About this Event
Samuel Gaskin - Organ Recital
Felix Mendelssohn Sonata III (I. Con moto maestoso)
J.S.Bach Choral en trio : Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr BWV 664
Thierry Escaich 5 versets on Victimae Paschali
Charles-Marie Widor Symphonie romane (II. Choral)
Olivier Messiaen Messe de la Pentecôte (V. Sortie)
Jean-Baptiste Robin Trois solos pour grand orgue (III. Allegro tempo preciso)
Oscar Peterson arr. Samuel Gaskin Bossa Béguine
Thierry Escaich Poèmes pour orgue (III. Vers l’espérance)
As a keyboardist and improviser, Samuel Gaskin is interested in music of all kinds. As an improviser, he won 1st prize in the 2023 St. Albans International Organ Competition and received 2nd prize in the 2021 American Guild of Organists' (AGO) National Competition of Organ Improvisation. As a composer, recent premieres include Chase, for the ~Nois Saxophone Quartet, In memoriam, premiered by the Unheard-of Ensemble, and Psalm 118, for choir and organ. Samuel was assistant organist at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in San Antonio, Texas before receiving a Fulbright grant to France, where he is currently pursuing Artist's Diplomas in organ with Jean-Baptiste Robin and in jazz studies with Sylvain Beuf at the Conservatoire à rayonnement régional de Versailles.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
St Giles' Cathedral, High Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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