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Experience the captivating artistry of organist Dr. Joby Bell at First Sundays on the Fisk, Sunday, November 3rd at 5:30 PM. Known for his "personal warmth" and "technical virtuosity," Dr. Bell will showcase the Fisk organ's power and versatility. This acclaimed performer, teacher, and service player promises an unforgettable evening of diverse organ music, spanning various styles and eras. Don't miss this opportunity to hear a master organist at work!Organist Joby Bell is known at home and abroad for “the breadth of his repertoire, technical virtuosity, and for the personal warmth which shines through in his performances.” He has earned a reputation as one of the finest and approachable performers, teachers, and service players of his generation. He is all things keyboard. Whether performing an organ recital, a piano chamber program, playing for church, playing and music directing in the pit for a musical, or teaching students how to do all of those, he is equally at home onstage, in the classroom, and in the applied lesson. His acclaimed blog at <www.jobybell.org> deals with a comprehensive range of organ-related topics including teaching philosophies, recital preparation, church music, and professional concerns.
Since 2004, he has served on the faculty of the Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University, where he teaches organ and church music studies. His teaching specializes in practice techniques, memorization, service playing, choral accompanying, and maintaining grace under pressure – lessons always best taught by example.
Born in 1968 in Statesville, N.C., Joby began piano studies there with the venerable Josephine Bunch. He later attended high school at the [University of] North Carolina School of the Arts, where he studied piano with Marian Hahn and Robert McDonald. He earned the Bachelor of Music degree in organ and piano from Appalachian State University and the Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees in organ from Rice University. His teachers include H. Max Smith and Clyde Holloway, organ, and Rodney Reynerson and Allen Kindt, piano. He has served church posts in Houston and throughout North Carolina. He also enthusiastically serves as the Voice of the Appalachian State University Marching Mountaineers.
Joby has made a number of recordings on the Centaur label. American Classic Widor is a seven-volume series of the complete solo organ works of Charles-Marie Widor, recorded on Aeolian-Skinner and E.M. Skinner instruments around the country. American Classic English is an all-British program recorded on the landmark Aeolian-Skinner at First Baptist Church, Longview, Texas. Sonatas and Variations features large works by Jongen, Brahms, and Reubke, recorded on the Fritts organ at St. Philip Presbyterian, Houston. Music City Mixture is a self-produced project recorded on six mechanical-action organs of Nashville. Live Performances is a self-produced promotional compilation from performances at Appalachian State University, Rice University, Houston Baptist University, and the Washington National Cathedral. Joby is also featured on let the rain kiss you, an early collaborative project with acclaimed soprano Melissa Givens. Most recently, he recorded the complete organ works of Jeffrey Nytch on the Dobson instrument in the Heritage Center at the University of Dubuque.</www.jobybell.org>
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582 Walnut Street, Macon, GA, United States, Georgia 31201
