), Auckland Town Hall (New Zealand),
the Royal Albert Hall (London), and Moscow’s International Performing Arts Centre (Russia).
Appointed Birmingham, England City Organist in 1983, Trotter plays the 6,000-pipe organ in
Birmingham Town Hall built in 1890 by William Hill. He also serves as organist at St. Margaret’s
Church, Westminster Abbey in London.
In May 2002, Trotter was the first organist to receive the Royal Philharmonic Society’s award for the Best
Instrumentalist. In 2012, the New York City Chapter of the American Guild of Organists presented its
International Performer of the Year Award to him.
In this concert, his fifth performance in Overture Hall, he will play the music of Bach, Duprè,
Mendelssohn, Stanford and others.
General admission for the concert is $20 and tickets can be purchased at
www.madisonsymphony.org/trotter, the Overture Box Office or (608) 258-4141. Student rush tickets are
$10 day of show with a valid student ID (see http://www.madisonsymphony.org/studentrush).
This concert is sponsored by Walter and Karen Pridham.
The Madison Symphony Orchestra marks its 89th concert season in 2014-2015 with Music Director John
DeMain’s in his 21st year leading the orchestra. The Symphony engages audiences of all ages and
backgrounds in classical music through a full season of concerts with established and emerging soloists of
international renown, an organ series that includes free concerts, and widely respected education and
community engagement programs. Find more information at www.madisonsymphony.org.
For more Overture Concert Organ information, visit http://www.madisonsymphony.org/organseason.
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